Event Categories: Arts & Craft

This series of clay skills sessions will run once every two months. In this session, use clay to create a simple mold and cast from it using slip clay.

Learn how to create a leatherette journal using the long stitch binding method, with a chain stitch variation. This workshop is perfect for beginners or those who want to brush up on their basic bookbinding skills.

Work with Stoneware clay to make a Moon Gazing Hare, and embellish with words or other additions of flowers stars in white clay.

The Oxide finish applied during firing gives this piece a rustic effect just right for a Hare sculpture. The finished Hare is frost proof and suitable for display inside or in the garden.

Suitable for ages 13 upwards, but all ages 10 – 12 are welcome if accompanied by an adult.

For slightly older children we make a magical little unicorn from white clay… the finished work will be lustred for extra twinkle!

In this workshop children will learn and discover a variety of paper craft techniques to create their own 3D paper craft owl.

This workshop for children involves shaping and texturing clay. Use two colours of clay to make a little round owl with big eyes.

All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Make Bath Bombs, and create craft fancy packaging to wrap them in with the artists at Traenerhus.

Create your own stencil to decorate your packaging for your pamper treat this week, and embroidered herbal sachets to run under your bath tap for a scented bath delight!

A workshop for children, in which they will work with clay to make a very cute sitting dog.

This workshop will cost £12, which includes all materials.

A creative workshop for children, with an opportunity to have fun and explore making marks and patterns in clay before creating a tile that will be fired.

This workshop will cost £12 per child, which includes all materials.

Make a fabulous dragon from stoneware clay!

This is a complex workshop led by teacher Karen Raithby, with scope for loads of imagination.

This workshop with tutor Jan Dowson is open to all levels, from beginners onwards.

With tree bark as an inspirational theme, it is possible to create wonderful surfaces and textures. Although the starting point could be a whole range of things should as shells covered in barnacles, stone walls, and old gate posts as a few examples.

The finished work can be integrated into a bigger piece of work, landscape is a good place to use it, or simply producing a decorative panel that can be mounted and framed.

Come and learn the art of wet felting and produce a lovely felted landscape picture.

You will learn the traditional art of wet felting, and use merino wools and other fibres such as silk, wool yarns, prefelts and threads to produce a picture that you can take home and frame.

This work shop will cost £26, which includes all materials.

This course is for student, staff or members of the public who wish to learn more about Chinese calligraphy.

As part of the calligraphy course, you will learn about Chinese character structures and their distinctive patterns. There will be lots of opportunities to practise writing characters and painting with traditional ink and brushes.

This course will last for 10 weeks, and costs £120 which includes all materials.