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Asymmetric Basket

Come and make a small simple stake and strand basket to use for collecting berries, eggs or whatever you fancy! Your basket will have a beautiful asymmetric border and wooden handle and you will use various willow varieties and foraged materials to make it unique.

This workshop is suitable for beginners and improvers.

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

Date Thursday 27th February 2025
Tutor Alisha Davidson
Time 9.30am - 4.30pm
Ref 3600
Fees £90
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Introduction to Stained Glass
NEW DATE ADDED!

Repeated due to popular demand!
An introduction to the skills behind the craft of church windows.

Have a fast but fun-filled day creating your own stained glass panel, choosing your design from a selection of pre-prepared templates.

Your tutor will guide you through the processes of choosing your design and coloured glass choices.

You will be shown how to safely cut your glass to shape and how to work with lead cames, solder and leaded light cement to create your own wonderful small panel to take home.

The finished panel is approximately 17cms x 25cms.

This workshop is suitable for both beginners and improvers.

A light lunch, refreshments and all the materials to complete one panel are included in your course fee.

Date Wednesday 5th February 2025
Tutor Jennifer Brewer
Time 9.30am - 4.30pm
Ref 3687
Fees £95
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Batik Glass

Batik Glass is an unusual fused glass technique created by Swedish glass artist Lena Beckéus. Our glass tutor Jen found a workshop with Lena so inspiring that she would like to share the technique with you.

Using a combination of powders, frits and micas along with a selection of tools, come and learn what all the fuss is about, and create a series of beautiful glass tiles to take home.

This workshop is suitable for beginners and improvers.

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

Date Thursday 6th February 2025
Tutor Jennifer Brewer
Time 9.30am - 4.30pm
Ref 3634
Fees £95
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Introduction to Lino Printing

Have a go at this popular form of printmaking.

Learn how transfer your design to vinyl, use lino tools to cut, ink up your lino plate and print using a small etching press. A fun workshop designed to encourage you to try further printmaking techniques.

Using your own design or image, you will produce a one coloured lino print to take home.

This workshop is designed for complete beginners, and those looking to refresh their printing skills.

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

Date Thursday 23rd January 2025
Tutor Jacqui Dodds
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3659
Fees £80
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Have a Go at Ceramics - Slab Building

Join Ceramicist Lucy Baxendale for an engaging, hands-on ceramics workshop where you’ll learn the art of slab building, an accessible and versatile pottery technique perfect for beginners and experienced makers alike.

Throughout the day you will explore the creative possibilities in shaping clay slabs into unique forms and functional pieces. You’ll also have the chance to decorate your creations with vibrant underglazes,
adding colour and personality before they’re taken away for firing.

Your completed pieces will be taken away for firing and can be collected from Westhope at a later date.

Suitable for everyone, from complete beginners to skilled makers. All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date Thursday 20th February 2025
Tutor Lucy Baxendale
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3638
Fees £90
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Making Earth Pigments

Learn how to grind, sieve and muller raw ochre pigment to make watercolour paints and etching inks for printmaking in this one-day workshop.

Ochre is a naturally occurring pigment found in earth rich in ferric oxide. The Forest of Dean is one of these places and artist / printmaker Nichola Goff has been collecting and using these pigments in her work.

Earth pigments produce beautifully rich tones ranging through yellow, orange, red, purple and umber, they are relatively simple to process and often used for paints and dyes.

In this workshop you will learn about processing earth pigments from a raw material into a fine powdered pigment that can then be used for inks and paints. Participants will learn the techniques and recipes to produce water colour paints and etching ink, and learn monoprint techniques to experiment with the earth pigments as printing inks.

Participants will take home a small set of earth colour watercolour paints, a tube of unique earth pigment etching ink made on the day and a set of hand-made monoprints.

Suitable for all skill levels from beginners to experience printmakers.

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

Date Tuesday 25th February 2025
Tutor Nichola Goff
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3608
Fees £85
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Natural Frame Basket

Weave a beautiful frame basket in a day in a friendly, supportive environment. Suitable for beginners or those with more experience, you will learn how to create a four-sided frame out of contorted hazel (provided) or wood that you have collected. You will learn how to insert ribs and weave between them to create a unique basket.

Materials and tools provided, but if you have your own basketry tools, you are welcome to bring them.

Light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date Thursday 13th February 2025
Tutor Karla Pearce
Time 9.30am - 4.30pm
Ref 3599
Fees £90
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Make a Crossover Apron

Join us for a lovely and useful one-day sewing workshop: make a simple apron with a cross-over back. The apron slips over the head and has a double pocket at the front. You will learn how to cut out a simple dressmaking pattern and sew it together on a sewing machine. You will also learn how to adjust a pattern to fit you as desired. As well as your finished apron, a copy of the pattern is yours to take home and re-use as often as you like.

This workshop is suitable for beginners and improvers.

You will need to bring a sewing machine and your choice of fabric with you on the day.

A light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date Wednesday 19th February 2025
Tutor Victoria Haire
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3647
Fees £85
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Japanese Paper Felted Pot

Japanese paper has special qualities that mean that it stands up to the felting process when Western style papers just disintegrate, making it a perfect medium for making beautiful felted objects. Using a straightforward process of wet felt making, create a little Japanese inspired blue and white felt pot.

You will learn the basics of 3D wet feltmaking and will complete a decorated felt pot to take home.  Our tutor puts glass test tubes into hers to turn them into vases, or keep it as a lovely ornament.

Suitable for complete beginners or those who already enjoy experimenting with felting processes

All materials included in the workshop fee.

Date Wednesday 19th February 2025
Tutor Clare Linford
Time 9.30am - 1.00pm
Ref 3665
Fees £50
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