New Workshops!
Some new workshops for 2010 are being uploaded to the site today, with photos from the artists teaching soon to be uploaded! They are:
Saturday 16th January 10am – 1pm
DOUBLE STRAND WIREWORK JEWELLERY with Wendy Ellis
Total cost: £30 including materials
You will make: A bracelet and matching choker style necklace with wire and swarovski crystals
Booking: up to 7 persons
You will learn: basic wirework, using jewellery tools
Sunday 17th January 10am – 4pm (lunch included)
RAG RUGS with Julia Dicks
Total cost: £50 including materials
You will make: A thick rug from fabric scraps, may need to be completed at home depending on progress.
Booking: up to 7 persons
You will learn: Latchwork technique
Saturday 23th January 1pm – 4pm
LEARN TO CROCHET with Rebecca Miles
Total cost: £30 including materials
You will make: A flower and a “granny square”.
Booking: up to 7 persons
You will learn: Crocheting, starting and finishing.
Saturday 8th February 10am – 4pm (lunch included)
FELT MAKING with Helen Lamont
Total cost: £50 including materials
You will make: A piece of textile art
Booking: up to 7 persons
You will learn: Wet felting process.
Saturday 13th February 1pm-3pm and Saturday 20th February 2009 1pm-3.40pm (2 days)
RESIN JEWELLERY FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS with Kerry Wilkinson
Total cost: £60 including materials and vapour mask
You will make: a swirled dye bangle and two embedded fabric pendants
Booking: 6 persons
You can bring your own fabric for making the pendant if you wish, though material will be available.
You will learn: Safety information, handling and mixing resin, embedding techniques, sanding and polishing and basic jewellery making skills.
Welcome to the blog!
Hello, thanks for finding us. I hope to update here regularly on workshops, events and exhibitors so I hope you will bookmark this blog for future reference 🙂 But what is Rothley Craft Farm?
It is a weekend and evening craft taster workshop initiative in Leicestershire. Various classes will be held with knowledgeable artists and craftspeople covering jewellery, textiles and other techniques in a wide range of skill areas. In these workshops lasting from 2 hours to 2 days you will create your own finished pieces to take home and treasure or give as gifts. Workshops are designed to be relaxing, lots of tea coffee and juice as well as the odd nibble are available and for full day classes, lunch is included. The groups are small- no more than 8 people- for more personal attention from the tutor.
We also have a little gallery area to pick up any little gifts from other UK craftspeople open just before, during and after the workshops. The village centre is a short walk away should you want to venture out at lunch, or maybe you fancy a country stroll, it’s up to you.
I hope you will join us soon, the website is under construction but some details are online at www.rothleycraftfarm.com
