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Saturday 09 August 2025

Make a unique leather belt from English vegetable tanned leather using various techniques and finishes with a choice of buckles.

Sunday 10 August 2025

Make a leather belt pouch from English vegetable tanned leather, for use in bushcraft, re-enactment, gardening or just walking the dog!

Sunday 23 March 2025

Participants will be taken through the process of marking out, roughing out and finishing a relief stone carving using hand tools. This workshop is suitable for beginners who wish to develop skills in stone carving. You will work on a design in Bath stone. We will also look at where to purchase different stones and tools, chisel sharpening and some of the health and safety issues to do with stone carving.

Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 June 2025

A two-day workshop teaching participants how to mark out, rough out and finish a Green Man design in Bath stone. The course will give people the opportunity to either carve their own design or copy carve one using a template. The course will also cover carving techniques, sharpening and look at where to buy tools and stone. By the end of the two days participants will be able to take away a finished carving.

Thursday 04 September 2025

An introduction to the skill of flint knapping. You will go through the techniques and the aim of the day is for everyone to be able to go away and replicate what they have learnt.

Friday 02 May 2025

From earliest evidence to more recent craft revival, we look at how soap has developed including exploring the perfumes used in soapmaking. Participants will then go on to make hot processed soft soap, pure olive Castile soap and Tudor inspired herb wash-balls to take away. The day is a mixture of hands-on activities and talks. By the end of the day participants will have a thorough working knowledge of soap making and its history.

Saturday 22 March 2025

A one-day course for those new to stone carving. During the day you’ll learn how to carve your own monogram or house number in stone using hand tools. You’ll be shown how to draw out designs on paper, transfer and carve them into the stone using a hammer and chisel. You’ll also look at different finishing techniques for the lettering and stone.

Friday 14 November 2025

The course begins will a short introductory talk and handling session of replica tools and materials used in the Bronze Age. Students will prepare moulds and begin working the furnace to melt copper and tin. They will then cast their own replica early Bronze Age axe head, and can then begin cleaning and decorating their axe.

Satuday 06 - Sunday 07 September 2025

The course begins will a short introductory talk and handling session of replica tools and materials used in the Bronze Age. Students will prepare crucibles, crush copper ore and charcoal before working the bellows to produce a lump of pure copper. On the second day students will prepare moulds and begin working the furnace to melt copper and tin. They will then cast their own replica early Bronze Age axe head, and they can then begin cleaning and decorating their axe.

Thursday 13 November 2025

Sunday 16 November 2025

On the workshop you will learn how to prepare your own mould, work the leather bellows on the charcoal fuelled furnace. You will then cast the liquid metal into your mould to produce a replica Bronze Age dagger blade to take home at the end of the day. You will then be given Bronze Age filing and cleaning tools to begin working on your blade. Advice will also be given on how to fit a wooden handle to your dagger blade at home.

Friday 05 September 2025

Saturday 15 November 2025

Workshop students will prepare their own mould, before working the leather bellows on the charcoal fuelled furnace to melt copper and tin. They will then cast the liquid metal into their prepared moulds to produce a replica bronze age sword to take home at the end of the day. Students can then begin filing off the casting flash and start cleaning the surfaces of the sword.

Thursday 19 June 2025

Perfect for beginners and those curious about the world of maille making. In this workshop you will learn how to construct a piece of maille using the traditional 4 in 1 weave as well as looking at other weaves too. As an introduction to maille making we will be working in butted maille although I will be explaining how to begin making riveted maille too.

Tuesday 17 June 2025

Ideal for beginners to the world of silversmithing. You will learn how to design and create your very own copper ladle by hand. You will be fabricating the spoon from several components using traditional silversmithing methods including sinking, planishing, riveting and forming.

Friday 07 November 2025

Saturday 08 November 2025

Ideal for beginners to the world of jewellery. You will learn how to design and create two to three textured silver stacking rings. Fabricated from scratch, you will learn how to correctly size, make and polish rings that are unique to you, and will last a lifetime!

Monday 31 March 2025

Monday 30 June 2025

Whether you’re a beginner or looking for a refresher in copper foil, this course will teach you how to make one of several pre-designed sun catcher templates; from selecting the glass, how to cut and grind the edges, foil, flux, and then solder, clean and finish your work. By the end of the day, you will have created something colourful and creative to take home and hang in your window.

Wednesday 18 June 2025

Perfect for beginners with a little knowledge of jewellery making. The techniques covered to make your necklace will include sawing, filing, soldering and hammering so manual dexterity is essential.