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This is the first part of a two part beginner’s course. You can do part one as a stand-alone course and then decide whether return to further extend your skills in part two. The aim is to give you a firm grounding in the fundamentals of making furniture. You will begin by making a breadboard from ... Read more

Disappearing Lines brings to life the craft of traditional wooden boat building and the stories of endangered boats, in a two day workshop with QEST Scholar and boat builder Gail McGarva. Try your hand at steam bending oak and create your own miniature ghost boat. For more information and to book a place on the ... Read more

This summer QEST Winch Design Scholar Rob Walker (Signs by Umberto) is running gilding workshops across two weekends as part of the Good Life Society Summer Camp. They take place in the walled garden of Hawarden, North Wales. Rob will help participants make a verre eglomise piece inspired by the Summer Camp and walled garden ... Read more

This course is aimed at those with some experience of small-working or silversmithing. An introduction to the fabrication technique of seaming. You will also learn cold connections for attaching handles. This course will allow you to make a functional metal vessel incorporating your own handle. Handles can be made of driftwood, old paintbrushes, even pebbles. ... Read more

The workshop will cover the basics of sign-writing methods. Using pencil and paper, Umberto will teach you two methods of drawing block casual lettering using optical and mechanical techniques, before moving onto brush techniques that are the staple of a sign writer's tool kit. Each person will learn how to paint lettering using non solvent ... Read more

Over six days, professional chair maker Jason Mosseri will teach you all the elements of chair-making and you will leave with a strong, elegant chair made by your own fair hand. You will learn how to select a suitable green ash log, cleave it into parts, and, using a wooden spring pole lathe, “turn” these ... Read more

We will be once again hosting Steve Tomlin Crafts for a wooden spoon carving course. Learn how to work with wood and specialist wood carving tools to create your very own wooden spoon. This is a day course with full instruction and guidance especially for beginners. All equipment will be provided for the course Refreshments ... Read more

Learn how to transform a bar of recycled silver into a forged, chunky silver cuff in this two hour workshop. In this class, you will learn how to manipulate silver using a forging hammer to stretch the metal into a chunky/textured band. Once you have forged the bar of silver, demonstrations will be given to show ... Read more

Using found driftwood from the South Wales coast, participants will explore basic weave techniques without using a conventional loom. Focusing on colour, proportion, texture and yarn you will explore weaving using pieces of driftwood as your 'loom'. You will have at least one if not many more exquisite and original woven artworks to take home ... Read more

Fan birds are a traditional craft from Eastern Europe and an amazing demonstration of the properties of wood. Carved from a single piece of wood using simple tools your bird will unfold its wings without the use of any glue or pins. Steve Tomlin is one of the few craftspeople in the UK teaching this ... Read more

Stitching straw braid to make hats is one of the oldest forms of millinery. The beautiful hats this heritage skill can produce have enduring appeal from high street to high end. In this masterclass with QEST Scholar Lucy Barlow, you will learn all there is to know about the technique. In this session, you will get ... Read more