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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
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
Learn Hooking and Podging/progging

Learn the traditional technique of podging strips of fabric through hessian backing to make a seat mat or start a rug. Try hooking thin strips of fabric or yarn through hessian backing to produce…

Cost: £60
Duration: one day 10-4
Venue: The Museum of Carpet, Mill Lane, Kidderminster DY10 1AZ
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
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
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
Vintage techniques for plaited or shaggy rag rugs

You can make a plaited table mat or start a spiral plaited rug. Use either your own fabrics, sheets work well, or those supplied by your tutor. You could finish a table mat on the day or start a…

Cost: £85 includes light lunch, biscuits, beverages during the day
Duration: 1 day 10-4
Venue: Westhope College, Westhope, Craven Arms, Shropshire SY7 9JL
Next Date: 17/07/2025
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