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Doris Johnston reviewed: Glass Fusing: Garden Sculptures

"Had a fun day making 2 glass stars"

Micklems Farm Creative Workshops responded:

"We're so glad you enjoyed your day Doris. Thank you for choosing a workshop at Micklems Farm, we hope to see you again soon!"

Ryan reviewed: Introductory pottery wheel throwing taster sessions

"Fantastic course, could not recommend highly enough! Lorraine was so patient and helpful, she is an excellent tutor."

Ian D reviewed: Pottery Throwing (Group Discounts Available) Lessons in Worcester

"Picked up my finished items today, thank you Chris for an excellent experience. The course was booked by my wife as part of my birthday gift having been an avid watcher of the great pottery throw down, I was a little nervous to say the least as watching and doing are polls apart but Chris settled me on arrival. Once Chris had gone through the usual health and safety as required, he started with a run through work piece as an example then my turn. I am reasonably practical and with Chris’s guidance and encouragement I worked through 4 various pot forms, including the final glazing. They look fantastic and my wife now has them on show. Thanks for the experience, an extremely skilled and knowledgeable tutor."

Chris Greening Pottery responded:

"Hi Ian, Many thanks for your kind words; really pleased that you enjoyed the experience and weren't daunted by the various processes - and it shows in the lovely pots you made! I'm particularly pleased that you are using the pots! It's sad to hear when pots get shoved into a cupboard never to be seen again, particularly when they are good pots with a purpose and a life to lead. Best wishes, Chris."

Mark Johnstone reviewed: Stone Carving for beginners - 3 day course with sculptor Kate Semple

"Wonderful first stone carving. Kate is great; patient, calm, knowing exactly when to leave you, when to help. True to her word, I left with a very acceptable result, not the woolly sheep my wife had thought after day 1. Nice venue, with plenty of time for tea, chat and socialising. 6 carvers, so no pressures. You do what you want athough it is important to have some clear plans as to what you want to carve before you arrive. I was surprised at my achievement, largely due to Kate's considerable skills at mentoring. Wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone and everyone; just don't stay in Sheet Mallet!! Just come and enjoy, Kate provides everything."

Carrie Wright reviewed: Lamp glass bead making

"I throughly enjoyed every moment of this course. Jade is an excellent and inspirational tutor, explaining everything in detail and allowing you to believe you can achieve the magical transformation of glass rods into beautiful glass beads in a couple of hours - and you can!!! The refreshments were delicious and home made....the studio was well equipped...and the experience as a whole was excellent value for money. I will book another session and recommend to all my friends. Thank you"

Goldwrightsjewelleryschool responded:

"Thank you Carrie you made some beautiful beads :)"

Gill reviewed: Silverclay beginners jewellery workshop in Newcastle upon Tyne

"I attended the beginners silver clay workshop last week and I loved it! Claire is lovely, makes you feel at ease and explains everything so well. I have already been recommending the course and hoping I might get back to attend another one of Claire's workshops in the future."

ToDot Handcrafted Goods responded:

"I’m so glad you enjoyed the workshop Gill! Thank you! Claire "

Caroline Davies reviewed: Bespoke Interlined Roman Blinds

"Roman blinds!! Thank goodness I did not try and make them on my own ? - I would not have managed. So very grateful I “found” Janet, really enjoyed my days and cannot wait to put them up in my new house. ? Informative helpful and relaxing learning environment."

Valentina & Joe reviewed: Beginners spoon carving workshop - Morning

"Very nice course! Monica, Mary and Steve are very knowledgeable about different types of wood and carving techniques. Friendly and genuine atmosphere and beautiful setting. Good quality tools available, good course structure but also freedom to be creative and make our own spoons. We had a very good time!"

Carol Greenhalgh reviewed: Spoon carving course (1 day)

"A wonderful day with David on the spoon carving course, lovely relaxed atmosphere, clear and understandable instructions. Will be buying some tools to finish my spoon and practice some more."

Martin Stokes reviewed: woodturning tuition Hartlepool

"I received excellent tuition from Dennis. His explanations and demonstrations of the various gouges, their correct use, including correct hand grip and body stance, was very good. I thoroughly enjoyed my day and was exceedingly chuffed to have been able to produce three nice pieces of work. I can absolutely recommend Dennis’ course."

woodturninghartlepool responded:

"Thank you for the kind words and glad you enjoyed yourself. Happy turning."

Ernest Tse reviewed: ** SPECIAL OFFER ** 10% off - Bladesmithing Experience Day - Wiltshire

"I had an excellent day out, it was a Christmas present from my wife and I will be returning the favor as she was rather jealous! David and Decklan are very knowledgable and patient with everyone, I was asking all sorts of questions and everything was answered clearly and explained at length (busted a few tv myths as well!). We will be booking again for friends and families, I will be looking to book an axe-making course next! I highly recommend The Vlakvark Forge courses!"

Clarke Knives responded:

"I'm glad your day went well - sorry I couldn't be with you - perhaps next time ???"

Ernest Tse reviewed: Bladesmithing Experience Day

"I had an excellent day out, it was a Christmas present from my wife and I will be returning the favor as she was rather jealous! David and Decklan are very knowledgable and patient with everyone, I was asking all sorts of questions and everything was answered clearly and explained at length (busted a few tv myths as well!). We will be booking again for friends and families, I will be looking to book an axe-making course next! I highly recommend The Vlakvark Forge courses!"

Clarke Knives responded:

"I'm glad your day went well - sorry I couldn't be with you - perhaps next time ???"

Shauna reviewed: Introduction to Lino Printing in Cambridgeshire

"Fantastic day of lino printing! I was a complete novice but came away with some lovely prints and the knowledge to do more at home. Judith is a kind, relaxed teacher who really encourages you to follow your own creative instincts. Would HIGHLY recommend."

Russell reviewed: Christmas Candle Making with afternoon tea in East Yorkshire

"Very enjoyable and informative course in a relaxed atmosphere, with an excellent afternoon tea."

Shaun Thomas reviewed: Make a Welsh stick chair

"After the first day I was apprehensive and told my wife not to expect too much. With no greenwood experience it looked like a tough ask to produce any level of quality. By the end of day three I felt I’d already learned so much and was so much more comfortable with the tools and working the wood. I was learning new things every day - all of them useful. To put a cherry on top we have a great hand made chair that I am truly proud of. Despite the amount of work we had to do and the learning curve the whole experience was relaxing, absorbing and invigorating at the same time. Thank you Ben, I hope to join you again next spring to build on all I’ve learned so far."

Shaun Hadley reviewed: Blacksmith Experience Day - Anvil Forge

"Worth every penny. The guys that do all the work are friendly, very approachable and more than happy to help and chat with you as you work and answer any questions you might have. Will definitely be coming back."

Anvil Forge responded:

"Hi Shaun We look forward to you returning and helping you on your next project best wishes John"

Mick Marsh reviewed: Blacksmithing one-to-one North West UK

"Had a fantastic day with Bob, started the day with a brew then moved on to basic skills in the morning to choose something from a file of pictures to make in the afternoon. Bob is highly skilled at his craft and is keen to pass on his wealth of knowledge which he is obviously very proud of, his speed and technique with a hammer and anvil is fascinating to watch which gave me a different insight to how I work. Quote of the day “so Bob have you been doing this all your life ? “ Bob “not yet I haven’t” brilliant day which will give you a totally new appreciation of a blacksmith"

Jon Baggott reviewed: Woodturning Experience Days - Come and spend a day turning your first bowl

"We both enjoyed our first experience of wood turning. The studio is well-equipped, and Stephen makes you welcome from the very start. He shares his knowledge and experience with enthusiasm, but leaves enough space for a bit of one's own creativity to come through."

Bodden Cross Studio responded:

"A great pleasure meeting you both. I look forward to seeing you again soon. Best wishes Stephen"

John reviewed: Peak Blacksmithing Experience days

"It was a great day. Exceeded my expectations, Tim was a brilliant tutor, very patient and explained and demonstrated everything fully so that you felt confident to try for yourself. Full experience of building a fire, fire and heat control, recognising when the work was ready and some of the techniques were well explained. The people were very friendly and the food and drink excellent. I would recemmend this day to everyone."

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

"A very relaxing day, very well structured and paced, and I am really pleased with my end result."

Jo Garden Art responded:

"Thank you Linda ? Lovely having you all at last Sunday's workshop and was super impressed with your hare sculptures! Jo x"

John reviewed: Etching class

"A nice day in an artistic artist's studio. A small class so lots of personal attention, as well as time to talk about technical details. I learned a lot!! Thanks"

Printmaking with Evelyn Polk responded:

"Thank you for this review. I'm so glad you enjoyed the class and you found it useful. It was a pleasure. Evelyn"

Hannah reviewed: Kate Morrell willow sculpture courses

"I had a great time willow weaving with Kate and others who were on the course that day. I had gone on my own and everyone was very friendly which was great. Kate is very skilled at what she does and seemed to have lots of tips to help us make our designs look good, she clearly is a very talented artist too. We were fortunate with the weather so had a lovely time in the marquee in the beautiful garden. Thanks for a great day ?"

Will Williams reviewed: Two day dry stone walling course at Pensychnant near Conwy, North Wales

"Fancied having a go at dry stone walling for over ten years, my wife got me the course as a gift. The setting was idyllic and the weather held, the course itself was very informative and the course tutor was excellent at explaining and showing us how it was done. Would definitely recommend and would go again. You do need to be reasonably fit and some of the stones are heavy, but the experience was well worth it."

Dry Stone Walling Association North Wales Branch responded:

"Thanks for this review Will. I have passed it onto Iolo. To say some of the stones are heavy is an understatement - they are monsters. I`m glad you enjoyed the course. Paul"

Philip Hunter reviewed: Experience the Japanese art of raku using fire and flame

"Had a lovely day with Janet, Suzanne and Alan. Learnt a lot about Raku. Only six in the group so was able to come home with four lovely pots. Can thoroughly recommend."

Gone To Pot Ceramics responded:

"Thank you so much for your kind review, glad you enjoyed the day. Janet on behalf of the Raku Team"

Neil reviewed: One day welding course: an introduction

"I have to say Julian is a fantastic instructor. Not only did he teach me the basic skills of MIG welding different joints in pretty much every direction and position but also gave great advice on what machines to consider, what PPE to get and and all of the consumables needed. The day was almost all practical with Julian showing me how to then letting me practice until I had the hang of each weld. Thank you for a great day and I hope to come back again for another course."