Latest reviews

David Cathro reviewed: Welding course: Mig, Tig, Stick, with the Iron Lady - Bradwell Blacksmiths

"I recently did the 1 Day Mig, Tig and Stick course on the 12th Oct, I highly recommend it. Natalie is an amazing teacher, she is friendly, informative and supremely skilled in all aspects of her trade. She is very keen to share her knowledge and she will patiently guide you when you blow holes in your welded part and point out where things are going wrong. The one day course is a great introduction to TIG, MIG and Stick welding, each having their own specific way of creating a weld. Once Natalie has done a instructional talk on the type of welding you will be trying next you are encouraged to crack on with it and give it a go. She is on hand should you have questions, and you will, and you are then at your leisure to try out the technique. The day seemed to fly by when I did the course, you just want to stay and keep practicing. Thanks for a great day Natalie! Top tip on a final note - take along a box of assorted luxury biscuits for Natalie, yourself and your fellow students for coffee/tea break - it's the Law! "

Jacky King reviewed: Willow Sheep Sculpture - NEW

"I really enjoyed this course! It takes place in the lovely relaxing environment that is full of Alison's willow weaving. You'll be assured a very warm welcome with delicious homemade cake and then a fantastic homemade lunch with your fellow weavers round a delightful kitchen table. This course is suitable for beginners as well as people who have done a bit of weaving. Alison encourages you to work at your own ace. She will give you help if you feel you need it or if she feels that you need it to get on track! Rest assured Alison will ensure that you WILL go home with a sheep! Thoroughly recommended."

Welig responded:

"Jackie thank you. It was a great day and so pleased you enjoyed it. Everyone went home with a characterful sheep in different poses and different sizes. Glad you enjoyed the hospitality too. It’s a very important part of the day. Thank you again and hope to see you here again someday. Alison. "

Maggi Allan reviewed: Autumn Foliage and Berries: A Vibrant Watercolour Journey Monday Evenings Via Zoom

"Yours zoom classes are so good. Step by step instruction and plenty of time to do the steps. Best teacher ever!  Maggi "

Art By Purnima responded:

"Thank-you for your review you have started to make good progress see you on the next course where you will learn more techniques."

Malcolm reviewed: Blacksmithing Introductory Workshop - One Day

"Very interesting and informative course, delivered in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. I achieved far more than expected and thoroughly enjoyed it. "

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are very pleased you enjoyed the course! Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

Gillian reviewed: Two day batik Workshop taught by Jo Whiteland, with introduction to batik evening

"An absolutely inspirational course,full of useful information and ideas,even if you are a complete newcomer to batik or (like me) have previous experience of it.Jo is an involved,enthusiastic and very approachable tutor,willing to answer any questions ,and we all enjoyed the course hugely and will,I'm sure be doing more in the future.The accomodation was clean,comfortable,and had a beautiful view over Exmoor,and the home cooked lunches and homemade cakes were delicious.I can't recommend it highly enough."

Moor and Sea Holidays responded:

"Thank you Gill for the lovely review, we are so pleased you enjoyed the course. Jo is a wonderful teacher and artist! It was really lovely meeting you and we look forward to seeing you again."

Mark Rawson reviewed: Stool Making in the Woods - Beginner Green Woodworking course

"I really enjoyed this 2 day course and am surprised and delighted with the end result, a lot of hard work and I left with something I'm proud of. Celi was very attentive and made everyone feel welcome and excellently kept the balance of enabling everyone to take their time to improve their skills and provide help when needed to keep things moving along. Additionally, we had access to hot drinks throughout the day despite being in the woods and a couple of great lunches catered by Reyna. I'm looking forward to coming back next year for the Pole Lathe course."

Dee reviewed: Framed Seasonal Hedgerow Papercutting Workshop - Choose your Season

"Excellent. Patience and helpful teacher. Fun vibe. Produced a professional framed gift to take away. Would recommend"

Menna reviewed: Contemporary oil painting for beginners and improvers.

"What a wonderful day we had. Sarah really considered what would work well and took us through every element of painting with oils. Everything was provided for us and while full support was on hand we didn’t feel suffocated. Had such a lovely time we’ll be returning in the new year."

Creative Passion Wales responded:

"Thank you for the review. I am glad that you enjoyed the workshop. Your paintings were fantastic . I look forward to seeing you again."

Martin Tierney reviewed: Stained glass mosaic autumn leaves

"An excellent experience. As someone new to mosaicing in glass this day met my expectations and needs perfectly. From having techniques clearly explained and demonstrated, through gentle supervision whilst learning and devloping to support in completing our project for the day everything was delivered expertly without prressure and always with encouragment. It was an fulfilling experience and so pleased with the finished project at the end of the day."

Baobab Tree Mosaics responded:

"Thank you. So pleased that you both enjoyed your day. Your suncatchers were beautiful. "

Ruth Taylor reviewed: Glass Mosaic sun catcher

"We really enjoyed our day with Crafty Diane. We were given easy to follow instructions and we were encouraged to experiment. Relaxed and easy going atmosphere. I'd definitely recommend it and will be booking again with Crafty Diane "

Crafty Diane Gift Shop, Art Gallery and Craft workshops responded:

"Thanks so much Ruth. Really glad you enjoyed the day and hope to see you back soon. "

Alison Smith reviewed: Furniture Painting Workshop (levels 1&2 techniques covered) in Preston, Lancashire

"The furniture painting course was brilliant. Not only was the course informative and inspiring it was also a great laugh. Jo is so patient and very friendly. She made everyone feel relaxed and the cakes was delicious. Can’t wait to try another course."

The Boho Shed responded:

"I'm so pleased you enjoyed the workshop Alison. What a great day we had. Thank you for your lovely review. x"

Anna Greaves reviewed: Textile still life workshop

"Imogen welcomed us into her lovely cottage with a beautiful wood burning fire. We set about drawing jugs and mugs. There was a huge mound of fabrics to look through for inspiration for our collage choices. Imogen also pointed things out to us in her own beautiful framed pictures. The home made cake was lovely. Thank you for making it Imogen. It was interesting to see the project that Imogen herself was working on. I’ll look forward to seeing her finished picture especially if it features the flat back which she showed us. I have come away from the day inspired by Imogen’s art and have spent most of today working on my collage. Thank you Imogen for your hospitality. "

Maria reviewed: Lino printing landscapes

"Had a really enjoyable day learning the technique of lino printing and was really pleased with my efforts! Lee is a great teacher and employed just the right amount of attention and intervention if needed. Would really recommend this for a beginner like me. The surroundings of the studio itself and the landscape are inspirational and the atmosphere friendly and encouraging."

Emily Beckingham reviewed: Fundamentals of Italian fencing - Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA)

"The house is incredible! The grounds are beautiful and the most amazing place to take a fencing class. Jude was brilliant. Super knowledgeable about the history of the swords and fighting styles as well about the location. Really friendly and a great teacher, I felt super comfortable and safe even though I have never picked up a sword before, even with a big piece of metal swinging at me! It was great exercise, great fun and educational, I loved learning about real sword fighting. I booked the experience as a fun activity with my Dad and we both loved it! Will definitely be going back for another session. Perfect for beginners and experienced people as Jude really knows his stuff. Can't reccomend this experience enough, if you're thinking about booking it you won't regret it!!"

The English Country House responded:

"That’s so kind of you Emily thank you, I’m so glad you and your dad had a wonderful day, it was fun meeting you both and having a great day fencing! Looking forward to meeting your husband too! 😊🙏🏻"

Norma reviewed: Modern Rag Rug Techniques Workshop at a Touch of Craft

"I really enjoyed the course. I’ve always wanted to try rag rug making. I struggled with it at first but Kim was very helpful. She’d brought lots of examples and materials to inspire us. "

Darn It! Workshops responded:

"Thank you so much Norma! This is so appreciated and it was lovely to meet you!"

Wendy Scott reviewed: Willow Highland Cow

"I had a lovely day making my Highland Cow, I love him. Not as easy as you think but Victoria explains it very well and demonstrates each process "

The Willow Barn responded:

"Hi Wendy, You're Highland cow was brilliant. So glad you enjoyed making him. Hope to see you again."

Ros Morton reviewed: Acrylic Trio 3 artists 3 styles Painting Break TV artist Marilyn Allis, Brian Smith RI and Stephen Lee Bournemouth Sea front hotel

"Loved the whole four days. I think I was the messiest, not used to acrylic I think you could tell. The Hotel was just the right space. Lots of arm room.good good and helpful staff. I would like to return sometime. Maybe next March. I would like to thank Marilyn and Paul for their generosity and kindness to me, you know why! Also my new friend Sharn Lang who helps me along. Best wishes to you all x"

Marilyn Allis responded:

"Hi Ros I'm so pleased you enjoyed it all. That makes us both very happy. look forward to seeing you in March "

Angela Brasier reviewed: Christmas crafting - hand sew a felt bird ornament, sew Christmas tree bunting & learn to paint candles

"Another great day spent with lovely ladies who are helpful and explain in detail all that needs to be done. "

Mary reviewed: Mosaic day workshop with Professional Artist Coralie Turpin- Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

"Coralie was helpful and the group participants were nice. Well resourced and warm studio. Didn't manage to.complete in a day but can go back "

Coralie Turpin Artist responded:

"Thank you Mary, it was lovely to see your piece develop. As you said on the day you could have finished if you had chosen a smaller base. It’s great you were ambitious though. Different people work at different paces too and use different sized pieces so it’s hard to judge if a person will finish but 90% of attendees do finish and grout in the day. It will be lovely to see you again when you pop back x "

Pat Southwood reviewed: Lamp glass bead making

"Another great morning, my second visit. Really good fun, adding some of last years' beads made to those made yesterday means I have enough for a unique necklace! Many thanks!"

Theresa Peters reviewed: Autumn Foliage and Berries: A Vibrant Watercolour Journey Monday Evenings Via Zoom

"Purnima is an amazing teacher. I cannot believe the things that I have created under her direction. I was totally new to watercolor (in fact to any type of drawing or painting.) I have learned many techniques and have done some paintings that have astonished me, finding it hard to believe that I had done the paintings! I love her teaching style. She is enthusiastic, warm, and has a great laugh. She’s very clear when she demonstrates different techniques on Zoom and the videos are invaluable as we can go back and go through the steps again. The autumn foliage drawing was amazing. Each week we did part of the drawing and did several layers. It turned out absolutely beautiful."

Art By Purnima responded:

"Thank-you for your amazing review. You have learnt so much since I started teaching you. Keep up the good work and I look forward to teaching you more drawing and painting techniques "

Jill Cooper reviewed: Fused Glass Wave and Dichroic Glass Jewellery Workshop with Crafts in the Valley

"Lovely half day near Mythamroyd. Great venue, fab teacher and a really relaxing afternoon. First time working with glass and really enjoyed it. Thoroughly recommend. Can't wait to see the glass once it's been in the kiln."

Marie Clinch reviewed: Silver Circle Jewellery - Silver Jewellery Class with Tori Foster

"We did the Silver Circle workshop yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Tori wasgreat and explained all the processes very clearly. My daughter and I came away with some lovely pieces of jewellery and we will definitely join more of Tori's workshops. Thankyou"

Tori Foster Jewellery responded:

"Thanks so much Marie! You should both be super proud of your creations. I hope you get a lot of wear out of them and maybe see you again sometime x"

Anna Walker reviewed: Glass Fusion - Holey Moley Bowl making

"Really enjoyable session. Looking forward to collecting my work and seeing final product. Went with a friend as a morning out. "

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are very happy you enjoyed the workshop and hope to see you here again at Stanwick Lakes soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes team."

Sophie & Jowen reviewed: Wedding Civil Partnership Ring making workshop - 9ct Yellow Gold

"My Fiancés and I really enjoyed making our wedding rings in Sarah lovely little workshop. It was a very special day. Sarah was brilliant at explaining things and making us feel at home."