Introducing our new ‘Group Booking’ option for workshops – Perfect for ‘Social Distancing’
Come along on a date of your choice with a group of your friends/family for a day of craft and making.
We have taken 7 of our most popular workshops and made them avalible as private options, especially useful in the socially distanced environment or for tourists visiting the lake district on specific dates.
Take a look at the option below the then CONTACT US for date availability
This day course is for beginners/intermediate. It includes tuition and all preparation work, lots of clay and time on the wheel. Great chance to experience throwing larger pieces!
At the end of the day you can choose your favorite 2 pots, which Julia will fire and glaze for you.
Please note there is a £16 material charge payable to the tutor on the day.
Over 16 only recommended
The tutor of this workshop is Julia Evans (Castlerigg Pottery)
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You will get to learn the basics of screen printing from how to mix your own colours to how to create stencils for printing!
The students will be printing onto a 38 x 41cm tote bag and a 19 x 16cm make up bag , which has a zip at the top. Both of these products are made out of neutral coloured canvas meaning all designs will be clearly visible when printed! It gives a perfect clean slate for any pattern.
Students will also be given some calico fabric to practice with first. So that when they move onto the bags they feel confident in the craft.
Please not there is a £25 material fee to the tutor on the day
This workshop is run by ‘The Making Magpie’ (Jude Edmonson)
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You will learn how to use a range of textured threads and yarns to create hand embroidered flowers.
These can be framed or incorporated into textile products such as a decorated bag pocket or a cushion panel or even in a quilt.
This workshop is suitable for all abilities.
Info on techniques and stages – in this workshop you will learn how to use fabrics and fibres to create a coloured background and layer these with stitches using a selection of hand painted yarns in a wide range of thicknesses and textures.
Using simple hand embroidery stitches including straight stitch, couching and French knots you will produce two small embroideries.
Please not there is a £10 material fee paid directly to the tutor on the day
The tutor of this workshop is Kate Slaughter
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Sophie will guide you through the different techniques needed in creating your plant hanger. All materials will be provided and everyone will go away with a potted plant ready to display in their home.
The tutor of this workshop is Sophie Wilson (SEW Design)
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An opportunity to learn a new skill and have fun being creative with hands on instruction and the freedom to choose what you make.
During the course you will learn all you need to know to produce your dishes and wall hanging, including an introduction to different types of glass, how the glass will change in the kiln, do’s and don’ts and how to cut glass.
Finished fired items can be collected from The Makers Mill a few weeks after the workshop or postage can be arranged at a small cost
The tutor if this workshop is Roxy Denny (RD Glass)
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The workshop is a great introduction to reduction lino printing. By the end of the workshop you will have designed, cut and printed your own linocut in one/two colours, plus white.
The workshop will cover:
• points to consider when creating a design;
• transferring the design onto a block;
• preparing the block and paper for accurate registration
• cutting the design into the block (in two stages); and
• printing two layers of colour using relief water based printing inks using a printing press (I will also show you how to print without a press)
Before working on your main piece you will learn about the materials, tools and techniques required to create a print. There will be an opportunity to practice cutting and printing before progressing onto your main design.
You will be provided with all the tools and materials you will need.
The tutor of this workshop is Liz Jones
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A special mug is an everyday pleasure – you will produce artwork that’s not just beautiful but practical – something that you’ll love putting to good use.
If you’ve ever been put off trying ceramics by the need to master a pottery wheel, fear not. This is a relaxed workshop, in which you’ll use Catherine’s current favourite technique – hand building, using slabs of hand-rolled clay and imprinting techniques.
The workshop is aimed at complete beginners, but more experienced potters wanting to try a new technique are welcome too, and will enjoy learning something new.
To build your mug you will use porcelain clay, which has a fine texture and holds the texture of imprinted fabric, creating a finish which is intriguing and intricate, yet after glazing and firing will be robust and water-tight.
All materials are provided. At the end of the workshop, you’ll choose your glaze, and your work will be taken back to the Cath Ball’s home studio where it will be expertly glazed and carefully fired. Your mug will then returned to the makers mill ready for you to collect.
There is also an option for work to be posted out to you at an extra cost payable to the tutor on the day if you are not local.