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Fish Skin Tanning at Kith Homestead

In-person course

North Yorkshire - Next course on 13th June 2021

£95

Join us for the day with the wonderful Lea Eyre from Forest and Feather as she teaches you the art of turning raw fish skin into beautiful leather. You will process the skins together and as Lea teaches you how to make your own natural tanning solutions. You will then learn how to stretch and soften your leather to make a perfect material for sewing crafts. An ancient skill which is so rewarding, learning the full circle of gathering, processing, and making, closely connects us to ourselves and our land....

Join us for the day with the wonderful Lea Eyre from Forest and Feather as she teaches you the art of turning raw fish skin into beautiful leather. You will...

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Hide camp - deer skin into buckskin

In-person course

Devon - Next course on 19th May 2021

£350

This is a detailed course in brain tanning. We will be beginning with a raw deer skin, and you’ll take home a soft, wearable, brain tanned buckskin. During this 4 day course we’ll go through every step of the process in detail so that you can take this skill home with you along with your buckskin (scraping, dressing, softening and smoking). The focus will be on finishing a whole hide each. Buckskin is a very special material, soft enough to use as clothing; it has been used across many cultures...

This is a detailed course in brain tanning. We will be beginning with a raw deer skin, and you’ll take home a soft, wearable, brain tanned buckskin. During this 4...

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Bushcraft competency training

In-person course

Derbyshire - Next course on 26th June 2021

£305

This 3 day training course is approved through the Institute for Outdoor Learning and focusses on equipping Teachers, Wildlife Rangers, Outdoor Pursuit Instructors and Forest School Leaders with some detailed understanding and confidence in the key skills of Bushcraft. The course looks at effective shelter construction, efficient fire lighting in a selection of methods with time spent on the bow drill, confident knife skills, string making direction finding, tree dentification, water procurement, wild food and wilderness cookery. This course can lead on to the Bushcraft Competency assessment which is increasingly...

This 3 day training course is approved through the Institute for Outdoor Learning and focusses on equipping Teachers, Wildlife Rangers, Outdoor Pursuit Instructors and Forest School Leaders with some detailed...

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Intro to Green Woodwork

In-person course

West Yorkshire - Next course on 12th June 2021

£85

This course serves as a general introduction to the basic skills used in green woodwork. You will spend the day developing the green woodwork skills needed to create your own kitchen spatula and Scandinavian butter spreader. You will start by selecting a suitable log and cleave the timber using traditional tools and techniques. After roughing out the blanks using a carving axe you will move onto the shavehorse and use a drawknife to create the shape of your spatulas and spreaders. Finishing touches will be added with small wood carving...

This course serves as a general introduction to the basic skills used in green woodwork. You will spend the day developing the green woodwork skills needed to create your own...

Whittling a bonny bird in wood with Dave Harter. A 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater

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Whittling a bonny bird in wood with Dave Harter. A 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater

In-person course

Cumbria - Next course on 26th August 2021

£165

Since 2005, ‘Quirky Workshops’ in Greystoke has been offering an eclectic and unrivalled range of arts, crafts and heritage skills courses. We now run over 140 ‘Quirky Workshops’ each year from our pretty 17thC farmhouse on the fringes of the beautiful Lake District and Eden Valley in Cumbria. In July 2020 we opened a lovely new, listed & spacious 'Covid-secure' teaching studio - the 'Swallow Barn', which now enjoys consistently excellent feedback; please see below for all details. Our new programme for each year is sent out at the end...

Since 2005, ‘Quirky Workshops’ in Greystoke has been offering an eclectic and unrivalled range of arts, crafts and heritage skills courses. We now run over 140 ‘Quirky Workshops’ each year...

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Kuksa carving at Sallerton Wood

In-person course

Devon - Next course on 8th July 2021

£170

COVID-19 ~ We are planning to run a full programme of courses during 2021 starting in May. Full precautions will be taken in our spacious outdoor workshop area. A Kuksa is a traditionally hand carved Scandinavian wooden mug or bowl, used for eating and drinking. These two-day courses will cover all the rudiments of carving by hand and tool selection to create your very own beautiful and unique vessel, using traditional techniques and starting with a freshly-cut greenwood log. The principles and practicalities of tool sharpening will also be covered...

COVID-19 ~ We are planning to run a full programme of courses during 2021 starting in May. Full precautions will be taken in our spacious outdoor workshop area. A Kuksa...

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Nettle Fibre Workshop

In-person course

Surrey - Next course on 2nd July 2021

£72.50

Learn how to make fibre & yarn from local nettles (No, nettles won't sting after being harvested :D) Did you know you can make cordage, yarn & cloth from our local nettles? Stinging nettles have been used as a fibre plant for textiles for over 3000 years in the UK, to make everything from heavy sailcloth to fine table linen up until the 18th century. Nettles are of great interest again since they one of most sustainable local fibres you can imagine. During the workshop we will gather local nettles...

Learn how to make fibre & yarn from local nettles (No, nettles won't sting after being harvested :D) Did you know you can make cordage, yarn & cloth from our...

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Bushcraft and Survival Skills Course

In-person course

Wiltshire - Next course on 29th May 2021

£70

Good NEWS - we will be opening shortly. Here’s another Award-Winning Course from Explore the Great Outdoors, Winners of the Best Woodland Courses 2019. Adult Bushcraft and Survival Skills Course This is a great hand’s on day at our woodland site near Warminster Wiltshire. Learning basic survival and bushcraft skills. During your time spent with us you will discover how to: · Build a debris shelter · Purify water · Use natural tinder's · Light a fire without matches · Make cordage from natural plant fibres · Identify trees ·...

Good NEWS - we will be opening shortly. Here’s another Award-Winning Course from Explore the Great Outdoors, Winners of the Best Woodland Courses 2019. Adult Bushcraft and Survival Skills Course...

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Introduction to bushcraft - Level I

In-person course

Derbyshire - Next course on 6th June 2021

£49

We are pleased to say we are now open and looking forward to welcoming you to the woods. To meet the governments Covid-19 regulations all courses will have a maximum of 5 clients on to enable social distancing. We have put in place hygiene controls to better enable you to be safe while with us. If, as a family, you wish to come and have a private day which will allow for better social distancing then we will be happy to arrange that. The day can obviously be tailored to...

We are pleased to say we are now open and looking forward to welcoming you to the woods. To meet the governments Covid-19 regulations all courses will have a maximum...

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Beach Art Workshop Wales

In-person course

Cardiff - Next course on 19th May 2021

£44

I'll show you how to make sacred geometric shapes and then we'll work on a design. Upon completion, we'll take photos from the cliffs, and reflect on this meditation/art experience. Don't worry about mistakes as this is a uniquely non-destructive and renewable art form and you'll find the whole experience a liberating one! This review sums up pretty well what I aim for: "After inspiring us with some of his own incredible designs, we couldn't wait to get started and headed down to the beach to get creative! When we...

I'll show you how to make sacred geometric shapes and then we'll work on a design. Upon completion, we'll take photos from the cliffs, and reflect on this meditation/art experience....