CRAFTS
RAKU POTTERY WITH CHRIS BARNES
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomChris will introduce you to Raku pottery making and help you to create your own pieces of Raku pottery and sculpture. Experience the excitement of raku firing with an opportunity to be really involved with the process. With lectures, demos and a trip out between days of making and firing to allow for your work
EASTER EMBROIDERY EXTRAVAGANZA
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomCome and explore hand embroidery. Embroiderers of all levels are welcome, from those brand new to embroidery to the more experienced stitcher. Choose one of the kits available, good for an introduction into embroidery, or from a selection of embroideries on display using your own fabric and threads. Alternatively bring along your own project to
EXPLORE EMBROIDERY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomCome and explore hand embroidery. Embroiderers of all levels are welcome, from those brand new to embroidery to the more experienced stitcher. Choose one of the kits available, good for an introduction into embroidery, or from a selection of embroideries on display using your own fabric and threads. Alternatively bring along your own project to
GET WEAVING!
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomExplore the use of colour and texture. Dress a loom. Understand how to read pattern draft. Suitable for both absolute beginners and developing weavers. Jan Beadle Residential: £485 Non-residential: £330 (Yarns £15 purchasable from tutor)
SILVER JEWELLERY: SILVER STONE-SET STACKING RINGS, BANGLES AND EARRINGS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomAimed at beginners and intermediate students, this course in silver jewellery introduces a number of different techniques for working on both silver sheet and wire plus simple stone-setting. Students will work on three designer jewellery projects: stone-set stacking rings, a bangle and earrings. Students should have reasonable manual dexterity and be able to safely use
FULLY BOOKED: RUSKIN LACE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomRuskin Lace is a distinctive form of lace which originated as a cottage industry in the Lake District in the 1880s. You will be working on linen fabric using a combination of drawn thread and cut linen work, with the geometric designs being created using needlelace techniques specific to this type of lace. The course
FULLY BOOKED: RUSKIN LACE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomRuskin Lace is a very distinctive form of lace which originated as a cottage industry in the Lake District in the 1880s. You will be working on linen fabric using a combination of drawn thread and cut linen work, with the geometric designs being created using needlelace techniques specific to this type of lace. The
FULLY BOOKED: BOOKBINDING: RESTORATION
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomMost books deteriorate over time and book conservators had to develop skills in restoring them. On this course you will learn the basics of book repairs using a variety of cloths, papers, and adhesives. You will learn how to: deconstruct a book in a safe and systematic fashion; repair both individual pages and sections; prepare
FULLY BOOKED: CONTEMPORARY BOOKBINDING STRUCTURES
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis course will examine a range of binding styles and structures commonly used in contemporary bookbinding or book artists’ practices. The work is distinguished by an innovative, exploratory approach using materials in unorthodox and novel ways with potential for further adaptation and modification. The course will be practical and hands-on, using paper, board, card and
ATTIC WINDOWS QUILT
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomAttic Windows is a traditional quilt pattern that creates a three-dimensional window-like quilt design. It is a great pattern to show off large fabric designs, or even cut up a panel for the panes so that it looks like the viewer is looking through a window. There will time to fully make one or more