Creative holidays: Europe & beyond courses

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Find craft and activity holidays across Europe and the wider world. Travelling abroad on a creative retreat is a wonderful way to develop your skills, whilst discovering new places, traditions and cultures... sometimes with added sunshine too!

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Residential art courses Spain

Residential art courses Spain

East Sussex - Next course on 15th February 2020

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.

Textiles of Japan & the Festival of Quilts

Textiles of Japan & the Festival of Quilts

Kanto - Next course on 13th January 2020

Join Pat Archibald on an extraordinary journey to the Land of the Rising Sun! A fascinating fusion of old and new, Japan’s soaring skyscrapers and high-tech innovation sit side by side with historical pagodas and traditional shrines. A country with deep-rooted cultural and religious beliefs, Japan also has a long history of textile excellence – making this tour the trip of a lifetime for quilters, patchwork and embroidery aficionados alike. As you visit Tokyo, Takayama, Kyoto and Fukuoka, you’ll explore cultural sights, meet local crafts people and take in the...

Textile Impressions of India

Textile Impressions of India

Suffolk - Next course on 24th January 2020

This textile holiday will capture your imagination and introduce you to the colourful textiles and cultural wonders of India. We’ll enjoy the Republic Day parade in Delhi, travel on India’s fastest train to Agra and, the highlight of the tour for some, visit the Taj Mahal. In Jaipur we’ll take part in a block printing workshop and in Udaipur we’ll visit a foundation set up to teach women patchwork, applique and embroidery skills. In Ahmedabad we visit the Calico Museum, the premier textile museum of India and not forgetting, of...

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

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

Kent - Next course on 14th June 2020

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,...

Felt art and meditation holiday / Retreat in the Scottish Hebrides or The French Alps

Felt art and meditation holiday / Retreat in the Scottish Hebrides or The French Alps

Savoie - Next course on 27th April 2020

Debra runs fabulous sell out felting holidays in both the French Alps and the Scottish Hebrides where people return again and again. The retreats accommodate between 6-8 people. Both locations are in fabulous 5 * houses both of which can be found on the web for a closer inspection. ISLE OF COLL- an amazingly stylish and contemporary house surrounded by beaches. FRANCE -Chalet Nantailly Haute Luce. This is a wonderful retreat in the stunning French Alps with Mont Blanc views from your window. You will stay in a fabulous 5...

Leather working craft course in France in a beautiful workshop

Leather working craft course in France in a beautiful workshop

SUMMER LEATHER CRAFT COURSE IN HAUTEFORT, FRANCE Create your own beautiful handmade leather items, learn and develop new skills, meet fellow artisans and enjoy a blissful break at a centuries-old manor complex in the rolling French countryside. A 3 day leather course for beginners and more experienced makers alike. With close guidance and demonstrations students will learn how to make 'cut-edge' small leather goods, such as wallets, billfolds, phone cases, ipad cases, pouches or belts. Students will work exclusively with vegetable tanned leathers, and linings such as thin pig skin...

Sitges Patchwork Festival & Barcelona

Sitges Patchwork Festival & Barcelona

- Next course on 13th March 2020

Join Janet Clare on this holiday centred around the Sitges International Patchwork Festival. Enjoy two days at the festival and then experience the history and architectural highlights of Girona and Barcelona; two of the most important cities in Catalonia. We have also arranged two included workshops with Janet during our stay in Girona, making this the perfect combination of sewing and sightseeing.

Knit & crochet in the West of Ireland

Knit & crochet in the West of Ireland

- Next course on 19th April 2020

On this superb 6-day knitting & crochet holiday you'll enjoy workshops led by either Carol Meldrum or Sarah Hazell and discover the stunning scenery, spirit and traditional crafts of the west coast of Ireland. Included excursions give you a chance to explore the charming city of Galway and visit the Leenane Sheep and Wool Centre amidst the rugged Connemara landscape. Knitting has been a part of Irish life since the 1600's when knitting schools were established across the country. During the 18th century knitting became a source of income for...

Spoon carving weekend

Spoon carving weekend

Highlands - Next course on 8th May 2020

A joyful weekend at Drumsyniebeg as Anna Wynne teaches the craft of spoon carving. Working with axes and knives, the weekend will take you through basic to more complex techniques to whittle your own set of beautiful wooden cutlery to take home and use in the kitchen. Spoon carving is a wonderful way to learn the fundamentals of woodwork.

Green Wood Chair Making in Portugal

Green Wood Chair Making in Portugal

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...

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