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AN INTRODUCTION TO COPPICE MANAGEMENT14 November 2008A practical day school encompassing good practice in coppicing; to make the best use of coppiced products with safe use of tools. Tutors: John Lindfield and John Booker HEDGE LAYING31 January - 1 February 2009
CONTINUOUS HURDLE FENCING4 February 2009
LEATHER JEWELLERY ROLL WORKSHOP7 February 2009
TRADITIONAL ROPEWORK22 February 2009
STICKMAKING WORKSHOP28 February- 1 March 2009A market stick is a traditional type of stick for country walking, and also used by farmers to take to market. It is a good basic stick, suitable for beginners to make. 9.30am-5pm
Tutor: Charles Hutcheon LIVING WILLOW WORKSHOP28 February 2009
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Come along to this one–day workshop and make a living willow chair which you can plant in your own garden. 9.30am–5pm Tutor: Deborah Albon
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Learn how to make a comfortable, natural
bentwood chair to take home, selecting your own new timber and using a minimum
of tools to facilitate the steaming process.
Tutor: Dave Jackson |
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Using
English brown willow and traditional techniques learn to 'weave and wale' a
basket to take home. Tutor: Deborah Albon |
Learn some more advanced knots, including how to make a side fender, basic Turks Head knot and Monkeys Fist knot. 10am–4pm
Tutor: Charlie Tyrell
Course fee £50 includes coffee and tea.
Learn how to prepare a chair, the basic six way pattern for re-caning and how to do couching around the edge of the chair. 9.30am–5pm
Tutor: Myrtle Williams
Course fee £50 includes coffee and tea.
Make a small leaded stained glass panel and learn many skills including how to cut glass to a precise pattern and join pieces. 9am–5pm
Tutor: David Lilly
Course fee: £90 to include materials
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Coracles are
traditional riverboats. Round in shape, they are paddled with one oar. On this
two-day course you will make a traditional ash slatted coracle to take home, and
try out your boating skills on the Museum’s millpond.
Tutor: Kevin Grimley
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Learn to make a useful addition to the beekeeper’s equipment from straw, and find out how skeps are used in beekeeping. A rustic feature to a cottage garden, even if it is not inhabited by bees!
Tutor: Derek Slee
Course fee £90
A unique chance to learn from skilled trugmakers how to cleave and shave chestnut for the handle; steam and bend chestnut and willow for the boards and assemble a trug to take home and cherish. 9.30am–4.30pm
Tutor: Robin Tuppen
Course fee £120
From decorative rope work for narrow boaters, to net making, splicing braid on braid and leather braiding… the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum in Singleton, West Sussex will be hosting an unusual, hands-on day of knot tying experiences on Saturday 25th April. Participants will learn that there’s much more to knots than grannys!
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A practical day
exploring charcoal burning using both traditional and current methods, from
selection of wood to lighting the kiln, to marketing the product.
Tutor: Paul Pinnington and Jon Roberts and Mark
Odin
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A day school to explore the feasibility and management of a smallholding with sheep. Feeding, housing, breeding and regulations. 9.30am–5pm Tutor: Helen and Mr Burden
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A practical day in the Museum’s 150 year old working smithy, learning about the traditional skills of the village blacksmith. Each student will make their own simple object to take home.
Tutor: Martin Fox
Course fee £80
A hands on day covering the basics of net making, which will include making a diamond meshed net in hammock or ‘purse’ net form, net repairs, knitting nets and traditional uses of nets. 9.30am–4.30pm
Tutor: John Hutcheon
Course fee £45
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Housing, Equipment, Feeds and
Feeding, Detail description and pictures of the Reproductive and
Digestive Systems, Hygiene & Common Ailments, General Management
including how to handle a bird and access its general health, whether
it is laying and age, Egg Recording & Quality Control, Legislation on
Retailing. plus for those interested, Incubation. 10.30am -
3.30pm. Tutor: David Bland |
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Explore the background and practise the ancient craft of dowsing.
Tutor:
Rosemary Hudson
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Learn how to identify seasonal wild foods, distinguish similar species and gain an understanding of the history and folk lore attached to the plants. Then take a guided walk around the museum to find plants and learn how to prepare a meal from them and other staples. 9.30am-4.30pm Tutor: Ian Humphrey |
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Make interesting contemporary plant supports to enhance your garden using English willow and traditional methods. 9.30–5pm Tutor: Deborah Albon
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An opportunity to explore willow sculpture through designing individual projects such as pods, spheres, small birds or animals to enhance your garden. 9.30am–5pm
Tutor: Deborah Albon
Course fee £65
In a small group, learn the skills involved in making a wooden barrow, including the wheel itself. Over the two weekends you will build your own barrow to take home. 9.30am–4.30pm
Tutor: Paul Pinnington
Course fee
£390
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An introduction to wood turning on the traditional pole lathes. Participants will be able to take home their own simple turned objects.
Tutor: Jonny Morris |
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This workshop is for people who wish to develop skills in carving a leaf design in Bath stone. 9.30am-5pm
Tutor:
Will Spankie
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A unique opportunity to learn about the husbandry and training of birds of prey, handle and fly the birds in the Museum’s parkland and learn about the history of hunting with birds. 10am–4pm
Tutor:
Sally Buckland |
Learn how to carve your own monogram or house number in slate using hand tools, following your own design. 9.30am–5pm
Tutor: Will Spankie
Course fee £70
Learn about animal signs and track recognition, fundamental tracking techniques and about how plants, tress and shrubs relate to animal behaviour. 9.30am–4.30pm
Tutor: Ian Humphrey
Course fee £65
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Learn the history and development of this ancient craft, as well as the
practical skills involved in weaving corn dollies. Tutor: Verna Bailey |
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Make a made to measure English leather belt, learning the
basic preparation, hand stitching and finishing techniques. Belts can be laced
or embossed to create a unique piece of leather work that will last for years to
come. 9.30am-4.30pm Tutor: Emma O'Driscoll
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Make a small copper foiled stained glass panel, and learn many skills including how to cut glass to a precise pattern, grind glass edges and joining pieces using copper foil. Students can work on a design they have brought with them, or ones provided by the tutor. Suitable for beginners or those with some experience. 9.30am–4.30pm
Tutor: David Lilly
Course fee:
£75
Make seasonal decorations and gifts in a Christmassy atmosphere! Traditional rag–rugging plus some glue and glitter. 9.30am–4pm
Tutor:
Course fee £45
Make up to three willow wreaths to take home and decorate for Christmas. Choose from traditional round, star or heart shapes, using buff or brown willow (or a mixture of both). These re–usable wreaths are a beautiful addition to your Christmas decorations, and are also great to give as presents to your friends and family. 10am–4pm
Tutor: Deborah
Albon
Course fee £45
Ditch the turkey, and have a go with something really traditional! A Tudor Christmas was a time of food, food and more food, when all the best things came out of the store cupboard to fuel twelve days of eating, drinking and making merry. We shall be cooking up a storm with shred pies, Twelfth Night cake, brawn and roast beef. 10am–4pm
Tutor: Ruth Goodman
Course fee £60
Make up to five different festive herbal compositions such as wreaths, fragrant baskets and candle decorations. 9.30am–5pm
Tutor: Christina
Stapley
Course fee £40
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