Print and printmaking courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

Join Claire at the Oxford Linocut Workshops countryside printmaking studio where you will learn how to design and carve your own lino printing block. The workshop begins with an introduction to linocut, everyone is taught how to use the carving tools and the basic cutting techniques. An initial practice block is made which allows students to experiment with mark making. Students are often surprised at how quickly their skills develop. Next you will spend time composing your design. You may wish to bring some of your own images to work...

Explore the exciting potential of screen printing your own images onto glass with a award winning glass artist in a safe environment. Open from Easter 2021 with full refund if cancellations due to covid. Full flex on date changes also. your credit will not expire if you need to delay the starting of this course due to Covid 19 COVID19 Safty Some of the following safety measures for this course include. Cutting the student number by half from 4 down to just 2. This should give you even more 1-1...

With lockdown still in place for the time being my "in-person" workshops paused. I can now offer family/friends group printmaking workshops online. A chance to get together online with your family or friends groups and have a creative lovely time. maybe you have an occasion to celebrate, can't get out? well get in!!! £20 PP minimum 6 people maximum 10 who can be in different locations all you'll need is a Zoom invite from me to join.... 1.5 hour live online workshop with demonstrations and lots of ideas to get...

6 hour 'Introduction to Natural Dyeing' workshop, 10am-4pm, ELKA studio, Upper Slackstead, Hampshire. WHAT TO EXPECT The workshop will teach you the basic principles and practice of natural dyeing using everyday kitchen and foraged dyestuffs. There will also be an introduction to indigo and over dyeing. Spaces are limited to ensure you receive as much guidance as you need. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners and those that have a little experience who would like some more practical guidance. MATERIALS We like to work with as many sustainable materials...

Join Claire from Oxford Linocut Workshops for a live online printmaking tutorial. During the 3 hour workshop you will be carefully guided through each stage of the linocut process. We will cover the different ways you can use the carving tools and mark making, other ways to make marks in the lino, planning your design, transferring the design to the lino, carving, rolling out the inking, blending colours and printing. Together we will discuss your design ideas. You can ask questions and I will give individual feedback as you work....

Come and join for either our week-long Natural Dyeing and Hand-Spinning course or our 6 day shorter course. We are located in a beautiful part of the Scottish Highlands. Participants spend their first few days foraging for Highland dye plants and making botanical dyes in our woodland clearing. We make our dyes outdoors over fires the traditional way, dyeing our own and local Shetland fleece ready to spin. We have our own small flock of Shetland sheep, which Alex will hand-shear on our longer course -we also sort and wash...

We teach Natural Dyeing the traditional way as well as Eco-printing directly onto fabric. You can join us for a weekend of dyeing fleece, silk and cotton outdoors over outdoor fires. Our courses are run from Crochail woods in the Highlands of Scotland, in a beautiful area just up the road from Loch Ness. Over a weekend you can learn about and make dyes from local foraged plants and ancient imported dye plants. We usually make between 7-8 dyes over a weekend which makes about 25-30 shades, a beautiful rainbow...