Latest reviews

Sarah reviewed: Tiffany stained glass wild flowers workshop

"What a beautiful day! Kate was a fabulous tutor and me and my mum had the most perfect day together and left with beautiful stained glass flowers to take home. We will be back again that’s for sure! "

Martin McAssey Glass responded:

"Thank you for the lovely review."

Caroline Horne reviewed: Traditional upholstery assessment before starting a course.

"I recently attended an Upholstery Assessment Session with Peter which I found very interesting and helpful. Peter is highly knowledgeable about his craft and gave me lots of tips and ideas about my chair project. I'll definitely be booking a course soon. Can't wait to start!!"

Peter White Furniture responded:

"Your chair is an excellent project to learn traditional upholstery, with lots of interesting potential. I look forward to working with you."

Zoe Crumby reviewed: Woodcarving weekend with experienced teacher, all levels of experience welcome

"My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed our weekend creating beautiful wood carvings that I didn’t think I was capable of producing! Almut is a patient and kind teacher. Definitely recommend this course."

Almut Woolard responded:

"Dear Zoe, Thank you for coming. I loved seeing your carvings developing and enjoyed your company. Best wishes, Almut"

Tabitha Bailey and Nancy Pike reviewed: Glass Experience Day: Try fused glass, stained glass and enamelling in 1 course!

"We attended the three in one glass experience day which was arranged as a birthday present for my mum’s 80th. We really enjoyed learning and trying out all three techniques and greatly appreciated Sarah’s patience and support throughout. It was fascinating to see how the enamel pieces were created and to be able to experiment with the different colours. We enjoyed a very delicious and relaxed lunch with Sarah and Chris. We are really pleased with all of our pieces which all came out well. I already have one of my pendants and been complimented on it. Thank you Sarah. "

Sarah Greening Glass responded:

"It was lovely that you both immersed yourselves in the world of glass for the day - so pleased you enjoyed it! Thanks very much for the lovely review, Sarah"

marion peel reviewed: Reverse Applique and Free-motion Machine Embroidery Pocklington

"I really enjoyed learning this new skill. Holly is an excellent tutor!"

Thread and Press responded:

"Thank you Marion :)"

Miella Hayles reviewed: Basket making for beginners using traditional willow basketry techniques

"Had a fab day!! Very friendly and helpful teachers- style of laid back learning worked really well for us! So welcoming and warm atmosphere and really decent sized product at the end of the day! So happy with this course, would absoutely do again!! Thank you so much xx"

Mitch reviewed: 1 to 1 Bladesmithing or Blacksmithing

"Iain is a very chatty and friendly person who was very patient with me, letting me go at a pace that I felt comfortable with and expertly guiding me to create a unique hand forged kitchen knife. A long day of hammering, sharpening and buffing but very enjoyable and worth the money. "

Lorna reviewed: Hare Sculpture workshop with Jo Garden Art in beautiful Norfolk/Suffolk

"I had a wonderful day with Jo in her fabulous studio. I was made to feel very welcome and Jo was a great facilitator...guiding, supporting, tweaking and encouraging us all to create stunning hare sculptures. I had never done anything like this before but came away with a beautiful seated hare that I am proud to have sitting in my patio. Such a fun uplifting day. Thanks Jo! "

Jo Garden Art responded:

"Thank you Lorna! It was a fabulous day - everyone made the medium sized hare starting with the same wire armature, yet they were all uniquely different by the end of the day! So glad you enjoyed the experience and now have your lovely hare watching over your patio. Jo xx"

Dee reviewed: Willow 'sculpture of your choice' - one day workshops with Willowtwisters

"Fantastic day, great teacher, great fun and whilst initially I felt a little overwhelmed, I am thrilled with the result and how reassuring Sara was. Would love to go back "

Willowtwisters responded:

"Thank you so much for your lovely review (and email!) Your dragon is fantastic! Well done. It was lovely to meet you. : ) Sara"

Caprice reviewed: An Introduction to Sea Glass and Wire Wrapping

"Thank you so much for giving me the confidence and skills to be creative. Your excellent tuition and reassurance resulted in some lovely pieces to take away with me. I'm excited to develop this new hobby further 🙂"

The Sea Glass Company responded:

"Thank you so much for your lovely review. I hope we meet again soon."

Caprice reviewed: Sea Glass Picture Workshop

"A lovely morning thanks to Rebecca's encouragement to release my inner child and create a lovely sea glass picture. Despite my lack of confidence in possessing any artistic ability, I'm very pleased with the result and looking forward to trying this out more in the future 🙂"

The Sea Glass Company responded:

"Thank you so much, you did an amazing job."

Helena reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Halifax)

"Enjoyed the course, had a wet felt picture to take home rather than an unfinished product and would certainly like to do more! With only 6 in the group we had enough help and attention from Jo."

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you Helena, delighted you would like to do more felting, it can be addictive! 6 is my maximum so I can help or advise when and where may needed, as I want everyone to go home with a finished felted picture."

Heather Throup reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Halifax)

"Really loved this wet felting course. Excellent teacher who made sure we all knew exactly what we should be doing and kept a watchful eye over all the group and was always willing to help each of us without being invasive. Very therapeutic, recommend it highly."

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review and for your recommendation. Happy you found it therapeutic and really enjoyed the course and my teaching of this ancient art. "

Judith reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Halifax)

"This was my first attempt at wet felting and I thoroughly enjoyed the day. Jo is very kind & attentive to everyone in the group. She works and teaches in a lovely studio space and provides an excellent mix of materials to use. I came home with a piece of felt that I am very happy with and hope to carry on experimenting in the future. Thanks Jo for providing a calm & relaxed atmosphere for us to engage with our creative minds! 🤗"

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Lovely to meet you and your friends, Delighted you enjoyed your day and my studio, trying out a new activity for your ‘creative minds’ and were happy with your felted picture."

Ronny W reviewed: Taster Pottery Session

"Good course. Two hours was enough to get a feel for working with clay under Joan's careful instruction. I made two tea light holders and a bowl. Using the potter's wheel was harder than expected."

jccermaics responded:

"Thanks for your review Ronny and you will be happy to know your thrown bowl is standing proud 😊"

Sam Elliott reviewed: Cornish Blacksmithing Experience

"We felt privileged to be able to do our workshop in such a lovely old forge. Jeremy was really friendly and explained everything really well. We thoroughly enjoyed our experience and came away with some lovely handmade items 😁"

Blue Jay Metal Crafts responded:

"Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed yourselves. I'm really really impressed with how well you both took to the forge work."

Gillian Doollin reviewed: Simple Frame Basket with Windrush Willow

"I went on this course yesterday, I can thoroughly recommend it. The tutors are lovely people, extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I will be definitely be doing more basketry in the future! "

Windrush Willow responded:

"That's grand it was a pleasure to teach you - Many thanks. Richard."

Sheila reviewed: Natural dyeing workshop - 'Local Colour' - Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex

"I attended this day course with a friend. We had a really enjoyable day. The tutors were friendly, knowledgeable and informative. The other students were great fun. We dyed wool using readily obtainable items such as onion skins and dried daffodil flowers, we were given information about dyes, mordents and shade cards and we were able to experiment with our own mixture of colours toward the end of the day. We were provided with tea, coffee and lovely cakes and we were able to take home 4 skeins of wool dyed in 4 different shades. There was wool available to purchase, also ready made items e,g, cushions. We were treated to a tour around the flower farm which was very interesting. A thoroughly lovely day. Would highly recommend."

Fiona and Bruce Gray reviewed: Make Your Own Wedding Rings From Your Old Jewellery.

"We made rings for each other with Anna to celebrate our silver wedding anniversary. Anna was thorough, from pre booking information to guiding us during the day. Anna was very encouraging with many hints and tips to help us craft wonderful rings. We came away so fulfilled and excited at our creations which would only be possible with Anna's patience."

Joe reviewed: Axe Making Course - One Day Blacksmithing Experience

"Really good experience. Tom is very experienced, knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend!"

Erica Beaumont reviewed: Stinging Nettle Fabric Workshop

"Brilliant morning - Katie's knowledge is amazing and it was so much fun to make our own nettle thread. "

Katie Sawyer responded:

"Thanks Erica, so glad you had a good time!"

Helen S reviewed: Soap making course with Goat Milk

"What a brilliant day! It was fun and informative and the cake was a lovely touch. I can't wait to show my friends my soap! "

Denise Ward reviewed: Fused glass 'create' workshop

"I had such an amazing time on the glass fusion course run by Kathryn, who was very professional and had all the tools we could require already laid out. As a novice I appreciated the introductory talk and then it was time to be creative. In my 2.5 hours I made a personalised heart bowl for Valentine's Day for my husband and three red rocket hugs to give to friends, plus a sea scape coaster. They looked amazing when done but I really can't wait to see the finished items after being fired in the kilns. Highly recommended and would definitely join in again as I was inspired by the projects of others around me."

Felix Tabitha responded:

"Thank you so much for your lovely review Denise! Your creations are cooking in the kilns! "

Catherine reviewed: Basket making for beginners using traditional willow basketry techniques

"A thoroughly enjoyable experience from start to finish. Becky and Johnny are great teachers, the setting was lovely plus a wonderful basket to take home at the end of it! I would also recommend ordering a lunch as the food was delicious! A huge thank you to Becky, Johnny and Jo 😊"

Siw Harston reviewed: Kintsugi Workshop for beginners

"What a fabulous course. So interesting, satisfying and with a beautiful end result. Well paced, well prepared lesson with appropriate lesson plan and instruction/ material. We went as a family group of 5 adults and small dog. We all really enjoyed meeting Lucy and found the course stimulating. There was also delicious carrot cake and hot drinks. Thank you Lucy!"