Throwing for beginners

Both myself (Lindsay) and my wife (Francine) attended a tuition day, the course was excellent.
Charles gave full explanations and support throughout the day, which meant we achieved our goal of throwing some half decent looking pots. The day was a great learning experience which we intend to continue / take further.
Thanks Charlie for a great day, looking forward to glazing our pots once kilned.

Hope to see you soon.

Charlie certainly knows his stuff as well as being extremely patient and super helpful. I really enjoyed the day, despite not being a natural..... If you're looking to learn about pottery, then Charlie is definitely your man!!

Such a fabulous day. Charlie was a great instructor, informative and patient, and made me feel confident with what I was doing. I would highly recommend this course and I can’t wait for my next session!

What a fantastic day, Charlie was very informative and patient and I left feeling confident in what we had learnt. Would highly recommend the day and I will be back for more!

I really enjoyed the day. Charlie gave clear and completed instruction and direction - There is a great deal to remember!

My only suggestion would be to have more visual aids for each step of the process of throwing. There was just one showing the steps. It would be helpful to have additional visuals per step reminding the student the position of their hands/arms and another explaining the key technique.

Really enjoyed the course, Charlie was very friendly and a great teacher. We can’t wait to come back and paint our pots!

Thank you Charlie for a wonderful pottery experience in your fully equipped studio. We thoroughly enjoyed every minute in the welcoming and friendly environment. We appreciated your expert tuition from learning about the clay we worked with to the detailed step by step instruction, delivered with bucket loads of encouragement and patience. We very much look forward to learning about the glazing and to learning more about making pots.

A really brilliant day. Charlie was so very patient as he explained everything (quite a few times!) and really encouraging and positive about the end results. Really great to spend a day with new people, all learning a new skill together.
Looking forward to returning for the glazing.
Thank you.

What a treat to have a potting wheel all day and the patient and expert help of Charlie to guide us to making actually useable and attractive vessels! A wonderful day.

A great day and a fantastic course, Charlie is a great source of pottery knowledge and is a patient and engaging teacher. I'm looking forward to seeing everything fired and trying out glazing.

Absolutely fabulous day. Charlie was brilliant, he explained everything in detail, was very patient and encouraging. The small class meant that he was able to really spend time with each student offering advice and help throughout the day. Had a wonderful day! Cracking fella!
Thank you!
Will be back as soon as I can!!

Had a lovely day. A course that was really hands on with a great tutor. Learnt a lot and the day just flew by. Would highly recommend it.

As many of the other reviews state Charlie was a great teacher and very knowledgable. He was patient and focused on the areas each of us was finding difficult to get correct.
Charlie encouraged us to persevere, which meant we all got at least one pot out. The time went so quickly for me because it was a very enjoyable experience.
I would recommend this course to anyone who wishes to get a good grounding for stating a new hobby.
Many thanks Charlie from both Steve and Tracy 👍😊

This was the most amazing craft course I have done in the last few years. My hubby enjoyed it immensely and I personally have been waiting to get my hands on a potters wheel to try this for 32 years since I was at school! It was definitely worth the wait. The tutor was lovely - really good at explaining everything during the day and I ended up with a mug, a double handled soup mug and 2 bowls for the days efforts, hubby 2 bowls and a mug) ready to fire before glazing at a later date! The course was even better than I was expecting and I'd recommend it to anyone who has even a vague interest in crafting! Charlie was a brilliant tutor! 5 stars all round :)

Thank you Charlie for a very enjoyable course last Sunday. Your demonstrations and guidance was very clear and really helped me to understand the exact technique to manipulate the clay on the potter's wheel. I can't wait to see my items all finished off.

Both I (with little experience in throwing) and my stepdaughter (16 years old, total beginner) really enjoyed this course ! We both learned and improved a lot !
Charlie explained everything very well, he I was very patient, he took time with each of us to go through all the different steps till we succeed making lovely mugs !
I definitely recommend this course to anyone who’s is new at throwing !

I spent a really enjoyable day on this course. Charlie was a great teacher and showed us step by step how to throw a cylinder and was so knowledgeable and so patient! We all managed to throw pots and it was wonderful learning about the clay and techniques. I would highly recommend it. Thanks Charlie and I’m looking forward to coming back and doing some glazing.

Both my wife and I attended a tuition day, the course was great. Charles gave full explanations and support throughout the whole day, which made for a fantastic day of learning and experiencing new things. Thanks Charlie for a great day, hope to see you soon.