Latest reviews

Ian Carpenter reviewed: Blacksmithing day courses: making garden flowers

"Superb hands-on day course with excellent guidance and tuition by expert, friendly blacksmiths in a brilliant rural setting. Plus the added bonus of homemade lunch and refreshments. Give it a go - you won’t be disappointed. "

Kath reviewed: Spoon carving in the woods

"Great course! We had a lovely time in the woods with careful instructions and good equipment. Everyone was able to make a spoon and try some other projects, too. "

The Coppice Co. responded:

"Hi Kath, thank you for your review and I'm glad you had lovely time. It was great to have you along!"

Dianne reviewed: Mosaic Garden Sun Catcher or Mandala (am/pm)

"Never done this before and found the whole morning a lovely relaxing experience and am very happy with my suncatcher. Chrissy was a very good teacher and made me feel very welcome. Highly recommend and hope to try another course soon."

Chrissy Webster Mosaic & Craft responded:

"Thank you for the lovely review and hope to see you again soon, Diane."

Lesley reviewed: Creative Textiles York

"The Creative Textile workshop was brilliant. Holly brought everything needed. Her explanation and demonstrations were excellent. She brought lots of examples to provide ideas. A thoroughly enjoyable day."

Suzan Hassan reviewed: Calligraphy for Beginners in Bournville Birmingham

"Great introduction to the art. However it is very time consuming and because I run a health coaching business I realised I have ' bitten off more than I can chew ' at the moment, but may well come back to it when I have more time to devout to this practice."

Sharon H reviewed: Quilting weekend for beginners and novices - near Salisbury

"I really enjoyed this course. As a complete beginner, I could work at my own speed and everything was explained / demonstrated clearly and Jacqueline was really helpful. The food was lovely. I am now addicted to quilting."

Bee-spoke Quilts responded:

"Thank you for your kind comments. I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the weekend. It was a pleasure working with you and I hope to see you again sometime! Jacqueline "

Helena reviewed: Taming the Wild Yeasts – Make your own Sourdough Bread

"Thoroughly enjoyed the sourdough bread making workshop, I met some lovely people and took home a wonderful perfectly baked loaf. I also baked a sourdough vegan chocolate cake, a real bonus. The talk was interesting and I am now able to carry on my new skill at home."

Denmark Farm Conservation Centre responded:

"We're very happy that you enjoyed the course Helena. Thank you for the review and hope to see you again soon. Mara"

Amaryllis reviewed: Introduction to spooncarving at Hill End

"A great day carving a spoon. David gave very clear instructions and helpful advice all day while we carved our spoons. So exciting seeing them take form.😉"

David Knight Woodland Crafts responded:

"Thanks so much for attending the course, Amaryllis, braving the road closures around Oxford and for your positive review! I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the process of seeing a functional spoon emerging from a branch of green wood. Every time you cleave a piece of wood you are the first to be able to consider the opportunities within. I hope you'll never look at a branch blown from a tree in a storm in the same way again. I'll send details of our Bodgers groups and I hope you'll continue your carving journey."

Kate Morgan reviewed: Complete Beginners Sewing - Day course

"Get to know your sewing machine course - great day course in a modern venue with a lovely teacher. As a complete novice I came away from the course feeling so much more confident about using a sewing machine. I can now set up my machine and get started. I also have a much better understanding of stitch selection and some of the techniques involved in cushion and bag making! A great day course which gave me the introduction to sewing that I was hoping for. Thank you very much Judi I wouldn't hesitate to book onto to more courses with you!"

Nicola Hedges reviewed: Willow Weaving 'Trug' Workshop

"Thank you for such an interesting & fun day. Jane was such a lovely person with lots of knowledge & patience.. I loved the fact that we all managed to get something made... Well done xxx"

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are so pleased that you enjoyed the workshop and shall let Jane know. We hope to see you here at Stanwick Lakes again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team. "

Jim reviewed: Taster Pottery Session

"Myself and my wife had a great time on the course with Joan who was super friendly, knowledgeable and supportive (and her husband makes a great cup of tea!!!). A perfect introduction to the world of pottery."

jccermaics responded:

"Thankyou Jim for your review, so glad you both enjoyed it."

Amanda Fleming reviewed: Thatching for beginners with South West Thatching

"Absolutely loved every minute of the day! Toby was a great instructor, explaining everything in layman’s terms, making it all easy to achieve. All necessary equipment and materials were on hand. Held in a beautiful setting with mum’s home made cakes! The course far exceeded my expectations. Would highly recommend. Thank you for a wonderful day and treasured memory Amanda 😊"

South West Thatching responded:

"Thank you, you're very welcome and hope to see you again "

Lesley reviewed: Fused Glass Panel

"Great experience. Attended this class with my husband and we both thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Claire was even kind enough to arrange for our creations to be posted to us as we are not local. Our panels were packed with exceptional care and arrived very quickly. We would definitely attend again. Thanks very much!"

Meryl & Esther reviewed: Glass fusing private class - fun taster class for beginners

"My daughter and I decided to join Sarah for a reflective morning. We are coming to terms with the loss of a dear husband and father and we made very special pieces using a small amount of his ashes. Our pendants, ring and other items are wonderful, very subtle. So intimate, rather than sending away to someone else to make. Thank you "

Sarah Greening Glass responded:

"It was lovely to meet you both and a privilege to help you make your special pieces. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, much appreciated."

Nina Passco reviewed: Blow a bauble at Chew Valley handmade glass

"What a beautiful place. We thoroughly enjoyed our glass blowing experience! Steve was very knowledgeable and helped us create our baubles with confidence. Thank you!! "

Chew Valley HandMade Glass responded:

"Thank you for your review Nina, we are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your time with us. Regards Steve and Angie "

Antony reviewed: Blacksmithing Beginners day courses in Yorkshire and the North East

"This was an excellent day, Adrian and Andy were superb with sharing their knowledge and helping us work our ways through making a key ring and a dragon headed coat rack with 3 hooks. There were was plenty of space, time and equipment for all 9 of the students on the course and everyone completed their crafts. Home baked snacks on arrival, a huge home made veggie lunch and more goodies at the end of the session topped off a really wonderful experience."

Amanda Walker reviewed: Leather Traveller's Bag

"My sister and I had a fantastic day with Catherine. A wonderful sense of achievement completing a bag from the uncut leather to the finished product. We learnt so much, will definitely be booking in for another course with Catherine."

Ann Saunders reviewed: Needle Felting Workshop - landscape pictures

"My son, his partner and I had a great creative morning making the felt landscapes. Pip had everything ready and organised for us and took us through the techniques step by step. Even our practice piece was good enough to frame!! We came away with 2 framed landscape pictures we each had created. I plan to buy some felts and tools now to incorporate felting into the cards I make. Thank you for your time and patience Pip. "

Pippaluk Crafts responded:

"Thank you Anne it was a pleasure."

Jaime reviewed: Resin Art Course

"I had a lovely time on this course, and I left with some amazing looking coasters and all the information needed to try other creations on my own. Maria was extremely professional, knowledgeable and generous with her time. I'm already thinking about when I'll visit again to learn more advanced techniques! Highly recommend to anyone!"

Carolyn Fenn reviewed: Training course in upcycling with pallets for beginners in Somerset: two days

"What a great 2 days of learning how to upcycle pallets. Through Scott and Sue’s incredible patience I learnt to use many power tools efficiently in order to build a multi-purpose box, AND I learnt different painting/oiling/waxing/burning techniques whilst making a jewellery hanging shelf. It is a brilliant course, not only informative but confidence building. I can’t wait to get started at home now. Highly recommended. "

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Thanks, Carolyn for a lovely review. I'm so glad you enjoyed the course and made some amazing things for recycled pallets. Have fun and start building. Scott "

Linda Myers reviewed: Box making weekend in Cumbria

"Have just spent the weekend with my friend and we have had a blast. Our boxes are wonderful and I’m very proud of what we have done and learnt. So many wonderful box styles to choose from, we will be back. Thank you Mark for your patience and help 😁"

Kim & Ilias reviewed: Spoon Carving - Sloyd Workshop

"What a great workshop! From beginning to end, thoroughly enjoyed every minute! Max is a great teacher, guiding us through each step of spoon carving with heaps of knowledge, kindness and patience, especially as we’ve never done any form of carving before. The workshop space is tranquil, the food was delicious and super happy with our spoon and spatuloon 😂. Both me and my husband had a fantastic time and would highly recommend. To say this workshop is good value for money is an understatement! Honestly can't thank Max enough for a great day, a great experience, and a great first dip into wood carving, leaving us wanting to do more."

David Martin reviewed: Stonecarving Weekend, Gloucestershire Cotswolds

"A very chilled weekend in the Cheltenham countryside. Good advice and support was provided throughout the weekend with Sebastian (metaphorical) holding out hands throughout. A well run and highly enjoyable course."

Lesley Rafferty reviewed: Two day Leaded Stained Glass panel making.

"Just completed a two day leaded stained glass course with Laura and loved every minute of it. It was relaxed, informative, creative, challenging and fun all at once. Can't thank Laura enough for making us feel so welcome at the studio, hopefully see you again soon - Lesley & Si x"

Laura Barnes Crafty Fox Studios responded:

"Hello Simon and Lesley! I was just admiring your beautiful panel photos and this review came through. For a first go at this technique-heavy course I was delighted at how quickly you both got a grip of it. Really well done... and thank you for choosing this workshop, I enjoyed teaching you. "

Pip Hughes reviewed: Sculpture workshop two days with Jo Garden Art in beautiful rural Norfolk/Suffolk border setting

"Thanks Jo and Andy I loved the 2 day workshop. We had so much fun and I came home with my abstract horse which I am very pleased with. This is the third workshop I have been on and have had such a great time at every one. You get just as much help as you want or need so I have more booked. The atmosphere is so good and refreshing. "

Jo Garden Art responded:

"Thank you Pip - looking forward to seeing you again this year! Your horse was wonderful, with a slightly tilted head which added so much personality. I would have been very happy to give him space in my garden (but I doubt you would part with him!). Enjoy the changing colours you see on the copper patinated finish after rain and sun 🤗😘 Jo xx"