Forthcoming Courses Include:

• Art Day Course - Coloured Pencil Techniques
• Art Day Course - Drawing with Pen and Wash
• Book Making Day Workshop
• Ceramic Pottery Day Course - China Flowers
• Chinese Brush Painting
• Creative Paper Crafts
• Drawing Caricatures - Day Course
• Fabric Skills for Fun: Curtain making, Dress making & more…
• Festive Flowers Workshop - Christmas Naturally
• Flower Arranging Course - Spring Baskets
• Hand Quilting Day Course - An Introduction
• Handmade Greetings Cards for Christmas
• Hooky and Proddy, Rag Rug Making Weekend (Primitive & Contemporary)
• How to Make Handmade Greeting Cards
• How to Make Handmade Miniature Teddy Bears
• How to sketch & draw Animal Portraits - Pastel & Pencil Day Course
• Interior Design Day Course: Designing & Planning a Room
• Introduction to Machine Embroidery (Day Course)
• Jewellery Making Course
• Make Silk Paper: Day Course
• Millinery Course: Make Sinamay & Crin Cocktail Creations (Fascinators)
• Pastels for Pleasure: Painting & Drawing Course

Tutors Include:

• Ineke Berlyn
• Don Cameron
• Barbara Chainey
• Maggie Davies
• Mary Day
• Arnold Lowrey
• Sandra Meech
• Alicia Merrett
• Georgina Oldham
• Paul Powis
• Jennie Rayment
• Brenda Rewhorn
• Diana Sanderson
• Sara Withers

Our new course programme includes more practical art, craft and photography events than ever before.  New day and weekend courses for 2007 include subjects such as Beading, Chinese Brush painting, Millinery & Flower Arranging, and the return of popular favourites such as Mosaics, Quilting, Rag Rugs & Card-Making.

New weekends for 2007 include Animal Portraits,Tatting, Embroidery, Batik, Life Drawing & a 3 day course on How to Capture your Holiday in Watercolour.  

Advanced booking is strongly recommended for these practical courses where places are strictly limited.

Christmas Craft Weekend

Christmas always comes around so quickly, but if you enjoy making gifts for others or your own Christmas table - then these events are for you ! 

Take part in just one course, or enrol on all 3 and enjoy a fun & festive weekend !  Start on Friday with Festive Flowers with Katherine Kear (£12), followed by Patchwork for Christmas on Saturday with Georgina Oldham (£52.75), ending on Sunday with Silk Gifts & Gifts Wrappings with Mary Day (£50). 

Friday evening includes Christmas canapés and wine.  Day courses include lunch and materials, and overnight accommodation includes a 3 course evening meal, bed & breakfast.  Single (£65/night) or Double / Twin (£58.50/night).   Book now to avoid disappointment !