Bread-making with Peter Cooks Bread
Spend a day of flour-filled fun at Peter Cooks Bread at The Hop Pocket and find out how to make your own real bread at home - whether you’re a complete beginner or looking to perfect your loaf, there's a workshop for you.
To book your place email hello@petercooksbread.co.uk or call Jo on 07400 695 978.
One-day needle felting workshop with Karin Celestine
Make needle-felted garden birds at Blue Ginger Gallery as part of their Marquee of Making. You’ll be taken through the process from a blob of fluff to a creature with character and charm. The workshop will cover all the basics of how to needle felt, using wire, features, ears, types of wool and needles and equipment. Next course takes place on Sunday, June 30, 10am to 4pm.
www.celestineandthehare.com
Basketmaking with Jenny Crisp
Jenny’s courses vary from year to year. For 2019 there are one, two and three day courses that cover both indoor and outdoor products. These projects range in skill level but are still suitable for beginners unless otherwise stated. Tools, willow materials and lunch are all included in the course fee.
For full details of available courses, visit www.jennycrisp.co.uk
Quilting workshops with Bee-spoke Quilts
Over the course of a day you will learn how to make a lap quilt from start to finish. Learn how to rotary cut fabrics, machine piece, attach borders, fix layers and bind your finished quilt.
You will need to bring and be able to use your own sewing machine. Small groups ensure plenty of individual support. Email Jacqueline at bee-spokequilts@hotmail.com
Leather bag making with WilliamsHandmade
Two-day leather bag making course, June 1, £230
Suitable for beginners but also a great follow up for students who have already attended our half day or one-day beginner’s course. The course will begin with students learning the basic leather skills by making a small card case or coin purse on the first morning.
Following this you will choose one bag to make; this could be a satchel, tote, or messenger bag.
www.williamshandmade.com
Silk screen printmaking with Sunny Todd Prints
Create your own silk screen prints with Royal College of Art graduate and Elle Decoration’s ‘Name to Watch’, Sunny Todd, in the spacious Ledbury-based Sunny Todd Prints studio. Suitable for absolute beginners or those with screen printing experience. With a maximum of only 4 students you will have the time and support to produce or develop your own patterns and leave with your own collection of printed textiles and paper.
One day weekend workshops, 10am-5pm, run on the last Saturday of every month. To book, for more information, class dates call 07527 048749 or visit www.sunnytoddprints.co.uk
Indian Cookery with Rayeesa
Rayeesa will take you through all the essentials of cooking a great tasting traditional Indian meal. You will look at ingredients, where to buy, what to look out for and how best to store for optimum benefits. You will be taught traditional and modern methods of how to prepare your dishes. Typically, you will have a range of dishes to cook, including a starter and mains, with side dishes like lentils.
For details of all Rayeesa’s courses, visit www.spicedbyrayeesa.com
Jewellery making with Melissa Hunt
From her purpose-built studio in Brampton Bryan, Melissa offers a range of workshops making, among other things, stacking bangles and a spinner ring. From July 8 to 12, she will hold a Summer School for beginners, in which participants will build a foundation of traditional bench skills before adding ring making, stone setting, and chain making. Melissa also runs a weekly evening class.
For full details visit www.melissahuntjewellery.co.uk, 07931 351233 or email melissahuntjewellery@hotmail.com
Linocut for everyone at The Print Shed, Madley
This is a good course for those who wish to re-visit this wonderful medium. Complete beginners are also most welcome.
If you have never done any lino cut before, tutor Jill Barneby will lead you through designing and cutting a single block and demonstrate how to make several different coloured prints from this. Then learn how they can be imaginatively printed in different ways.
The blocks are printed on The Print Shed antique relief press. It will be possible for participants to make a small edition of prints.
Visit The Print Shed website for full details of all forthcoming courses.
Glasbury Arts Harp Summer School
For harpists from beginners to advanced, the summer school runs from Wednesday, August 28 to Saturday, August 31.
This year’s tutors will be Harriet Earis (the summer school’s director of music, jazz and Celtic harps), Eleanor Turner (classical harpist) and Adriano Sangineto (Continental Dance and Folk Music).
Four groups - advanced, intermediate, young developing harpists and beginners - will see beginners taught by the summer school's assistant tutors and the other three groups working with the three main tutors. The summer school ends with a concert given by students and tutors.
For full course details and to book a place, visit www.glasburyarts.co.uk
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