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From pottery classes for children to glass-blowing lessons for grown-ups, in the Lake District you can really get to grips with a host of crafts. You can learn how to carve wood and engrave stone, work with paper and try your hand at weaving yarn out of wool.
You may leave the Lake District, but once you’ve been, it’ll never leave you.
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Staveley, Kendal
Enjoy using local & seasonal flowers to create a stunning bouquet to celebrate the Lake District. After lunch, learn how to select and prepare fresh flowers for pressing throughout the seasons using a flower press, which is yours to keep. You will…
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
A botanically themed canvas of 'Paint, Print and Stitch' with Kay Leech
A lovely day with Kay being guided through the process of 'creating' using paint, then print, and then stitch. Working in mixed media you will create a picture based on…
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
A lovely day with Cumbria's Willow master Phil Bradley creating life size Sculptures : Hares, Hens & Cockerels, Curlew or a small Deer for summer or Christmas
We are very happy that Phil runs several courses here at Greystoke- his days are always…
Staveley, Kendal
Learn a traditional rural craft and make your own timeless round basket with a handle. A course for anyone who likes to use their hands, enjoys the smell and creaking of willow as they work and wants the satisfaction of creating something unique…
Penrith
'Leafworks' workshop with Jennie Ashmore - Pressed Leaf artist
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
This workshop will give you the basic skills needed for leather work and at the same time you will make yourself a lovely bag using pre cut leather panels carefully prepared by Ruth. There will also be an option to dye the panels various colours…
Penrith
The Leather Handled Tote ~ Saturday 26th March or Sunday 3rd July 2022 Materials :£20.00
The Plumpton Pouch ~ Sunday 28th May The Tote is a timeless bag that looks smart and elegant, whilst being simple to make. It's perfect for beginners as…
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
Needle Felted Garden Birds . . 'The Wren ' with Helen Hammond
Spend a lovely day being guided through how to make this beautifully detailed Wren using the needle felting process.
Your Wren will have a slightly sculpted low relief appearance,…
Staveley, Kendal
Over this two day workshop, learn a variety of hand building pottery methods, developing slab, pinch and coil techniques to create a range of individual pieces. The following week, experiment with glazes to achieve dramatic effects with an outdoor…
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
A masterclass with Simon Williams SBA on Botanical Illustration using Watercolours and Gouache paints.
We are delighted that Simon is visiting Greystoke for two days in early July 2022, and students are welcome to book just one, or both days, to…
Grange over Sands
During this workshop you will knit a miniature Fair Isle Cardigan enabling you to learn all of the processes involved in knitting and finishing a stranded garment made in the round with steeks at all the openings. The workshop is suitable for…
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
Join Alister Neville, learn & carve a design for a decorative plaque, bowl or house sign.
Arriving in a large van weighed down with 3 workbenches Alister brings a full set of wood carving tools for each student, plenty of resources and pieces of…
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
A masterclass with Simon Williams SBA on Botanical Illustration using Watercolours and Gouache paints.
We are delighted that Simon is visiting Greystoke for two days in early July 2022, and students are welcome to book just one, or both days, to…
Whitehaven
Escape with MAKE! The Lakes for a fabulous weekend of sewing in a stunning Stately Home.
Special guest, BBC Sewing Bee Champion, Charlotte Newland will guide you every step of the way in making a perfectly fitting dress.
Make yourself at home and…
Staveley, Kendal
Follow simple instructions to create a pattern sampler, or weave your own scarf. Experiment with colour and texture using a variety of yarns. Warps will be set up and ready to go leaving you to focus on weaving. Suitable for complete beginners or…
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
Painting a Looser Botanical in Watercolour with Lyn Evans
Lyn likes to paint her watercolours largely from life, choosing blooms which will stay open for a couple of days. She likes interesting shapes so Iris, Lilies and Tulips feature largely…
Kirkgate, Cockermouth
In this informal workshop, we will have a look at Dorothy Wordsworth's contributions to her more famous brother William's poetry, using entries from her 'Grasmere Journal'. We will also look closely at a short poem by Dorothy herself, and at a…
ULVERSTON
Learn how to build a Cob Clay Pizza Oven - With expert tutor David Alty
Come to the woods to learn in a hands (& feet) on style, as a small group. This busy one day workshop will give you the knowledge to build your own oven at home, having had the…
Kendal
I have spent years replicating bone and antler work from the Viking Age and it would be a pleasure to show you how it was done.
The aim is to cover the basic techniques. You would be making a bone pin and a Thors hammer necklace. Thor was the God…
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
Paint with Wool' and Needle Felt your own Pet Portrait ~ with Jane Makes
Over the course of the day, with Jane's expertise and guidance, you'll see your beloved pet (or chosen animal) slowly appear beneath your fingertips as a 2D needle felted and…
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