**** How Covid 19 affects this business – we have undertaken risk assessments and are confident in our actions and those of our customers to behave sensibly and be mindful of others and their own actions. Workshops take place in the spacious Bennett Room with plenty of space – we continue to follow government guidelines & implement any changes as required ****
All Craft workshops booked and craft items bought in our shop directly support Right2Work (Cumbrian Social Enterprise of the year 2021) part of The Oaklea Trust Charity with their valuable work in local communities.
Here are details of our current workshops, if you would like more pics/information then please use the contact form. To book please pop over to the http://www.theedenworkshop.co.uk/event-tickets – our cancellation policy is there too. You can book by phoning/messaging us too, we will reply as soon as we can but can’t guarantee places will still available at that time.
As our workshops provided by fabulous local tutors are growing increasingly popular, and because we only take a max of 7 on most workshops so there is plenty of space to work and adequate tutor time for each attendee, some do tend to fill up rather quickly – if there is one that you are interested in which is full please drop me a line – I can put you on a list should there be a last minute cancellation or if there are a few interested we may be able to squeeze in an extra workshop or tell you first when we get new dates.
We can arrange private workshops or Crafternoons just for you, crafty hen parties are popular as are our Eventful Evenings – suited to visiting groups such as WI’s so please get intouch to discuss further. Gift Vouchers also available.
OVERSHOT WEAVES with Jan Beadle
Tuesday 21 June 10-4pm £69 including all materials and lunch
Jan once again brings her looms all warped up ready for you to experiment with different colours using the overshot pattern – suitable for both beginners or those wishing to hone their skills under Jan’s expert tuition.
STAINED GLASS PANEL with Simply Smallholdings
Wednesday 22 June 10-4pm £95 incl ALL materials, refreshments & lunch
You will design and make an A4 stained glass panel – learning how to cut & handle glass, leading, soldering, cementing and finishing to create a unique piece. All materials and use of tools are included, you will design your panel and submit it to the tutor prior to the day.
KESWICK CLUTCH with Hole House
Saturday 25 June 10-4pm £80 including all bag bits and lunch
This versatile cheeky little clutch packs a punch with it’s zipped pocket at the back – an ideal staple for the summer wardrobe. all bag bits are included you just need your sewing machine and chosen fabric.
LINO PRINTING with Liz Jones
Sunday 26 June 10am – 2pm in The Bennett Room £60 incl all refreshments, materials & lunch
other dates with Liz – 9.10.22 & 6.11.22
Liz, is part of EVAN a local artistic network, is a talented lino & screen printer based in the Eden Valley she regularly exhibits locally. On this workshop you will be given the size of block prior to attending so you can get together some ideas – maybe a rough sketch, a photo or picture. On the day you will have a practice carving using the various tools then you will transfer your image to a block, carve and print in a choice of colours using professional inks and the printers press. This workshop is ideal for total beginners and those wishing to hone their skills, you can expect to go home not only with your block to create more at home but also with a few prints that you can frame and keep or give as a unique handmade by you with love gift.
LUNCH & FLORAL ART DEMO with David Ryland
Tuesday 28 June 12-4pm £35
David returns with his spring demo – you will be welcomed with a glass of fizz on arrival then take your seats for a scrumptious two course lunch and coffee before David takes to the stage. He will create approx five masterpieces whilst regaling you with humorous tales. After the Demo there will be a raffle for one of the arrangements then cream scones will be served and there will be a chance to browse the shop and take home David’s creations with a donation to charity.
PAPER ROSE WREATH
Saturday 2 July 10-12 £35 incl lunch and all materials
Come and learn how to make paper roses and turn them into a wreath – we have an abundance of natural handmade papers of various colours, old music score, magazines, old books so you can choose the type of rose you would like.
MAKE A LAMPSHADE with our own Jane
Tuesday 5 July 10-1pm £40 incl all materials and lunch
Join me to learn how to make a drum lampshade – this is a lovely skill to have as you can quickly and thriftily co-ordinate a room or make a amazing house warming gift. All materials are included but if you would like to bring your own fabric please feel free – the shade you will make is a 25cm drum shade which is ideal for a ceiling pendant or a table lamp.
If you wish to go the whole hog and transform an old lamp base with chalk paint and go home with a totally new lamp then please bring a base – wooden ones or ones that have been painted work best – there is a £5 additional charge.
HUB SALADS with Jane
Wednesday 12 July 11-2pm £45 includes all ingredients and lunch.
Join Patrizia to make a range of seasonal salads that we make here at the Hub for you to enjoy on our Hub Salads – the pasta with sauted mushrooms is my favourite – despite the secret ingredient that goes in!!
WET FELTED LANDSCAPES with JaneMakes
Wednesday 13 July 10-4pm £75 incl All materials, refreshments and lunch
Join our favourite felting tutor Jane to create a favourite view in natural wools using the wet felt technique. You can bring a picture, postcard or just your imagination and using a huge range of colours create you own piece of art. No experience is necessary as full instruction will be given.
SEA GLASS JEWELLERY – with Amanda Hunter
Saturday 16 July 10-4pm £95 incl all materials and lunch
additional dates- silver bangle 12.11.22
Amanda returns with an amazing chance to create a unique piece of sea glass or stone set jewellery – you will design your own ring or pendant, measure and cut the silver, use the rolling mill to emboss, solder, file, polish and burnish to create a professional looking ring. Please advise when booking on what you would like to make – If your design is large Amanda can order extra silver and advise you on the cost.
TEA TASTING, TALK & AFTERNOON TEA with Darren Rogers.
Tuesday 19 July 2-4pm £25
Darren is passionate about tea and is a qualified ‘Tea Champion’ with the UK Tea Academy and his aim is to inform and to enthuse others to discover the joy of exploring the vast array of teas that are out there.
To Darren every pot of tea is ‘an occasion’ and one to be enjoyed – tea is all about taste, flavour and variety.
Several years ago Darren established the ‘Lyvennet Tea Club’ and buys and sells a wide range of quality loose leaf teas.
Darren lives locally in Maulds Meaburn and enjoys running ‘Tea Tastings’ and now these ‘occasions’ at Appleby Hub provides us with the opportunity to explore some of the history, traditions and etiquette of Afternoon Tea – all with top quality teas that have been prepared and served properly and one of the themes that will run through his presentation is teas that compliment the food being served.
And of course, we will be tasting a good number of assorted teas prior to your Afternoon Tea and we may even discover the answer to the old age question on etiquette of: ‘milk first or last?’
HERDWICK PORTRAIT with Jane Makes
Wednesday 20 July 10-4pm £75 incl all materials, felting kit to take home and lunch.
Due to poular demand we have now made this a full day workshop – finishing at 4pm rather than 2pm so your Herdy can be finished in the workshop – though you may wish to tweak him/her at home. Yes, that’s right there is also a choice of a ram with horns or a ewe to choose.
SCONE MASTERCLASS with Jane
Saturday 23rd July 11-1.30pm £35 including all ingredients.
Come and learn the secrets of the Hub scones – sweet, savoury, you can even try gluten free. You will each make one batch of sweet and savoury which are yours to take home – at the end we will have tea and a tasting of your scones.
GREEN MAN with Gwen Bainbridge
Wednesday 3 August 10-5pm £95 incl all materials and lunch
The image of the Green Man is iconic in folk law – now you have a chance to create your own – starting with a clay mask you will then create leaves and other flora to frame his face, you can be as creative with the cover as you like – Gwen will take them away at the end of the workshop for multiply firings, they will be then be ready to collect and position in your garden.
SOAP MAKING WORKSHOP with Begin with Nature
Tuesday 6 September 11-2pm £59 incl all materials and lunch.
Join Sandra from Begin with Nature (an amazing shop in Kendal) for an informative workshop on how to make soap. You will choose your colours, essential oils and sprinkly bits before creating and pouring your own soap – a large block for slicing at a later date once it has cured and two smaller ones will be made and I can guarantee the room whilst you are making and also the room where you place your soaps to cure will smell amazing!!
MEMORY BEAR with Monkey Tales Anne
Saturday 10 September 10-4pm £65 incl all bear bits and lunch
A sewing machine is needed for this one – Anne returns with this lovely workshop to create a bear from fabric you cant bear to part with. It may be baby clothes, a loved one’s favourite shirt & trousers, granny’s curtains or old uniform – almost everything is usable apart from wedding dressses. You interface your fabric and cut the bear parts out and stitch together – the bear develops a personality as the workshop progresses and he/she grows. They make lovely keep sakes – an heirloom of the future.
HIGHLAND COW HEAD with Jane Farkins
Tuesday 13 September 10-4pm £65 incl all materials and lunch.
Make an adorable wee beastie from fabric and yarn – you do need to bring your sewing machine for this one though we do have a couple here that you can use. There will be a selection of mounts so you can hand on your wall, this is suitable for complete beginners as it is a very forgiving pattern!!
UPCYCLING WITH CHALK PAINT with Duchess Jules
Wednesday 21 September 10-3pm £75 incl all materials & lunch – just bring a small piece of furniture
Bring a piece of furniture such as a small table and learn from Jules how to prepare and paint it. This is a fab way to learn how to give furniture a new lease of life in your home. We us Annie Sloan Chalk paint and waxes. Jules also demonstrates different techniques such as dry brushing, use of transfers etc.
AUTUMN WREATH with Jane
Tuesday 4 October 10-12.30 £30 includes lunch.
Come and make and everlasting Autumn wreath that can be stored away and brought out next year. A mix of faux and dried foliage and fruits and cones are used, with all materials included there’s plenty of inspiration to make your door the envy of your neighbours!
LINO PRINTED LANTERN with Liz Jones
Sunday 9 October 10-4Pm £75 including refreshments, lunch and all materials
Join Liz for a whole day workshop – designing and printing three panels onto fabric and then making a lantern which can be lit by a battery powered tea light. Liz, is part of EVAN a local artistic network, is a talented lino & screen printer based in the Eden Valley she regularly exhibits locally. On this workshop you will be given the size of block prior to attending so you can get together some ideas – maybe a rough sketch, a photo or picture. On the day you will have a practice carving using the various tools then you will transfer your image to a block, carve and print onto fabric in a choice of colours using professional inks and the printers press. This workshop is ideal for total beginners and those wishing to hone their skills, you can expect to go home not only with your block to create more at home but also with a few prints that you can frame and keep or give as a unique handmade by you with love gift.
All materials are included and this is suitable for complete beginners to those wishing to try pattern matching.
PORCELAIN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS -with Gwen Bainbridge
Wednesday 2 November 10-2pm £60 incl all materials and lunch
Gwen returns to help you create some lasting keepsakes that can hang on your tree or choose a non christmas theme and they could hang off cupboard doors or a twig tree – depending on size you can expect to make upto three large decs. Gwen will take them away to be glazed and fired and they can be collected in a few weeks from us or her studio at Brougham Hall.
LINO PRINTING with Liz Jones
Sunday 6 November 10am – 2pm in The Bennett Room £60 incl all refreshments, materials & lunch
Liz, is part of EVAN a local artistic network, is a talented lino & screen printer based in the Eden Valley she regularly exhibits locally. On this workshop you will be given the size of block prior to attending so you can get together some ideas – maybe a rough sketch, a photo or picture.
On the day you will have a practice carving using the various tools then you will transfer your image to a block, carve and print in a choice of colours using professional inks and the printers press. This workshop is ideal for total beginners and those wishing to hone their skills, you can expect to go home not only with your block to create more at home but also with a few prints that you can frame and keep or give as a unique handmade by you with love gift.
LUNCH & CHRISTMAS FLORAL ART DEMO with David Ryland
Tuesday 8 November 12-4pm £35
David returns with many of our ladies from his spring demo who have booked again to see his Christmas Creations – you will be welcomed with a glass of fizz on arrival then take your seats for a scrumptious two course lunch and coffee before David takes to the stage. He will create approx five masterpieces whilst regaling you with humorous tales. After the Demo there will be a raffle for one of the arrangements then cream scones will be served and there will be a chance to browse the shop and take home David’s creations with a donation to Project Edenside in Appleby.
SILVER BANGLE with Amanda Hunter
Saturday 12 November 10-4pm £135 incl all silver and lunch
Amanda returns after our ring and earring making sessions to finish your collection with a bangle. you will design, measure, cut the sterling, saw any embellishments, emboss, stone set, solder, anneal, file and finish your bangle. If you wish to set a stone please bring with you on the day.
SILK WEAVES with Jan Beadle
Saturday 19 November 10-4pm £69.00 incl all materials and lunch
Join Jan to explore the world of weaving with silks – she will have a huge array of colours to choose from and you can expect to weave a scarf length.
FESTIVE RAG WREATH with Jane
Tuesday 22 November 11-2pm £35 incl all materials and a light lunch
Join us for a relaxing craft session creating a festive rag wreath – all materials are provided and there will be an array of coloured & textured fabric to inspire you along with embellishments to finish off your wreath. Tea and coffee are as ever on tap so if you haven’t a pair of scissors in your hand this is the ideal workshop to bring a friend to for a chatty catch up.
CHRISTMAS DOOR WREATH
Wednesday 30 November 12-3pm £35 incl all materials & refreshments
Join us for a festive wreath using fresh greenery, fruit, decorations and ribbon – you can choose an eco approach by tightly binding foliage onto the frame and building up depth and texture – this method allows the whole wreath to be place on the compost heap as it contains no wire – if you prefer to learn how to wire greenery and position onto the wreath you can do that – you will need to remove the wire before adding to the compost heap!! Just bring secateurs or a sharp pair of scissors.