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Trading Places: Traditional Craft Courses

Contact Name: Mark Wood

Telephone: 01933 460 985

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Rockingham Forest Trust
Stanwick Lakes
Stanwick
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
NN9 6GY

Trading Places: Traditional Craft Courses
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£70
Basket Making Introductory Course - one day
Basket Making Introductory Course - one day
Northamptonshire - Next course on 4th May 2019
Learn to make a willow basket in the beautiful Stanwick Lakes nature reserve! Our one day Basket Making course is the perfect introduction to one of the oldest crafts known, basket remains dating back to 8,000BC have been found in Egypt! During our ‘Introductory Day’ you will learn the traditional skills necessary to make a small round willow basket for holding fruit, bread, vegetables etc. Working with buff willow that has been pre-soaked and mellowed,...
£120
Blacksmithing Introductory Course - one day
Blacksmithing Introductory Course - one day
Northamptonshire - Next course on 18th May 2019
This one day course introduces the basic skills of Blacksmithing, a trade that used to be found in every village and was at the heart of countryside life for hundreds of years. You will learn about managing the forge and heating your steel to around 1200 degrees Celsius. Discover the techniques of drawing down and shaping the metal on the anvil – then bending, forming and quenching your work until it is transformed from a...
£140
Rustic Furniture Making – 2 day course
Rustic Furniture Making – 2 day course
Northamptonshire - Next course on 30th March 2019
2 day Introduction to Green Woodworking course in the beautiful Stanwick Lakes nature reserve. Make a rustic stool or side table using traditional tools and techniques! This introductory Green Woodwork course is an ideal opportunity to try a great traditional craft. You’ll start this course by being given a simple ash log and end it with your own unique piece of rustic furniture. Traditional tools and techniques will be used throughout the two days, including...
£270
Shoe Making course – three day course
Shoe Making course – three day course
Northamptonshire - Next course on 26th April 2019
The Nene Valley in Northamptonshire is renowned for its long history of making hand-crafted footwear and we are delighted to offer a unique course that helps to maintain the area’s proud heritage. The course takes beginners though the complete process of making a pair of cemented Chukka Boots by hand. The concept of the course is to learn the first steps of making simple unlined styles of footwear using everyday hand tools and only limited...
£70
Spoon Carving 1 day course
Spoon Carving 1 day course
Northamptonshire - Next course on 2nd March 2019
Wooden spoons have been carved for thousands of years and, for most of the population, continued as an eating utensil until relatively recently. ‘Spoon’ was originally an Anglo-Saxon word that meant ‘a chip of wood’. Spoon carving requires only a few tools and within hours you can create a unique and practical item from a wooden log! On this 1 day introductory course you will begin by learning how to cleave the wood and use...
£150
Willow Animal Sculpture Course
Willow Animal Sculpture Course
Northamptonshire - Next course on 2nd May 2019
Willow animal sculpture at the Trading Places Craft Barn at Stanwick Lakes. Please get in touch to go on the mailing list for future dates, as soon as they are available. The theme for this course will be to make a 2 foot (ish) high willow animal. Choose from a Hare, an Egret, a Heron, a Reindeer, a Goose or a Sheep. The course will cover the techniques required and all the tools and materials...
£140
Wood Carving 2 Day course
Wood Carving 2 Day course
Northamptonshire - Next course on 26th October 2019
Have you ever wanted to learn the traditional craft of Wood Carving? This 2 day course is suitable for those just starting out and also for carvers who would like to develop their skills further. For beginners you will start with the introduction of the tools and techniques and materials used for making a wood carving by hand. This will be followed by a small carving project to become familiar with the basic skills. After...
£75
Wood Carving Course - one day course
Wood Carving Course - one day course
Northamptonshire - Next course on 9th March 2019
Wood carving course in the beautiful Stanwick Lakes nature reserve! Have you ever wanted to learn the traditional craft of Wood Carving? This one day course is suitable for those just starting out and also for carvers who would like to develop their skills further. For beginners the day starts with the introduction of the tools and the techniques and materials used for making a wood carving by hand. This will be followed by a...