Latest reviews

25 Oct 17'

Sue Kerrison reviewed: Fabric printing & lampshade making workshop

"So pleased to have attended Ria's lampshade workshop. A lively, enjoyable experience obtaining new skills , taught with patience and inspiring creative knowledge. Really delighted with my unique finished shade and the sense of achievement. Just need more lights! Gets you buzzing to have more individual shades."

25 Oct 17'

Geni Najman reviewed: Green Woodwork and Pole Lathe day

"What a fantastic day: a wonderful setting, expert tuition and delicious refreshments - and a dibber to show off to family and friends! Chris Allen is an excellent teacher: he assesses your ability very quickly and offers just the right amount of help and guidance, whilst allowing you a free hand to progress at your own speed. A thoroughly enjoyable day."

25 Oct 17'

Lynne Jones reviewed: Botanical Prints and Eco-Dyeing in West Wales

"Excellent course content - a lot learned and the pieces we took away with us at the end of the day are absolutely gorgeous and I will definitely wear my scarf. The venue was perfect with lots of space to work in make a mess. Claire was a great tutor, very approachable and knowledgeable and Suzi is just so helpful and friendly. Lunch was provided and it was wonderful! Home cooked, and so tasty - as we had vegetarians and gluten-free folks with us their dietary needs were catered for and we all had the same but it was so deliciously yummy it was not obviously specialised - Juliet is an amazing cook. I will be booking again and I highly recommend this workshop 5/5"

24 Oct 17'

Hazel Jeffrey reviewed: Kate Morrell willow sculpture courses

"I have just spent a day with my sisters at Kate's immersing ourselves in sculpting willow - learning a new and exciting skill. Kate was incredibly supportive throughout, spending time with each of us and showing us how to construct a heron, a sitting hare and a running hare between us. I don't think any of us really believed we would come home with such huge willow structures and we all felt a great sense of achievement. Kate supplied additional willow so we could continue to work on our creations at home. We all feel we can continue to develop our skills going forward. Thanks so much for a wonderful day Kate."

24 Oct 17'

Allison Bucknell and friends reviewed: A One-day Feltmaking Course to Make a Fabulous Felt Hat in the Beautiful Forest of Dean.

"Really good interesting and fun day-amazed at how much we achieved.We all enjoyed our day, and were quite impressed with our respective titfers. Allison. A great day- 4 hats achieved,all different. What an achievement. Frances Thank you for a great day- and a great hat! Honor"

24 Oct 17'

Laura Wilcox reviewed: Can't crochet, won't crochet?

"I tried the 'Can't crochet, won't crochet' course with Yvonne, it was brilliant, has got me started on the right track, all I need now is a follow on course, maybe bring a pattern and Yvonne can help you work through it?"

24 Oct 17'

Rosie reviewed: Stained Glass Workshop with Gillian & David Wing of Strawberry Glass

"I thoroughly enjoyed the day. The tutors were first rate in their pace and delivery and included a lot of health and safety issues as well to ensure the environment and ourselves were kept safe."

24 Oct 17'

Jane reviewed: Stained Glass Workshop with Gillian & David Wing of Strawberry Glass

"The Stained Glass course was excellent. I was in Gill’s group & thought her a really good teacher. I will certainly do another course with her. Value for money was fine, as was the venue. I’m looking forward to being able to come down & do some more."

24 Oct 17'

Katie Tiffany reviewed: Blacksmithing Introduction courses in Yorkshire and the North East

"Really great day, thank you Adrian, Andy and Debbie for the lovely food, great tuition and your patience. We had a great day and would 100% recommend this day. Katie and Andrew"

24 Oct 17'

David Russell reviewed: Blacksmithing Introduction courses in Yorkshire and the North East

"Excellent day, would strongly advise anyone who fancies a go at hammering some hot metal & making something cool to have a go."

24 Oct 17'

Tim Mobbs reviewed: Hand forged rustic knife course

"Had a fantastic day with Andy. He was very knowledgeable and answered any questions. This was hands on from the word go until the knife was completed. He was great at letting me have a go, crack On and only stepped in when needed. My favourite birthday present ever! So good I’m currently trying to work out how to turn my shed into a smithy! I would recommend this to absolutely anyone who has an interest in blacksmithing."

24 Oct 17'

Lucy Henry reviewed: Annie Sloan Method with Chalk Paint for Upcycling Furniture at La Di Da Interiors - The Basics

"Thoroughly enjoyed the course and Stephanie made it great fun and interesting - the time flew by! now have the confidence to get painting."

24 Oct 17'

Jacqueline Jeynes reviewed: Open Spine Bookbinding in West Wales

"Had a great day making my Open Spine bound book at Carole King’s workshop on Wednesday. Lots of different papers to choose from for the cover so this time I picked a very girly, red-hearts on blue background – definitely not my usual choice! Bit fiddly in places, but we all finished on time and everyone’s was very different. I love my book so will use it for all the small sketches and paintings I have done over the years rather than just look at a beautiful – but empty – book!"

24 Oct 17'

Julia Benton reviewed: Open Spine Bookbinding in West Wales

"was a fun day, learning a new skill, in a great venue, good food and a very good teacher, notes that went with the course are well written"

24 Oct 17'

Debbie reviewed: Conscious Interior Decor; For holistic living

"I've now attended 2 Interior Design days with Lucy and the same group of ladies. We all enjoyed the first day so much and wanted to learn more, so we booked a second day. We're also hoping to book a third day in 2018. We've covered the basic principles of interior design (a mix of theory and practical tasks) and had the opportunity to discuss our own ideas and projects along the way - these days are really inspiring and have helped me with my own projects at home. Lucy is an excellent host - I love the informal, relaxed atmosphere for learning and the home made food and drinks throughout the day are fantastic! I would highly recommend these courses."

24 Oct 17'

Julie and Tony reviewed: A relaxing day of clay making

"We have had two wonderfully nurturing days with Trisha so far. The first to make our pots and the second to glaze them. She encourages you to play with the clay and the glazes and I have rarely seen my husband so engrossed. A delicious and relaxing lunch in the middle of the day just added to our sense of wellbeing. Thank you Trisha."

24 Oct 17'

Chloe pears and Tracey Palmer reviewed: Basket making in Norfolk

"Julie's basket making course was fantastic! Julie is amazing at what she does and is a fab teacher, so helpful and patient with her students : ) Rob also came in for the afternoon and was also incredibly helpful and just brilliant at what he does. You guys are so passionate about what you do and its lovely to see! Oh, and thank you for the beautiful cakes too, they were delicious! We had a lovely day and would definitely recommend to anyone thinking about doing the course. Thank you so much! Chloe and Tracey x"

24 Oct 17'

Kim Kimber reviewed: Beginners sewing classes on one to one basis

"Excellent tutor and has been teaching me sewing for the last three years. I started with very basic sewing and have now progressed to intermediate and make lots of gifts for my friends and for the Macmillan Cancer Support annual coffee morning. Thank you Bridget would recommend you for beginners great patience5"

24 Oct 17'

Cathy T reviewed: Beginners lino printing

"I go on courses when other people go on holiday and as it happened 2 booked courses had been cancelled. It was at this stage I discovered Slamseys printing courses and had a rush of blood to the head, booking 4 courses in the Autumn 2017 programme. I started to panic: What if I didn’t the first one and had paid the fees for 3 more? Would the content overlap too much that I wouldn’t learn much and get bored? What is I didn’t like the tutor? It has been a total success! These courses are equal in standard to the mosaic courses run the artist Anne Schwegmann-Fielding, another professional artist, and previously the best I have attended. Ruth Wheaton is a very experience tutor class and gently moves students on so that the all the activities are completed and yet there is flexibility. The equipment and block printing ink are freely available when you need them and there are lots of helpful tips along the way so that you can continue at home. She has a real love and understanding of the print-making process. The description on the website is full and very accurate and if you explore the super website you will see the standard of work which is possible achievable to. Each course covered a different area. To me learning how to build up a design and use the colour wheel to make all the colours needed from red, blue and yellow ink has been really useful. I believe I have a acquired very thorough grounding and with practice at home, and likely achieve very satisfying results. The details list the kind of people who will enjoy the courses. I would say that with Ruth’s very gentle teaching style, providing you consider yourself ‘crafty’ you will get a great deal out of them. You need no more knowledge than having done potato printing and having enjoyed the process. You will meet a whole variety of people. I call myself a mosaic artist, but not having done any printing in a degree module for nearly 20 years because of a depressive illness resulting in complete loss of confidence. Everything associated with Slamsey’s is of the highest quality and matches the branding of the website. The barn is a very large airy space and very conducive to encouraging art activities. There being no more than 6 in a class there is no need for the diffident to feeling overwhelmed. …. and there is plenty of parking! What more can I say? Only I am already planning to join more course in the future. My money was well spent! Cathy T, Chelmsford 20/10/17"

24 Oct 17'

Cathy T reviewed: Beginners fabric printing two day introduction at Slamseys

24 Oct 17'

Ian reviewed: Introduction to leatherwork – Belt making workshop

"Excellent course. Relaxed atmosphere, easy pace of learning and instruction gave me the confidence to pursue working with leather on my own. Many thanks to Clive and Wendy."

24 Oct 17'

Rebecca Andrews reviewed: Landscapes in Fleece

"Sally Anne is a wonderful woman. We had a lovely one to one in a relaxed environment, she answered all of my questions and went above and beyond with assisting me in creating a white willow angel. I can't recommend her enough! I will most certainly be back to create some more beautiful pieces. Thank you again! Rebecca x"

23 Oct 17'

Nicola Gordon reviewed: Bespoke candle making workshop - Edinburgh

"Absolutely loved Kerry's soy wax candle making course and can thoroughly recommend it to others. The location is idyllic - picture perfect stone cottages in a quiet rural village - and Kerry has a lovely warm welcoming manner. The workshop itself was well paced, hands on, well organised (all equipment set out at each table place) and interactive. Really interesting and lots of fun. Go with a friend, escape the usual Saturday morning routine and enjoy."

23 Oct 17'

Steve Lumb reviewed: Box making weekend in Cumbria

"Excellent course and Mark a very patient teacher and balanced the right amount of teaching and demonstration with allowing me to get on with my box and quietly supervising. End result a beautiful box, far nicer than anything else I have ever made and a shed load of new skills. What my wife didnt bank on when she booked the course were all the essential items of workshop equipment I will now need to buy to kit out my own workshop ?"

23 Oct 17'

Chris Lowin reviewed: Full day leather craft workshop

"My girlfriend treated me to the full day leather craft workshop for my birthday. I'm so glad she chose Rosanna's course because it was a delightful day. Rosanna has a great combination of leathering and teaching skills which makes the day informative and relaxed. There are a number a items you can choose to make, I made a card and passport holder which I personalised and dedicated to my girlfriend. If you are interested in leather craft as a hobby or perhaps a business venture, this course is definitely a great place to start. Thank you Rosanna!"