| Workshops
Craft in the Bay delivers a wide range of creative courses in specialist craft areas that are suitable for the complete novice or those with some prior experience. Courses normally run for 1 to 3 days and places are limited to a maximum of 8 so early booking is advisable. Fothcoming events are shown below. |
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| Fusing in Glass | |
| Friday 26th, Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th February Tutor: Bill Swann Times: 10.30am - 4.30pm Cost: £135 |
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| Glass, wire and pigments layered to create abstract patterns and shapes in the kiln. A popular technique used to create pendants, wall pieces, bowls and sculpture. No open-toed shoes please. |
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| Garden Gargoyles | |
| Saturday 6th & Sunday 13th March Tutor: Caroline Deacon Times: 10.30am - 4.30pm Cost: £90 |
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| A great opportunity to pick up skills in clay modelling, mould making and creating a concrete 3D cast. The completed gargoyles will be weather-proof and ideal for an artistic feature in your garden. The course will also cover the technique of sand-casting. Please bring an apron. |
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| Designer Corsets | |
| Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th March Tutor: Anna Henderson Times: 10.30am - 4.30pm Cost: £90 |
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| Learn all the skills in designing and creating a stunning corset in silk. Pattern cutting, hand and machine stitch, embellishment techniques. We do have sewing machines for you to use but you may prefer to bring your own. Please bring a basic sewing kit (sharp scissors, pins, needles etc) |
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| Aluminium Jewellery | |
| Saturday 13th March Tutor: Mandy Nash Times: 10.30am - 4.30pm Cost: £45 |
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| Create colourful jewellery in anodised aluminium. A light, versatile material - learn about design, cutting the metal, drilling, colouring and finishing. | |
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| Braids & Trimmings | |
| Saturday 13th March Tutor: Melissa Warren Times: 10.30am - 4.30pm Cost: £45 |
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| A wonderful way to embellish home furnishings or create striking textile jewellery. Melissa will show you how to use the knitting machine and embellisher during the day to create your designs. | |
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| Voluptuous Vessels | |
| Sunday 14th March & Sunday 18th April Tutor: Jan Beeny Times: 10.30am - 4.30pm Cost: £90 |
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| A two day course to explore hand building, slip decoration and glazing techniques. Focussing on the vessel - Jan will show you how to create beautiful, functional pottery. Surface decoration will include the use of coloured slips and glaze. Glazing and firing will be covered on day 2. |
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| Ornamental Felt Handbags | |
| Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st March Tutor: Claire Cawte Times: 10.30am - 4.30pm Cost: £90 |
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| Make a beautiful felt bag designed using two colours. The outsiide colour selected to contrast with the inside - a wide choice available from subtle earthy colours to more vibrant tones. Fleeces available include Merino, Blue Faced Leicester (oatmeal), Gotland (grey) and Wensleydale (natural). Over the two days you will learn how to layer fleece, create deliberate folds and incorporate fabric for a fascinating textural surface. |
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| Willow Wigwams | |
| Saturday 10th April Tutor: Susie Vaughan Times: 10.30am - 4.30pm Cost: £45 |
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| Learn the fascinating craft of weaving in willow and hedgerow materials to create a sculptural wigwam that will adorn your flower or vegetable garden this Spring. Please bring a pair of secateurs and a cushion to kneel on. |
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| Divas and Dancers | |
| Saturday 17th April Tutor: Sara Easby Times: 10.30am - 4.30pm Cost: £45 |
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| Transform recycled material and textiles into your very own 3D diva. From opera to ballroom, there is plenty of scope to pamper to your imagination! | |
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| Glass Works | |
| Friday 23rd, Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th April Tutor: Bill Swann Times: 10.30am - 4.30pm Cost: £135 |
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| A weekend of glassmaking fun. Using the fused glass process you will have the opportunity to create a wall piece, bowl, jewellery, sculpture and/or tiles. No open-toed shoes please. |
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| Sculpture in Clay | |
| Saturday 8th May Tutor: Jan Beeny Times: 10.30am - 4.30pm Cost: £45 |
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| Covering hand building and slip decoration techniques to produce a design of your choice for the garden - bird bath, sundial, wall plaque, planter .... Please bring an apron. |
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| Eco-colour and Natural Nuno | |
| Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th May Tutor: Claire Cawte Times: 10.30am - 4.30pm Cost: £90 |
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| Make a felt base using a selection of natural fibres which can be incorporated into fleece in order to create an interesting textural tactile background. Learn how to create prints and colour transfer from leaves, petals and other plant matter using a direct contact technique in the natural dye process. Over the two days you will learn how to nuno-felt and experience the eco-colour process in which you have the choice to create a scarft, a wall hanging or an abstract design for a bag or cushion. |
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| Designer Jewellery | |
| Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd May Tutor: Shellie Holden Times: 10.30am - 4.30pm Cost: £90 |
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| A great opportunity to work with this skilled and innovative artist in making wearable jewellery from paper. The aim of the workshop will be to design and construct a piece of contemporary jewellery using techniques including cut-work, collage and stitch. No machinary needed, just glue, staples, needle and thread! Tool pack and papers will be provided. You are welcome to bring along your own papers to incorporate into your designs. |
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| Intaglio Print | |
| Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th June Tutor: Jane Ashdown Times: 10.30am - 4.30pm Cost: £90 |
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| A second chance to explore this fascinating medium and prepare your own papers for print using an etching press. The course can be adapted to suit your experience, so you may like to develop your skills further following the January course with Jane. | |
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| Contemporary Paper Textiles | |
| Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th June Tutor: Shellie Holden Times: 10.30am - 4.30pm Cost: £90 |
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| The aim of the workshop will be to design and construct a piece of paper 'textiles' as wall pieces using techniques including cut-work, collage and stitch. No machinary needed, just glue, staples, needle and thread! Tool pack and materials will be provided. You are welcome to bring any of your own papers to incorporate into your designs. |
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| Crafty Hen Parties | |
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| Gaining in popularity are these fun craft workshops for adults - a great way to spend an afternoon prior to your night out! We can offer a number of activities including jewellery making, pottery, tie & dye t-shirts and feltmaking (creating a small bag or purse). A great idea for a birthday treat with your friends too! Please telephone for further details. |
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| Future Workshops | |
| Further details will be posted to the website as they become available. If you have any special requests for workshops then please let us know and we will see if we can accommodate in our planning for 2010. |
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