Tinsmithing workshops
This critically endangered heritage craft is being kept alive at Stanwick Lakes — and you can be a part of it! Learn the skills of tin-smithing from one of the last tinsmiths in the country.
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Willow Weaving Workshop: Large Flower Sculpture
Stanwick LakesSpend a creative day at Stanwick Lakes learning traditional willow weaving techniques. Learn core basketry skills while creating an impressive large willow flower.
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Resin Jewellery Workshop (age 10+)
Stanwick LakesJoin our fun and family friendly jewellery-making workshop and create your own handmade jewellery piece using natural stones, dried flowers and resin. A wonderful activity for parents and children aged 10+ to enjoy together.
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Fabric Printing Workshop
Stanwick LakesJoin us for one of our summer workshops and create your very own tote bag. You will use ready cut stamps and lino blocks to print and create your own design. Supported by artist and printmaker Lizzie Ault, who will be providing her own hand cut blocks for you to use.
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Embossed Decorations
Stanwick LakesJoin artist & tutor Lizzie Ault to create a set of hanging decorations or a garland inspired by summer. You’ll try foil embossing, a beautiful, relaxing craft inspired by folk art and seasonal themes. You’ll learn the basics and create your own embossed decoration to take home.
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A 2-Day Flax Fiber and Weaving Workshop on Your Handmade Ceramic Frame
Stanwick LakesParticipants will have the opportunity to create a beautiful traditional handwoven piece using flax fiber woven onto their own handmade ceramic frame.
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Copper Bowl Making Workshop
Stanwick LakesDiscover the satisfying process of shaping metal by hand in this immersive copper bowl making workshop with heritage metalworker John Wills. Using upcycled sheet copper, you’ll learn how flat metal can be transformed into a strong hollow form through a combination of rhythm and careful hammer work.
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Autumn Wreath Making
Stanwick LakesSpend a relaxing morning creating a beautiful wreath for your home with florist Catherine Elworthy. You will be shown how to create this arrangement using an ecofriendly willow and moss base and a range of dried and fresh foliage and flowers.
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Copper Foiling Workshop - Butterflies and Bees
Stanwick LakesA fun and relaxed workshop at Stanwick Lakes where you will make 'Butterflies and Bee' suncatchers to take home, using the basics of the Tiffany copper foil technique guided by maker Joanne Turner.
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Mixed Media Collage Workshop
Stanwick LakesJoin artist Lizzie Ault to create your own collage inspired by nature. You will learn how to create collage papers using different techniques and colours, design your image and then use scissors, glue and layering to create a final image.
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Linocut Jigsaw Workshop
Stanwick LakesThe jigsaw method in lino is the act of cutting your lino block into sections which you can ink up with different colours to create colourful prints. The workshop will be inspired by the season, flowers, nature, celebrations.
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Spoon Carving Workshop – One Day
Stanwick LakesSpend a relaxing day at Stanwick Lakes learning traditional spoon carving techniques. This beginner-friendly course covers cleaving wood, shaping with an axe, and carving with sloyd and hook knives to create your own handcrafted wooden spoon. Set in the oak-framed craft barn and surrounded by 750 acres of inspiring wetlands, it is a practical and immersive introduction to green woodworking.
