Latest reviews

Laura reviewed: Half day mosaic workshops with Laura Barnes.

"I really enjoyed the half day mosaic course with Laura. I was a complete beginner but with Laura’s guidance and expertise I was able to create a dragon fly mosaic for our yard that I’m really proud of. It was a great to do something creative and I would highly recommend this course. "

Laura Barnes Crafty Fox Studios responded:

"You did a great job, Laura! Lovely colour choices in iridescent tiles really suited the dragonfly. I hope it looks well in your yard, I have one in mine and see it every day. Laura "

Caroline reviewed: Monthly Oil Painting Classes

"As complete novices made to feel very welcome. Everyone was positive and encouraging. Just the right amount of instruction to feel a sense of achievement and your own piece of work to take home. Will definitely be booking another course."

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

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

Helen Burgess reviewed: Lino Print, Multi Layer Colour Print making

"Such an enjoyable day with Josie expertly guiding us through a one day course in lino printing. She was so supportive and encouraging, and an excellent and inspiring teacher and the day was very well structured and organised. The venue itself is stunning and well worth a visit! A truly unique and uplifting experience. Thank you Josie for a great day. Would highly recommend! "

Class Creative Studios responded:

"Many thanks for the review Helen! It was a great day well spent :)"

Debz Robinson reviewed: Large rug making tufting workshop - Beginners

"A fun, wonderful workshop. The friendly and helpful tutors used their insight and experience to aid even total beginners to create amazing custom rugs in only a few hours. The only downside? You'll make a rug that's too good to tread on!"

Jenny reviewed: 1-to1 Dice Bag Leathercraft Workshop

"I had a great day. What a fun thing to make! Pipa was very attentive and encouraging, guiding me when I needed help, but not taking over. Now I just have to work out what treasure to store in my little goblin! "

Julie reviewed: Collage workshop with Helen Norman

"I had an amazing morning on the Helen Norman collage course. The location was beautiful, Nicki was an excellent host and Helen was so generous with her advice and guidance. Thank you, "

Julie reviewed: Collage workshop with Helen Norman

"I had an amazing morning on the Helen Norman collage course. The location was beautiful, Nicki was an excellent host and Helen was so generous with her advice and guidance. Thank you."

Hen House Studio responded:

"Thank you so much for coming and for your lovely comments. We're so pleased you enjoyed your morning, your collage was amazing, and hope you'll do more when you have the time."

Anthony Hudson reviewed: Blacksmithing Experience in Grassington (3 hours)

"What a great course! Richard was very welcoming, helpful and knowledgeable, ably assisting me in my choice of design and creation of my piece of metalwork. He worked with me, rather than doing it for me…perfect! And my wife was suitably impressed with the candlestick holder. I would highly recommend!!"

Karen Roberts reviewed: Collage workshop with Helen Norman

"I thoroughly enjoyed my craft course and with Helen’s expert guidance able to make a collage that I was really pleased with. It was a relaxed morning with plenty of coffee and homemade cake which was lovely and we were made to feel very welcome by Nicki. I would recommend giving this course a go as no experience is necessary and help was always on hand. "

Hen House Studio responded:

"Thank you for coming to the workshop and for your lovely review. We're so pleased you enjoyed your morning and were really impressed with your collage. Hope you will be inspired to do another...."

Toby Cotterill reviewed: Day classes in traditional blacksmithing ... make an item to take away

"I had a great day blacksmithing with Rudi, making some technical silversmithing stakes to use in my work. He helped me forge the spring steel into shape, including squaring, forging, bending, creating a round polished end, annealing and hardening. Thanks for a great day, I hope to be back!"

Aardvark Blacksmithing responded:

"Hi Toby thank you for the review I enjoyed the day too having not made snarling irons before Thank you for all the info and drawings on snarling irons which made the process much easier to work out I think you made some great peices And hope they work well.. let me know Plan to make a couple myself as they are a very usefull and clever but simple tool Thanks Rudi "

Lucy Harper reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Halifax)

"This was such a lovely course! Josephine is a very skilled, kind and patient teacher who helped me make a picture that I am really proud of. I am so looking forward to creating more wet felt pictures at home and am confident that I know what to do! Thank you Josephine, I wholeheartedly recommend this workshop. "

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you Lucy for your lovely, generous review and recommendation. Delighted you were pleased with your lovely felted picture. It’s really fantastic to hear you feel inspired and confident to continue felt making at home after the day course."

Michael Maxwell reviewed: Mig Welding For Beginners Introductory Day Course.

"As an older beginner I found Tony's one-to-one tuition was incredibly helpful in understanding the basics. His vast experience enabled him to structure my introduction and reinforce the essentials. He was able to show me how to get my basic welder into operation which will enable me to follow his mantra Practise Practise. A great teacher who carefully explained the cause of my errors to assist my learning of what makes a successful welding outcome. Thank you Tony for a course which greatly exceeded my expectations. Michael M"

Newport Wrought Ironwork responded:

"Hi Michael . Thank you for your kind review it is very much appreciated . If you require any further advice please feel free to contact me. Regards Tony"

Rochelle reviewed: Make your own Silver Ring

"Such a lovely afternoon spent with Tori, fabulous teacher, knowledgeable, patient and clearly very skilled at what she does. Loved it. Thank you. "

Tori Foster Jewellery responded:

"Thank you for such a lovely review Rochelle! I'm so glad you had a great time, I hope you've had lots of compliments on your ring!"

Ahushka Kolterman reviewed: Make paper from wild and garden plants

"A totally amazing day, thank you so much. "

Wild Plant Paper responded:

"Thank you Ahushka - a good day. See you soon to pick up your dried paper!"

Catherine K reviewed: Two day (consecutive) stained glass starter course at North Norfolk Stained Glass

"Last weekend I attended Paul's 2 day stained glass window course. From start to finish there was nothing to fault. Paul was such an attentive tutor making you feel at ease from the moment he started teaching. He has such a wealth of knowledge to tap into and he shared in abundance. Everything we needed was provided including lunch. The small class was ideal and we all left with a beautiful piece of work. Thank you for sharing your home Paul and making us feel very welcome. Catherine"

North Norfolk Stained Glass responded:

"You are most welcome Catherine, and thank you 🙂 Best wishes Paul"

Colette and Martin Halls reviewed: Couples Date Day- Best Date Ever!- Blacksmithing Experience Day

"We had a great time being blacksmiths for the day. Jon had lots of ideas of what we could make and was friendly and helpful throughout. There were two other couples which was the perfect amount. The forge was easy to find/get to with good parking. We came back with a pretty impressive poker and hook. Brilliant day."

Paul vallance reviewed: Carpentry Workshop - For beginners

"Fantastic course, brilliantly delivered in beautiful surroundings. Couldn’t ask for more. I highly recommend. Massive thanks to Oliver. "

Toby reviewed: Furniture making and Cabinetry beginners course

"What a great experience, my wife bought me this woodworking experience as a gift and I could not be happier. Jake is an absolute star and made me feel comfortable in his workshop straight away. I've learnt so much yesterday about the skills of woodworking and had a great time doing it, plus I get to go home with a beautiful coffee table we'd made."

SARAH reviewed: Two day (consecutive) stained glass starter course at North Norfolk Stained Glass

"Excellent tuition by experienced and patient tutor. Fantastic studio, resources, refreshments and lunch. Taken home a wonderful piece of artwork and been inspired to create more, thank you 😊 "

North Norfolk Stained Glass responded:

"Thank you Sarah, it was lovely to see you again. Best wishes 🙂 Paul"

Alex Walton reviewed: The First Cut - lino cutting for beginners & rusty printmakers

"Had a lovely day learning the basics of linocutting with Liz in her gorgeous studio in Derbyshire. I even managed to produce something which looks like art, despite having no drawing skills whatsoever! The day flew by but never felt rushed, with time to enjoy each stage of the process. Would love to go back again and learn more. Highly recommended."

Liz Wellby - Artist, Teacher & Maker responded:

"Hi Alex, Lovely to hear from you and thank you for telling me about your day at the studio. It was a pleasure to meet and work with you, seeing your ideas, skills and enthusiasm grow through the day. You should be rightly pleased with your lino cuts and your most welcome to come back and try different workshops. Best wishes Liz Wellby"

Ellen reviewed: Whittling Workshop

"This course was amazing! Such a lovely and peaceful location. The woods were such a brilliant place to learn these skills. Matt was a great teacher, kind and patient. Helped everyone brilliantly."

Manor Wood responded:

"Hi Ellen, thank you for the lovely review! So glad you enjoyed the workshop, hope to see you at Manor Wood again soon. Matt"

Caroline A reviewed: Mosaic/chat/create! with award winning mosaicist Emma Abel

"Emma was a great tutor who had communicated prior to the day regarding our designs and instructions were clear and understandable. It was great to learn about the tools and equipment required to create a mosaic and to do our own tile cutting to achieve our finished mosaics. Emma provided the grout and detailed instruction sheet to do the next day at home. We managed this with no problems and are all absolutely delighted with our finished mosaics. I will definitely keep in touch and am now following Emma on Facebook and instagram."

abelmosaics responded:

"Thank you so much Caroline, it was a pleasure to meet the five of you and I look forward to seeing you again."

Genèvre Becker reviewed: Fantasy Floral Textiles (Workshop only)

"Loved doing this course! Jessica shared various examples of what was possible, allowed time for making, and introduced a variety of new approaches. Would highly recommend any course that Jessica hosts, and have signed up for a future course with her already."

Jessica Grady embroidery artist responded:

"Hi Genèvre - really pleased you enjoyed the floral class, hope to see you at another in the future!"

Andrea Garratt-James reviewed: Upholstery for Beginners Workshop - in Warrington, Cheshire

"Had a wonderful day at the Footstool Upholstery Workshop. Jo is an excellent teacher who explains everything thoroughly for complete beginners. I have wanted to have a try at upholstery for a while now and this short course has given me all the fundamentals that I can now take to other upholstery projects. I do feel confident that I could upholster other things now and I can’t wait to get started. Would thoroughly recommend. :-)"

The Boho Shed responded:

"Thank you for your lovely review of the workshop Andrea and for your kind words. I'm so pleased you finally did it after wanting to for a while. I look forward to seeing your future creations. x"

Shannon Monaghan reviewed: Jewellery Workshop - Make a Silver Ring

"Sheila was absolutely brilliant! She was very patient when showing us what to do and helped every step of the way. She was very chatty, and offered us both drinks and biscuits for throughout the course! She couldn’t have made us both feel any more comfortable which made the experience even better. The rings turned out absolutely beautiful and it will be a forever keepsake for me and my sister. I will definitely be recommending Sheila and her course to anyone who is looking to craft as I couldn’t have had a better experience than I did today. Thank you so much! "

Sheila Roussel Jewellery Design responded:

"Hi Shannon, thank you for booking the workshop with me. I'm really glad you had a good time and like the silver rings you made, they looked lovely. Very good to meet you both. Regards, Sheila"