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Gold 2 Day NNAS Advanced Navigation
What to expect It is required to have the NNAS Silver Certificates before signing up for the Gold level, This fabulous advanced level navigation course will test your Navigation tools…
Applique Relief Tiles in Porcelain at Quirky Workshops
A day with this very talented ceramics artist to create a tile up to A4 size or a series of three smaller tiles (a tryptych) or individual pieces to suit your need.
Silver Jewellery Workshop with Melinda Scarborough at Quirky Workshops
Create your own beautiful jewellery with Sterling Silver, Pearls and Semi-Precious Stones.
Bike Strip and Build Workshop
Love Your Bike and learn how to look after it! Covering Gears, Brakes, Chains, Cable Replacement, Headsets, Bottom Brackets, Wheels and Hubs. Learn how to repair or fix various small problems and change brake cables and gear cables – all in one day.
Spinning on a Wheel and Drop Spindle
On this course you will learn about and sort through a variety of fleeces and learn how to prepare the fibres using hand carders. From this stage students will have a go at spinning on a drop spindle and see the difference in the yarn that is produced from drop spindle compared to the wheel that you will use later in the afternoon The rest of the day you’ll be working on your own spinning wheel and also learn how to use the Niddy Noddy and how to ply art yarns for wonderful effect.
Make a Slouch Bag with Emma Redfern from Hole House Bags
Emma has the attitude that ‘Anyone can produce something beautiful and useful given a little instruction and some inspiring fabric’. On this course you will learn how to make a bespoke and professional looking slouch bag, unique to you in your chosen fabric using a domestic sewing machine.