Tuesday 25th January 2011
THE ART OF CHOCOLATE
Valentines
Tutor: Carlo Melchior(website)
A very special one day class with Carlo Melchior, an established Swiss Master Chocolatier, who has been making exquisite, hand-crafted chocolates for the past 25 years. The day will include understanding chocolate and tempering, you will use the finest ingredients and learn how to use moulds and dipping techniques. You will of course take home your samples to enjoy!
£55 (plus materials approximately £15)
Tuesday 8th February 2011
or
Wednesday 9th February 2011
GLASS BEADMAKING
TASTER DAY
* THESE CLASSES ARE FUNDRAISERS IN AID OF
LOCAL SCHOOLS *
Tutor: Tracey Bell
If you’re mesmerised by the beauty of glass beads and want to see if lampworking is for you, this is your chance to take a one day reduced rate ‘taster’ class! You will learn the basic principles of working safely and understanding your materials. There will be ample opportunity to try several shapes of bead and work in your choice of colours, as well as some basic surface decoration.
£55 including gas and glass
Tuesday 15th & Wednesday 16th February 2011
WORKING WITH SILVER
Tutor: Julian Livingstone
Ever popular, this two day class with a professional silver
smith is aimed at complete beginners and improvers. Starting with sheet metals and expert guidance you will learn to cut, shape, solder, bezel set stones and polish to make small items of jewellery, a sugar spoon or other trinkets and keepsakes to your own designs. You are welcome to work in gold or other metals by prior arrangement.
£95 for two days
Plus materials by weight (approx. 95p/gm inc. solder etc.).
Monday 7th March 2011
GROWING & USING MEDICINAL HERBS
* Please see class on 12th October 2011*
Tuesday 15th March 2011
GLASS BEADMAKING
TASTER DAY
Tutor: Tracey Bell
If you’re mesmerised by the beauty of glass beads and want to see if lampworking is for you, this is your chance to take a one day reduced rate ‘taster’ class! You will learn the basic principles of working safely and understanding your materials. There will be ample opportunity to try several shapes of bead and work in your choice of colours, as well as some basic surface decoration.
£55 including all gas and glass
Thursday 31st March 2011
BOTANICAL WATERCOLOURS
spring flower
Tutor: Jane Watkins (website)
Local artist Jane Watkins will lead you into the magical world of botanical illustration, demonstrating how she captures the minute detail of a spring flower first using pencil then bringing it to life with watercolours. You will work with Jane to produce your own card-sized piece which can be reproduced at a later date for greetings or postcards, or simply framed to enjoy.
£45 plus materials available from tutor at cost as required
Monday 4th & Tuesday 5th April 2011
lampwork glass bead making
MICHI SUZUKI
Great diversity of techniques and images (inspiration)
Tutor; Michi Suzuki (website)
Michi Suzuki, an innovative and truly talented bead artist, will assist and guide you through a great diversity of techniques:
hollow beads filigrane, murine, transparency and many others according to the interests of the participants.
Addressed to confirmed bead-makers, this course will boost your creativity and allow you explore new techniques.
Places are limited please contact us to make a booking.
£265 for two days including glass and gas
Friday 15th, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th April 2011
SUSSEX TRUG
Tutor; John Carnell, 1066 Country trugs, Hastings
Learn the secrets of hand-crafting traditional steamed Sussex Garden trugs made of ‘cricket bat’ Willow and Sweet Chestnut under the instruction of a traditional Sussex trug maker. You will cleave the timber, shape panels, frame and handle with a drawknife, then steam the Chestnut and soak the Willow before assembling your trugs with copper nails. This very special and rarely seen course which employs only hand tools and where you will construct your trugs from tree to finish. All tools are provided and no experience is necessary.
£175 for three days plus approximately £20 materials
Tuesday 26th & Wednesday 27th April 2011
CANE SEATING
Tutor: Brenda Burt (website)
Restore a cane chair or stool, using rattan cane using the traditional six way Victoria pattern. Suitable for beginners or improvers. Just bring along your chair cleaned and ready to go. Brenda is a professional seater with over 25 years experience and will help you choose the right method for your chair dependant on the style of the furniture.
£85 for two days
(plus materials - approximately £15 for a chair seat or back)
Tuesday 17th May 2011
NATURES LARDER
a wild food journey
Tutor: Robin Harford (website)
Wild Food is the original, true taste of Britain. Master forager Robin Harford will take you out into the countryside to find and identify various wild edible plants. After the forage, we’ll all go back to the kitchen to cook and eat what we have discovered.
Click here to see the findings of last years forage
£60 for the day including your wild foraged lunch
Wednesday 18th, Thursday 19th and Friday 20th May 2011
SQUARE PICNIC BASKET
Tutor: Hilary Burns (website)
Weave an oblong picnic basket with a central handle with Southwest basketmaker Hilary Burns. You may choose to make partitions or lids. Brown willow from Somerset and a selection of natural coloured willows from Hilary’s collection will be used along with a variety of weaves. Suitable for those who have some basketmaking experience and who would like to learn some new techniques.
£145 for three days (plus materials approximately £10-£15)
Tuesday 24th May 2011
GLASS BEADMAKING
TASTER DAY
Tutor: Tracey Bell
If you’re mesmerised by the beauty of glass beads and want to see if lampworking is for you, this is your chance to take a one day reduced rate ‘taster’ class! You will learn the basic principles of working safely and understanding your materials. There will be ample opportunity to try several shapes of bead and work in your choice of colours, as well as some basic surface decoration.
£55 including all gas and glass
Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th May 2011
KUMIHIMO
beads & braids
Tutor: Jacqui Carey(website)
Beads and braids complement one another. The potential is enormous, as any braid and bead type can be used. This workshop concentrates on Marudai braids, and will cover a large number of different techniques enabling students to combine many types of beads in a range of styles. The main focus will be on “Beading after Braiding” though for the more experienced “Beading before Braiding” and “Beading during Braiding” will also be touched upon. The course will also cover “Beaded Ends and Joins”, thus preparing students should they wish to continue into creating a finished item of jewellery.
This workshop is intended for those with some experience of Kumihimo on a Marudai. Ideally students should be familiar with “Beginners Guide to Braiding”. This allows students to concentrate on incorporating beads into the braids.
Small class numbers mean that students can choose which area they wish to explore, with individual tuition allowing students to progress at their own pace.
£105 for two days (plus materials as/if required available from tutor)
Equipment available for loan – please ask at the time of booking
Friday 27th May 2011
SOAP MAKING
traditional cold process soapmaking
Tutor: Richard Philips (website)
An introduction to making your own traditional cold process soap. You will make a kilogram of soap (or more if you would like) using the highest quality natural ingredients and scented with your choice of essential oils. You may also like to decorate the surface with dried flowers or include an exfoliant dependant on its use.
Please note; Soap will need to be posted or collected the following day as it cannot be moved after being made.
£45 (materials approximately £5 per kilo made
plus £5 postage if required)
Monday 6th & Tuesday 7th June 2011
PRECIOUS METAL CLAY
Toggle clasp necklace
Tutor: Sara Dutton website
Precious Metal Clay has been made By Mitsubishi Materials since the early 1990s. PMC as its known, is fine silver or gold particles mixed with an organic binder forming a clay texture, this can be moulded, textured and carved and when dried it is fired and the binder burns away leaving fine silver 99.9 % pure. This exciting product can be shaped with very simple tools and used with lots of different mediums. PMC comes in clay, paste, syringe and sheet form
This two day workshop in Precious Metal Clay includes all the basics of working with PMC in it’s clay stage, filing, finishing, polishing and torch firing. We will make a beautiful PMC toggle clasp & focal piece to your own design, then link them with sterling silver chain into a necklace you can wear home.
£110 for two days
(Plus materials - pack containing PMC & silver chain supplied at a cost of approximately £85 - further materials available to purchase as/if required)
Wednesday 8th June 2011
FORMULATING NATURAL HERBAL
SKIN CARE PRODUCTS
Tutor: Victoria Wright, Healing Herbs (website)
This advanced day is aimed at students who have either had previous experience in handcrafting skincare products or those who would like a challenge, as the formulations are left up to you to design. During the day you will learn about the properties and ratios of various waxes, oils and emulsifiers, herbal extracts and essential oils and produce a really personalised range of facial skincare products such as cleanser, toner, moisturiser and eye gel.
£45 (plus materials approximately £25)
Thursday 9th & Friday 10th June 2011
STONE CARVING
lettering
Tutor: Richard Grant (website)
A two day class where you will learn about different types of stone, lettering
and techniques. You will practice different lettering and progress to making
a finished slate piece which may be your initials, a house name or number, or your own design, you may even gild the lettering if your time allows.
£95 for two days (plus materials as required)
Monday 13th June 2011
PAPER MARBLING
Tutor: Jemma Lewis of Jemma Marbling (website)
Hand Marbled paper is often found inside the
covers of quality books, you will not want to hide your beautiful creations! Wonderful for decoration of the covers (inside or out) of your books. A useful and interesting technique, as at home on paper as it is on fabric. A rare opportunity to be taught by a professional. All materials are provided, a really fun day, simply bring a pinny and wear old clothes, very addictive!
£45 for one day ( plus materials £10)
Tuesday 14th June 2011
GROWING WINTER VEGETABLES
Tutor: Charles Dowding (website)
Author of books on organic salad growing and 'no dig' vegetable gardening Charles Dowding will share his
experience of the best times and ways to sow vegetables for use in winter, either from store or from direct harvest. Tips on second cropping, for example leeks after early potatoes, and on ‘no dig’ ways of maintaining healthy, weed free soil. Also on growing vegetables through winter for harvesting in the hungry gap of spring. An unmissable opportunity for anyone who already grows, or aspires to grow their own vegetables.
£60 for the day
Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th June 2011
WORKING WITH SILVER
Tutor: Julian Livingstone
Ever popular, this two day class with a professional silver
smith is aimed at complete beginners and improvers. Starting with sheet metals and expert guidance you will learn to cut, shape, solder, bezel set stones and polish to make small items of jewellery, a sugar spoon or other trinkets and keepsakes to your own designs. You are welcome to work in gold or other metals by prior arrangement.
£95 for two days
Plus materials by weight (approx. 95p/gm inc. solder etc.).
Monday 27th & Tuesday 28th June 2011
Felt making
FACINATORS & CORSAGES
Tutor: Liz Clay (website)
Construct your very own crowning glory in beautiful hand made felt! Techniques in 2D and 3D felt will be explored with nuno felt embellishments to create a very individual, bespoke accessory that will simply turn heads!
£120 (plus materials as required approx £10)
Wednesday 29th & Thursday 30th June 2011
PLANT FIBRE PAPER MAKING
Tutor: Jeff Lowe
Explore the fascinating process of using plant matter to form papers. You will learn to determine the qualities of your paper followed by making papers using free forming, box casting and mould and deckle work. Use of recycled materials and cotton/wood pulps will extend the scope of your work, to include pulp painting,embedding materials such as threads, grasses & pressed flowers.
£95 (plus nominal sum for materials as required)
Friday 1st July 2011
PAPER MARBLING
Tutor: Jemma Lewis of Jemma Marbling (website)
Hand Marbled paper is often found inside the
covers of quality books, you will not want to hide your beautiful creations! Wonderful for decoration of the covers (inside or out) of your books. A useful and interesting technique, as at home on paper as it is on fabric. A rare opportunity to be taught by a professional. All material are provided, a really fun day, simply bring a pinny and wear old clothes, very addictive!
£45 for one day ( plus materials £10)
Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th July 2011
HAND BLOCKED WALLPAPER
Wallpaper Design Course
Tutor: Hugh Dunford Wood (website)
Come and discover the elements of simple pattern and the principles of turning a plant study into a design. Learn the theory of repeat patterns by cutting a lino block and printing a length by hand. This is also relevant for all aspiring surface designers. No experience is necessary, but there are limited places, so early booking is recommended.
£110 for two days ( plus materials £10)
Wednesday 6th & Thursday 7th July 2011
STAINED GLASS PANEL
incorporating leadwork and copper foiling
Tutor: Ann Pengelly (The Good Shepherd
Glass Studio)
Explore the diversity of stained glass panels - using copper foil & lead work. A voyage of discovery through these fascinating techniques culminating in a finished panel, up to a square foot in size (larger pieces can be started but will not necessarily be completed in the two days). This class is suitable for complete beginners as well as improvers.
£85 for two days, plus materials approximately £20
to include practice glass, lead, foil and glass
for a finished panel up to 12” square (further materials available if required)
Monday 11th July 2011
LAPIDARY
Tutor: Jim Edmondson (website)
A hands on course to create your own gemstone, you will cut, grind, polish and finish slices of natural semi-precious rock in to beautiful cabochon stones for setting in silver or simply to keep and enjoy - its not magic its lapidary!
£60 (plus nominal charge for materials approx £3 per slice)
Tuesday 12th, Wednesday 13th, thursday 14th & friday 15th July 2011
green woodwork
ONLY STOOLS & HORSES
Tutor: Mike Abbott (website)
An introduction to greenwood chairmaking in the 21st Century. The course will blend the age old techniques of cleaving and shaving with modern technology using cordless drills and tenon cutters. While the stool components are drying, students will be instructed in making their own shaving horses. The stools will then be assembled and woven seats applied.
£295 for four days (plus materials approximately £50 to include all components for a stool & a shavehorse)
Tuesday 13th & Wednesday 14th September 2011
GLASS BEAD MAKING
& STERLING SILVER WIRE WORK
.
Tutor: Tracey Bell
On day one, you will make lampwork glass beads, while day two will focus on making simple elegant jewellery using your beads and stirling silver wirework. During the course you will learn the basic principles of working safely and understanding your materials, as well as considering use of colours, presentation and wearability.
£95 for two days (plus silver approximately 95p/gm)
Wednesday 21st September 2011
SOAP MAKING
traditional cold process soapmaking
Tutor: Richard Philips (website)
An introduction to making your own traditional cold process soap. You will make a kilogram of soap (or more if you would like) using the highest quality natural ingredients and scented with your choice of essential oils. You may also like to decorate the surface with dried flowers or include an exfoliant dependant on its use.
Please note; Soap will need to be posted or collected the following day as it cannot be moved after being made.
£45 (materials approximately £5 per kilo made
plus £5 postage if required)
Monday 26th, Tuesday 27th & Wednesday 28th
September 2011
Ply Split Braiding
Tutor:Julie Hedges (website)
Ply – Splitting has traditionally been used to make camel girths & animal regalia in Rajasthan & Gujarat, India. Work with Julie Hedges in this versatile technique using highly twisted cords in cotton and linen to make exciting shaped braids which can be used for textile accessories and jewellery.
£145 for three days
plus materials as/if required
Thursday 29th & Friday 30th September 2011
FABRIC PRINTING
Tutor: Dawn Dupree (website)
Experiment with textile print processes including dye pastes, discharge printing and pigments. Produce multi-layered fabrics using open screens, resists and stencils together with mark making and designs on photo silkscreens.
£110 for two days (plus materials approximately £20)
Tuesday 11th October 2011
THE ART OF CHOCOLATE
Tutor: Carlo Melchior(website)
A very special one day class with Carlo Melchior, an established Swiss Master Chocolatier, who has been making exquisite, hand-crafted chocolates for the past 25 years. The day will include understanding chocolate and tempering, you will use the finest ingredients and learn how to use moulds and dipping techniques. You will of course take home your samples to enjoy!
£55 (plus materials approximately £15)
Wednesday 12th October 2011
GROWING & USING MEDICINAL HERBS
Tutor: Hilary Loder (website)
The day will include a history of herbs as medicine and their uses, for home use only and propagation techniques including seed sowing, cutting-taking, division and pricking out. We will look at herb garden design, soils and composts as well as pests and diseases.
£55 (plus nominal cost for materials used)
FUND RAISER IN AID OF
THE NEPALI CHILDRENS TRUST
Thursday 3rd November 2011
an introduction to
RAG RUG MAKING
progging and hooking
Tutor: Jan Newton
An introduction to the rag rug making techniques of PROGGING and HOOKING At the end of the class you will have observed the different techniques.
You will have tried one or more techniques.
Discussed how to finish rugs and seat pads. You will have started making a project. During the course you can cut fabric into bits about 9cm x 3cm (3” x 1 and 1/2”)and prog them into Hessian. You can also try hooking long narrow strips of fabric to create your own design.
You will need to bring sharp scissors and an apron. Ragging can be quite messy. Please bring any scraps of fabric as well as odd bits of wool this will enable you to experiment. I will have proggers, hooks and cutting gauges for sale should you wish to buy them on the day.
A small project may be a cushion pad or a decorated Hessian shopping bag there will be all sizes of Hessian available.
£45 (plus materials available as/if required)
* THIS CLASS IS A FUND RAISER IN AID OF
THE NEPALI CHILDRENS TRUST
100% OF YOUR COURSE FEE WILL BE
SPENT DIRECTLY ON THE CHILDREN WHO LIVE THERE*
YOUR SUPPORT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!
Monday 7th November 2011
CROCHET
ALPACA
Tutor: Lyn Horniblow
Crochet explorations in alpaca yarn - using yarn produced from our own herd (or bring your own sheepswool or alpaca yarn). You will learn to crochet a simple elegant neck scarf, as well as interesting & effective ways to embellish your
work using decorative edgings.
Beginners, Improvers and refreshers welcome!
£45 (plus materials available as/if required)
Tuesday 15th November 2011
GLASS BEADMAKING
TASTER DAY
* class full- waiting list only*
what does this mean?
Tutor: Tracey Bell
If you’re mesmerised by the beauty of glass beads and want to see if lampworking is for you, this is your chance to take a one day reduced rate ‘taster’ class! You will learn the basic principles of working safely and understanding your materials. There will be ample opportunity to try several shapes of bead and work in your choice of colours, as well as some basic surface decoration.
£55 including all gas and glass
Wednesday 16th & Thursday 17th November 2011
WORKING WITH SILVER
*two places remaining*
Tutor: Julian Livingstone
Ever popular, this two day class with a professional silver
smith is aimed at complete beginners and improvers. Starting with sheet metals and expert guidance you will learn to cut, shape, solder, bezel set stones and polish to make small items of jewellery, a sugar spoon or other trinkets and keepsakes to your own designs. You are welcome to work in gold or other metals by prior arrangement.
£95 for two days
Plus materials by weight (approx. 95p/gm inc. solder etc.).
Friday 18th November 2011
BLOCK PRINTED CARDS
* class full- waiting list only*
what does this mean?
Tutor: Merlyn Chesterman
home website
public art & commissions
Its easy to create radiant and individual festive cards using wood block printing. You will produce colourful original prints using traditional techniques. This course covers the basic skills involved in woodblock printing, including cutting,
registering the blocks, different ways of using colour and hand printing. Good craftsmanship and tool sharpening are emphasized and blocks will be hand printed.
£45
(plus approximately £12 materials to include
wood blocks, paper and inks)
*additional class not in the printed programme*
Wednesday 23rd November 2011
SOAP MAKING
* class full- waiting list only*
what does this mean?
Tutor: Ishbel Ramsay
of Naturally made Soaps (website)
An introduction to traditional cold process soap making.
You will take home a kilo of soap that will make many bars of natural soap scented with your choice of essential oils.
A relaxing day producing wonderful festive gifts, or
a bespoke soap to enjoy yourself.
You will receive full written instructions so you can make more at home as well as simple ideas for wrapping and presentation.
£45 (plus materials approximately £15
dependant on what you choose to make)
Monday 28th November 2011
THE ART OF CHOCOLATE
* class full- waiting list only*
what does this mean?
Tutor: Carlo Melchior (website)
A very special one day class with Carlo Melchior, an established Swiss Master Chocolatier, who has been making exquisite, hand-crafted chocolates for the past 25 years. The day will include understanding chocolate and tempering, you will use the finest ingredients and learn how to use moulds and dipping techniques. You will of course take home your samples to enjoy!
£55 (plus materials approximately £15)
Tuesday 29th & Wednesday 30th November 2011
ELIZABETHAN EMBROIDERY
Sweet Bags: an Investigation into
16th & 17th Century Needlework
*six places remaining*
Tutor: Jacqui Carey(website)
Jacqui has been analysing old textiles for many years, and has accumulated a body of evidence about English needlework dating from the 16th to 17th century. (Some of which has been published in her latest book "Sweet Bags: an Investigation into 16th & 17th Century Needlework").
'Modern' stitches are structurally different to the ones seen on the Elizabethan/Jacobean/Stuart objects. Therefore the techniques used in this era were also different.
During the workshop, Jacqui will share this research work with students (lots of lovely photos- but sadly no actual C16-17th examples!). You will learn about the historical context of this work, before trying your hand at some of the stitches, starting work on your very own 'spot' sampler - a visual storehouse of patterns and stitches - a valuable and vital tool for any Elizabethan lady.
£105 plus materials as/if required
Thursday 1st & Friday 2nd December 2011
PREFELTS & NEEDLEFELTS
*four places remaining*
Tutor: Liz Clay (website)
A new approach to designing with hand made felt. This is an opportunity to stock your creative store cupboard and to design and make a very special bag from these useful ingredients. Liz will help you design your own template and offer useful tips and ideas that will encourage you to create with confidence. Resourceful, inspirational and guaranteed fun!
£120 for two days (plus materials as/if required approx £10)
Monday 5th & Tuesday 6th December 2011
FRENCH LOG BASKET
* six places remaining*
Tutor: Hilary Burns (website)
Make a round basket to hold logs or kindling. Weave with brown Somerset willow, various coloured willows from Hilary’s collection and a selection of weaves to create different textures. Beginners may choose to make a smaller simple basket with finger holes rather than more challenging side handles, more experienced weavers may prefer to make a larger basket or an oval form.
£95 including a glass of festive cheer with lunch
(plus materials approximately £15 dependant on size made)
Wednesday 7th December 2011
HERBAL WINTER WARMERS
* three places remaining*
Tutor: Victoria Wright, Healing Herbs (website)
Our winter warmers workshop will be packed full of valuable herbal homes remedies information for beating wintertime colds, flu and coughs, students will also make four exciting herbal remedies to take home, Echinacea and Elderberry throat lozenges, liquorice and thyme cough syrup, eucalyptus chest rub and a soothing lip balm.
£45 (plus materials approximately £20)
*additional class not in the printed programme*
Thursday 8th December 2011
FOLLOWING YONDER STAR!
festive decorations in stained glass
* six places remaining*
Tutor: Ann Pengelly (The Good Shepherd
Glass Studio)
This class is suitable for complete beginners, a relaxing day creating festive tree adornments using stained glass, copper foil and lead.
Materials approximately £10 to include practice glass, all lead, foil and glass for approximately 6 finished decorations, although you are welcome to purchase extra materials as necessary.
£45 (plus materials as required approximately £10)
*additional class not in the printed programme*
Friday 9th December 2011
DECK THE HALLS
swags and garlands
* five places remaining*
Tutor: Carol kerr
Festive yuletide decorations from fresh greenery
£45 (plus materials as required at a nominal charge)
