Latest reviews

Irit reviewed: 1 Day Spoon Carving Course

"Nice day in the woods. Learned all about Spoon Theory (who knew there was so much to it!) Learned to use wood carving tool and hung out with a nice group of people. Weather played along to make it a perfect day."

Jack Raven Bushcraft responded:

"Glad you enjoyed your day with us, thanks for coming!"

Lynne reviewed: Blacksmithing day courses: making garden flowers

"What a fantastic day, it was really interesting and very hands on. The team members are so friendly and the food first class. I would not hesitate to highly recommend this course, well worth the money."

Kevin Docherty reviewed: Blacksmithing Beginners Day

"A brilliant way to spend a Sunday! Interesting, informative and I’m really pleased with my new kitchen knife. Many thanks."

Sarah Clark reviewed: Tulips still life in Acrylic Workshop, with Katharine Skorka

"A disappointing workshop. The easels provided did not support the canvas. The demonstration of techniques by the tutor was difficult to see due to the room layout. The tutor did not seem to realise when people were struggling or offer solutions to people at the time as they were focused on their own picture. "

Skorkart responded:

"Dear Sarah, Thank you for taking the time to review your art experience. I am sorry to hear you were disappointed and that you do not feel the class met with your expectations. I note your comment with regards to the easels. Throughout my previous classes, nobody has mentioned this, but I will look into it. I am conscious that people join my classes with different levels of experience and I always urge students to be open minded and not strive for perfection, but enjoy the experience and the learning process. For that reason, I try to maintain a small number of people (5) to ensure the demonstration of techniques are clearly visible to everyone. You were sat directly to my right for the duration. I feel my step by step approach of painting the subject, allows people time to follow and accurately reproduce my technique. We spoke many times and I gave you 1-1 support throughout the session to offer different solutions and techniques. I always give individual attention to people and indeed demonstrated the flower on your own painting, as a guide. I was very sorry when you decided to wipe your work away and leave the class early, as that has not happened in any of my previous classes in the last 5 years. I hope you continue to enjoy painting, Katharine "

Jane Cassidy reviewed: A Morning of Clay Making 10 am to 12 noon

"I enjoyed a lovely, relaxing morning of playing with clay. Trisha made me feel very welcome and at ease in her beautiful studio nestled in her charming garden sanctuary. "

Workshops at the Little Pottery responded:

"Thank you Jan. It was lovely to meet you. "

Alan D reviewed: Beginners Pottery Throwing Taster Workshop

"Great fun and went from knowing nothing to creating something that almost looked like what I tried to make (my fault entirely didn’t quite work ).Ruth is an excellent tutor and would highly recommend to anyone looking to try for first time . "

Caroline Flynn reviewed: Furniture upcycling workshop - 1 day

"I thoroughly enjoyed the day with Hannah. I had never attempted to upcycle a piece of furniture before, so I was apprehensive beforehand, but it is so relaxed and you are taken through each step and you can ask for help when you need it. I learned so much and it has given me the confidence to try a few pieces on my own. "

Ian Carpenter reviewed: Blacksmithing day courses: making garden flowers

"Superb hands-on day course with excellent guidance and tuition by expert, friendly blacksmiths in a brilliant rural setting. Plus the added bonus of homemade lunch and refreshments. Give it a go - you won’t be disappointed. "

Kath reviewed: Spoon carving in the woods

"Great course! We had a lovely time in the woods with careful instructions and good equipment. Everyone was able to make a spoon and try some other projects, too. "

The Coppice Co. responded:

"Hi Kath, thank you for your review and I'm glad you had lovely time. It was great to have you along!"

Dianne reviewed: Frameless mosaic sun catcher or mandala class (AM)

"Never done this before and found the whole morning a lovely relaxing experience and am very happy with my suncatcher. Chrissy was a very good teacher and made me feel very welcome. Highly recommend and hope to try another course soon."

Chrissy Webster Mosaic & Craft responded:

"Thank you for the lovely review and hope to see you again soon, Diane."

Lesley reviewed: Creative Textiles York

"The Creative Textile workshop was brilliant. Holly brought everything needed. Her explanation and demonstrations were excellent. She brought lots of examples to provide ideas. A thoroughly enjoyable day."

Suzan Hassan reviewed: CALLIGRAPHY COURSE for Beginners in Bournville Birmingham

"Great introduction to the art. However it is very time consuming and because I run a health coaching business I realised I have ' bitten off more than I can chew ' at the moment, but may well come back to it when I have more time to devout to this practice."

Sharon H reviewed: Quilting Weekend Break, Yorkshire

"I really enjoyed this course. As a complete beginner, I could work at my own speed and everything was explained / demonstrated clearly and Jacqueline was really helpful. The food was lovely. I am now addicted to quilting."

Bee-spoke Quilts responded:

"Thank you for your kind comments. I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the weekend. It was a pleasure working with you and I hope to see you again sometime! Jacqueline "

Helena reviewed: Taming the Wild Yeasts – Make your own Sourdough Bread

"Thoroughly enjoyed the sourdough bread making workshop, I met some lovely people and took home a wonderful perfectly baked loaf. I also baked a sourdough vegan chocolate cake, a real bonus. The talk was interesting and I am now able to carry on my new skill at home."

Denmark Farm Conservation Centre responded:

"We're very happy that you enjoyed the course Helena. Thank you for the review and hope to see you again soon. Mara"

Amaryllis reviewed: Introduction to spooncarving at Hill End

"A great day carving a spoon. David gave very clear instructions and helpful advice all day while we carved our spoons. So exciting seeing them take form.😉"

David Knight Woodland Crafts responded:

"Thanks so much for attending the course, Amaryllis, braving the road closures around Oxford and for your positive review! I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the process of seeing a functional spoon emerging from a branch of green wood. Every time you cleave a piece of wood you are the first to be able to consider the opportunities within. I hope you'll never look at a branch blown from a tree in a storm in the same way again. I'll send details of our Bodgers groups and I hope you'll continue your carving journey."

Kate Morgan reviewed: Beginners Sewing - Day course - Get to know your sewing machine

"Get to know your sewing machine course - great day course in a modern venue with a lovely teacher. As a complete novice I came away from the course feeling so much more confident about using a sewing machine. I can now set up my machine and get started. I also have a much better understanding of stitch selection and some of the techniques involved in cushion and bag making! A great day course which gave me the introduction to sewing that I was hoping for. Thank you very much Judi I wouldn't hesitate to book onto to more courses with you!"

Nicola Hedges reviewed: Willow Weaving 'Trug' Workshop

"Thank you for such an interesting & fun day. Jane was such a lovely person with lots of knowledge & patience.. I loved the fact that we all managed to get something made... Well done xxx"

Stanwick Lakes Art and Craft Courses responded:

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

Jim reviewed: Taster Pottery Session

"Myself and my wife had a great time on the course with Joan who was super friendly, knowledgeable and supportive (and her husband makes a great cup of tea!!!). A perfect introduction to the world of pottery."

jccermaics responded:

"Thankyou Jim for your review, so glad you both enjoyed it."

Amanda Fleming reviewed: Thatching for beginners with South West Thatching

"Absolutely loved every minute of the day! Toby was a great instructor, explaining everything in layman’s terms, making it all easy to achieve. All necessary equipment and materials were on hand. Held in a beautiful setting with mum’s home made cakes! The course far exceeded my expectations. Would highly recommend. Thank you for a wonderful day and treasured memory Amanda 😊"

South West Thatching responded:

"Thank you, you're very welcome and hope to see you again "

Lesley reviewed: Fused Glass Panel

"Great experience. Attended this class with my husband and we both thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Claire was even kind enough to arrange for our creations to be posted to us as we are not local. Our panels were packed with exceptional care and arrived very quickly. We would definitely attend again. Thanks very much!"

Meryl & Esther reviewed: Glass fusing private class - fun taster class for beginners

"My daughter and I decided to join Sarah for a reflective morning. We are coming to terms with the loss of a dear husband and father and we made very special pieces using a small amount of his ashes. Our pendants, ring and other items are wonderful, very subtle. So intimate, rather than sending away to someone else to make. Thank you "

Sarah Greening Glass responded:

"It was lovely to meet you both and a privilege to help you make your special pieces. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, much appreciated."

Nina Passco reviewed: Blow a bauble at Chew Valley handmade glass

"What a beautiful place. We thoroughly enjoyed our glass blowing experience! Steve was very knowledgeable and helped us create our baubles with confidence. Thank you!! "

Chew Valley HandMade Glass responded:

"Thank you for your review Nina, we are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your time with us. Regards Steve and Angie "

Antony reviewed: Blacksmithing Introduction courses in Yorkshire and the North East

"This was an excellent day, Adrian and Andy were superb with sharing their knowledge and helping us work our ways through making a key ring and a dragon headed coat rack with 3 hooks. There were was plenty of space, time and equipment for all 9 of the students on the course and everyone completed their crafts. Home baked snacks on arrival, a huge home made veggie lunch and more goodies at the end of the session topped off a really wonderful experience."

Amanda Walker reviewed: Leather Traveller's Bag

"My sister and I had a fantastic day with Catherine. A wonderful sense of achievement completing a bag from the uncut leather to the finished product. We learnt so much, will definitely be booking in for another course with Catherine."

Ann Saunders reviewed: Needle Felting Workshop - landscape pictures

"My son, his partner and I had a great creative morning making the felt landscapes. Pip had everything ready and organised for us and took us through the techniques step by step. Even our practice piece was good enough to frame!! We came away with 2 framed landscape pictures we each had created. I plan to buy some felts and tools now to incorporate felting into the cards I make. Thank you for your time and patience Pip. "

Pippaluk Crafts responded:

"Thank you Anne it was a pleasure."