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A wonderful insight into designing and making stained glass windows.

This three and a half day workshop is for beginners and those with some experience. It will give an insight into the design and making of stained glass windows - and you will create your own original…

Cost: £300
Duration: Three and a half days.
Venue: Brilley Village Hall, Brilley, Nr Hay on Wye HR3 6JG
Next Date: 17/05/2025
Learn how to create your own gin blend used freshly foraged herbs, and dried herbs and spices from Rowan's herbal apothecary

Botanical gin and Wild Cocktails Find out about the history of gin and explore the huge range of fresh and dried herbs and spices that you can use to make your own gin blend. From its origins in the…

Cost: £110
Duration: 1 day
Venue: Castle Orchard, pulley, near ledbury HR8 2RH
Rag rug day in North Herefordshire village hall

Learn two vintage rag rug techniques and make a sampler or start a project like a seat mat or rag rug. Progging gives a shaggy finish when small pieces of fabric are pushed or pulled through a…

Cost: £75 includes beverages/biscuits during the day and piece of…
Duration: one day 10-4
Venue: Leysters and Middleton Parish Hall, Leysters, HR6 0HP
Next Date: 25/01/2025
The two day course introduces this relief form of traditional Japanese printmaking

Mokuhanga, Japanese Woodblock printmaking, is a traditional Japanese art which has long been admired by Westerners. This relief print method uses a special registration system, together with…

Cost: £255
Duration: 2 days
Venue: Castle orchard, Putley, Ledbury HR8 2RH
Next Date: 22/02/2025
Covers useful herbal remedies for other climates and countries, and how best to take them

This course will cover how to to prepare yourself for a travelling so you can be in the best health. we will look at a first aid kit and herbs for ailments that you might encounter, including how…

Cost: £95
Duration: one day
Venue: Castle Orchard
Felt scarf making.

Make a fine felted scarf for the Summer months or a special occasion.

Cost: £60 including fleece, excluding silk threads
Duration: 1 day 10 am - 4 pm
Venue: Kinnersley, Herefordshire
A 2 hour amble identifying wild plants ; discussing the herbs we find along the way

We will be identifying the herbs we find on our walk and discussing the principles of using herbs for maintaining our health and well being. The aim is to increase our appreciation of the natural…

Cost: £30 for 2 hour walk
Duration: 2 hours
Venue: Please contact me as locations vary around Hereford
Assemble your own herbal medicine chest for health and wellbeing.

We will be using the principles of holistic natural medicine for maintaining health and wellbeing and discussing herbal approaches to, and useful herbal preparations to have on hand for, common…

Cost: £140
Duration: 1 day
Venue: Castle Orchard, putley HR8 2RH
Next Date: 22/03/2025
Harvesting herbal roots for health and wellbeing

We will be using the principles of using seasonal tonic herbs for maintaining our health and wellbeing. We will use freshly foraged dandelion, elecampnae, marshmallow and horseradish roots and make…

Cost: £225
Duration: 2 days
Venue: Castle Orchard, putley HR8 2RH
Using herbs of late summer for health and wellbeing

We will be using the principles of using seasonal tonic herbs for maintaining our health and wellbeing. We will use freshly foraged yarrow, lime flowers, lavender and meadowsweet and make various…

Cost: £195 for two days incl vegetarian lunches
Duration: 2 days
Venue: Castle Orchard, putley HR8 2RH