One-Day Workshops
The following courses are for a single day, from 9.30am - 3.30pm, and include a wide range of materials and techniques.
Classes are suitable for all abilities, from beginners to those with some experience
Silver Jewellery £60*
SJO - Saturday 4th February Tutor: Andrew Bailey
Create unique and original jewellery to your own design using cutting, shaping, soldering and
finishing techniques, with silver sheet and wire (* extra charge for silver materials, typically £20) More....
Patchwork Bag £75
PBO - Wednesday 15th February Tutor: Suzanne Fisher
Using a commercial pattern, your sewing machine and a provided pack of co-ordinating fabrics,
make a fun bag incorporating simple sewing skills combined with patchwork techniques More....
NEW PROGRAMME - MARCH TO JULY 2012
Rag Rugs £75
RRO - Friday 16th March Tutor: Linda Chivers
Learn how to use traditional hooking and prodding rag rug techniques, and recycle your old clothes
and fabrics into a textile piece suitable for a cushion cover or small hanging More....
Mod Roc Creations £80
MRO - Saturday 31st March Tutor: Nancy Goodens
Start building your creation with a wire framework or armature, then wrap it in layers of Mod Roc plaster bandages
and add aptional found materials, and finally paint your work using acrylics More....
Design Day £70
DDO - Wednesday 18th April Tutor: Nancy Goodens
Suitable for any art discipline or craft application, follow a basic design process from initial sketches
through stylisation, scale, colour schemes, repeat patterns and abstraction More....
Twined Basketry £80
TBO - Wednesday 23rd May Tutor: Mary Crabb
Experiment with the technique of twining using a range of yarns, threads and cords, to create
3-dimensional woven structures or sample pieces More....
Your Embellisher Machine £75
EMO -Friday 23rd May Tutor: Nancy Goodens
Using an image or photo as inspiration, discover how to use your embellisher and a range of fabrics
and fibres in a painterly way, creating a set of samples and working toward a finished piece More....
Glass Fusing £85
GFO - Saturday 16th June Tutor: Nancy Goodens
Learn how to cut and shape glass, and how to fuse glass in a kiln producing exciting results, to include
a small bowl which can be slumped afterwards (collection of work after firing required) More....
Copper Sculpture £75
CSO - Saturday 7th July Tutor: Andrew Bailey
Discover how copper can be cut, shaped, textured and finished in a variety of ways, to produce a
small 3-dimensional sculpture suitable for your home or garden More.....
Indigo Shibori £80
ISO - Wednesday 18th July Tutor: Shirley Scott
Prepare an indigo vat, create resist patterns by tying, stitching, and clamping, then dye cotton and
other natural fabrics to create fabrics lengths suitable fo scarves and other projects More....
All materials and use of tools and equipment included (*except silver materials, typically £20)
Plenty of refreshments available, and a light lunch is included in the workshop fee
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