Stained Glass Spring Flower Bouquet with North Lakes Stained Glass

Come join us for a day exploring the wonderful heritage craft of stained glass with a contemporary twist, to create a completely personal and unique item for yourself or as a special gift.

This day workshop will introduce you to the process of the tiffany foiling method to create a small bouquet of bespoke flower and leaf stems in a vase for you to take home, as well as giving you the foundation skills to go on to create more pieces in the future should you wish!  

Suitable for both complete beginners and those already experienced working with glass, all you need to bring is yourself and an open mind!  

Starting with an introduction to different types of glass and design, we’ll cover how to handle and work with glass safely and show you examples of work to provide you with some inspiration if your journey to the gallery itself hasn’t provided enough already!  The beauty of creating these items is they can be very free form, and don’t require a restrictive design template to follow.  The stems can be inspired your own favourite flowers and by the wide selection of different coloured and textured glass supplied on the day.  

I will then guide you through how to cut and shape each individual piece of glass, wrap them in copper foil and then join them onto the stems, before applying a number of finishing touches such as wire, patina (darkening of the silver solder) or painted detail should you wish.  

All tools, materials and safety equipment will be provided.  However, due to the nature of the craft, please can you ensure you are wearing closed shoes (no sandals, crocs or sling-backs) and that long hair is tied back.  If you wear reading glasses, it is also advisable to bring these for the close detail work!!

As the soldering process does involve lead based products, it is not advisable for pregnant women to attend and children between the ages of 16 & 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Please note there is a £25 material cost payable to the tutor on the day.

Included in the cost of your workshop is lunch, tea and coffee throughout the day and afternoon cake.

Kate is also running the following workshops:

21st March – Stained Glass Spring Flower Bouquet

9th May – Stained Glass Lantern

17th July – Everlasting Stained Glass Succulent

11th September – Everlasting Stained Glass Succulent

6th November – Stained Glass Christmas Flower Stems

Please read our Refund Policy before booking

This workshop can also be booked as a private group booking on a date of your choice, follow this link for more information:
https://www.themakersmill.co.uk/private-group-workshops/

All of our workshops are available to purchase as one of our beautifully presented laser engraved oak GIFT VOUCHERS. Click here for more information

A little about Kate from North Lakes Stained Glass:

Kate is a professional glass artist with over 30 years of experience working with both the tiffany and leadlight techniques of stained glass.  She moved to Cumbria 5 years ago, and was so inspired by the beauty and heritage of the county that she then set up her company North Lakes Stained Glass, and now sells her landscape and nature work online nationally and internationally, as well as at craft fairs and a number of art galleries around the region, including our own.  Her workshop is based here in Keswick, and she recently appeared as one of the featured artists on the BBC TV show ‘Make It At Market’ that aired in the Autumn of 2024.