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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.
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Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
Create your own gorgeous needle felted sheep using soft Herdwick blended wool, with Annis McGowan.
Create your own unique and characterful heavy Herdwick doorstop, weighing around 3.5kg and measuring 38cm long, using all quality wools including…
Greystoke, Penrith
Join Gwen Bainbridge to create some stunning vases and tea light holders in textured porcelain.
Greystoke, Penrith
A lovely day with Kay being guided through the process pf creating using paint, then print,and stitch. Working in mixed media you will create a picture based on flowers, you can bring your own image or use one of the ones provided for inspiration.
Greystoke, Penrith
Another great day with clay creating your own green man from stoneware pottery under Dave's guidance and expertise. Dave Norman Studied at the Glasgow School of Art, and then ran his own studio in Scotland, producing large architectural ceramics for…
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 in…
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 in…
Greystoke, Penrith
Carefully needle felt a soft blended wool mix into a soft and unique endearing animal. With Annis McGowan.
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
Buildings in the Landscape' using Line and Wash - with John Harrison
Try your hand at "line and wash" – the creation of a pen and ink sketch tinted with a wash of coloured ink or watercolour – with landscape artist John Harrison. You will start…
Greystoke, Penrith
On this one day course you will learn the technique of pen and wash or extend your existing skills. This is a way of painting using waterproof pen that is then enhanced with watercolour.
Grange over Sands
Spend two days in an Ancient woodland and learn to make your very own English Longbow to take home. You will also make the string and get to shoot it safely
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
Join Lizzy for a one day Leaded Stained Glass taster course, design and make a beautiful leaded mirror.
An opportunity to dip your toe into and try this intensive one day Stained Glass taster day with Lizzy making a leaded stained glass mirror.
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
Design and create your own beautiful Stained Glass panel on this 2 day workshop with Lizzy Hippisley-Cox. Working with coloured, clear and textured glass all provided by Lizzy, you will learn how to handle, cut safely and to 'lead up' a small…
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
Creating Reflections ~ Water in the Landscape with Frances Winder
Join this gently encouraging tutor, Frances, for the day and learn some of the techniques she employs in capturing water on paper.
'My work is based upon the abstracts around me ~…
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
Creating Reflections ~ Water in the Landscape with Frances Winder
Join this gently encouraging tutor, Frances, for the day and learn some of the techniques she employs in capturing water on paper.
'My work is based upon the abstracts around me ~…
Greystoke, Penrith
Make a professional Hand rolled Drum lampshade from your chosen fabric with Sonja Tileard
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
A day to enjoy an Introduction to Artists' Oil Pastels with Roy Simmons.
Oil pastel may be one of the most underrated mediums for artists. This may be due to the fact that there are many cheaper varieties available, but they're harder than the…
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
A day to enjoy an Introduction to Artists' Oil Pastels with Roy Simmons
Oil pastel may be one of the most underrated mediums for artists. This may be due to the fact that there are many cheaper varieties available, but they're harder than the…
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
A day of textures and patterns using traditional rolling mills on sheet pewter; create your own unique pewter Bangles, Brooches & more to your own unique designs, with Ella McIntosh.
Under Ella's expert guidance, design and create a beautifully…
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
Laura's evocative designs on cushions, lampshades and giftware have recently been widely featured in Country Living, Gardens Illustrated and several Interior design magazine. 'Discovering that I am a direct descendant of James Sowerby, famous…
Greystoke Craft Garden, Greystoke, Penrith
Since July 2020 our lovely, listed & spacious 'Covid-secure' new teaching studio, the 'Swallow Barn' has been up and running, & enjoying consistently excellent feedback. Please see our own website for all details. This promises to be an exciting…
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