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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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Temple Sowerby, Penrith
Discover how to make your own herbal remedies for everyday ailments with medical herbalist Bel Charlesworth.
Penrith
Mosaics - Feathers and Fins ~ with Helen Clues Spend a lovely and inspiring day with Helen creating some beautiful mosaic pieces, using a combination of vintage broken crockery (known as 'picassiette' in the trade), coloured glass and ceramic tiles.
Temple Sowerby, Penrith
Join Bel Charlesworth, the Yorkshire Herbalist, to learn more about the medicinal uses of the herbs grown at Acorn Bank.
Greystoke, Penrith
Botanical Art for the Terrified! How to paint beautiful flowers using watercolours, even if you're not sure where to start!
Join Lis on this informal, fun and relaxed day where you will gradually build up your botanical skills and techniques as…
Penrith
Felt Making is the oldest craft in the world, and it can be used to make textural artwork, as well as many beautiful and useful objects.Join Victoria for a fun and informative day of wet felt making, using pure Merino wool roving tufts to form…
Penrith
Spend a lovely and inspiring day with Helen creating some beautiful mosaic pieces in creams and whites, using a combination of vintage broken crockery (known as 'picassiette' in the trade) , coloured glass and ceramic tiles.
Penrith
Develop some different watercolour techniques that can be used for portraits. Photographs and photocopies will be used as source material for the portraits eliminating a lot of the time usually taken to draw out before painting.
Catherine…
Main St, Egremont
In this workshop, we'll explore the art of crafting stunning wreaths that capture the charm and elegance of dried flowers. Dried flowers are not only beautiful but also offer the advantage of longevity, ensuring that your creation remains a…
Kendal
Shibori is the Japanese art of indigo resist dyeing. In this hands-on workshop you will learn the basics of Shibori inspired folding, binding, clamping and stitching techniques. Dipped in Indigo, you will create your own stunning patterns on fabric…
Kendal
Join us for a fun and relaxing day learning the art of mosaic. Create a colourful plaque, a trivet or your own mosaic tray. You will learn about different materials and how to use mosaic tools, with lots of tips on design and pattern.
As well as…
Whitehaven
Join us for an immersive experience in the art of hand-brewed coffee. In this workshop, we'll explore various manual brewing methods that allow you to savour the true essence of coffee.
Penrith
Learn a new skill and enjoy the freedom to get creative while making your own glass bowl to take home. With hands-on guidance from Roxanne you'll get a beginner-friendly introduction to different forms of glass, how colour changes in the kiln and…
Stramongate, Kendal
Enjoy making swooshes and swirls in modern calligraphy with tutor Claire Gould from 'By Moon & Tide'. You'll have fun practicing with a dip pen and copperplate nib in this friendly and fun calligraphy workshop
Greystoke, Penrith
The Forager is an outdoorsy, cross body bag that looks great made in oilskin and tweed. The bag has a zipped outer pocket as well as optional pockets in the lining and a long, adjustable strap. The top of the bag is designed to slouch a little,…
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…
Penrith
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.
Penrith
Join Alister Neville and learn to carve a design for a decorative plaque, board, bowl, house sign - or another project perhaps!
Greystoke, Penrith
From a variety of timbers you will learn how to choose, prepare and split timber and the various methods and styles of carving you could incorporate into your piece. This will entail using a variety of specialist tools which are all provided.
The…
Kendal
Inspired by grasses, cow parsley, poppies and much more, on this workshop you can create your own bunch of wire seed heads to display in a vase. You will learn to handle different gauges of wire to create a variety of wire drawings using leaves,…
Greystoke, Penrith
Spend a lovely day being guided through how to make this very popular native Sheep breed 'The Cheviot' using the needle felting process. The piece will have a slightly sculpted low relief appearance, subtly enhancing the natural features and onece…
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