Rural Antics, Hanwell Wine Estate

This is your chance to make your very own wonderful willow weaved basket. Our one-day workshop will give you the opportunity to discover the pleasures of working with willow and create a stunning functional basket, perfect as a centerpiece on your kitchen table, to hold fruit, bits and bobs or maybe dried flowers. Enjoy a unique and satisfying experience learning to work with locally sourced willow in the beautiful surroundings of Hanwell Wine Estate. Jean, your tutor, will take you through a journey teaching you the basics of making a...

Join us and create your own landscape oil painting in a day. Local artist Sara Penrose will guide you step-by-step. By demonstrating and explaining the tools and materials, composition, colour mixing and various techniques for creating your very own landscape painting. English landscapes can be complex enough to provide some challenges but also simple enough to enable a fun and relaxing day. Sara will show you how a picture can be dissected into several layers and how to build them up into your own work of art! After booking, you...

Bentwood Chair-making Workshop One of our most popular workshops we host here at Hanwell Wine Estate, our exceptionally talented tutor will guide you through step by step to make your own beautiful bentwood chair in this two-day workshop. Introducing you to the tools and techniques required for this traditional woodcraft, you will work alongside a small group while your tutor demonstrates how to hand-craft hazel, bend and cut it to form a stunning garden seat. At the end of the 2 days you will have created your own bentwood chair...

Spend a day learning how to become more creative with your cake decorating, making a realistic wooden barrel planter full of wonderful flowers. The day will include using sugarpaste to cover your cake board to make it look like paving, creating realistic wooden planks to form a wooden barrel and making daisies and leaves to fill the barrel. You will also learn how to use edible dusts to create a realistic finish and texture. This is the perfect workshop for all abilities. All tools, materials, 2 course lunch served with...

Crochet basket Workshop Join us and crochet your own useful basket all in the beautiful surroundings of Nottinghamshire’s finest vineyards – Hanwell Wine Estate. Your workshop is located in our 100sqm craft barn or if the weather allows outside on the estate, where our exceptionally talented tutor Sally Richards will be ready to take you through the making process. She will introduce you to the tools and techniques of crocheting, suitable for complete beginners. By the end of your session, you will have accomplished a beautiful handmade Crochet Basket to...

Have you ever wanted to make a beautiful focal point in your garden? Discover the pleasures of working with willow and create an eye-catching gorgeous Duck. Jean, your tutor will take you through a journey teaching you the basics of making a sculpture from English willow. Sharing with you her years of experience and knowledge of the tools and materials. Her exceptional experience will guarantee that by the end of your day you will have learned how to do a successful random weave and made a delightful duck, ready to...

Join us for a lovely relaxing session learning the art of embroidery, perfect for beginners. The Craft barn is overlooking the beautiful countryside of the wine estate. A deceptively simple floral design and completely suitable for beginners. You will learn how to do backstitch, stem stitch, French knots and some free-form stitching. By the end of your session, you will have mastered the basics, been inspired and have completed your first embroidered picture, similar to the image above. This workshop will open your eyes to the possibilities and uses of...

Join us for a fantastic session learning how to make a hand felted bowl using wool fibres and the wet felting method. Located in our cosy Craft Barn at Hanwell Wine Estate you will spend time relaxing and enjoying time for you. Our exceptionally talented tutor Rachel Morley will guide you through the felting process, the handling of the wool fibres and use of a resist to create your own unique 3D bowl. Not only beautiful to look at but your bowl will make the perfect piece to store your...

Join us for a fantastic day learning to felt you own wonderful Flower Posy all in the beautiful surroundings of Nottinghamshire’s finest vineyards – Hanwell Wine Estate. Located in our 100sqm Craft Barn our exceptionally talented tutor Rachel Morley will introduce you to the tools and techniques of working with felt, so by the end of your session you will have accomplished a beautiful handmade felt flower posy to display for your table. What you will learn – to make a posy flower and leaves, you will learning several felt...

We are pleased to welcome our fabulous tutor Katherine back to the estate and this time you have the chance to make your own beautiful glass fused bowl or dish. Working in our craft barn you will be warm and snug, spend time relaxing and embracing something new, all in the beautiful surroundings of Nottinghamshires finest vineyard. The workshop will introduce you to a variety of techniques and skills, learning to cut the glass and design your bowl. Katherine will guide you through each process step by step, giving you...

Come and join us in this fantastic workshop and create you own hand made glass flower. Spend time relaxing and enjoy your creativity flow while trying something new. Our tutor Katherine Wilson will guide you through the step by step process, giving you the opportunity to get hands on with your glass creation. You will learn to cut glass and once you have your flower shape you will then use a wide variety of accessory glass including glassline paint, crushed glass and glass rods to decorate your flower. The final...

Join us for a lovely relaxing time making your own beautiful hardcover notebook. You will use lovely patterned papers to make a hardbacked cover for your notebook and then learn how to stitch together your book using coptic stitching technique. This stitching technique allows the book to lay completely flat when open and is visible on the spine of the book, making an attractive feature. Handmade by you, you can put your notebook to good use and you will treasure it forever. Use as a journal, small photo album or...

Spend a day learning the wonderful technique of lino printing. Guided by our exceptionally talented, artist and tutor Karen Miele, you will take inspiration from the beautiful surrounding countryside and forage from the estate for natural materials to create an abstract piece of artwork to create a picture and then print onto a tote or make up bag”. Using simple techniques for striking results, this workshop gives you all the skills you need for table top linocut printmaking. Step-by-step through the creative printing process, from composing your design to cutting...

Spend some time making your own personalised mosaic picture. Guided by our exceptionally talented, artist and tutor Sarah Camplin, she will take you through the process step by step, encouraging you to take inspiration from the beautiful surrounding countryside. In your session you will learn the designing process, how to cut tiles safely and the applying process of the cut tiles, broken china, beads and shells to an A5 board. By the end of your morning you will have completed your board and know how to apply the grout at...

Owl Carving Workshop with Martin Rollins Enjoy a unique and satisfying experience crafting a beautiful Owl from green wood at this fabulous workshop. Located in our 100sqm craft barn at Hanwell Wine Estate, you will have time to relax, chat and experience for yourself the rewards of working with wood. Martin your tutor will share with you his years of carving experience and knowledge of tools and materials to use. You will learn a range of cutting and carving techniques using an axe and knife and how to shape your...

Enjoy a unique and satisfying experience making a fabulous Shrink Pot from wood. Also known as ‘Krympburkar’ in Sweden they make useful containers and are visually pleasing and a delight to make. Martin your tutor will share with you his years of carving experience and knowledge of tools and materials to use. You will learn a range of cutting and carving techniques using a chisel, knife and how to hollow your pot safely and efficiently. By the end of the day you will have made a shrink pot and lid...

Enjoy a unique and satisfying experience learning to craft your own wooden spoon in the beautiful surroundings of Hanwell Wine Estate. Martin your tutor will take you through a 1 day journey teaching you the basics of the ‘age old’ craft of spoon carving, learn carving techniques and transform your piece of wood into an everyday item. Martin will share with you his years of carving experience and knowledge of tools and materials to use. You will learn a range of cutting and carving techniques using an axe, knife and...

Make two personalised Stained glass pieces on this one-day workshop, 2-course homemade lunch, wine, and material included. Try a new craft, and relax in our craft barn which offers the perfect space to inspire your work, while you admire the beautiful countryside setting of Hanwell Wine Estate in Nottinghamshire. Using the Tiffany foiling method our talented tutor Jennifer will guide you through step by step, explaining each process and develop your skills of glass cutting, foiling and soldering. With a wide selection of templates to choose from you will be...

Enjoy the uniquely satisfying experience of whittling, all in the beautiful surroundings of Hanwell Wine Estate. Martin your tutor will share with you his years of carving experience and knowledge of tools and materials to use. Over the course of 4 weeks, you will learn techniques, tips and gain valuable experience whittling 7 unique pieces. It is advised you attend all 4 sessions to gain the full knowledge. Summary of weekly sessions: Week 1 Introduction to course content, tools, and equipment Cutting techniques and knife grips Health and Safety Wood...

Have you ever wanted to make a beautiful focal point in your garden? Discover the pleasures of working with willow and create a stunning structure at this one day workshop. Enjoy a unique and satisfying experience learning to work with locally sourced willow in the beautiful surroundings of Hanwell Wine Estate. Jean, your tutor, will teach you the basics of making sculpture from English willow. She will share with you her years of experience and knowledge of tools and materials; by the end of the day you will have learnt...