Creative holidays: Europe & beyond courses

Platinum AWARD

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Green wood chair making in Portugal

In-person course

Devon

£450

Much more than a green wood chair making course! Learn to make a free-form windsor style chair of your own design in the beautiful surroundings of the Cerdeira artisan village in the mountains of Portugal. The term 'windsor chair' is used to describe any chair consisting of a slab of wood for a seat, with sticks jointed into it to form the legs and back components. In six days you will learn all the basic green woodworking techniques, and you will take home a completed chair. This is not a...

Silver AWARD

Sketchbook Retreats in Andalusia, Southern Spain.

In-person course

- Next course on 29th May 2020

£850

Have you ever wanted to paint abroad? Would you like to learn how to capture your holiday memories in a travel sketchbook? I am now running sketchbook retreats at a beautiful Andalusian avocado farm which enjoys panoramic views over the orange groves below and mountains in the distance. Within striking distance of Malaga, Katja’s family-run farm produces avocados, lemons, oranges, mandarins and pecans as well as a host of kitchen garden goodies. Farmer’s wife, Santi cooks for us and uses the farm’s produce as much as possible in her wonderful...

Silver AWARD

Residential art courses Spain

In-person course

£800

Come and paint in the warmth of the sun in southern Spain. Banish the blustery British blues of winter and join us for an all inclusive, exclusive and strictly limited residential art course. Learn how to start or improve your painting and drawing skills whilst enjoying being outside in the delightful Spanish countryside where the orange, lemon and olive groves nestle on the sides of the mountains.

Art painting & sailing retreat holiday in Greece for beginners and improvers inc flights & 7 nights B&B ATOL protected

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Art painting & sailing retreat holiday in Greece for beginners and improvers inc flights & 7 nights B&B ATOL protected

In-person course

Kent

£950

Painting and sailing - a beautiful art holiday in Greece - for beginners and all levels in all mediums. From £950 painters from £599 non painters Please note. This course is suitable for people of any age & ability, single people, couples, small groups and families. Not suitable for hen or stag parties, unless booked exclusively. We have been running our courses for 15 years and our holidays in Greece for the past 4 years. We have teamed up with the renowned company, Seafarer who are ABTA and ATOL protected,...

Silver AWARD

'Kiss my glass'. Build a sculpture or lamp using upcycled glass and scrap metal

In-person course

Bristol

£250

Create unique & elegant sculptures combining recycled glass & scrap metal. An intensive two-day scrap metal and recycled glass workshop, suitable for all levels of experience. The day will start with demonstrations (and some theory) on the tools and facilities available. First of all we will look at what is possible and create some loose designs and then we will be jumping straight in to the scrap metal and glass pile and getting our hands dirty. You will learn, mig welding, cutting , grinding, braising and working with scrap metal...

Gold AWARD

6 days under an Italian sun

In-person course

Lombardy

£845

Soak up the relaxed and friendly atmosphere in the warmth of the Italian sun, spend time each day creating under the gentle guidance of our art and craft tutor Lisa, who will support you to use a variety of techniques such as wet felting, needle felting and hand stitching/embroidery to make a beautiful, original wall hanging to take home with you as a unique and treasured memento of your time here, inspired by the stunning Lombardy landscapes. Come and join us for a 6-day relaxing retreat experiencing real Italy in...

Platinum AWARD

Alsace European Patchwork Festival

In-person course

Alsace

£1595

Join Pat Archibald and immerse yourself in textiles & patchwork in the heart of the beautiful Alsace! Now in its 26th year, the Carrefour Européen du Patchwork is a show with a difference. In the four villages of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Sainte Croix-aux-Mines, Liepvre and Rombach-le-Franc in the wonderful Val d'Argent, historical buildings, village halls and places of worship are turned into galleries exhibiting over 1,200 textile works of art. We'll stay in the charming Old Town of Colmar whose cobblestoned streets and winding canals are lined with half-timbered medieval and renaissance...

Platinum AWARD

Baltic Cities Knitting Tour

In-person course

£1835

Following the overwhelming popularity of our Christmas Markets tour to Tallinn and Riga, we are now offering you the chance to visit both of these cities in summer along with the third ‘Baltic city’, Vilnius. Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city. The architecture in the largest baroque Old Town in Eastern Europe is well known and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. We’ll take a sightseeing tour of the city and visit the National Museum of Textiles, where we’ll learn about the homemade...

Bargello or log cabin quilt - patchwork retreat in France

In-person course

£1000

If you love the idea of creating a patchwork throws/lap quilt but have limited sewing machine skills... If you've already done some patchwork, but only by hand... If you want a new hobby which also allows you to make gifts for your friends and family, or add furnishings to your home..... Then this might just be the holiday for you... You'll make a patchwork cushion (or similar item) and a Bargello lap quilt or a Log Cabin lap quilt. There are lots of REVIEWS on my website! (This holiday is...

Blue is the colour ... Learn to dye with Indigo

In-person course

Pas de Calais

£95

Come to beautiful Northern France for a 1 day course on the use of natural blue dye with Internationally renowned Dyer Debbie Bamford. Magical, mystical, moody how many words conjure up the amazing blue colours that come from “Indigo”? Images of the sky and the sea in all their moods, so many shades of blue – come and create as many as you can! Learn about the true name of this beautiful dyestuff how to make up the vat, dye solid shades and then try your hand at patterning using...