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Lesley Mitchell reviewed: One to one, One day, blacksmith course

"My mum bought the course for my 16 year old son. He has a totally fantastic day! He would love to do more. Alex was a great teacher and my son produced an amazing item. He gifted it to his grandparents who were amazed at what he had achieved. He loved understanding the process and working with the tools in the creation of his piece."

Chalk Pit Forge responded:

"Thanks for the great review Lesley. Glad you're happy with what he achieved. Alex"

Sandra Webb reviewed: Hare Sculpture workshop with Jo Garden Art in beautiful Norfolk/Suffolk

"A full and most enjoyable day. Good pace, clear instructions and support when required. Purpose built studio was ideal. A bonus is that all the hares from our group looked great, all individual characters from the same tuition. Highly recommended for all."

Jo Garden Art responded:

"Thanks Sandra ;-) I love my studio so much and it's been a blessing during the Covid months. I know where you are coming from about the individual characters of the hares - they all start out exactly the same, but morph during the day through the touch of their creators! Jo x"

Jacqueline Smith reviewed: Textile landscape workshop in Dorset

"I had the privilege of experiencing the course with Imogen on a one to one basis. Excellent welcome, organisation and tuition. Can highly recommend for beginner or experienced sewers who want to make pictures inspired by nature. Thankyou Imogen for a lovely day."

Imogen Bittner Studio responded:

"It was a pleasure to work with you Jacky and see your landscape develop so beautifully over the day. I really enjoyed your company too!"

Ali White reviewed: Paper Making - Hand Made Recycled Paper

"My sister and I thoroughly enjoyed our paper making workshop - something we’d never done before. Wendy was friendly and helpful, patiently showing us the techniques then allowing us to explore the possibilities on our own. A really relaxing morning in the lovely little studio. I would definitely recommend this course."

Lessia Mulka reviewed: Recycled Silver Stacking Rings Making Class (p.m) with Sarah & Mat

"Had the most wonderful time making my stacking rings. Mat and Sarah were brilliant teachers and I came out with a set of rings that I love and wear all the time."

Andy Cooper reviewed: Beginners Epoxy Resin Workshop

"Really great beginner resin course. was very informative and the learning was made easy by course leader who was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Perfect for those wanting to learn this as a new skill"

Huw Willow reviewed: Full Day Mosaic For Outdoors on slate with Laura Barnes.

"I am the husband mentioned in the review prior to this one, doing the full-day mosiac course. I couldn't recommend it strongly enough. It's really fun and Laura was very facilitating of some fairly specific ideas we had, as well as pointing out a few things that only improved on what we thought we wanted. Very friendly and just generally a great thing to do for a day-out treat."

Laura Barnes Crafty Fox Studios responded:

"Hello Huw, You took to this art form so quickly and both of you at a gentle pace. I hope the mosaic work has a long and inspiring life in the garden. Keep up the drawing! Many thanks for your review. Laura."

Sandra Mace reviewed: Silver Jewellery Making 1 to 1 Private Class

"This was well paced for beginners and everything was well explained. The end products were impressive, it was a very enjoyable day out."

Sea and Silver Jewellery School responded:

"Thank you Sandra, it was a pleasure to teach you both. You did really well!"

Sue reviewed: Felt picture making workshop in Rugby!

"This workshop was bought for me as a birthday present and postponed because of lockdowns so we finally enjoyed it yesterday! The venue in Rugby is easy to find and in a beautiful barn with lots of natural light and good facilities. Karen is enthusiastic and great at encouraging and supporting creativity and the trying of new techniques. The materials provided enabled me to produce a felted landscape that I know I will enjoy adding to with machine and hand embroidery to complete a work that I will want to keep. ( this is not always the case at the end of a workshop!). After so long without workshops, it was lovely to experience a well organised workshop offering good value with the opportunity to learn new skills in a small friendly group whose ages ranged from 10 to nearly 70. I can thoroughly recommend the experience."

Karen Wyeth Contemporary Felt Artist responded:

"Thank you so much Sue for taking the time to leave such a lovely and comprehensive review, I really appreciate it! Do let me know how you get on with adding embroidery and stitching to your beautiful picture"

Millie Lambert reviewed: Beginners 2 Day Traditional Stained Glass Course

"The most amazing weekend with the gorgeous Gill, so much knowledge and happiness, what a wonderful teacher! Thank You"

Gill Rogers responded:

"Hi Millie Thank you so much for your lovely review and kind comments, it was so great to meet you and I had such a fun weekend with you too. Hope to see you sometime in the near future. All my very best wishes Gill x"

Stephen Gammon reviewed: Private Tuition: 1 Day Traditional Stained Glass Workshop

"Hugely enjoyable weekend and I learnt so much to feel confident to continue with this art. Gill is a great teacher! Thanks Steve"

Gill Rogers responded:

"Thanks very much Steve for your lovely comments and hope you continue to have fun with your stained glass projects. Many thanks and all the very best, Gill"

Margaret Williams reviewed: Beginners 1 Day Traditional Stained Glass Course

"A fantastic day with you Gill and thanks very much for all your help, I love my sunburst and it looks beautiful hanging in my window. Can't wait to come back and do the Xmas Tree decorations with you! See you soon Gill Many thanks Margaret"

Gill Rogers responded:

"Many thanks Margaret for your lovely review and kind comments, so great to meet you and hope to see again sometime in the near future. Best wishes Gill x"

Liz Hill reviewed: Upholstery 1 day workshop - make your own footstool

"Great day, really pleased with my footstool made on the course. Each stage well explained and lots of personal supervision. Lovely local tea room if you don’t want to self cater. Excellent day, thanks Sue"

Tuffett responded:

"Thank you Liz. Your footstool was lovely and such a good choice of fabric. Lovely to meet you. Best wishes, Sue"

CHARON STEVENSON reviewed: Rings and Things - Soldering for beginners at Simply Amazing Jewellery School

"I came with my friend and her sister, We had a fabulous day, Viv had so much patients with us . We each made 3 bronze rings and 2 silver rings, we were all very pleased with our results, it was so good to learn a new skill, thanks again Viv, ☺️☺️☺️"

Simply Amazing Jewellery School responded:

"Hi Charon, this was a fun day - you three ladies were fantastic company, I loved hearing about your d-i-y adventures and the poppy displays you created, oh, and I think you made a few rings too ?"

Julia Billington reviewed: 'Bag in a Day' Practical Leather Course - Mini Bucket bag

"Spent a day with Georgie to make the tote bag. It was a wonderful day, great facilities and excellent teaching, I learnt new skills and walked away with a professional result that is so worth using and showing off. I would definitely recommend."

Hands of Tym responded:

"Thanks Julia, it was great to welcome you to the workshop and your bag is gorgeous! Hope to see you again soon. Best wishes, Georgie"

Jane Hogan reviewed: Master of Sourdough Special Offer Bundle 2 extraordinary events on Zoom

"I loved doing the Hands in Sourdough course. Sharon is professional, expert, inspiring and great fun to learn with. At the end of the course my enthusiasm for sourdough baking was increased and I have continued to bake ever since and feel I am at the start of a journey that will continue. Thank you Sharon."

Learn Sourdough responded:

"You're very welcome Jane. I'm delighted I inspired you. I wish you many years of happy sourdough baking and eating highly nutritious and delicious sourdough bread. My very best wishes, Sharon"

Angela reviewed: Silver jewellery making class for beginners

"Fantastic fun! I certainly learned a lot and look forward to creating more in the future. Thanks for the delish cake!"

Salt Way Silver responded:

"Well done Angela, and I look forward to seeing more of your own silver creations. Thank you for choosing Salt Way Silver. Jonathan"

Kate reviewed: Silver jewellery making class for beginners

"Excellent tuition, friendly atmosphere and delicious cake . . . and I have a lovely bracelet!"

Salt Way Silver responded:

"Thank you Kate - the cake was pretty good! And well done with your Silver Jewellery making. Jonathan"

Lara & Ryan reviewed: Beginners Epoxy Resin Workshop

"What an excellent, informative and enjoyable afternoon. We learnt so much so quickly and Richard is a great teacher. Can't wait to do part 2 and future courses with Richard to learn from his vast amount of experience. Would recommend this to anyone thinking of working with epoxy resin."

Sue reviewed: One day stained glass workshop London for beginners and enthusiasts

"Great day and tuition to make one item. Fun and worth learning this wonderful craft. Loads of ideas and plenty of glass to choose from."

Matilda Willow reviewed: Full Day Mosaic For Outdoors on slate with Laura Barnes.

"I did the full day mosaic course with my husband as a birthday present and had a wonderful time! Neither of us had ever tried mosaic before and arrived just with a couple of odd pictures we thought we might try - we left with stunning completed pieces that are a real highlight in our garden, and a good idea of the basics of mosaic art. Laura is an excellent tutor who gave a perfect balance of help and advice, and time to just work calmly on the projects, and she had some useful resources like books and of course her existing mosaics to help show how to make ideas work. It was a perfect gift and I hope to come back for another course in the future."

Laura Barnes Crafty Fox Studios responded:

"Thank you, Matilda, you are both very welcome to come back and create more beautiful work. It was a pleasure to tutor you and I enjoyed passing on my mosaic tips and knowledge. A lovely review... thank you again. Laura."

Alan C reviewed: Woodturning for beginners

"Stuart’s course was an excellent introduction to Woodturning. He is very talented and also a great instructor, with solid technical understanding; which is a rare mixture to find! His workshop is very well set up and provides a very warm welcome."

The Scottish Woodturner responded:

"Hi Alan, Thanks for your review and glad you enjoyed your day. Hope to see you again. Stuart."

Elain Bauchop reviewed: Beginners silver clay jewellery class with Anna Campbell

"Great course with Anna. Enjoyed it so much I booked on two subsequent more advanced courses and am enjoying wearing the jewellery I made."

The Arienas Collective responded:

"Hello Elain Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, and we're delighted you've got so hooked on making silver clay jewellery that you've come back for more! We're so impressed with everything you've made, and are particularly glad you're proud enough of it to wear it out and about. Keep creating! Best wishes Lynn and Anna"

Elain Bauchop reviewed: DUPLICATE Silver clay ring making

"Excellent course run by Anna learning how to make two rings. Anna is very knowledgable and very patient."

The Arienas Collective responded:

"Hello Elain Thanks so much for another lovely review, and I'm pleased you found Anna so helpful. She is indeed very knowledgeable, and we are fortunate to have an expert like Anna on hand to teach our silver clay jewellery workshops. It's lovely that so many have said how patient and inspiring she is. Look forward to seeing you again soon! With best wishes Lynn"

Elain Bauchop reviewed: Silver Clay Boxes and Beads

"Anna is a superb tutor and extremely knowledgable. The boxes and beads workshop was great for building the skills learnt on an earlier course by Anna."

The Arienas Collective responded:

"Hi Elain It's so lovely you've come back to do not one, but two intermediate level silver clay workshops with Anna, and that you've found her to be knowledgeable and patient. Thanks to Anna, many people fall in love with silver clay and this has allowed us to introduce a series of next level workshops, and also introduce our first-ever masterclass course in October - which we're very excited about! We look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Keep creating! Lynn"