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CORACLE MAKING WORKSHOP27-28 March 2010
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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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Using
English brown willow and traditional techniques learn to 'weave and wale' a
basket to take home. Tutor: Deborah Albon |
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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 |
A day encompassing the history, theory and practice of coppice management. Hands on modern coppice management covering the use of tools and coppice products.
Tutors: Jon Roberts and John Lindfield Course fee £50 to include tea, coffee and packed lunch.
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This course covers the basic
principles of keeping chickens, including correct feeding, an
explanation of the digestive and reproductive system, general hygiene
and common ailments. Tutor: David Bland |
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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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An introductory two-day course for novices to learn the basic skills and make a traditional woven hazel sheep hurdle.
Tutor:John Lindfield
Course fee:£165
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You will learn how to cut and
lay a stock proof hedge, including thinning out and selecting
materials. 9.30-4.30 Tutor: John Lindfield
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Learn
the practicalities of making a continuous wattle fence using mature hazel
rods woven between upright supports. Advice on sources of materials, tools
needed etc. Tutor:
Bob Holman |
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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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Come and try your hand
at the art of traditional rope work. Students will make a round clout mat and a
sailor’s whisk brush during the day.
Tutor: Charlie Tyrell
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A 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
Course fee:
£120
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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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The chance to make your own unique leather bag, in either a classic tote or messenger bag style. Bags can be personalised with hand sewing, lacing and embossed decoration. 9.30am–4.30pm
Tutor: Emma O'Driscoll
Course fee £110
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
In this introductory day learn the techniques used for carving and embossing into leather. Items made during the day to include purses, bookmarks or key fobs. 9.30am–4.30pm
Tutor: Emma O'Driscoll
Course fee £50
A practical day with the opportunity to design your own tiles, or use pre-made patterns, with information on historical aspects of the craft. Each participant can choose four tiles to be fired and sent to them after the course. 9.30am–5pm
Tutor: Karen Elkins
Course fee £85
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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 unique chance to learn from skilled trug makers 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 £125
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
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: Wendy Manser
Course fee £55 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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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: Jon Roberts and Mark Odin
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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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Choose a different morning and afternoon session from a range of knot craft related workshops including splicing three-strand rope, leather braiding, netmaking, making side fenders and decorative ropework for narrowboaters. 9.30am–4.30pm
Tutor: Various
tutors, details to follow.
Course fee: £50
22 May 2010
An introductory day on all aspects of keeping pigs, including guidance on regulations, feed, shelter and ailments. 9.30am–4.30pm
Tutor: Suzi Westron
Course fee: £50
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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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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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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
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
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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 |
An opportunity to make your own woven rush hat using the indigenous common bulrush. 9.30am–5pm
Tutor: Rachel Frost
Course fee £55
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
Make a beautiful stool from of natural materials and learn weaving and simple carpentry techniques. 9.30am–4.30pm
Tutor: Dave Jackson
Course fee £65
Learn how to prepare a variety of game
and accompanying dishes with an emphasis on seasonality and practical
skills.
9.30am–4.30pm
Tutor: Ian Humphrey
Course fee £65
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 seasonal decorations and gifts in a Christmassy atmosphere! Traditional rag–rugging plus some glue and glitter. 9.30am–4pm
Tutor: Linda
Chivers
Course fee £45
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
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
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:
£80
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