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Beginners Silversmithing for Jewellery
Sat, 1 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
This is the perfect class for anyone who is new to metal working and wants a gentle introduction to the basic tools and techniques required to make simple metal jewellery. Caroline Brogden is...
£80 £95
Novice
0 spaces available
Hand Embroidery for Beginners
Sat, 1 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Relax, and learn how to get started with hand embroidery with inspiring tutor Louise Goult. Once you've got started with this meditative activity, there will be no looking back! You will learn all...
£80 £95
Novice
4 spaces available
Contemporary Papercutting
Sun, 2 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Anna is a professional papercut artist whose work is inspired by an obsession with old botanical drawings and the beauty of the natural world. Many of her pieces feature woodland animals and birds,...
£95
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0 spaces available
Introduction to Foldforming Silver Jewellery
Sun, 2 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Caroline Brogden for this introduction to the technique of Fold-Forming first discovered by Charles Lewton Brain. Fold forming is a technique that uses a method of folding, forging and annealing the metal...
£95
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0 spaces available
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Memories to memoir: how to write the stories of your life
Wed, 5 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
We all have a lifetime full of stories about our own experiences and the people and places that have shaped them. This workshop helps you to explore them and write them down. We’ll...
£95
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0 spaces available
Wet Felted Sheep Picture - Painting with Fibres
Wed, 5 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
If you love sheep and the beautiful look and texture of wool, in this workshop, Liz Emery literally combines the two! You will learn the basic wet felting method and at the same...
£95
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0 spaces available
Beginners Silver Art Clay Jewellery - Nature Inspired
Thu, 6 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Enjoy a day with Tara learning how to capture nature and all its detail in silver art clay to make beautiful nature inspired pieces of Enjoy a day with Tara learning how to...
£95
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0 spaces available
Willow Handbag with Leather Handle
Thu, 6 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
This workshop will guide you through the fascinating process of willow weaving and you will make a useful and pretty willow basket with leather handles. You will have a choice of different colours...
£95
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0 spaces available
NEW
Fabric Pictures
Fri, 7 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join experienced textiles tutor Betty Brown in this workshop to make your own fabric picture. You might want to make a picture of your cat, dog, teddy bear or cockatoo, or of your...
£80 £95
All Levels
1 spaces available
NEW
Pastels and Crayons from Plant and Earth Pigments
Fri, 7 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Who doesn't love a tray of satisfying pastels and crayons? Theres something deeply wonderful about seeing colour in this form and this workshop will guide you through the process of making some of...
£80 £95
All Levels
2 spaces available
Creating Delicate Felted Landscapes
Sat, 8 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Create a painterly landscape using the wet felting technique. On this one-day workshop you will be guided through the steps Valérie uses when creating her own felt artwork. You will be encouraged to...
£93 £110
All Levels
2 spaces available
Have a Stab at Needlefelt - Dogs
Sat, 8 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Have a stab at this – needle felt your own dog! (Or someone else's dog if you like). Dogs come in such a variety of shapes and sizes and we've made lots here...
£95
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0 spaces available
Handmade Leather Tool Roll
Sun, 9 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Catherine for a day to make a unique leather Tool Roll. Perfect for carrying and protecting your craft tools or knives, pencils, pens or paintbrushes. The Tool Roll is designed to take...
£110
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0 spaces available
NEW
Introduction to Acrylics
Sun, 9 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join experienced artist Lynn Ward for a day of exploring the medium of acrylics. Let Lynn guide you through all the processes involved in creating your very own masterpieces - from mixing colours...
£95
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0 spaces available
NEW
Dramatic Skies in Watercolour
Thu, 13 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
A dramatic sky can transform a watercolour landscape or seascape, changing a somewhat bland scene into something that's truly eye catching. Jason Skill, our watercolour expert, will share a whole host of exciting...
£80 £95
All Levels
0 spaces available
Yarn Hooking - Three Sheep Picture
Thu, 13 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and enjoy a relaxing day of yarn hooking with Carole Rennison. Learn about yarn hooking, how it differs from traditional rag rug hooking and what gorgeous, finely detailed creations you can make. ...
£80 £95
All Levels
5 spaces available
Introduction To Screen Printing
Fri, 14 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Screen printing is a vibrant, flexible medium beloved of artists and craftspeople, in which the print is created by pressing ink through a mesh screen with the image created by a stencil design...
£95
Register InterestNovice
0 spaces available
NEW
Trouser Pattern Making Workshop
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 - Sat, 15 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Katie Davis for this two day course of pattern cutting and drafting up a basic trouser toile/mock-up with a waistband in calico to your personal measurements. The toile/mock-up’s purpose is to create...
£161 £190
Novice
1 spaces available
Printmaking - Techniques That Work Without a Press
Sat, 15 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Create beautiful collagraph images without the need for a press. Printmaking is very popular and is an exciting way to create original art but it often involves lots of space and a press....
£95
Register InterestNovice
0 spaces available
Introduction to Foldforming Silver Jewellery
Sun, 16 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Caroline Brogden for this introduction to the technique of Fold-Forming first discovered by Charles Lewton Brain. Fold forming is a technique that uses a method of folding, forging and annealing the metal...
£95
Register InterestAll Levels
0 spaces available
NEW
Beginners Guide to Oil Painting
Wed, 19 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore the medium of master’s old and new in this exciting oil painting workshop. Aimed at those with little to no experience of using oil paints, you will be guided through various activities...
£80 £95
All Levels
3 spaces available
Contemporary Collage - Inspired by Nature
Wed, 19 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Spend a day with artist Sue Orrey-Godden, learning a wide range of collage techniques. You will spend the morning exploring the composition and design of your piece and creating painted and printed papers...
£80 £95
All Levels
0 spaces available
NEW
A Day of Enameling
Thu, 20 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and spend your day trying out the beautiful art of enameling with local enamel artist Heather Croft. Whether you have previous experience or if this is your first time, all are welcome....
£95
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0 spaces available
NEW
Introduction to soft pastels (still life)
Thu, 20 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Have you always been daunted by pastels? Join talented pastel artist Jo Garlick for this workshop aimed at beginners, to learn more about different pastel techniques and how to create a successful still...
£80 £95
All Levels
0 spaces available
Make a Wonderful Living Wreath - Morning Session
Fri, 21 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
This is a fun half day session where Sue will show you how to make a living wreath, one that will last, continuing to grow and develop new flowers and foliage. Certainly not...
£38 £45
All Levels
4 spaces available
Paths Into Printmaking - Linocut and Drypoint
Fri, 21 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join the printmaking revolution and learn how to create your own repeat images. On this one-day workshop you’ll explore relief and intaglio techniques through drypoint and linocut. You will discover how to use...
£95
Register InterestNovice
0 spaces available
Make a Wonderful Living Wreath - Afternoon Session
Fri, 21 Mar 2025
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
This is a fun half day session where Sue will show you how to make a living wreath, one that will last, continuing to grow and develop new flowers and foliage. Certainly not...
£38 £45
All Levels
2 spaces available
Willow Sculpture - Curlews, Chickens + Other Birds!
Sat, 22 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In this intensive day spent with willow sculptor Jess Wilkinson you will pick up many of the techniques and tips to help you work with willow to plan and create a 3D sculpture....
£95
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0 spaces available
NEW
Wooden Spoon Carving
Sat, 22 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
This is a one-day introduction to spoon carving where you will work together with talented wood craftsman Mike Craig to carve a cooking spoon from a log using carving axes, knives and hook...
£80 £95
All Levels
1 spaces available
NEW
Machine and Hand Embroidered Heather Moorland
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 - Thu, 27 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Create your own machine and hand embroidered textile landscape inspired by the stunning North York Moors. This course will develop your confidence and understanding of using a wide range of techniques and materials...
£161 £190
All Levels
6 spaces available
Acrylic Painting - An Approach to Abstracting a Landscape
Thu, 27 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
If you like painting and pattern and would like to paint an abstract landscape but you're not quite sure how, this is the perfect workshop for you. Join artist Jane Burnley who will...
£80 £95
All Levels
1 spaces available
Ceramic Springtime Decorations
Fri, 28 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join ceramicist Charlotte Morrison and have some fun with a springtime theme! Using fine white porcelain clay, you can experiment with textures and glazes to create stunning ceramic decorations, for around the home...
£80 £95
All Levels
0 spaces available
NEW
Print and Stitch - Self Portraits
Fri, 28 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore and experiment with mono printing and hand stitching to create your own self portrait. This workshop provides the opportunity to combine 2 different mediums to create a unique mixed media piece that...
£80 £95
All Levels
2 spaces available
Bookbinding - Single Section Bookbinding
Sat, 29 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
This workshop is the perfect introduction to bookbinding. It will introduce participants to three basic book structures which form the foundation for further more advanced processes. Suitable either for complete beginners or for...
£95
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0 spaces available
NEW
Introduction to Natural Dyeing
Sat, 29 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore the basics of natural dyes on this one day workshop with textile artist and printmaker Kirstie Williams. During the day you will create your own vibrant colour chart of fabric swatches using...
£95
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0 spaces available
Fabulous Fabric Sculptured Journal - Half Day AM
Sun, 30 Mar 2025
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Discover the wonderful art of fabric sculpting and create yourself a stunning journal. In this session with Abigail, you will learn basic fabric sculpting techniques, and how to use the materials and embellishments...
£38 £45
All Levels
0 spaces available
Make a Macrame Plant Pot Hanger- Half Day AM
Sun, 30 Mar 2025
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
In this workshop with Ness Burrows, you will have the chance to learn some basic knots that will enable you to create your very own, unique plant hanger to give as a gift...
£38 £45
All Levels
0 spaces available
Fabric Sculpted Garden Gnome - Half Day PM
Sun, 30 Mar 2025
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Discover the wonderful art of fabric sculpting and create yourself a characterful and colourful little gnome, which can be given a place in your home or garden. Perhaps turn it into a mini...
£38 £45
All Levels
3 spaces available
NEW
Make a Macrame Dream Catcher - Half Day PM
Sun, 30 Mar 2025
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
In this workshop with Ness Burrows, you will learn some basic knotting techniques in order to create your very own modern dreamcatcher in colours of your choice, along with embellishing using recycled beads....
£38 £45
All Levels
6 spaces available
Acrylic Painting - An Approach to Abstracting a Landscape
Wed, 2 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
If you like painting and pattern and would like to paint an abstract landscape but you're not quite sure how, this is the perfect workshop for you. Join artist Jane Burnley who will...
£80 £95
All Levels
5 spaces available
Willow Sculpture - Little Pigs
Wed, 2 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The stout bodies and short legs of pigs make them perfect willow sculpture subjects, it helps that they're also cute! Join willow sculptor Leilah Vyner for this workshop, where you will make your...
£80 £95
All Levels
0 spaces available
NEW
Beginners Crochet
Thu, 3 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Learn to crochet - once you get going you will be hooked! Expert tutor Carole Rennison will first go through how to hold the yarn and make a chain which is essential for...
£80 £95
Novice
0 spaces available
Ceramics - Hand Built Japanese Kurinuki Pottery
Thu, 3 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and try the Japanese art of Kurinuki with potter Joseph Ludkin from Croft Pottery. Kurinuki means ‘To Hollow’ and is the Japanese technique of carving objects such as bowls, vases, cups and...
£95
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0 spaces available
Beautiful Botanical Bas Relief Tiles
Fri, 4 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In this experimental course you will learn the various steps to making your own bas relief flower & nature plaster cast tiles. The course will cover rolling out the clay, designing and arranging...
£95
Register InterestNovice
0 spaces available
NEW
Moving away from realism- flowers
Fri, 4 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Artists including Shirley Travenor, Paul Riley and Anne Blockley have forged new ways of painting flowers in the last thirty years, with a confident shift from botanical illustration to more impressionistic abstract renderings....
£95
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0 spaces available
NEW
Curious Creative Calligraphy
Sat, 5 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Have you ever looked at the words you have written in a greetings card and thought 'I wish my hand writing was more presentable'? Well this course will help you on your journey...
£95
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0 spaces available
NEW
Wet Felted Lamp Shade
Sat, 5 Apr 2025 - Sun, 6 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Create your own lamp using the ancient craft of wet felting. Suitable for anyone willing to apply a bit of elbow grease to make their own fabric, let Louise guide you through the...
£119 £140
All Levels
3 spaces available
NEW
Wildlife in Pastels
Sun, 6 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Do you want to improve your pastel painting skills? Join talented pastel artist Jo Garlick for this workshop to learn more about how to successfully use pastels to create a wildlife pastel painting....
£80 £95
All Levels
0 spaces available
Introduction to Botanical Watercolour
Wed, 23 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
During this one day workshop, Karen will use the medium of watercolour to inspire Students to start to explore the various and extensive techniques that are possible in producing a simple finished piece...
£95
Register InterestNovice
0 spaces available
Painting a Portrait in Oils
Wed, 23 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Develop your portrait painting skills in this masterclass workshop. Stage 1 (90 mins approx.) The workshop will begin with a focus on mixing skin tones with each participant creating a detailed reference sheet...
£95
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-1 spaces available
NEW
Magical Monoprint
Thu, 24 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Unleash you creativity as you discover the most spontaneous and direct method of making original prints with renown artist and printmaker Hester Cox. Monoprinting is a great way to explore ideas and enjoy...
£95
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0 spaces available
Wet Felted Pictures - Painting with Fibres
Thu, 24 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
This workshop is for everyone who has a love of all things textural. You will learn the basic wet felting method and at the same time produce a picture made from Merino wool...
£80 £95
All Levels
2 spaces available
Willow Baskets - Make A Traditional Round Hedgerow Basket
Fri, 25 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Working with willow and other hedgerow plants, this workshop will guide you through the fascinating process of willow weaving, and by the end of the day you'll have created your own unique basket....
£95
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0 spaces available
NEW
Woven Landscapes Using a Frame Loom
Fri, 25 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and try this traditional, straightforward weaving method and weave your own landscape using a frame loom, taking inspiration from the gorgeous landscape surrounding Masham. This workshop is perfect if you’re new to...
£80 £95
All Levels
3 spaces available
Blacksmith For a Day
Sat, 26 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
A perfect opportunity to have a hands-on day of blacksmithing. Blacksmith/sculptor Adrian Wood brings with him anvils, tools and mobile forges and you will go home with several creations from your day, including a...
£110 £130
All Levels
4 spaces available
Portraiture Drawing Workshop
Sat, 26 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Anna Poulton for a day of portrait drawing. Using methods and materials such as graphite, pencil, inks and charcoals, you will explore both traditional and more experimental techniques for drawing a portrait from a life model.
£80 £95
All Levels
3 spaces available
Madder, Weld and Woad: The Three Primaries
Sun, 27 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
This workshop will be a celebration of these three special plants in the medieval context. A part of the day will be learning about the significance of these plants and how they were...
£80 £95
All Levels
0 spaces available
More Green Woodworking - Bowl Turning with a Pole Lathe
Sun, 27 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Chris Helliwell specialises in the ancient art of bodging, green (unseasoned) wood working techniques. The turning of wooden bowls on a foot-powered pole lathe is a craft that has been in use since...
£110
Register InterestNovice
0 spaces available
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Dales Landscapes in Acrylics
Wed, 30 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join experienced artist Lynn Ward for a day of exploring the medium of acrylics and let her guide you through all the processes involved in creating your very own masterpieces. This course is...
£80 £95
Novice
0 spaces available
Make a Rag Rug Table Mat
Wed, 30 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Karina for a fun, relaxed workshop to create your own small table mat. Learn techniques and tips of the traditional heritage craft of rag rug making. There will be plenty of time...
£80 £95
All Levels
6 spaces available
An Introduction to Chair Caning
Thu, 1 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Caning is the name given to the craft of weaving rattan, a member of the palm family. It is normally associated with chairs and has been practised in this country since the 17th...
£95
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4 spaces available
Beautiful Botanical Bas Relief Tiles
Thu, 1 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In this experimental course you will learn the various steps to making your own bas relief flower & nature plaster cast tiles. The course will cover rolling out the clay, designing and arranging...
£95
Register InterestNovice
0 spaces available
Hand Embroidery + Textile Landscapes
Fri, 2 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Create your own stunning hand embroidered and textile landscape, with Textile artist, Louise Goult. Inspired either by a place you love, or an imagined landscape, you will learn how to select fabrics and...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
3 spaces available
Painting Trees in Watercolour for Beginners
Fri, 2 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Trees can be an tricky subject to tackle, especially if you're relatively inexperienced. Join Jason and get to grips with how to paint trees effectively with watercolour. Learn techniques that can push your...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
8 spaces available
NEW
Leather Tote Bag
Wed, 7 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and join us for a day of bright and breezy Tote Bag making. Perfect for days out, work commutes or browsing around the local market. This simple but stylish bag ticks lots of...
£110
Info & BookAll Levels
5 spaces available
Wonderful Ways with Watercolour for Botanical Subjects (3 day series)
Wed, 7 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
This is a series of 3 full days. Dates are: Wed 7th, Wed 14th, Wed 21st May 2025. Join artist Karen Innes to explore the wonderful world of painting plants and flowers over...
£285
Info & BookAll Levels
1 spaces available
Kiln-Fired Silver Rings from Precious Metal Clay
Thu, 8 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
This workshop is both suitable for those new to using silver clay or those looking for a great next step as you learn skills for making a silver ring. You will make one...
£95
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0 spaces available
NEW
Leather Picnic Roll and Flask
Thu, 8 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Perfect for the wandering gourmets, wild swimmers, beach combers and hill walkers amongst us, why not come and make your own vintage inspired Rug Roll and leather flask holder. Picnic Roll: Neat enough...
£110
Info & BookAll Levels
6 spaces available
NEW
3D Wirework Art
Fri, 9 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and join Helaina and make your very own 3D wirework art. Take inspiration from Helaina's amazing 3D cups, jugs and birds or go your own way and make your own 3D animal,...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
6 spaces available
Green Woodworking - Scandinavian Shrink Pots
Fri, 9 May 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Shrink pots are traditional Scandinavian kitchen containers which would have been used for dry goods. They are cleverly created by working with the natural properties of green wood. The body of the pot...
£95
Info & BookNovice
6 spaces available
Adventures in Wild Art!
Sat, 10 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Let nature really feature in your art, with artist and nature addict, Wendi New. Join her for a day focused on finding and using natural materials, pigments, and equipment to make art. Learn...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
5 spaces available
Try Your Hand at a Potter's Wheel
Sat, 10 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
We've all seen skilled potters take a round, moist, lumpy clump of clay, lob it into the centre of their potter's wheel and then use their hands and thumbs to form fabulous shapes....
£95
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0 spaces available
NEW
Have a Stab at a Needlefelt Fox
Sun, 11 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Have a stab at this! Come and make a beautiful fox with a wonderfully bright coat! You will use a wire armature to achieve those matchstick thin legs, build up the body and...
£95
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0 spaces available
Try Your Hand at a Potter's Wheel
Sun, 11 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
We've all seen skilled potters take a round, moist, lumpy clump of clay, lob it into the centre of their potter's wheel and then use their hands and thumbs to form fabulous shapes....
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
4 spaces available
Multi-Section Bookbinding
Wed, 14 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
If you've already done single section bookbinding, this is your next step. Join Roger for this intermediate bookbinding day and take home a beautiful multi-sectioned sketch book you've bound yourself. Roger will guide...
£95
Register InterestIntermediate
0 spaces available
NEW
Macrame Knotting Techniques: Make a Keyring & Mini Wall Hanging - Half Day AM
Thu, 15 May 2025
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Come join Macrame artist Ness Burrows for a fun and creative morning exploring the world of Macrame. In this workshop you will have the chance to learn some basic knotting techniques in order...
£45
Info & BookAll Levels
8 spaces available
NEW
Mosaic on Slate
Thu, 15 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join expert tutor Ruth Wilkinson to learn the basic techniques in mosaic creation. This course is designed for complete beginners or those with a little more experience. You will learn the basic direct...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
1 spaces available
NEW
Macrame Wall Hanging / Bunting - Half Day PM
Thu, 15 May 2025
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
In this workshop you will have the chance to create a beautiful piece of Wall Décor using some basic & intermediate knotting techniques in order to create for yourself a Wall Hanging or...
£45
Info & BookNovice
4 spaces available
Patchwork for the Impatient
Fri, 16 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Durham based artist Betty Brown for a fun day breathing new life into colourful second hand fabrics. This isn't a cosy evening in front of the fire stitching patches the size of...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
6 spaces available
Pewtersmithing Using a Rolling Mill - Jewellery
Fri, 16 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Ella to create your own pewter jewellery such as earrings, bangles, pendants and brooches (approx 3-4 finished items). Using lead free pewter we will apply texture and pattern to the metal using...
£95
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5 spaces available
Traditional Hand-Sewn, Mohair, Jointed Teddy Bear (2 day series)
Sat, 17 May 2025 - Sat, 24 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
*Please note this is a two day workshop taking place on consecutive Saturdays - 17th and 24th May* Join tutor, Lindsay Lowe, for this 2 day workshop where you will hand sew and...
£190
Info & BookIntermediate
4 spaces available
NEW
Willow Bee
Sat, 17 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In a day spent with willow sculptor Jess Wilkinson you will learn the techniques and tips needed to work with, and shape willow. By the end of the day you will have constructed...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
2 spaces available
NEW
Knit, Stitch & Crochet Wire Jewellery
Wed, 21 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for a relaxed and creative day, exploring techniques and making three unique pieces of jewellery. The day will be a fabulous introduction to working with copper-based wire and creating stunning pieces...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
7 spaces available
Glass Engraving Next Steps
Thu, 22 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Sandra Snaddon, a Fellow of the Guild of Glass Engravers, to learn a new skill and take home your very own piece of engraved glass. Sandra will review how to use the...
£95
Info & BookIntermediate
6 spaces available
Stained Glass - Create a Leaded Glass Panel
Thu, 22 May 2025 - Fri, 23 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Using light and colour to depict images and stories, stained glass has illuminated our lives for centuries. This two day workshop will enable you to create your own leaded stained glass panel roughly...
£190
Info & BookAll Levels
6 spaces available
Ceramics - Sculpt a Seated Hare
Fri, 23 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join ceramic sculptor Suzie Wright to create your own unique hare from stoneware clay. Whether yours is moon gazing with ears down or alert with ears up, you can make him or her...
£95
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0 spaces available
A Practical Introduction to Cyanotype Print Making
Sat, 24 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print. It is literally a “dark blue impression”. Cyanotype images are made using light-sensitive chemicals to produce the permanent ‘blue print’. Join Kirstie...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
6 spaces available
Blacksmithing - Fire + BBQ Tools with Ramshead Handles
Sun, 1 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
A rare opportunity to have a hands-on day of blacksmithing - working hot metal by hand and finding out how to create a ramshead handle. Blacksmith/sculptor Adrian Wood brings with him anvils, tools and...
£130
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0 spaces available
NEW
Wet Felted Highland Cow Picture - Painting with Fibres
Sun, 1 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
If you love cows and the beautiful look and texture of wool, in this workshop, Liz Emery literally combines the two! You will learn the basic wet felting method and at the same...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
3 spaces available
Beautiful Botanical Books
Wed, 4 Jun 2025 - Thu, 5 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Be inspired by Alice Fox and join her to explore a series of simple but effective techniques for making marks on paper using plant material. This two day course includes: - techniques for...
£190
Info & BookAll Levels
7 spaces available
NEW
Rag Rug Garden Seat Cushion
Wed, 4 Jun 2025 - Thu, 5 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Bring the outdoors in and the indoors out! A new approach from the traditional heritage craft of rag rugging. Create your own comfy durable garden seat cushion using fabric remnants, t-shirts and old...
£190
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7 spaces available
NEW
Fabric Pattern Design
Fri, 6 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Unleash your creativity and transform mark-making into stunning works of art through the world of fabric pattern design. Whether you’ve dreamed of creating your own textiles or simply want to explore new design...
£95
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6 spaces available
NEW
Nature Art Journaling
Fri, 6 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Have you ever wished to sit and sketch outdoors but don't know where to start or wish to have some pointers on how to create beautifully illustrated pages? Then this introductory course is...
£95
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1 spaces available
Stained Glass - Flamboyant Copper Foil Fish
Wed, 11 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The beauty of colourful watery light streaming through stained glass is the perfect medium for flamboyant, colourful fish. Make gorgeous glass decorations to hang at the window or in front of a light...
£95
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2 spaces available
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Table Loom - Table Runner or Placemats
Wed, 11 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and enjoy a wonderful day of weaving with Agnis Smallwood on an eight shaft table loom. Whether you’re a beginner or already a weaver, this will be a lovely opportunity to experiment...
£95
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2 spaces available
Photographing Landscapes + Nature
Fri, 13 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Extend your knowledge of your camera with this day concentrating on photographing landscape, flora and fauna, insects and birds with one of Yorkshire's best nature and wildlife photographers, Whitfield Benson. You will be...
£95
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9 spaces available
Pyrography - Burning Designs on Wood
Fri, 13 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Pyrography is the art of decorating wood by burning designs onto the wood. Join Bob who will be able to inspire you to create your own burnt wood designs. Bob will be able...
£95
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1 spaces available
A Practical Introduction to Cyanotype Print Making
Sat, 14 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print. It is literally a “dark blue impression”. Cyanotype images are made using light-sensitive chemicals to produce the permanent ‘blue print’. Join Kirstie...
£95
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2 spaces available
Pyrography - Burning Designs on Wood
Sat, 14 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Pyrography is the art of decorating wood by burning designs onto the wood. Join Bob who will be able to inspire you to create your own burnt wood designs. Bob will be able...
£95
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5 spaces available
NEW
Sculptured Clay Heads
Sat, 21 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In this workshop led by ceramist kay Latto you will learn to sculpt a small head - human, animal or mythical - in clay, approximately 15/20 cm using a variety of sculpting tools....
£110
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3 spaces available
Silversmithing - Silver Bands + Knot Rings
Sat, 21 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at silversmithing and create your own beautiful jewelry? Join talented silversmith Rebecca Lynch for a day of making and learning. Using sterling silver you will...
£95
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0 spaces available
NEW
Painting Bright Sun-lit Scenes Using Watercolour and Gouache
Sun, 22 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
John Singer Sargent understood better than any other watercolour artists of his age how to paint bright sunlight. His watercolours sing with heat and intense, sparkling sunlight. This was partly done though combining...
£95
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9 spaces available
Printmaking - Techniques for Block & Stamp Printing on Fabric
Sun, 22 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join our printmaker for a fun day experimenting printing on fabric. You create a design and learn how to use lino cutting tools to carve it into an 'easy carve' block. Then you...
£95
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6 spaces available
NEW
Mosaic stone
Sat, 5 Jul 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Create your very own mosaic stone for your home or garden. Mosaic stones are perfect to use as a doorstop or to add a little extra colour to the garden or outside area....
£95
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0 spaces available
Stained Glass - Beautiful Copper Foil Leaf Decorations
Sat, 5 Jul 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Everyone loves stained glass and the gorgeous effect of the light streaming through it. Well imagine being able to make your own gorgeous glass decorations to hang at the window or in front...
£95
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0 spaces available
NEW
A Day of Enameling
Sun, 6 Jul 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and spend your day trying out the beautiful art of enameling with local enamel artist Heather Croft. Whether you have previous experience or if this is your first time, all are welcome....
£95
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0 spaces available
NEW
Water Scenes in Acrylics
Sun, 6 Jul 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join experienced artist Lynn Ward for a day of exploring and learning helpful skills to recreate water in acrylics. Let Lynn guide you through all the processes involved in creating your very own...
£95
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5 spaces available
NEW
Embroidery on the Unusual
Wed, 9 Jul 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Embroidery doesn't just have to be on a fabric base - many other materials can be used instead, adding a new and exciting dimension to embroidered artwork. The morning will be spent exploring...
£95
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7 spaces available
NEW
Painting Beaches Like a Pro in Watercolour
Wed, 9 Jul 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ever wanted to be able to paint beach scenes with more flair and panache? Or to capture the shapes and rhythms within the sand? How about the sheen of water on sand reflecting...
£95
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4 spaces available
Collage-Decorated Owl in Papier Mâché
Thu, 10 Jul 2025
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
This is a chance to create a gorgeous Papier Mâché Owl decorated with collage in a style of your own design, that you can easily complete at home if needed. Join Papier Mâché...
£95
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0 spaces available
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Exploring Compassion Through Creativity: Writing for Wellbeing
Thu, 10 Jul 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The act of writing is therapeutic. In this workshop, tutors Beth Daley and Dr. Rebekah Olive offer you a safe place to write freely. They will provide gentle prompts aimed at helping you...
£95
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14 spaces available
NEW
Capturing landscapes in pastels - En plein air
Fri, 11 Jul 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Are you desperate to work en plein air with your pastels? Join talented pastel artist Jo Garlick for this workshop and learn more about how to successfully use pastels outdoors. On this course...
£95
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6 spaces available
NEW
Willow Sculpture - Leaping Hares
Fri, 11 Jul 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Spend a day with willow sculptor Leilah Vyner, learning techniques and tips to help you create amazing sculptures in willow. By the end of the day you'll go home with your own gorgeous...
£95
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6 spaces available
NEW
Spinning and Weaving Weekend
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 - Sun, 13 Jul 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Agnis for a creative weekend of textile fun! On the first day you will learn to make your own yarn using a drop spindle, before then using the Andean plying technique to...
£190
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5 spaces available
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Top and Sleeve Pattern Making Workshop
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 - Sun, 13 Jul 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Katie Davis, for a weekend of pattern cutting and drafting up a basic, toile bodice with sleeves in calico to your personal measurements. The toile/mock-up’s purpose is to create a standard top/bodice...
£190
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10 spaces available
NEW
Key Drawing Skills for Beginners - Landscapes
Thu, 4 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Landscape is one of the most fun areas of drawing because it allows you to be more free and experimental in your mark making than other areas of drawing such as still life...
£95
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4 spaces available
NEW
Willow + Paper Fungi Lanterns
Thu, 4 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Learn the basic skills and forms of lantern building, and all about the properties of willow and paper. Produce a beautiful fungi inspired lantern which will incorporate battery powered LED lighting, suitable for...
£95
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5 spaces available
NEW
Crochet - Scandi-Style Table Mats
Fri, 5 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Crochet your own beautiful table mats under the expert tutelage of Carole Rennison. You will be using a 12mm crochet hook and two strands of carpet yarn (a cream yarn and a charcoal...
£95
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8 spaces available
Wet Felted Sheep Picture - Painting with Fibres
Fri, 5 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
If you love sheep and the beautiful look and texture of wool, in this workshop, Liz Emery literally combines the two! You will learn the basic wet felting method and at the same...
£95
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1 spaces available
NEW
Beginners Guide to Oil Painting
Sat, 6 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore the medium of master’s old and new in this exciting oil painting workshop. Aimed at those with little to no experience of using oil paints, you will be guided through various activities...
£95
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9 spaces available
Blacksmithing - Sculptural Flowers for the Garden
Sat, 6 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Forge your own gorgeous gifts on this hands-on day whether you are new to blacksmithing or want to try your hand at something different. Blacksmith/sculptor Adrian Wood brings forges and anvils and you...
£130
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6 spaces available
NEW
Rib Basket
Sun, 7 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
During this one day workshop, Averil will help you explore the beauty and versatility of fibre basketry techniques and make your very own rib basket. Rib baskets are indigenous to many countries. They...
£95
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7 spaces available
NEW
Tissue Paper Textured Paintings
Sun, 7 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join artist Wendi New to learn how to use inks and tissue to create diffused imagery and a beautiful surface on which to add details and enhancements. Perfect for enhancing your floral studies...
£95
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7 spaces available
NEW
Stain + Stitch Lampshades
Wed, 10 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Inspired by the work of abstract expressionist Helen Frankenthaler, Hannah has created this workshops to bring together creativity and intuition. This workshop will teach you how to make a lampshade using fabric that...
£95
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7 spaces available
Stone Carving - Leaping or Moon Gazing Hares in Relief
Wed, 10 Sep 2025 - Thu, 11 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Hares are the stuff of folklore - they have long been symbols of positivity, growth and new life. So, whether you're trying your hand with a chisel on stone for the first time,...
£190
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0 spaces available
Beautiful Botanical Bas Relief Tiles
Thu, 11 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In this experimental course you will learn the various steps to making your own bas relief flower & nature plaster cast tiles. The course will cover rolling out the clay, designing and arranging...
£95
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0 spaces available
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Introduction to Natural Dyeing
Fri, 12 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore the basics of natural dyes on this one day workshop with textile artist and printmaker Kirstie Williams. During the day you will create your own vibrant colour chart of fabric swatches using...
£95
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0 spaces available
Willow Baskets - Traditional Round Hedgerow Basket
Sat, 13 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Working with willow and other hedgerow plants, this workshop will guide you through the fascinating process of willow weaving, and by the end of the day you'll have created your own unique basket....
£95
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5 spaces available
NEW
Big Ideas, Tiny Stories - How to Write Microfiction
Wed, 17 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Micro fiction is a story told in 300 words or less. This workshop with writer, Beth Daley, helps you to fit character, plot, a beginning, middle and end into that small space. We’ll...
£95
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8 spaces available
NEW
Still Life in Acrylics
Wed, 17 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join experienced artist Lynn Ward for a day of exploring the medium of acrylics. Let Lynn guide you through all the processes involved in creating your very own masterpieces - from mixing colours...
£95
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9 spaces available
NEW
Ceramics - Sculpt a Chicken
Thu, 18 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join ceramist Suzie Wright to create your own character chicken. The day will begin with you exploring the rich variety found in these surprisingly beautiful birds, before developing your ideas and translating them...
£95
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3 spaces available
Feltmaking - Stunning Scarf Using Nuno Techniques
Thu, 18 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join feltmaker Louise Curnin for a day creating a stunning nuno scarf. Combining two beautiful textiles, fine merino wool and pure silk, you will create a soft draping, lightweight shawl using the nuno...
£95
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9 spaces available
Contemporary Papercutting
Fri, 19 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Anna is a professional papercut artist whose work is inspired by an obsession with old botanical drawings and the beauty of the natural world and many of her pieces feature woodland animals and...
£95
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2 spaces available
Life Drawing - The Challenge of The Human Form
Sat, 20 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The traditional practice of life drawing brings an understanding of proportion, teaches observation and trains the eye. Working from the life model in the studio this workshop will enable you to explore your...
£95
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7 spaces available
Stone Setting in Silver Jewellery
Sat, 20 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Stone setting is the craft of securely and accurately fixing stones and gems into jewellery. On this quite intensive workshop you have the chance to learn some basic silversmithing techniques, making a very...
£95
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1 spaces available
NEW
Ceramics- Sculpt a Sheep
Sun, 21 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Try this fun class and create your own little sheep with character and personality. Using stoneware clay you will be shown all the stages of sculpting the sheep. The class will centre around...
£95
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0 spaces available
Creative, Visible Mending
Sun, 21 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Visible mending is the art of repairing a garment or piece of fabric, yet keeping the repair visible, creating a piece of work that expresses your personality and results in a completely unique...
£95
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6 spaces available
Bookbinding - Single Section Bookbinding
Thu, 25 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
This workshop is the perfect introduction to bookbinding. It will introduce participants to three basic book structures which form the foundation for further more advanced processes. Suitable either for complete beginners or for...
£95
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7 spaces available
Contemporary Collage - Inspired by Nature
Thu, 25 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Spend a day with artist Sue Orrey-Godden, learning a wide range of collage techniques. You will spend the morning exploring the composition and design of your piece and creating painted and printed papers...
£95
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4 spaces available
Ceramics - Hand Built Japanese Kurinuki Pottery
Fri, 26 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and try the Japanese art of Kurinuki with potter Joseph Ludkin from Croft Pottery. Kurinuki means ‘To Hollow’ and is the Japanese technique of carving objects such as bowls, vases, cups and...
£95
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5 spaces available
NEW
Wet Felted Jewellery
Fri, 26 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Kathryn Guy for a relaxed and creative day, exploring techniques and making three unique pieces of wet felted jewellery.The day will be a fabulous introduction to working with wool fibres and turning...
£95
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6 spaces available
NEW
Portrait Photography
Sat, 27 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
All experience levels are welcome on this introduction to portrait photography workshop with professional photographer Whitfield Benson. Learn the techniques that make for a successful portrait image, from camera settings and lighting to...
£95
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8 spaces available
Stained Glass - Beautiful Copper Foil Leaf Decorations
Sat, 27 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Everyone loves stained glass and the gorgeous effect of the light streaming through it. Well imagine being able to make your own gorgeous glass decorations to hang at the window or in front...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
2 spaces available
Blacksmith For a Day
Sun, 28 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
A perfect opportunity to have a hands-on day of blacksmithing. Blacksmith/sculptor Adrian Wood brings with him anvils, tools and mobile forges and you will go home with several creations from your day, including a...
£130
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4 spaces available
NEW
Sculptured Clay Heads
Sun, 28 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In this workshop led by ceramist kay Latto you will learn to sculpt a small head - human, animal or mythical - in clay, approximately 15/20 cm using a variety of sculpting tools....
£110
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8 spaces available
Dynamic Line & Wash Techniques - Light & Shade
Thu, 2 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join artist John Harrison for this workshop, intended to build on your skills with line and wash. Attendance on one of John's previous workshops is helpful but not essential as the day will...
£95
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6 spaces available
NEW
Weave Your Own Scarf/Snood Using a Table Loom
Thu, 2 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Spend the day weaving your very own scarf or snood using an eight shaft table loom. Each loom with be set up and ready to use, meaning you can enjoy weaving for the...
£95
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0 spaces available
NEW
Birds in Pastel
Sat, 4 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Do you want to improve your pastel painting skills? Join Jo for this rewarding workshop to learn more about how to successfully use pastels to create a bird life pastel painting. Designed for...
£95
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8 spaces available
NEW
Introduction to Painting on Glass
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 - Sun, 5 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Lizzy - member of the British Society of Master Glass Painters for a two-day introduction to painting on glass. Discover traditional kiln-fired glass art, which has decorated sacred and high status buildings...
£190
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4 spaces available
Drawing Designs with Wire
Sun, 5 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and join Helaina and make your very own art wirework. Taking inspiration from subjects of your choice, you will learn techniques for working with wire to create three-dimensional, wall mounted, drawings. You...
£95
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6 spaces available
NEW
A Day of Enameling
Wed, 8 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and spend your day trying out the beautiful art of enameling with local enamel artist Heather Croft. Whether you have previous experience or if this is your first time, all are welcome....
£95
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0 spaces available
NEW
Machine and Hand Embroidered Autumnal Woodland
Wed, 8 Oct 2025 - Thu, 9 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Create a stunning machine and hand embroidered woodland scene that takes your knowledge and skills to the next level! Over two days you will learn how to compose, structure and stitch an embroidered...
£190
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11 spaces available
NEW
Make a Gorgeous Rag Rug Bag
Thu, 9 Oct 2025 - Fri, 10 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fancy a spot of time traveling? Well this two day course brings the past firmly into the present by helping revive the traditional heritage skills of rag rug making and gives it a...
£190
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8 spaces available
Hanging Willow Pergola-Style Bird Table
Sat, 11 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
This beautiful pergola style bird table has an elegant overhanging roof which involves some challenging weaving. Use willow to create a really striking decorative and functional piece of willow for the garden that...
£95
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8 spaces available
Silversmithing - Make a Fidget or Swivel Ring
Sat, 11 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
During this one day workshop you will make a unique silver fidget or swivel ring - a broad plain or textured ring with one or two narrow rings that swivel around it when...
£95
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0 spaces available
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Patchwork Sewing Roll
Fri, 17 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join expert tutor Betty Brown to make an embellished patchwork sewing roll. This is no ordinary kit roll - it has a zip pocket, special cleats for your sewing scissors and/or cutting wheel,...
£95
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5 spaces available
NEW
Wet Felted Highland Cow Picture - Painting with Fibres
Fri, 17 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
If you love cows and the beautiful look and texture of wool, in this workshop, Liz Emery literally combines the two! You will learn the basic wet felting method and at the same...
£95
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9 spaces available
NEW
Introduction to Raku
Sat, 18 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join ceramics tutor Claude Frere-Smith on this exciting and occasionally fast-moving (!) workshop to create stunning pots using the ancient and dramatic technique of raku firing. Raku is a really amazing process, developed...
£95
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0 spaces available
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Make Your Own Leather Satchel
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 - Sun, 19 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come join talented leather expert Cathy Edwards for two creative days producing and personalising your own satchel in a smooth natural hide with solid brass or chrome buckle and fittings. Working as part...
£190
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0 spaces available
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Introduction to Raku
Sun, 19 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join ceramics tutor Claude Frere-Smith on this exciting and occasionally fast-moving (!) workshop to create stunning pots using the ancient and dramatic technique of raku firing. Raku is a really amazing process, developed...
£95
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0 spaces available
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Drawing - Photo-Realistic Animals
Wed, 22 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join artist, Jason Skill, for this workshop exploring some of the drawing techniques used by artists to create highly realistic drawing of animals. It's no surprise that many art books on on bookshelves...
£95
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5 spaces available
NEW
Weave your own mat/rug using a peg loom
Wed, 22 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and enjoy a wonderful day weaving your very own decorative mat or small rug using a peg loom. This workshop is perfect for beginners and you will be supported as you create...
£95
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6 spaces available
Curlews, Coots & Cormorants in Collagraph
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 - Fri, 24 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
On this beginners two-day workshop, printmaker, Hester Cox will reveal just why collagraph will always be her favourite method of printmaking and hopefully you'll be hooked too. Using birds, real or imagined, as...
£190
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0 spaces available
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Wet Felted Tealight Shade
Thu, 23 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
As the nights are drawing in, bring some mood enhancing light into your home by making your very own stunning wet felted tealight shade with expert tutor Louise Curnin. In the morning session,...
£95
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6 spaces available
NEW
Gingerbread House Tealight Holders
Fri, 24 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join ceramicist Charlotte Morrison for a day making your own Christmas or gingerbread inspired house. Using stoneware clay, you will design & hand-build your own ceramic house which can be lit up with...
£95
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0 spaces available
Blacksmithing - Sculptural Flowers for the Garden
Sat, 25 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Forge your own gorgeous gifts on this hands-on day whether you are new to blacksmithing or want to try your hand at something different. Blacksmith/sculptor Adrian Wood brings forges and anvils and you...
£130
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0 spaces available
Introduction To Screen Printing
Sat, 25 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Screen printing is a vibrant, flexible medium beloved of artists and craftspeople, in which the print is created by pressing ink through a mesh screen with the image created by a stencil design...
£95
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5 spaces available
Charleston-inspired Painted Tresure Boxes
Thu, 6 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join artist Sarah Baqai and be inspired by the work of Bloomsbury group to decorate a treasure box using a range of techniques, using Annie Sloan chalk paints. Sarah will introduce the day...
£95
Info & BookIntermediate
8 spaces available
Creating Delicate Felted Landscapes
Thu, 6 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Create a painterly landscape using the wet felting technique with expert tutor Valerie Wartelle. On this one-day masterclass you will be guided through the steps Valérie uses when creating her own felt artwork....
£110
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10 spaces available
Silversmithing - Silver Bands + Knot Rings
Sat, 8 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Rebecca for a day of silversmithing. Using sterling silver you will be guided through the steps involved in making two rings - a simple band and a Celtic Weave ring - all...
£95
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6 spaces available
The Craft of Green Wood Bowl Carving
Sat, 8 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
On this one-day introduction to the ancient craft of bowl carving with Mike Craig you will use traditional hand tools to carve your own bowl from native green timber. The joy of this...
£95
Info & BookNovice
6 spaces available
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Buildings in the Landscape in Pen and Wash
Wed, 12 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Try your hand at “Pen and wash” – the creation of a pen and ink sketch tinted with a wash of watercolour – with landscape artist John Harrison. You will start the day...
£95
Info & BookIntermediate
6 spaces available
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Hand Embroidery - Textured Textiles
Wed, 12 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Textiles and embroidery are so tactile and perfect to use to create a new dimension to your work. In this creative workshop you’ll explore different hand embroidery stitches and techniques to add texture...
£95
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4 spaces available
Christmas Robins in Needlefelt
Sat, 15 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Have a stab at this - needlefelt robins for the festive season. They work as Christmas tree baubles, gifts or decorations. Needle felting is a fascinating technique which allows you to sculpt carded...
£95
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8 spaces available
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Painting Snow Effectively
Sat, 15 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Don't miss this chance to lift your snow painting skills to another level with tutor Jason Skill. When Jason Skill was in his late teens he painted snow falling on his back garden...
£95
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8 spaces available
NEW
Macrame Feather Wall Hanging
Sun, 16 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In this workshop you will have the chance to create a stunning piece of wall décor using some intermediate knotting techniques in order to create for yourself a beautiful feather wall hanging. You...
£95
Info & BookIntermediate
7 spaces available
Make a Wonderful Living Wreath - Morning Session
Sun, 16 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
This is a fun half day session where Sue will show you how to make a living wreath, one that will last, continuing to grow and develop new flowers and foliage. Certainly not...
£45
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8 spaces available
Make a Wonderful Living Wreath - Afternoon Session
Sun, 16 Nov 2025
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
This is a fun half day session where Sue will show you how to make a living wreath, one that will last, continuing to grow and develop new flowers and foliage. Certainly not...
£45
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8 spaces available
Textile Taxidermy - Fun Fabric "Trophy" Heads
Wed, 19 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hand stitch and stuff your own unique “trophy” head in textiles. Typically, you can create a festive Scandi-style Rudolf complete with antlers, or go off-piste and stitch up your favourite animal – hares,...
£95
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3 spaces available
Yarn Hooking - Festive Stockings
Wed, 19 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and enjoy a day learning yarn hooking with Carole Rennison and go home with a beautiful festive stocking, choose either a Robin or Reindeer. This hooking workshop is a little different to...
£95
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9 spaces available
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Next Steps in Screen Printing
Fri, 21 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
*Please note this is a two day course over two consecutive Fridays - 21st November & 28th November. Take your screen printing to the next level during this two day course with Monica...
£95
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6 spaces available
Silverclay Jewellery - Beautiful Birdhouse Charm or Pendant
Fri, 21 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Helen to learn all about Silverclay whilst making a pretty little bird house pendant. It's really cute and makes a stunning necklace. During this workshop you will work with silver clay, using...
£95
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5 spaces available
Festive Willow - Wreaths + Stars
Sat, 22 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Willow sculptor Jess Wilkinson will guide you through the process of designing and making a stunning willow wreath along with a range of smaller willow decorations - stars, hearts and other motifs. -...
£95
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2 spaces available
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Mosaic Designs on Slate
Sat, 22 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join expert tutor Ruth Wilkinson to learn the basic techniques in mosaic creation. This course is designed for complete beginners or those with a little more experience. You will learn the basic direct...
£95
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Blacksmithing - Fire + BBQ Tools with Ramshead Handles
Sun, 23 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
A rare opportunity to have a hands-on day of blacksmithing - working hot metal by hand and finding out how to create a ramshead handle. Blacksmith/sculptor Adrian Wood brings with him anvils, tools and...
£130
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2 spaces available
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Curious Creative Calligraphy
Sun, 23 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Have you ever looked at the words you have written in a greetings card and thought 'I wish my hand writing was more presentable'? Well this course will help you on your journey...
£95
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Beginners Silver Art Clay Jewellery - Nature Inspired
Tue, 25 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Enjoy a day with Tara learning how to capture nature and all its detail in silver art clay to make beautiful nature inspired pieces of Enjoy a day with Tara learning how to...
£95
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Wonderful Winter Linocuts
Tue, 25 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Create striking seasonal prints to share as cards or gifts. Under Hester’s guidance you will learn how to create a linocut that can be repeated to form a small edition. Taking inspiration from...
£95
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5 spaces available
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Paper Making with Plants
Fri, 28 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In this workshop, artist Lucy Lee will run through the basics of paper making, from recycling paper right through to making paper entirely from foraged plants. You will be shown how to use...
£95
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The Art of Glass Engraving - Hanging Decoration or Festive Vessel!
Sat, 29 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Sandra Snaddon, a Fellow of the Guild of Glass Engravers, to learn a new skill and take home your very own piece of engraved glass. Here's a chance to create either a...
£95
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6 spaces available
Willow Sculpture - Festive Reindeer
Sat, 29 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Willow sculptor Leilah Vyner will guide you through this intensive day of willow weaving. You will create a beautiful festive reindeer to take home and install in the garden or indoors. You will...
£95
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0 spaces available
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Stained Glass Star Decorations
Wed, 3 Dec 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Everyone loves stained glass and the gorgeous effect of the light streaming through it. Well imagine being able to make your own gorgeous glass decorations to hang at the window or in front...
£95
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8 spaces available
Fabric Sculpture - Christmas Wreath
Thu, 4 Dec 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Discover the wonderful art of fabric sculpting and create yourself a stunning and contemporary Christmas wreath this year. You will use basic fabric sculpting techniques to create a gorgeous wreath with lots of...
£95
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10 spaces available
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Rag Rug Christmas Wreath or Table Decoration
Thu, 4 Dec 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Make it a December to remember! Join talented tutor Karina Wiles to learn the heritage craft of rag rug 'hooky' and 'proddy' techniques to make your own fabric wreath or table decoration without...
£95
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7 spaces available
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Painting a Portrait in Oils
Fri, 5 Dec 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Develop your portrait painting skills in this masterclass workshop. Stage 1 (90 mins approx.) The workshop will begin with a focus on mixing skin tones with each participant creating a detailed reference sheet...
£95
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9 spaces available
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Wet Felted Tealight Shade
Fri, 5 Dec 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
As the nights are drawing in, bring some mood enhancing light into your home by making your very own stunning wet felted tealight shade with expert tutor Louise Curnin. In the morning session,...
£95
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8 spaces available
Festive Willow Angels
Sat, 6 Dec 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In a day spent with willow sculptor Jess Wilkinson you will learn the techniques and tips needed to work with, and shape willow. By the end of this festive themed day you will...
£95
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7 spaces available
Have a Stab at Needlefelt - Christmas Decorations
Sat, 6 Dec 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and have a stab at needlefelting and get in the mood for Christmas with us! Join Susie and have a go at needle felt hanging decorations for the festive season. Tangerines, apples,...
£95
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8 spaces available
Traditional Christmas Wreaths plus Lunch!
Sun, 7 Dec 2025
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
This is a fun half day workshop where Sue will show you how to make a traditional Christmas wreath. From fairly minimal designs to sumptuous foliage and flowers, you will be guided you...
£65
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4 spaces available
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Wooden Bird Christmas Tree Decorations
Sun, 7 Dec 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Carve your own Scandi inspired bird tree decorations. They will look great as part of your festive trimmings or make unique gifts for the Christmas period. This course will teach you the basic...
£95
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5 spaces available
Copperwork - Design & Make Your Own Christmas Decorations
Wed, 10 Dec 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
A fun session for the festive season and a gorgeous new medium to try! Learn the copperwork skill of hand piercing to produce unique copper creations for the tree or as an ideal...
£95
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6 spaces available
Stitched Up + Sparkly - Upcycled Christmas Decorations
Wed, 10 Dec 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Durham based artist Betty Brown for a fun day breathing new life into colourful second hand fabrics. With Betty's guidance you will make fun and fancy fabric Christmas decorations. Templates of various...
£95
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4 spaces available
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Make Your Own Suede and Felt Slippers
Thu, 11 Dec 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
A wonderful workshop with Catherine Edwards, Leather Designer / Maker, learning to make a simple but beautiful pair of handsewn slippers. Learn to cut your own patterns to the size you require, and...
£110
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0 spaces available