Spend a day learning an increasing rare heritage craft. Straw marquetry is the art of forming a decorative panel using flattened slithers of straw. Join Anne Dyer for this beginners’ workshop learning basic marquetry skills. Anne will show you how to prepare your straw and then how to work with both inlay and onlay techniques.

During the day you may choose to make a small butterfly or bird which you could use to decorate a greetings card or the top of a small box. Straw is an incredibly versatile material and can be used to make designs that are both modern and historical so once you have learnt the techniques the sky is your limit!

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as those who want to improve their marquetry skills.

All materials, lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Learn to paint in the colourful canal folk art style with Kerri the Heritage Crafter. Canal art is on the endangered heritage craft list so this is your opportunity to learn a rare and vanishing art. Discover more about the traditional Roses and Castles style and paint your own placemat and coaster to take home.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date	Thursday 8th May 2025
Tutor	Kerri Williams
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3612
Fees	£80
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Join us for a fascinating day learning all about flax, including presentations on the history and usage of the plant, as well as lots of hands on practical time spinning and weaving the threads yourself.

In the morning there will be an introduction, presentation on flax and hemp ancient and modern with examples of fabric for everyone to see. You will learn about how to grow flax from seed, harvesting and retting flax straw with more hands on examples. You will work flax straw on a bench to extract fibres, twisting to make a balanced thread.

After lunch you will work with prepared fibres, getting them ready for spinning, dressing a distaff, using a drop spindle and spinning tow with a twine twister. Finally you will do some basic weaving on prepared warp using threads made through the day.

This day is suitable for anyone with an interest in flax and weaving.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date	Thursday 15th May 2025
Tutor	Simon and Ann Cooper
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3623
Fees	£75
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