Latest reviews

Angela reviewed: Mothers Day Linocut Workshop (booking for 2)

"Lovely afternoon learning to lino print. Cosy atmosphere in a small group gave lots of time for individual help and experimenting. Aprille was very warm and knowledgeable. Lovely Mother's Day gift!"

Aprille McShane Artist responded:

"It was lovely to meet you both. Thank you for joining us."

Stacey reviewed: Mothers Day Hand Tied Bouquet Workshop

"Really nice and relaxed. Stunning choice of flowers available. Came away with some good flower arranging skills. Lovely tutors. Had a great time. Thank you. "

the Tin Shed Studio Hampshire responded:

"Thank you Stacey, I’m so glad you enjoyed the Workshop. "

Aliki Constantopoulou reviewed: Spring wreath with gorgeous artificial flowers and nest detail.

" I absolutely adored every minute of making this today. Thank you for your clear instructions and beautiful supplies"

Jenni Wren Creative responded:

"You are so welcome, thank you for the photo, you did an amazing job! I'm thrilled to hear that you enjoyed every moment making the wreath and found the instructions clear. It's always rewarding to know that my supplies and guidance helped create a beautiful craft. Hopefully you will be inspired to make more wreaths in the future. 🤩"

Jennie reviewed: Glass blowing course - taster

"What a fantastic day, a course I highly recommend. Glass blowing is something my friend and I have been on about for about a decade, I'm so glad we have finally done it. Steve and Angie are highly skilled, friendly and very patient teachers, who made this an exceptional experience. I definitely feel like I have achieved something special. I had a 'smashing' first go losing my first vase to an over enthusiastic tap, but achieved it 2nd time round. Overall I made some lovely pieces I will treasure, and finished off with a rather wonky swan. A really great course thanks for having us 😀 "

Chew Valley HandMade Glass responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to leave a review Jennie, it was a pleasure to meet you both. You were both very easy to teach as you picked it up very quickly. So pleased you enjoyed your time with us. Regards Steve and Angie "

Felicity Brown reviewed: Beginners Stained Glass Day With Panoramic Sea Views

"I had such a perfect day with Aveen. The workshop was in her beautiful home by the sea - a calm space which was ideal for finding creativity. She is a patient and thorough teacher - I feel like I know enough to be able to create my own patterns in future as she was happy to go above and beyond what we needed to know for the day's project. I am so happy with my honeycomb piece, thank you!"

Helen Chadwick reviewed: Introduction to Stained Glass Workshop

"Yesterday I attended the stain glass course for beginners with Sarah and had a brilliant day, I felt so comfortable working in such a small group, Sarah was so helpful giving us lots of advice and was easy to understand and follow and the results were amazing. I love the piece of art I created thank you so much Sarah… I would highly recommend this to anyone."

Hobgoblin Stained Glass responded:

"Thank you Helen, was great to meet you, well done making a lovely piece of glass art. "

Maggie Pulley reviewed: Learn traditional upholstery

"I am so enjoying this course with Peter. He is a really patient & helpful teacher. "

Peter White Furniture responded:

"Thank you Maggie. Your chair is looking fantastic. "

Jamie reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Arian is a great instructor. Everyone present enjoyed the day and came away from it with useful and well crafted tools we had made ourselves."

Arian's Forge responded:

"Thank you very much for your feedback. It was a pleasure to meet you. I’m really glad that your project worked out well and I hope to see you again at some point - perhaps at archery! Best wishes Arian"

Karen Fanstone reviewed: Spin-In

"Really nice to meet everyone. Will definitely come to the next one . "

Louise Amelia Phelps responded:

"It was great to meet you too Karen. Will post the next months date soon - see you then!"

Monica D reviewed: 2 Person Pen Making Experience. Make & take home the pens of your choice.

"My mum and I had a fantastic time on this course, and have come away with beautiful and unique pens that will always be so special to us. What we made totally exceeded our expectations as we are complete beginners, you really can make pens like in the photos above! Duncan is a kind and knowledgeable teacher who encourages creativity and clearly loves this craft. Would highly recommend. Enjoyed it so much that my mum is keen to book it again and bring my brother so he can experience it too. "

Duncs Wood Turning responded:

"It was a pleasure to meet and teach you both, you picked up the skills quickly and created two stunning and individual pens. I'm pleased that you enjoyed the day, many thanks. Duncs."

Julie reviewed: A day of glass applique

"Thoroughly enjoyed the Glass Applique course. Gen was great, patient at explaining, generous with her help and finding the perfect pieces of glass from her big selection. And we had a lovely lunch. "

Wicked Gen Crafts responded:

"I had a lovely day with you too so thank you for your lovely comments. I hope you are pleased with your piece which was beautiful."

Charlie reviewed: Intermediate 1-day 1-2-1 woodturning workshop for 1 person

"I had been turning for around 8 months and all self taught. I realised I needed advice on tool presentation and technique. I also wanted advice on tool sharpening. Simon was excellent at giving me this advice and confidence. The day was first class. I felt very much at ease. Simon tailored the day to best suit me. We chatted a lot and the lunch was very nice. Lots of cups of tea. Thank you Simon and Louise. It is something that I will definitely consider doing again with Simon. I would absolutely recommend this course for any novice wood turner. "

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

"Hi Charlie, Thanks for the nice review; I enjoyed the day too :) I look forward to seeing you again soon - happy turning! — Simon"

Hannah reviewed: Introduction to Stained Glass Workshop

"Thoroughly enjoyed my day with Sarah learning new skills. Would 100% recommend 😊"

Hobgoblin Stained Glass responded:

"Thank you Hannah. Was a pleasure to meet you. "

Carolanne reviewed: Willow Trug Basket Workshop

"Thoroughly enjoyed the day. I was a complete beginner and took home a really beautiful basket. Suz is a great Teacher and kept us all going at the perfect pace with lots of encouragement along the way. Would highly recommend. "

The Coppice Co. responded:

"Thank you for a great review Carolanne! It was great to have you along and hopefully has inspired many more baskets to come!"

Rebekah reviewed: Introduction to Stained Glass Workshop

"I had an amazing day at the stained glass workshop. Sarah was so lovely and extremely helpful throughout the day. She made everyone in the group feel welcome and was so encouraging during the whole process. We could use some example pieces as a guide, or could come up with our own designs. All resources were provided and the venue was in a great little area with amazing food options not even a minutes walk away which was great for lunch. I would highly recommend this workshop! "

Hobgoblin Stained Glass responded:

"Thanks for your review Rebekah. Really enjoyed meeting you all. "

Michaela reviewed: Half day glass fusing for beginners/intermediate

"What a fantastic day! Nicky was wonderful and we had the best time. Highly recommend "

Mel Sutherland reviewed: Stained glass mosaic sun catchers in the Cotswolds

"Absolutely superb day. Yvette is very knowledgeable, friendly and encouraging. We had such fun. Great selection of materials and great coffee and biscuits. Highly recommend."

Baobab Tree Mosaics responded:

"Thank you so much. It was a lovely day and your suncatchers were beautiful. Glad you liked the biscuits too. "

Yvonne reviewed: Glass Fusing Workshop, half day

"We did a full day Glass Fusing experience with Penny at Through the Arch, and would recommend to anyone, it was amazing. My daughter booked it as my birthday & mother's day present, a lovely mum & daughter day of fun & creativity. Penny is an excellent tutor, explaining and guiding you through the techniques & skills, as well as safety in glass handling, needed to create your artworks. She is superb at giving you as much help as needed to make several gorgeous pieces of fused glass art, or stepping back and letting you crack on if you are happy with what you are doing. No question is too stupid either. The studio is well organised and equipped, and Penny provides a wonderfully relaxing, even 'cosy' environment in which you can relax and let your inner creative loose! I have some health/mobility issues but nothing was any trouble and I felt that as much help as needed would have been forthcoming had I needed it. Just a fantastic day suitable for almost anyone and the small class size means you can get a lot done and all the individual attention needed. As a day to share for couples, friends, siblings, parent/grown up child, etc, I cannot recommend this course highly enough. To echo a certain famous brand of footwear, "Just Do It!" Thank you Penny, for a fantastic day, we will be back to learn more! "

Through the Arch - Fused Glass responded:

"Thank you so much for the lovely review, Yvonne. It was a pleasure to host your creative day and you are so talented, demonstrated by your ideas and the finished products. I have your certificate awaiting you on collection of your glass. It would be a pleasure to welcome you again as you were so lovely to work with. Thank you Penny"

Julia Moor reviewed: Experimental Printmaking inspired by Mid Century Design in Derbyshire

"This was such an enjoyable day with a friendly, warm and talented artist. Liz had planned the workshop thoroughly, lots of resources and inspiration, guidance and ideas a plenty and all in a stunning environment. Will definitely come back."

Liz Wellby - Artist, Teacher & Maker responded:

"Hi Julia, Lovely to hear from you and thanks for taking the time to let me know about your day here. You were like a duck to water with experimental printmaking, understanding the potential of the techniques and happy to explore and experiment. It was great working with you and you’re very welcome to return for further workshops at The Slipper Studio. Best wishes Liz Wellby"

Tanya Mayor reviewed: Fused Glass Workshop - Botanic Designs

"Had an amazing time, thoroughly enjoyed the experience and Becky & co were brilliant teachers and put us at ease. Plenty of tea and biscuits and can't wait to see our finished products. Thank you"

Tyrone Carpenter reviewed: Introduction to Hand Tool Joinery 1-day course

"Brilliant course. Very well organised and everything prepared in advance. Catherine was fabulous. Highly recommend it and am looking forward to the next stage course "

Yandle & Sons Ltd responded:

"Thank you for your review, we are pleased that you enjoyed it and will pass you comments along to the instructor."

Sue Oearl reviewed: Beginners Mosaics Workshops near Exeter, Devon

"I have just done the beginners course with Denny. It was great. She has great patience and a good selection of materials. Cakes are really good too! I am looking forward to the next course with her. Thank you Denny. "

MosaicXandMe responded:

"Thank you Sue for your kind review. Glad you enjoyed the day … and the cake! See you soon. Denny x"

Jane Smith reviewed: Moon gazing/sitting willow hare (or rabbit) sculpture workshop

"It was a brilliant day. Jackie was so informative and helpful. It was a small group so we got plenty of individual help. Can't wait to do another one "

Willow and Crafts responded:

"Thank you Jane it was a pleasure to meet you all the best Jacquie "

Hazel reviewed: Make Your Own Silver Ring Jewellery Beginners Class

"We had the best time, thank you so much!! We'll be back for another workshop soon... "

Bethany reviewed: Glass Fusing Workshop, half day

"For my Mother’s birthday she wanted to do some do a craft course of some kind. I spotted this one and thought it would be so much nicer than going to a larger college based class where it can be just the two of us. I was right! Penny was so lovely and welcoming and had all the tea and coffee on the ready. She explained the methods of creating beautiful art pieces clearly and with only two of us it was great undivided attention. Whatever imaginative design we could think of she had what we needed and helped us produce it the best way! Could not recommend taking this course highly enough! As stated on here, if you’d rather do the “full day” which I’d definitely recommend then it was really quick and easy to contact and ask for a full day and it gets added on here at the agreed day for you to book. "

Through the Arch - Fused Glass responded:

"Thank you Bethany for your thoughtful review. It was a pleasure hosting you and your mum as part of her birthday and mothers day gift and you made it a very enjoyable day for me too. You are both very artistic and really challenged yourselves with your creations. Well done! I have your certificates ready for you on collection of your glass. Thank you again Penny"