Latest reviews

DIANNE WOODFORD reviewed: Mindful embroidery for beginners, sewing, button craft, East Riding of Yorkshire

"I enjoyed my afternoon. Everything was pleasant and I learnt a few new things. as well as meeting new people. I have completed my picture at home."

Beehive Wellbeing responded:

"Thank you for the lovely review Dianne, please send us a photo. x"

Sian reviewed: One day silver jewellery making in Worcestershire.

"An amazing day - completely unique and an experience I will never forget. So many skills were gained and Jonathan showed so much patience when teaching us everything we needed to know. A real hidden gem of an experience - I would recommend to anyone! Such a talent that has been shared. Thank you Jonathan."

Seren reviewed: One day silver jewellery making in Worcestershire.

"An amazing day from start to finish. I loved learning all the different skills, and designing my own piece of jewellery was fantastic. I have gained a variety of new skills and a unique piece of jewellery to treasure forever! Jonathan was an excellent teacher - very patient and encouraging throughout the whole day. Thank you!"

Jayne reviewed: Photoshop or illustrator skills - group booking

"Fantastic course! Mary and Ellie are both lovely and very approachable with great textile knowledge! It's nice to have an insight into a textile studio too! Such an inspiring place!"

Andrew D Broadbent reviewed: Blacksmithing for Beginners - Full Day Forging for One

"Could not recommend this course enough. Chris puts you at ease straight away and his teaching style is excellent. You learn different techniques by going through different stages of making a leaf key ring. Chris makes one at the same time showing you how to do it and explaining the process, then you work on your own piece. After we had lunch I then made a letter opener using the techniques I had learned in the morning. Chris just explained what was required and away I went. I came home with a Letter opener and a leaf key ring in my pocket, and I am so pleased that I produced these two items out of solid bar."

charlie reviewed: Tool Sharpening and Maintenance- 1 Day Course in South Devon

"Absolutely brilliant day, would highly recommend to any one who uses any form of sharp metal to cut anything. Whether you you use a knife, axe, shears or plane you'll learn a huge amount about how to get it sharp and keep it sharp. So good, thank you Peter."

Pam Martin reviewed: Hand Spinning - Next Steps

"This was an excellent introductory workshop and Gina's clear explanation and tuition is perfect to develop start spinning with confidence and understand problems that might occur for a new spinner. A warm and inviting workroom, lovely homemade cake and beautiful views over Caerphilly also very much add to the workshop experience."

Woolly Workshop responded:

"Thank you Pam, It was great to meet and teach you and I'm so glad that you enjoyed your workshop and got what you hoped from it. Stay in touch with your progress news and of course if you have any questions just ask! I will send you the links and info on plying as soon as I've found the best ones. Gina"

Christian reviewed: Beginners 1-day 1-2-1 woodturning workshop for 1 person

"Simon was really patient and friendly, judged my learning pace really well. Excellent lunch and kept well watered. I will be back to further my knowledge. Simon has a real passion that shines through ! Came away with pieces of work I am really proud of and a thirst to develop further. Inspiring!"

Blended Monkey - pottery - woodturning - green woodworking - pole lathe - throwing responded:

"Christian, you were a pleasure to teach and picked up the craft really well. I look forward to helping you progress in the craft, and, now that you have a lathe, you can practice, practice, practice! ?"

Dewi Owen reviewed: Spoon carving course - from log to spoon with Jeffrey Hart

"Great tutor. Enjoyable afternoon"

Victoria Swinbourne reviewed: "Dorothy the cow workshop"

"Very easy to book on and the artist Maria is really good and patient. Booked for myself and my daughter (14)"

John Livingston reviewed: Learn to turn in Snowdonia, North Wales - Full day

"Great course - Les helped me to turn a bowl that was of a far higher standard than I could have imagined prior to the course."

Pren responded:

"Thank you for the review, John. It was a pleasure working with you and I'm delighted that you're pleased with your bowl."

David Stephens reviewed: Spoon carving course - from log to spoon with Jeffrey Hart

"A very enjoyable day very well led by Jeffery. I learnt about the techniques of carving a spoon but also about the nature of wood. The pace of learning was great with a good mix of instruction and hands on experience. I would highly recommend to anyone wishing to learn this skill or just looking for a great experience."

Emma Miles reviewed: Beginners Weaving Workshop in Brighton

"I went along to the weaving course with my 11 year old daughter. We had a lovely afternoon making mini wall hangings in a very cool creative space."

Diane Pearson reviewed: Lampworking Workshop: Half Day Beginners Workshop

"I attended this workshop with my daughter and can honestly say if was fantastic. I have taken lots of craft courses and my daughter is an artist so we thought we would be easy. Lampworking requires a great deal of skill, however Suzanne was very patient and calm offering all the support we needed. Our beads then arrived in the post like little jewels. No faults at all and will definitely try and do this again."

Jackie Pinnock reviewed: Mokume Gane: polymer clay jewellery making

"This was my second visit along with my friend to one of Jo's workshops. My last one was silver polymer clay this one was creating polymer clay Mokume Gane beads. I was absolutely thrilled with the outcome. I managed to get a necklace, pendant, a smaller pendant and various stud earrings. Jo is exceptionally helpful and makes sure your work is finished to a high standard. Our next course already booked for the Best of Both. Polymer clay and silver on our next visit to Cornwall in April.?Highly recommended."

Jo Hunter Wearable Art responded:

"Thank you Jackie - looking forward to seeing you again in April!"

Phoebe reviewed: Beginners Pottery Day Course

"We had a fabulous day trying out pottery for the first time for Richard’s 30th! It was just what we wanted, private tuition so we could really learn the basics and a full day so we could try out making lots of things, including a chalice!! Looking forward to collecting our finished products :). Thank you so much to Mathew for a great day x"

Dimbleby Ceramics - Studio Pottery Courses responded:

"Hi Phoebe and Richard, I had a great day teaching both of you and it was evident how you both developed your skills throughout the day. Your pots look fantastic and are drying ready to fire and I will be in touch as soon as they are ready to collect. If you decide to buy a wheel and need any advice please get in touch. If you want to develop your skills further in the future, it would be a pleasure to have you both back on the course. Best wishes Mathew"

Rosanna Ferdinando reviewed: Pallet upcycling - make a chair to take away

"I attended an upcycling course with David this week. I had no experience whatsoever and David took the time to explain how to use each tool. We started off to dismantle a pallet. David explained how to do this in a quick and efficient way and I picked up many tips. We proceeded to make a garden chair. David explained in great detail how to design a project and work out the best method to put this together. David showed us how to use the equipment safely and gave me confidence in constructing the garden chair. He explained what equipment we needed to buy for our projects. It was very exciting to see how a pallet can be made into a garden chair. This was no ordinary chair this was a very stylish garden chair and I was thrilled to take home such a fantastic project. This course has inspired me to make more upcycling projects. Thank you David for all your time and help in making this chair."

Great British Woodshop responded:

"Thanks Rosanna, I'm happy you got to experience many different new ideas to help you on your way to more exciting projects. Hope we will see you again on another project soon. Best wishes David"

Gemma M reviewed: Glass Fusing Course for beginners

"I absolutely loved this course - Eleanor is a fantastic teacher, and the scope of what we covered was just right. The workshop is a treasure trove of lots of different types of glass art, and it was lovely to be in a really creative working environment. No technique or tool seemed to be unavailable to us and the amount of glass we could use, and the specific styles and types of project we could undertake were limited by our imaginations only. I would thoroughly recommend Rainbow Glass Studios for the glass fusing course, and if I only lived nearer I would definitely make it a regular haunt of mine!"

Veronica Wilcox reviewed: Modern calligraphy (full day workshop) - Hampshire

"I thoroughly enjoyed the modern calligraphy work shop at Hedge End with Sunita. Sunita was very clear in her instructions, and is most definitely an expert in her field! I'm just looking forward to plenty of more practising!!"

julia Drage reviewed: Four day intensive beginners woodwork course

"A wonderful course full of really useful skills taught by a very experienced teacher."

dawn catlin reviewed: Introduction to screen printing

"A lovely and very informative day. Ria gave us a great introduction to screen printing whilst allowing us plenty of time to relax and socialise. Couldn't fault anything - even the teas and coffees were excellent! Thanks Ria."

Alison reviewed: Introduction to Glass Fusing with Enamels - Full Day Workshop

"Fantastic day in well supported environment with a break for pub lunch. Came home with something I am happy to have on my kitchen wall"

Vasili reviewed: Candle making class & bubbly in Brighton & Hove

"Fantastic experience! Charlie is very knowledgable and friendly. Probably best to book this event as a group of 8 or more."

Malcolm Dallamore reviewed: Glass blowing for beginners with Jon Lewis

"We made some great, chunky pieces with Jon! A total surprise as we're complete beginners to glass blowing, and came home with some really nice thick glasses, vases and baubles. The location at Parndon Mill's really pretty, and Jon's a great teacher - as evidenced by us muppets coming home with some nice things! Highly recommended day out."

Hilary Stephenson reviewed: Introduction to welded metal sculpture

"When I started with the idea that I’d like to have a go a welding, not only did my better half jump on the bandwagon but other members of my family too. We all arrived with ideas, thinking that no way would it be possible to complete these creations in two days, however, the confidence Alan gave us and freedom to use as many of the tools available in the process to help us achieve our goals was inspirational. I was surprised how versatile and malleable metal can be, feeding it through the bending machine and ‘mangle’, but the plasma cutter was great fun (want one!) I’d certainly recommend the course, and it’s a great shared experience! Thanks again Alan, you may well be seeing us again!"