Workshops

Each workshop is a set of illustrated notes with a short list of simple materials.

Bookbinding for beginners

Fold, pierce and sew a pamphlet notebook with a three-hole stitch. You need paper, thread, a needle and an awl.

Lettering with a dip pen

A gentle introduction to forming letters with a broad-edged pen: pen angle, stroke order and even spacing. You need a pen, ink and ruled practice paper.

Plant dyeing at the kitchen table

Colour cloth with tea, walnut hulls and other common plants. Covers preparing cotton, simmering dye baths and testing how well colour stays in the cloth.

Block printing

Cut a simple design into a soft printing block and print repeating patterns on paper. You need a block, a carving tool and ink.

Tracing the story of a river town

A local history workshop on reading old maps, directories and registers to understand why a settlement grew where it did.

The crafts listed without a link are still being written. Check back next season.