Corporate days out & team building courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

As featured on Made in Great Britain on BBC2, learn traditional leatherwork skills at Diamond Awl Workshop. On our two day leather bag making course you will have the choice of making either a messenger bag, tote bag or postal bag. No prior leatherwork experience is needed as you will learn all the core leatherwork skills plus additional techniques that are relevant to the more complex process of leather bag making. You will leave the course having made your very own bag using high quality vegetable tanned leather and metal...

If you are reading this let me grab your attention by telling you that this is going to be your day to remember!!! I have been doing these classes for quite some years and I am so excited to meet you all so that I can give you a great experience and pass on my knowledge and expertise in this wonderful craft. Trust me you will love it :) These classes are for beginners, or those of you who would like to brush up on your existing stained glass skills......

The Blacksmith Experience Days, the original 'day in the life of a blacksmith' course at Anvil Forge, based at Blackcroft Farm in Wokingham near Reading. Everything you make on the day is yours to take away. Everyone makes a fire poker as the first project and we then proceed to make a project which can be an idea you have or an item we guide you on, which can be discussed with us in advance. Anvil Forge is a small Blacksmithing and Metalwork company, established by John Loveluck and family-run....

We are the candle making experience company. Come along to one of our workshops to understand more about the different types of candles that are sold in the UK, then learn the skills to make your own using natural soy and beeswax! This workshop will show you how to make beautiful container, floating and rolled candles. Choose from a variety of fragrances and dyes to personalise your very own candle range. Workshop run by a “Chandler” (a professional candle-maker), this course will cover: -Introduction to candlemaking through the ages -Overview...

COVID UPDATE- 24th Feb, 2021 Further to Government announcements on 22nd February we are pleased to confirm we will be re-opening Vlakvark Forge for 1 Day, Weekend and Axe Making Experiences from Saturday, 17th April. We are limiting the number of attendees to 6 for the time being as this allows for good social distancing within the forge. We will have doors and windows open as required for good ventilation so perhaps wear a few layers when you come if the weather doesn’t look so good. Can you handle the...

Sculpt your very own moon gazing or ‘in motion’ hare! No experience needed as Jo will demonstrate and guide you through every step. We start with a steel stand and aluminium wire armature which has been pre-made for you (although later in the day we will make an armature together so you can understand the technique). You will move features of the armature to your own personalised ‘pose’, making every sculpture completely unique. At this stage you can also place a personal message into the heart of your hare (poignant...

Learn how to make hand sanitizing soap with Natural Soap Workshop online, and never run out of soap! Come learn how simple it is to make a fantastic and luxurious bar of soap. The course includes 7 easy formulas for hand sanitizing soap such as: - French inspired lavender and 100% olive oil Castile soap (gentle soap); - Orange, olive oil and coconut oil soap; - Sugar lemongrass exfoliating soap; - Caramelised mint and honey soap; - Exotic coconut milk and may chang/ylang-ylang soap; - Conditioning grapefruit and Shea butter...

For more details on this course, date availability and the other courses we offer, visit our website at www.cheshireschoolofglass.co.uk If you’ve never worked with glass before and want to start from the very basics, then this is the course for you. We’ll show you the primary techniques involved in cutting, shaping and assembling glass, use of inclusions, how the kiln is programmed and also take a look at slumping. You’ll be creating your own designs, and we’ll make time for looking at our rich resource of glass books and enjoy...

COVID-19 ~ Courses started running again at Sallerton Wood from August 2020 onward. Full precautions will be taken in our spacious outdoor workshop area. These six-day green wood chair making courses cover all the green woodworking skills and processes needed in order to construct your own chair from a green ash log. The techniques include cleaving out and shaping the components, drying some of the components overnight in the wood-fired kiln, steam-bending some of the components to give them the correct form, cutting and drilling mortises and tenons, frame assembly,...

Make your own Sterling Silver necklace in Lockdown!! As we are living in a time of uncertainty & fear we feel it is still important to have events & occasions to enjoy whilst in lockdown, so join us in a making your own jewellery from the comfort of your home. Our virtual workshops will run on a Friday evening from 7-9pm or a Saturday afternoon from 2-4pm. When you book onto a workshop, you are purchasing all of the tools & equipment to keep as this protects against any cross...