EXPLORE CRAFTSPACE
Hands-on workshops and spaces to make something yours.
Half-day access to four-shaft and eight-shaft floor looms. Warping board and bench available. Suitable for weavers with prior experience.
Bring a damaged or wobbly piece of furniture for a diagnostic assessment and repair plan. Small repairs can sometimes be completed on the spot.
Learn saw-piercing, filing and basic soldering to make a pair of earrings and a simple pendant. All silver and tools supplied.
From stencil to print in one session. Learn to coat, expose and pull a screen, then print onto paper and fabric. Two colours covered.
A hands-on introduction to the potter's wheel. Centre, open and pull your first cylinders under close guidance. All clay, tools and bisque firing included. Gla…
Work with madder, indigo and weld to dye protein and cellulose fibres. Covers mordanting, dye baths and colour modification. Take home four sampler skeins.
Introduction to spindle and faceplate turning on the lathe. Turn a small bowl and a handle blank to take home. Safety induction included.
Independent access to the glaze laboratory for makers who have completed a studio induction. Includes use of test kilns and the full base glaze library.
One-to-one review of your folio with a practising studio artist. Bring physical work or a digital folio. Written feedback provided within three days.
Bring your firing schedule and test tiles for a diagnostic session. Covers cone packs, ramp rates and common surface faults.
Independent bench time in the metal studio for makers who have completed the induction. Includes piercing saws, files and the annealing torch.
A gentler introduction than the wheel throwing intensive - handbuilding techniques including pinch, coil and slab construction. No wheel experience needed. ABC
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