Creative holidays: UK based courses

Potters wheel throwing for beginners Trentham Stoke-on-Trent flexible dates to suit you and set dates available.

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Potters wheel throwing for beginners Trentham Stoke-on-Trent flexible dates to suit you and set dates available.

Staffordshire - Next course on 14th March 2020

£175

The day will cover the following elements: - Clay preparation - Centring the clay - Throwing cylinders with the aim of producing forms of even thickness. - Developing basic forms - Wiring pots off the wheel If you are booking two or more places there is a discount of £25 per person. There is a maximum of four places available to book for this course per workshop, giving the opportunity for focused tuition. If booking for one person you have the option to bring someone with you to observe. We...

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Pretty Rubbish mosaic and glass art

Aberdeenshire - Next course on 7th March 2020

£95

Beginner's workshop in Pretty Rubbish Mosaics Studio. Day 1 you will be introduced to tools, adhesives and materials and will create a unique piece of mosaic art. You will learn how to cut china and glass and create your piece in pique assiette style. Classes are relaxed, fun and inspirational. At your disposal you will have a huge array of "treasure" including upcycled crockery, tiles, glass and jewellery. Day 2 you will grout and clean your piece and head home bursting with ideas for more creations! Workshops will only go...

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Crafting breaks in rural Hertfordshire

Bedfordshire - Next course on 27th March 2020

£220

This is a workshop style weekend where you bring your own papercrafting, scrapbooking or knitting, wool/needlecraft projects with you, with no formal classes. The breakout sessions are informal and optional, giving you plenty of time to work on your projects. Crafting breaks in a country house in rural Hertfordshire Close to road and rail links, with 22 acres of beautiful grounds. Do you never have time to craft and need some 'me time' to relax and get some of those unfinished projects done? This break is for you.... Hosted by...

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Timber framing courses

Powys - Next course on 4th May 2020

£650

Green oak timber frame building course with Master craftsman Alan Ritchie and sons. With over 40 years collective experience between them. This course is ideal for self builders, woodworkers, hobbyists and craft skills enthusiasts! The course is set in our idyllic woodland workshop with river frontage We will be teaching our specialist marking system essential for green oak buildings. Scribing and cutting mortice and tenon joints on a full size live build oak frame. We aim to give you full instruction and advice in all aspects of traditional timber framing,...

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Make a shave horse at Sallerton Wood

Devon - Next course on 30th May 2020

£170

These two-day courses in shave horse making teach a wide range of green woodworking techniques whilst making your own traditional green wood shaving horse using timber sourced within the woodland. The topics covered include the properties of green wood, cleaving techniques and the use of traditional hand tools and equipment such as draw-knives and pole lathes. A shave horse is a fundamental piece of kit needed by all green woodworkers and it will be yours to keep at the end of the course, and the course fee is less than...

Art painting watercolour weekend holiday retreat in spa hotel Rye East Sussex

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Art painting watercolour weekend holiday retreat in spa hotel Rye East Sussex

East Sussex - Next course on 21st February 2020

£300

Learn to paint in a weekend! - Have a mini art holiday! Don't be scared, you will not be a beginner after this weekend, even if you haven't painted since a child! The art course is for beginners or intermediates (10-18 in a class) in watercolour painting and includes all the materials you will need. You will be shown from scratch how to stretch paper, apply paint, mix colour and all watercolour techniques to get you started. For improvers we will help you to expand your knowledge and introduce you...

Millinery workshop: make a cloche hat day workshop

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Millinery workshop: make a cloche hat day workshop

Worcestershire - Next course on 29th February 2020

£100

Come and use the selection of hat blocks available at Kerry Kernan Millinery on this one day millinery workshop to create your own beautiful vintage style cloche hat. This millinery course will enable you to create your own hat with some fabulous personal touches. You can decorate your new hat with a variety of trimmings after the workshop or why not book onto one of my other hat making courses to create your own special embellishment? This workshop will teach you how to block the fabric, how to wire the...

Beginners traditional stained glass painting : a two day course

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Beginners traditional stained glass painting : a two day course

Shropshire - Next course on 2nd March 2020

£150

This 2 day stained glass painting workshop in Shrewsbury is structured to cater for different levels of beginners, including complete beginners. It's a brilliant opportunity to learn or develop a range of traditional painting techniques that were practised by the craftsmen back in the earliest years of creating stained glass windows in Europe. Please read the schedule below for a further insight into what to expect over the 2 days. Contact me and select the course that suits your calendar for 2020. The start dates show the first day of...

Hand sewn mohair teddy bear making weekend in Cumbria

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Hand sewn mohair teddy bear making weekend in Cumbria

Cumbria - Next course on 7th March 2020

£99

Come join Lyn of Boo Bears, on a fun two day workshop to hand stitch your own collectable bear. 9.30am - Coffee and choose Mohair, cut out and start sewing midday day - buffet lunch (included) 4pm - finish (may have some homework to finish off) Same timings Sunday, we will be stuffing, jointing, pulling eyes in, constructing and sewing up the bears to take home at 4pm. Lyn has taught over 70 people to make many mohair creations. The bears are approximately 5", you will have a choice of...

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Knife making weekend Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire - Next course on 10th April 2020

£220

The weekend is taught by Arian Leljak, an experienced blacksmith and teacher. By the end of the weekend you will have completed a knife with wooden or antler handle and a leather sheath. The weekend starts 7-9 on the Friday then all day Saturday and Sunday. Each course will have four participants. You will work to your chosen design to create a blade out of high-carbon steel. You will learn how to harden and temper the steel in order to achieve an excellent cutting edge. The handles will be made...