Latest reviews

3 Dec 17'

Mike and Vicki Lumb reviewed: Blacksmithing Beginners day courses in Yorkshire and the North East

"Fabulous day at the blacksmithing course. Very knowledgeable, patient and experienced course leaders. Warm welcome and we brought our keyring and dragon coat hanger home with pride. You get the opportunity to make the items yourself, with guidance and actually feel like you have achieved something. Worth every penny."

3 Dec 17'

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

"An amazing full day of blacksmithing. Whilst I thought it might be an easy introduction, we were straight into it! flaming furnaces, hot metal, anvils, hammers. Before we knew it we had made stuff! Brilliant. Help on hand to assist and encourage. Everyone makes a coat hook but there is scope to personalise and make it your own. Good food and good conversation around the lunch table. Fab day worth every penny and the few months of anticipation. Warning - don't plan anything big for that evening. We were fast asleep by 9pm!"

3 Dec 17'

Debi Scott reviewed: Kate Morrell willow sculpture courses

"Fabulous day making a small deer. I’m not at all arty or talented and making willow animals is hard but Kate was great guiding us through it all of the way and providing lots of help and assistance. I finished my deer at home today and I am very proud of him. Wonderful day with a great lunch and a roaring fire to keep us toasty. I’ll definitely return. Thank you"

3 Dec 17'

Iso reviewed: Spoon carving at Walderchain Wood, Canterbury

"A great sunlit day with Mark and Jill at Mark's workshop in autumn-bright beautiful woodland. These two experts gave us excellent hands-on teaching of axe and knife work, tips on wood types and spoon design, plus plenty of tool envy opportunities - all accompanied by much good humour and Chris's fabulous lunch. Thank you!"

3 Dec 17'

Rita Winter reviewed: Embroidered landscape with words, with Julie Brand at Tigley Textiles in Worcester

"A lovely day spent learning new skills and actually coming away with a picture I will frame and put on the wall. Thank you Julie for your patience and for giving me something I will try on my own. A great group, a great instructor highly recommended."

3 Dec 17'

Alison Edwards reviewed: Blacksmithing for beginners - one day taster

"Lovely day. I am not very practical which was partly why I wanted to try this course & it was a great introduction to the art of blacksmithing. Aaron was very patient & gave individual attention to each one of us. Would highly reccommend."

3 Dec 17'

Millah reviewed: Silver Jewellery - Ring Making

"Informative, fun and everyone got to take a fabulous silver ring home with them. Highly recommended."

3 Dec 17'

Cheryl reviewed: Willow Christmas reindeer

"Had a fantastic day making a reindeer. Would recommend for any ability."

2 Dec 17'

Sharon Watson reviewed: One day leather bag making workshop

"I attended the one day bag making course with my daughter. Rosanna is an excellent teacher and we came away with a lovely clutch bag each. We learnt many techniques for our first venture into leather work. Rosanna gave us lots of advice and information on suppliers and equipment to enable us to have a go at home. Thanks Rosanna for such a lovely day!"

2 Dec 17'

Toby Gould reviewed: Blacksmithing, bladesmithing and metal craft

"Fantastic day with Nigel, my 13 year old son and I trying out lots of techniques and each coming back with 4 different objects made during the day. A lot of fun, with plenty of storytelling but also great advice and an friendly atmosphere allowing you to just give something a go. We're planning a second trip where we know more what we want to do. Thanks for a great day."

2 Dec 17'

Rebekkah reviewed: Beginners 2 sterling silver stacking rings jewellery course

"My boyfriend booked the stacking ring course for me with Sarah as a birthday surprise. I can’t quite put into words how much I enjoyed this experience! Sarah was incredibly welcoming and obviously had a lot of knowledge and talent in what she does. She taught me the basics of ring making and explained every step of the process with such patience. Sarah has inspired me to go on a buy some of my own tools to give it another go! I would thoroughly recommend this course and could not have had a better teacher! Thank you so much Sarah for making my birthday present so special :)"

2 Dec 17'

Sharon Jones reviewed: Silver Jewellery - Ring Making

"Really enjoyed the Silver ring workshop. As a complete beginner I was delighted to get such a good result by the end of the day. Will definitely be booking another course!"

2 Dec 17'

D.R. reviewed: Longbow experience

"Excellent couple of days, good materials, good tools (everything provided) (do take a packed lunch though..... if you can pull yourself away from your bow long enough to eat it!). Guidance, history and help (if you need it) provided throughout. Everyone on the course successfully made a working longbow, many thanks Tony."

2 Dec 17'

Soph reviewed: Container candlemaking course and wax melts with afternoon tea

"Really enjoyed the workshop, which was time and money well spent for me. I went on my own as did others and everyone seemed to mix well, and of all ages. Lovely host, informative and you get to make and take home lot's of lovely candles and get crafty. The afternoon tea came at the right time and was very nice. Thanks"

2 Dec 17'

Eileen Plenderleith reviewed: 'Art of Stained Glass' - Oldbury, Birmingham

"Just had a lovely day learning how to lead stained glass. So proud of my finished piece. Jamal is such kind and patient teacher and I learned so much. Would thoroughly recommend this"

2 Dec 17'

Alasdair Morton reviewed: Joinery for Furniture Making Evening Class in London

"Tom is a patient and passionate teacher who approaches his work with real enthusiasm and insight. His teaching style is informal and entertaining, but when it comes to conveying the important points I found him to be very clear and thoughtful in how he explained things. The course focuses on the key skills and techniques that will form the foundation of any piece of work that you might undertake, using a few different short projects as a means of teaching all the key skills such as marking, cutting and chiseling by hand, and the use of various machines and jigs. For those who wanted more detail, he was always happy to answer questions and explain things beyond what we were working on that day, and his knowledge of wood, techniques and tools seems bottomless! Tom was always encouraging when things maybe didn't go quite as planned, and as the class was so small it meant he could always be on hand to help with people on an individual basis when they needed a hand. There was also generally a supply of biscuits on hand to keep you going!"

2 Dec 17'

Caeryn C reviewed: Make a needle-felt Herdwick doorstop - a Quirky Workshop nr Ullswater & The Lake District

"Had a fabulous day today at a needlefelt workshop. Gorgeous setting and simply fantastic hospitality. Gorgeous home baked food eaten in the lovely Annie's kitchen. Workshop was great, teacher was fab and my hare now has pride of place. Thank you all!"

2 Dec 17'

Brenda Brimble reviewed: Painting and Drawing one day workshop for adults with Penny Mason, Birmingham (NO CLASSES UNTIL MARCH 2021)

"Had a lovely time at Penny's home studio today. Very friendly and welcoming environment with loads of encouragement and support from Penny - much appreciated by a nervous novice. I can't praise her enough, she is an excellent teacher and I would highly recommend this course. Must also point out that the homemade soup was delicious!"

2 Dec 17'

PAULA WILD reviewed: A relaxing day of clay making

"A thoroughly enjoyable day with an inspirational teacher...thank you so much Trisha!"

2 Dec 17'

Kim Duddridge reviewed: One day stained glass classes by Le Breton Traditional

"Last week I attended the glass painting course run by Matt and was delighted (to my surprise) I produced a lovely piece of artwork ! The class was thoroughly enjoyable having the benefit of Matts' knowledge and guidance in his field of expertise and the day flew by so quickly with being so absorbed in creating. Very highly recommended and I certainly would like to return."

2 Dec 17'

Julie reviewed: Beginners candle making workshop - Marlow, Buckinghamshire

"I attended a workshop run by Sarah with two family members. Sarah was fantastic and a wealth of knowledge! She taught and guided us to make the most beautiful array of candles to take home with hints and tips and workshop notes and photos should we forget any details. She was a brilliant host and we were so comfortable and well looked after that I don't know where the time went! I can totally recommend buying a starter kit from Sarah either for yourself or as a gift for someone who has attended the course. It is great value for money and packed with so many things to get you started at home including Sarah's book which is full of ideas with clear instructions. After this workshop I can’t wait to start experimenting with candle making at home. Thank you Sarah!"

2 Dec 17'

Karen Riley reviewed: One day silver jewellery making in Worcestershire.

"We spent the day with Jonathan on the boat and loved every minute. We learnt so much and had lots of fun as well. The setting was beautiful and the drinks and cake were delicious. We all made gorgeous bracelets which Jonathan made sure we were happy with. It was the perfect birthday present! Thanks again Ali, Yvonne, Karen and Beckie x"

2 Dec 17'

Lorraine reviewed: Kiln formed glass day workshop

"Had a great time making Christmas decorations, Helen was brilliant with her instructions and advice, a very enjoyable morning!"

1 Dec 17'

John Hewes reviewed: Wood turning courses in the Midlands

"Great one to one tuition, taught me a lot in one day, and Mark didn’t stop until he was happy he had covered everything I wanted to learn. Highly recommended. John Hewes"

1 Dec 17'

Bill hutchinson reviewed: Firebird Forge Blacksmithing School

"Fantastic day, Mort is inspiring, cannot wait until our next day. Really proud of what Mort supported us in making, never believed as a total novices we could achieve so much. Cannot recommend a day at Firebird forge enough, whatever your age or skill level."