8 Mar 20'
"I did this workshop on 7 March. I happened to know a bit about papermaking already but you don't need to know anything. V taught me new skills - skills I had been dreaming of for a while. I loved making the sheets. The thing I valued the most was that I was able to achieve what I envisaged when asked what colours and design I was looking for. Not all teachers can help you to do that. I had wondered how we would make sheets and make them into a notebook in a single day but this became clear and I did, indeed, go home with a notebook I had made entirely from 'rubbish' (my word not V's) that had been posted through V's front door. I love the whole process of papermaking, the pulp, the water, the eco-friendliness of it all and I will be able to use my new skills at home. It was a pleasure to meet new people; it was a tiny workshop with only one other participant. There was supposed to be a third but they didn't attend so really missed out. It was excellent value with food included on the price. And the food! Delicious. Well done Croughton Tea Rooms."