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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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Greystoke, Penrith
Complete a beautiful whittled and carved bird over two days with Dave Harter . . . from start to finish.
Whittling is addictive! Many consider it therapeutic - it is relaxing, absorbing, creative and richly rewarding giving a a sense of personal…
Kendal
Join us on a traditional Lakeland farm to develop the basic drawing skills you need to draw animals confidently. There will be tips and techniques for using reference photographs to produce an animal portrait and advice given for observing and…
Penrith
Enjoy a day of weaving a tartan scarf using a four-shaft table loom. Explore classic tartan weaving patterns and go home with a lovely scarf.
Near.Kendal, Staveley
Join us for a splash of colour in this exciting and playful process. No experience needed, just enjoy experimenting with felt pens, stamps, paint brushes, inks and dyes to transform aluminium.
Greystoke, Penrith
Come and enjoy an exciting workshop experimenting in this ancient Japanese RAKU technique of glazing and firing pottery.
Exciting and fast moving, using heat, sawdust, fire and smoky bins, this stunning firing technique is irresistible and very…
Greystoke, Penrith
Dynamic Floral and Landscape Abstracts in Ink and Watercolour - capture your favourite flowers and fells!
An exciting course from Lyn Evans combining these two favourite mediums. Bring along your own favourite reference photos of your favourite…
Penrith
Spend a lovely day with Sue learning the art of lino cutting with a botanical/wildlife theme. To start the day you will learn various mark making and texture techniques on a small section of lino to become familiar with the tools involved. Students…
Main St, Egremont
Dive into the fundamentals as we delve into the art of flower conditioning, care, and storage. This will explain how to get the very best out of your flowers, to keep them fresher and looking good for longer. I will also explain how to get flowers…
Kendal
An enjoyable introduction to the art of beautiful lettering. Learn how to shape loops and swirls with a dip pen and pointed calligraphy nib, before discovering alphabets and flowing, dancing words and phrases! At the end of the course you'll have…
Stramongate, Kendal
Ply-split braiding is an innovative textile technique, a kind of off-loom weaving where high-twist cords go through the centre of, or are split by, other cords.
N Lonsdale Road, Ulverston
On arrival you will be greeted with a Shed One Fancy Frolic gin and tonic before being guided through blending your unique essential oil fragrance and candle making. Afterwards, sit back and enjoy freshly baked scones and cakes, tea and coffee.
Kendal
Create a unique piece of silver jewellery that will be a joy to wear or make a perfect gift. Created from two silver rings; the small middle ring spins around the wider inner band. The spinning motion is perfect for meditation and reducing stress…
Windermere
Spending that unplanned night out in the outdoors is always daunting. Always be prepared – learn the skills to be self-sufficient in the wild and implement them in our reality-based two day bushcraft and survival training experience in the Lake…
Greystoke, Penrith
Painting Seascapes and Water in Oil Pastels with Roy Simmons ... Beginners and intermediates.
Join Roy for another enjoyable and relaxed day, experimenting with oil pastels under his enhtusiastic guidance.
They say oil and water do not mix,…
Greystoke, Penrith
The Walton Tote - 2 days
Fri 24th & Sat 25th November 2023 or Fri 4th Sat 5th Oct 2024
10am to 4.00pm each day
£170 inc. a tasty lunch, fresh coffee & home baking
Materials cost : £28/per person (covers interfacing, interlining, hardware,…
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 on their woven basket and wants the satisfaction of…
Greystoke, Penrith
An exciting workshop with this popular tutor, well known for her landscapes and skill at depicting beautiful reflections on water.
Frances will be dealing with colour theories, adjacent and opposite colour designs, and the drama of tonal changes.…
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
It's always lovely to welcome Phil to Greystoke; he runs several courses here and his…
Greystoke, Penrith
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, subtly enhancing the natural features of this little characterful…
Near.Kendal, Staveley
Focusing on the beautiful mosses and lichens, this workshop looks at ways to combine drawing and gouache painting and inktense to create marks, texture and colour in your landscape paintings.
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