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Soap making workshop - make soap with plant-based ingredients

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Soap making workshop - make soap with plant-based ingredients

In-person course

Cheshire - Next course on 1st December 2020

£105

Learn natural cold process soap making with multi award winning soap maker and column writer for Making Soap Magazine. This course is now available LIVE ONLINE - please see my live online soap making workshop listing for further details. If you are interested in making beautiful handmade soap from delicious natural ingredients then this course is for you. Using the traditional method of soap making and with a hands on practical approach you will make a selection of soaps to take home with you. All the soaps we make are...

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Hare sculpture one day workshop in beautiful rural Norfolk/Suffolk border setting

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Hare sculpture one day workshop in beautiful rural Norfolk/Suffolk border setting

In-person course

Suffolk

£95

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 that 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...

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Beginners candle-making workshop - Marlow, Buckinghamshire

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Beginners candle-making workshop - Marlow, Buckinghamshire

In-person course

Buckinghamshire

£55

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. Partly run by a “Chandler” (a professional candle-maker), this course will cover: -Introduction to candle-making through the ages -Overview of...

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Mosaic for outdoors class Todmorden West Yorkshire

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Mosaic for outdoors class Todmorden West Yorkshire

In-person course

West Yorkshire

£75

Join us at our creative studio for one of Laura Barnes Mosaic courses at CWN in Todmorden. Laura has been teaching art of various kinds for many years all the way up to college level. She has a fine art degree and a Masters in Ceramics! We're very lucky to have such a talented and experienced teacher with us. On one of Laura's Outdoor Mosaic courses you can upcycle, learn animal mosaic techniques, mosaic especially for the outdoors, learn traditional and contemporary techniques, a dragonfly, a bee, a cockerel! There...

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Glass fusing workshop - 1 day

In-person course

Northamptonshire - Next course on 29th May 2020

£125

What will I learn? • Cutting glass • Designing a simple fused glass piece • Assembling a fused glass piece for firing • A variety of glass fusing techniques depending on your design What can I make? We are not prescriptive in what you can make. So long as it fits in our kiln, and can be made in the time allowed you are good to go! In a 1 day workshop we have a little more time to be a touch more ambitious with our designs. You may wish...

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Introduction to green wood furniture making - two days

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Introduction to green wood furniture making - two days

In-person course

Devon

£180

A two day course learning the skills and techniques of green woodworking, with an emphasis on contemporary design and detailing. Maximum of 6 students. You will make either a low stool or a side table using a variety of edge tools. Starting with a fresh cut log you will learn how to cleave the wood with a froe and wedges, then shape it on the shaving horse with drawknife and spokeshave. Joints used will be through-wedged-tenons. Use of contrasting timbers, and sculpted free-form table tops or seats are all available...

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Millinery workshop: make a trilby/fedora millinery weekend

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Millinery workshop: make a trilby/fedora millinery weekend

In-person course

Worcestershire

£190

Workshop details: Create your own felt trilby or fedora style hat on this two day millinery course with Kerry Kernan Millinery. You could decorate your new hat with a variety of trimmings after the workshop or why not book onto one of my other millinery workshops to create your own special embellishment? This hat making workshop will show you how to block the hat, stiffen the fabric, how to wire the edge and how to trim the edge with Petersham ribbon. This weekend is perfect for those hats that take...

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Basket courses - two days at Creative with Nature Studio Todmorden West Yorkshire

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Basket courses - two days at Creative with Nature Studio Todmorden West Yorkshire

In-person course

Yorkshire

£150

These 2 day courses are designed for beginners and intermediates. In my beautiful, light studio in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, spend a weekend learning basketry techniques to weave your own strong storage basket with a unique wooden handle, a traditional English shopper or a really sturdy log basket or a more sculptural art basket piece (1 day courses are also available).

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Sculpture workshop two days

In-person course

Suffolk

£225

Jo Garden's two day sculpture workshop can be used to create larger or multiple sculptures such as Boxing Hares, Giacometti inspired pieces, or your own design. The two day workshops are limited to four per year, so please contact Jo for availability before purchasing a Craft Course voucher. Although no absolutely no previous experience is needed, we will be using most of the techniques used in the one day Hare Sculpture Workshop, so if you have attended one of those you will be in the best position to make the...

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Walking Sticks

In-person course

South Yorkshire

£95

A one day course in the basic skills involved in making your own sticks. No experience needed but a willingness and ability to use hand tools is essential. Most of the people who come have never made a stick before, but everyone goes home with a complete stick they have made! Anyone with a bit of stick-making knowledge who would like to improve and learn some new tricks is also welcome. Everyone who attends learns how to straighten a stick, make a steel rod/pin to join the handle to the...