Anyone who loves textiles and handbags will already know Emma Redfern's very popular 'Hole House' facebook page, from where she sells her wonderfully original, unique and quirky bags. With a background in art history and an interest in the Victorian Arts and Crafts movement, Emma believes that anyone can produce something beautiful and useful, given a little instruction and some inspiring fabric.

9.30/10.00am – 4.00/4.30pm
£various  inc. a tasty lunch & home baking.
Material Charge : Varies- see individual Bag details

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Make a wonderful, versatile, Japanese-style reversible Wrap apron in a day!

Perfect to wear when doing crafts, pottery, gardening and general pottering around (perhaps you could wear it to your next Quirky Workshop?), this lovely reversible apron is fully lined, as are the two generous and useful pockets. With no fiddly ties, zips or fasteners, this apron slips on easily and fits all shapes and sizes comfortably. Jenny will bring samples with her for you to see and try on, she will have sizes XS to 2XL to actually try on and choose on the day.

9.30am – 4.30pm
£85 inc.  tasty 2 course Aga lunch & home baking
Material Charges: £5 

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Over the course of the day, with Jane's expertise and guidance, you'll see your beloved pet (or chosen animal) slowly appear beneath your fingertips as a 2D needle felted and 'painted with wool' picture.

9.30am – 4.30pm
£78 inc. a tasty Lunch & home baking.
Material Charges: around £15

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Learn how to paint with wool to create a beautiful Herdwick sheep, crafted with real wool fibres into a hessian background.

Over the duration of the day Jane will show you how to create a 2D Herdwick head using the needle felting technique.  You don’t need any drawing skills,  and everyone is welcome.

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9.30am – 4.30pm
£78 inc. tasty Lunch and home baking.
Material Charges - around £15

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Spend a morning or afternoon with Sonja which either starts or ends with a quick light lunch. The course includes the basic 25cm lampshade kit. Bring your favourite fabric or choose on the day from Sonja's lovely selection for a few £'s more. Please pre- order other shade sizes.

Morning session 10am to 1.00pm ..... Afternoon session 1.00pm –3.45/4.00pm
£37 a quick light lunch included

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Spend a lovely day with Helen & learn how to make this beautifully detailed Robin using the dry needle felting process. Your little bird will have a slightly sculpted low relief appearance, subtly enhancing the natural features of this little characterful bird. 

9.30am – 4.30pm
£80 inc. a tasty Lunch & home baking.
Material Charges: £25 with frame

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Spend a lovely day with Helen & learn how to make this beautifully detailed Blue Tit using the dry needle felting process. Your little bird will have a slightly sculpted low relief appearance, subtly enhancing the natural features of this little characterful bird. 

9.30am – 4.30pm
£80 inc. a tasty Lunch & home baking.
Material Charges: £25 with frame

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Spend a lovely day with Helen & learn how to make this beautifully detailed Wren using the dry needle felting process. Your Wren will have a slightly sculpted low relief appearance, subtly enhancing the natural features of this little characterful bird. 

9.30am – 4.30pm
£78 inc. a tasty Lunch & home baking.
Material Charges: £25 with frame

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 A lovely day with Kay being guided through the process of creating using paint, then print,and stitch. Working in mixed media you will create a picture based on flowers, you can bring your own image or use one of the ones provided for inspiration.  

You will paint the background directly onto calico and then add layers with simple stencils and print blocks that you have created.  Finally you will add stitch which can be machine and or hand embroidery and embellish with beads and buttons.

9.30am – 4.30pm
£78 Lunch included
Material Charges £15

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Create your own unique and characterful heavy Herdwick doorstop (around 3.5kg) - although mostly those made with Annis are placed to be admired on tables and shelves!

Currently Annis is unable to commit to dates in 2024. It's likely her courses will be running, but at shorter notice. We are collecting names of interested students and will contact them first as soon as we are given any new dates.

If you join the waiting list no money will be taken and there is no obligation to book, you'll just get an email when a date appears.

9.30am – 5pm
£90 incl tasty Lunch and home baking
Material Charges £30

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Make a lovely sitting brown Hare of approx 50cm high with the ears . You can decide on your own pose, either alert with either with ears up or wistfully  "moongazing" with ears back. We will be using natural brown wools and all materials and tools are provided.

Currently Annis is unable to commit to dates in 2024. It's likely her courses will be running, but at shorter notice. We are collecting names of interested students and will contact them first as soon as we are given any new dates.

If you join the waiting list no money will be taken and there is no obligation to book, you'll just get an email when a date appears.

9.30am – 5.30pm
£90 incl tasty Lunch and home baking
Material Charges £45

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Join Susan Denham-Smith of 'Wild Wool Workshops' in one of the studios for a 'Hands On' day learning the techniques & processes in turning raw fleece into a useable skein of yarn (wool) using traditional Spinning Wheels and Drop Spindles!

9.30am – 4.30pm
£95 inc. tasty Lunch and home baking.
Material Charges/ tutor costs  - £15

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Design and create your very own bespoke, warm and funky felt slippers from 100% merino wool. These will be seamless and moulded cleverly to your feet, unique and made to fit,  as plain or as fancy as you like! 

9.30am – 4pm
£75 Lunch included
Material Charges £15

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A fascinating day with Marian learning how to create your own Botanical contact prints with real leaves on fabric and paper, printing your own unique silk scarf and paper prints.

Join Marian for a day of botanical discovery and create a beautiful printed silk scarf using fresh leaves, flowers and natural dyes. You will learn all about the printing process involved,  how to prepare fabrics for dyeing with vegetables and flowers and how to choose the leaves that will give good prints.  And you will prepare some paper prints which you can finish at home.

10.00am to 3.30pm
£95 Lunch included
Material Charges £25

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 An exciting new workshop with the very talented Annis McGowan,  making this wonderful large Needle Felted Fox sitting some 16 inches high and looking forward to acting as sentry in your entrance hall!

Made entirely from natural and blended carded wool, of whites, glorious russets and reds,  plus some Swaledale for added texture, to create a fine, plumped-up chest and an extra bushy tail, Freddie can grace a very special corner of your home.  Annis' instruction and many resources will help you bring this lovely character to life.

9.30am – 5.00pm
£90 incl tasty Lunch and home baking
Material Charges £35

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Unfortunately, Ruth is unable to travel to Cumbria in 2024 - we hope she will return for another of her lovely courses in 2025!

This workshop will give you the basic skills needed for leather work and at the same time you will make yourself a lovely bag using pre cut leather panels carefully prepared by Ruth. There will also be an option to dye the panels various colours using stains provided by Ruth.

9.30am – 5pm
£95 inc. a tasty lunch & home baking
Material Charges : approx £40

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