Cambridge Art Makers

Contact Name: Susannah Bangham

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6 Lintech Court
Linton
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB21 4XN

Cambridge Art Makers

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Cambridge Art Makers's Courses

Botanical Candles

Botanical Candles

Leah will introduce you to the essentials of candle making, teaching you how to create the perfect, naturally fragranced 9oz soy wax candle. You will learn about the different types of wax, wicks and containers that can be used for making candles. Leah will educate you on the basics of essential oils, sharing her knowledge of ingredients and fragrances commonly used within the candle making industry and reasons why she chooses to use plant-based ingredients wherever possible. She will also cover troubleshooting tips on how to make the perfect candle...

Rainbow suncatchers, stained glass at Cambridge Art Makers

Rainbow suncatchers, stained glass at Cambridge Art Makers

Cambridgeshire - Next course on 25th January 2020

Dispell any winter blues by creating pretty light-catching glass pieces. Have fun selecting from a huge variety of vibrant coloured glass to make a colourful suncatcher. Learn basic glass cutting, copperfoiling* and soldering techniques, and a bit about designing for stained glass. Or be spontaneous with your pattern and make it up as you arrange your glass pieces. There is plenty of fun to be had playing with and arranging scraps of glass without cutting any glass at all! This makes is suitable for learners at different levels of ability...

Stone Setting with Elia Rizzo at Cambridge Art Makers

Stone Setting with Elia Rizzo at Cambridge Art Makers

This unique, three day course covers the basics of hammer stone-setting. During the course you will produce a beautiful double bezel setting for a cabochon stone within a ring. The course covers how to make silver steel punches and how to forge them and harden them; enabling you to make your own tools, and jewellery containing iron/steel. The course will also cover the final stages of production of polishing, using the proper tools. The cost includes all materials required but you can use your own instead if you prefer. The...

Tapestry weaving at Cambridge Art Makers

Tapestry weaving at Cambridge Art Makers

Cambridgeshire - Next course on 24th January 2020

Tapestry weaving is a colourful and tactile method of creating a beautiful and unique textiles. It is a weft based weaving technique which can be used to create pictures varying from realistic, representational designs, to minimal and abstract pieces. During this course you will explore the structure of weaving, which is essentially a grid; a vertical warp stretched over a simple frame with coloured weft woven horizontally. You will also learn how to break free of the grid! The many ways in which the weft yarns are joined to build...