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Silver Clay Play Day

Come and play with the possibilities of silver clay in this one-day workshop.

With 10g of clay each to work with, you can choose what you will make, with help and guidance from your tutor.  Make a pendant, a pin brooch, a ring or an earrings and pendant set.  Add fireable stones, make moulded shapes, or just sculpt something.

A discussion will take place first to make sure you get the best from your clay and the day, then you will be guided through the construction, firing and initial polishing of your piece. You can watch the demonstration of other techniques to give you ideas for future projects.

Take home a solid silver piece at the end of the day, perfect for yourself or as a unique gift for someone.

This course is suitable for beginners and improvers.

A light lunch, refreshments and 10g of silver clay are included in your course fee. Additional clay, stones and fixings are available at an extra cost, payable to your tutor on the day.

Date Thursday 28th November 2024
Tutor Lori Ridgeway
Time 10.00am – 4.00pm
Ref 3517
Fees £85
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Grow Your Own Living Willow Screen

This one-day mixture of indoor and outdoor sessions will cover both the theory and practice of creating and managing your own beautiful lattice willow screen or 'fedge' (fence/hedge).  Whether you want to create living willow structures, natural fencing, grow willow for basketry or horticultural purposes, this day will provide you with all the theory and some hands on practical experience of planting cuttings, harvesting willow and maintaining your own living willow.

We will cover:
> Planning and designing your willow fedge.
> Preparing the ground.
> What varieties to plant and why.
> Planting a new willow fedge.
> Maintenance.
> Pests and diseases.

Suitable for anyone with an interest in growing willow in their garden or to cut for basketry or horticulture.

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

Date Saturday 25th January 2025
Tutor Brigit Graham
Time 9.00am - 4.30pm (please note the early start!)
Ref 3630
Fees £85
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Where do I start with my garden?

A beginner's guide to the absolute basics of designing and maintaining your garden. Your day will include a mixture of indoor presentations, outdoor demonstrations and the opportunity to ask some questions about your own garden.

If you are overwhelmed by your garden, don’t know where to start, are faced with an impenetrable patch of weeds or bare ground, this is the course to get you inspired!

We will cover:
> A brief introduction to different categories of plants & shrubs and what to do with them.
> Some common weeds and how to deal with them.
> Common tools and techniques to get you started.
> The low-maintenance garden: a few basic rules.
> Beginning to tame a weedy or wild bed, border, or the whole garden.
> Quick fixes to make a boring garden more interesting.

You will take home a plan of action for your plot, lots of ideas and a bit of practical experience from the day.

This course is suitable for beginners or those looking for a bit of fresh inspiration about tackling their garden.

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

Date Thursday 6th February 2025
Tutor Vicky Thornton
Time 10.00am – 4.00pm
Ref 3631
Fees £75
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Starting a Flower Cutting Patch

This one day beginners workshop offers the essential toolkit to start growing your own flowers for cutting. Including a mixture of indoor presentations and outdoor demonstrations, learn everything you need to get started with a flower cutting patch of your own in your garden, or growing them in containers.

You will cover:
> Where to grow: designing a small patch from scratch.
> What to grow: some of the easiest and most productive flowers to grow for beginners.
> How to grow: sowing, buying in plants.
> Getting your small plant to reach flowering stage and keeping it flowering.

You will take home lots of ideas, inspiration and practical advice as well as some cut flower seedlings and a pot of bulbs to get you started with some flowers to cut in the new year.

This workshop is suitable for absolute beginners and those wanting to create a new cut flower space.

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

Date Thursday 24th October 2024
Tutor Vicky Thornton
Time 10.00am – 4.00pm
Ref 3602
Fees £75
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Festive Candle Making

Learn how to pour a container candle using sustainable rapeseed wax and how to 'wick' candles correctly. Have fun choosing your colours and joyful festive fragrances and learn how to add these to your poured candle. You will also make rolled Christmas tree candles with beautiful sheets of beeswax.

A wonderful way to decorate your home over the festive period or give as gifts.

You will leave the workshop with all of your handmade candles and the information you need to continue making candles at home.

All materials are included in your course fee (sparkly jars £2 extra, payable to the tutor on the day).

Date Wednesday 27th November 2024
Tutor Rachel Clements
Time 1.30pm - 4.00pm
Ref 3624
Fees £55
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Festive Soap Making

Handmade soaps are a delight, even more so if you have made them yourself. Come and join us, melting, stirring and pouring our way to the perfect, cold process, traditional soap.

Choose your fragrances and adornments such as cedarwood, cinnamon, orange and lemon followed with a sprinkle of gold mica to enhance that festive feeling.

You will make approx 500g soap, equivalent to 6 bars which is enough to give as gifts to family and friends, as well as keep some for yourself.

Date Tuesday 5th November 2024
Tutor Rachel Clements
Time 10.00am – 12.30pm
Ref 3613
Fees £55
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Make your own Shampoo Bars

In this workshop, you will learn to make surfactant-based solid shampoo bars, which are brilliant for hair care, travelling and for those who are trying to reduce plastic waste.

You will learn about the ingredients that go into pH balanced shampoo bars and why these ingredients are good to include in your shampoo. You will go home more informed about what goes into the products that we put onto our hair, and with the knowledge to continue your learning journey at home if you want to.

You will make a good, basic shampoo bar and a conditioner bar, both tailored to your hair type, to take home.

All materials are included in the course fee.

Date Tuesday 5th November 2024
Tutor Rachel Clements
Time 1.30pm - 4.00 pm
Ref 3596
Fees £55
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Introduction to Stained Glass

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 22nd January 2025
Tutor Jennifer Brewer
Time 9.30am - 4.30pm
Ref 3616
Fees £95
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Silver Clay Flowers

Silver clay is an addictive medium with so many possibilities!

On this one day course you will learn how to prepare and handle your silver clay, using rolling, texturing and cutting techniques to make a selection of flowers for either an ornamental display or to turn into jewellery.

You can then add additional stones and UV resin colours to enhance your designs. While the flowers are firing there will be some options to prepare findings to turn your flowers into pins or pendants or to make air dry clay vases for the completed flowers. Take home your flowers to keep or as a unique gift for family and friends.

This course is suitable for beginners and improvers.

A light lunch, refreshments and an amount of silver clay is included in the course fee.

Additional stones and other decorations are extra and a materials cost for these will be payable to the tutor on the day.

Date Saturday 26th October 2024
Tutor Lori Ridgeway
Time 10.00am – 4.00pm
Ref 3516
Fees £85
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Reusable Gift Bags

Want to be more sustainable this festive season? Learn how to sew a fabric bottle gift bag and a fabric gusseted rectangular gift bag in this friendly half-day workshop. These bags can be re-used for many years, so no more wrapping paper thrown in the bin. You might find you like them so much that you only give them to people who might return them!

The bottle bag has a weighted bottom, is lined, and has two ribbon handles. The rectangular gift bag with ribbon drawstring is suitable for boxed gifts or books. It can be made in multiple sizes once you have learnt the technique.

At the end of the workshop you will take home one of each type of bag.

Bring your own fabric, either festive or a choice that could be used year-round, and a sewing machine.

Suitable for beginners and improvers - some basic sewing experience would be helpful.

Date Tuesday 26th November 2024
Tutor Victoria Haire
Time 1.30pm - 4.00pm
Ref 3614
Fees £30