All courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts in Yorkshire and Humber

Stone carving workshops: 3-days of personal tuition for groups of two (or three if within the same social bubble). Enjoyable & instructive, tailored to suit beginners & experienced carvers. I'll show you how to work on your personal projects from masonry to completed artwork, and advise you on how to continue to develop your skills after the course. A great deal of specialised attention to help you improve your stone carving techniques. Topics covered: Tool skills & Carving techniques. Working in 3-dimensions. What tools you'll need, and where to buy...

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

This course is suitable for beginners or those wishing to improve their leather craft skills.There is a choice of a card wallet or passport cover to make and a range of beautiful coloured dye to add to your vegetable tanned, full grain leather. You will learn how to: Cut leather from a pattern Prepare for stitching Hand sew leather using saddle stitch Set rivets Use leather dye Use a variety of traditional leatherwork tools This is an intensive one day course, and it is a great introduction to working and...

Join us at our creative studio for one of our popular courses at CWN in Todmorden. On one of our 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 are so many choices. Bring some of your own tiles, use our taecher's collection of beautiful mosaic tiles......... With a lovely patient teacher and these courses are great for beginners to learn and suitable for intermediates too. All tools, materials and beverages are...

'Strike while the iron's hot' and get sweaty behind a roaring fire to sound of ringing anvils ..... We have a spacious purpose built workshop with its own snack room and bathroom. We offer a wide range of experience days to cater for groups up to twelve, of any ability and will provide tutors to fit your group size so whether you want to come on your own, with a loved one, or as a larger group such as a stag or hen do or team building with colleagues, then...

This one day 'Woodland Beauty' course with Rachel Hutton will explore the use of a variety of woodland plants and trees to create items used in cosmetics. You will take home a number of different products that you will have made based on the plants in season. You will learn practical tips and techniques on: • how to select, harvest, dry/prepare and store materials/seasonal availability and working with the seasons • how to infuse oils • use of essential oils, fragrance oils and flavour oils • how to adapt and...

Stained Glass Beginners Course This is a relaxed, fun 2 day course designed to teach you all the basic skills and techniques to make your very own stained glass piece of art. In this course you will be learning the “Copper Foil Technique”, widely attributed to the workshops of LC Tiffany. This was developed around 1880 to accommodate tiny pieces of glass and the curves of Art Nouveau shades like those designed by Tiffany. Over the 2 days we will cover; Stained Glass Design principles and designing your own template...

This leather carving course for beginners and improvers will give you the key skills necessary to create your own carving from the beginning. Leather carving or tooling is an ancient skill that has been passed down through the ages. You can learn to make beautiful and useful leather items with exquisite and original carvings. Wonderful for yourself, gifts or even starting your own business! Our 1-day workshop will lead you through all the stages of this lovely craft, from what leather to buy, through carving, tooling and colouring to finishing....

Felted Moonlit Night Kit with option to join a Live Online tutorial (Landscape and Sunset Seascape projects are also available - see my other listings). Crafts in the Valley’s Felting Kits have everything you need to create beautiful watercolours in wool at home, using wet felting and needle felting techniques. The kit allows you to follow the example pictures exactly, or you can choose to be more experimental, and change the composition, colours and design as you wish. The Kit gives you the option and wool fibres to Needle Felt...

We’re very happy to welcome back Catherine Edwards to teach more of her very popular 2 day leather bag making workshops. Create your own beautiful leather Bags with solid brass or chrome buckle and fittings. Spend two creative days producing and personalizing your own Messenger/satchel/saddle Bag in a smooth natural hide. Small, and friendly group, supervised by Catherine, this workshop is a great way to introduce yourself to working with leather and will teach you important basic skills, original ideas and creativity are encouraged as you are individually tutored. Try...