Latest reviews

8 Sep 17'

Susi bunn reviewed: Watercolour painting afternoons at The White Room Art Studio

"Very informative and always varied. Julie researches well for her lessons. She simplifies the various techniques for watercolours. Her courses are excellent for both experienced and novice pupils. She always makes her lessons enjoyable. Cannot recommend her enough."

8 Sep 17'

Ian Penny reviewed: Stonecarving Weekend, Gloucestershire Cotswolds

"Great two day course, four of us went to Sebastian's weekend course in Saul near Frampton. I had never tried sculpture before but with tips from Sebastian soon got the hang of working with stone it's totally different working in 3D (I usually draw/paint). I am now hooked on stone sculpturing, I can really recommend doing a course just for the fun of it, it was not expensive, you get good tuition and we all enjoyed the weekend. Ian P"

8 Sep 17'

Rachel ER Butcher reviewed: Silver Clay Taster Class - Surrey/Hampshire

"A great way to spend your evening learning something new. My fiance and I went along to learn about this material (its new to us) having found Sian to be a great local expert teach us about it. We came away having made several pieces from such a small quantity of silver clay. Sian was very knowledge and shared lots of pointers on how to get the most from our time with her. Lovely and informative short course well worth doing."

8 Sep 17'

Victoria Kuc reviewed: Watercolour painting afternoons at The White Room Art Studio

"Julie's watercolour classes are Excellent. I'd highly recommend for beginners and for the more advanced. I started last September as a beginner and have continued with classes learning new techniques. I'm lucky having this class on the doorstep from me."

8 Sep 17'

Tracy reviewed: Introduction to Greenwood Spoon Carving

"Great course and great setting, would definitely recommend to others."

8 Sep 17'

Gail Ball reviewed: Glass fusing and slumping (warm glass) in the beautiful Kent Downs near Canterbury

"This was my Christmas present from my husband, done in September! a busy schedule plus an injured ankle prolonged the time before I could take advantage of a free day and go along! What a superb day! Matt is so clearly delighted to impart her skills, and her careful explanations and the way she answered all our questions, (there were two of us on the day's course,) proved her patience and knowledge. I am so glad that I did remember how to cut glass, and pleased that I was allowed to follow my own ideas, and not held back at all! M5y glass pieces arrived today, and I am thrilled with them! Thank you so much, Matt."

8 Sep 17'

Cathy Reilly reviewed: Two day leather work course - bag making

"This was a great course and I would recommend it to anyone. In fact I am going back to do another course in the art of hand carving leather. Jason who runs the course is very knowledgeable within the field of leather and clearly loves his craft. I gained lots of new skills and found the whole experience very rewarding. The location in itself is lovely based in an old mill where the Leeds- Liverpool canal runs alongside in a rural area. The messenger bag I made has had so many compliments. I love it. Great value for money. Thank you Jason and Louise for a great experience."

8 Sep 17'

Dawn reviewed: Silver clay 2 day course for beginners - Lori Ridgway

"The course was extremely informative and I came away with many new skills. Lori is a wonderful teacher and her depth of knowledge is amazing. Thank you Lori for everything"

7 Sep 17'

John Westwood reviewed: Wood turning courses in the Midlands

"Having taught myself some woodturning I decided to go on a course to improve my skills and see what I was doing wrong. I certainly picked the best person to help me. Mark is an excellent tutor, very patient, and shared his expertise freely. I had a wonderful day and learned such a lot. I would thoroughly recommend Mark to anyone who wishes to learn the craft of woodturning from the best. I came away with a small bowl and a mine of information. Well worth every penny. Thank you, Mark. I will be back."

7 Sep 17'

Victoria reviewed: Make silver jewellery using precious metal clay or silver clay

"Toni made this a very enjoyable day and I made 3 pieces to take home. We had a great time, learning about silver clay and deciding on what to do on the day. Excellent fun! I'd recommend it to anyone."

7 Sep 17'

Mandy Kriehn reviewed: Hand Spinning For All - Norfolk

"Fantastic day learning to spin with Theresa. She kindly checked my wheel and sorted it out letting me use one of her bobbins. She knows so much about sheep, fleece, yarn and spinning and was excellent sharing her knowledge. She had excellent patience with me. The cakes she made were lovley and plenty of tea & coffee throughout the day. And i got to see her sheep and pigs. Excellent value and i came away feeling more confident about having a go myself at home."

7 Sep 17'

Sonia Gill reviewed: Introduction to candle-making as a business

"This was a brilliant course! Jo is engaging, fun and knowledgeable and taught us so much about candle making - I can really see how this course would help you start your own business. For me is was a wonderful day, a great way to make gifts for loved ones and the many candles I have made are making my home smell wonderful. I would absolutely recommend this course for fun, a gift (as it was for me) or starting your own candle making business. Thanks Jo"

7 Sep 17'

Victoria reviewed: Flamework (Lampwork) - Making glass beads for beginners

"As part of this year's summer school, I did another flamework course with Toni. We covered new techniques & I went home with several lovely beads, including a couple of adventurous fish beads with fins & tails. It was very enjoyable"

7 Sep 17'

Victoria reviewed: Make fabulous felt - needle felting and wet felting techniques to make animals, bags, pictures...

"I'd learned welt-felting last year with Toni, which was excellent, so came back tot his year's summer school to try needle-felting. Another great experience. I learned how to create a 'picture' by needle-felting onto a felt background base, create a 3d decorative piece & how to make a felted animal. Lovely tips on how to finish animal or bird pieces. I enjoyed every minute."

7 Sep 17'

Barbara Rees reviewed: Two day needle felting a wired armature animal

"This was my second course with Karin. The first was a one day course to make a hedgehog. I had never tried needle felting before and was delighted to take home not just a hedgehog but a beautiful little creature with his own personality. The two day workshop learning to make a wired armature animal was amazing! Karin is a brilliant teacher and such a lovely person to spend time with. I created a wonderful hare - far beyond anything I thought I might achieve - and learned so much. A wonderful workshop which I highly recommend. Thank you Karin. I really look forward to doing another one."

6 Sep 17'

Josh Campbell reviewed: Blacksmithing one-to-one North West UK

"Absolutely amazing day, I learnt so many techniques and have a newfound respect for the trade, Colin's a damn nice bloke and a very good teacher."

6 Sep 17'

David Elliott reviewed: Blacksmithing Beginners day courses in Yorkshire and the North East

"Given as a birthday present, something I've always wanted to try and I had an excellent day. What 50 year old child wouldn't enjoy playing with fire and hitting things with hammers? I look at the key ring and dragon coat hook I made and however proud I am, I know that I could do it better and want to do it again. And again. I met some wonderful people, who I hope to meet again on further courses. The instruction and guidance was exceptional and truly professional. In deference to Adrian and Andy's ego's, I won't mention how good Debbie's food was!"

6 Sep 17'

Clare Weatherill reviewed: 1-to-1 Mount cutting and effective presentation for painters and photographers

"I was lucky to have an individual one day course with Lynne who kindly fitted me in to her busy schedule. Having been cutting my own mounts for sometime I was making errors and wanted to raise my standard. What a hugely informative day I had. I came away with so many tips and ideas and knowledge on how to do it all properly that I am thrilled I made the investment. Thank you Lynne for a great day."

6 Sep 17'

Julian Tominey reviewed: Wood turning tuition, New Forest, Hampshire (1 day, 1 person)

"The course was excellent and Graham is a great tutor. I learned so much and made my own bowl at the session. I was made welcome and the whole experience was well worth it. I would highly recommend it to my friends."

6 Sep 17'

Sue G reviewed: Textile design one day workshop for adults with Penny Mason, Birmingham (NO CLASSES UNTIL MARCH 2021)

"Brilliant workshop! I attended with my two children aged 10 and 14 and we all really enjoyed having a really good go at textile printing. It was a very relaxed and supportive group and we were surprised how much we achieved in such a short time."

6 Sep 17'

Jo Koszel reviewed: 2 Day felting course with naturally dyed fleece, Wild Rose Escapes, Highlands, Scotland

"I had never felted before and impulsively booked the 2 day felting course after seeing a tweet enthusing about another course at Wild Rose Escapes. Rosie's greeting was warm and welcoming and the small group was relaxed and friendly. Rosie gave us many ideas for felting projects but was led by our individual interests. Her teaching manner is detailed but relaxed and once I had started it never crossed my mind that I was a complete novice such was Rosie's encouragement! Using the naturally dyed wool was a joy. The weekend gave me skills, confidence and such pleasure. My wall hanging makes me smile and the winter evenings ahead will be very productive this year. I plan to return for another course next year. Thank you!"

6 Sep 17'

Luke Stanley reviewed: Full day leather craft workshop

"*Genuinely Great Day - Highly Recommend for all levels* From booking the course to answering queries and reminders after completion, Rosanna was really helpful, personable and attentive. Booking the course was easy and pain free (not like other courses I have previously tried to book on), correspondence and directions to the venue were easy to follow, coherent and accurate. Location was great, a studio workshop full or exciting tools, inspiration and examples of previous work. The best environment to get those creative juices flowing! The course itself was really informative. Rosanna shared tricks of the trade, best practice, offered advice on how to do what I had previously been doing in a safer and less time consuming way. I really did learn a lot about what I had previously been doing and what I was going to do. Rosanna tailored the course to my experience and the learning's were relevant to what I wanted to achieve from the day. Continues tea and biscuits along with a home prepared lunch kept me fuelled for the day. I left innovated, inspired and excited about the things I had made and cant wait to put learnings into practice! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the course for all levels as it can be tailored to strengths, wants and needs."

6 Sep 17'

Sara Mills reviewed: Introduction to Greenwood Spoon Carving

"Dave introduced us gradually to the tools and the process of carving a spoon. The course was entirely structured around making it easy to carve a spoon - surprisingly difficult. I learnt a great deal from the course and will certainly be taking another wood carving course."

6 Sep 17'

Sim reviewed: Introduction to candle-making as a business

"My sister and I had such a gorgeous time making candles with Jo last weekend - the setting was beautiful and Jo is so knowledgable and very happy to share everything she knows about all things candles. We came away with a big bag of divine smelling candles and feeling very pleased with ourselves. I can't wait to get on with making my own candles for presents for this Christmas!"

6 Sep 17'

Ian Norton reviewed: Introduction to Green Wood Furniture Making - 2 Day Course in South Devon

"The Introduction to Greenwood Working course has been a fantastic experience. I have always wanted to learn how to work a piece of wood using traditional tools and methods, as opposed to the usual mundane sawing-planks-for-DIY uses. Peter and Cath were the very model of patience and gentle instruction as I slowly turned an oak log into hewn wood pieces into legs for a stool. At each step they gave me insightful tips and ideas about how I could work the wood I had chosen and kept me well clear of 'rookie' mistakes that would have no doubt ruined a whole days' work! I came away with a stool that I am sincerely proud of, some new friends and a renewed interest in traditional woodworking. I cannot recommend this course highly enough."