MONO-PRINTED SLAB POTS AND BOXES

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

An introduction to mono-printing coloured slips onto clay slabs. These pre-decorated slabs can then be used to make many types of slab built pottery with edge to edge decoration. The 

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FULLY BOOKED: RUSKIN LACE

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

A Lake District speciality since the late nineteenth century, Ruskin lace was made from hand-spun and woven linen produced by cottagers around Coniston. Karen is a leading exponent of this 

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FULLY BOOKED: RUSKIN LACE

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

A Lake District speciality since the late nineteenth century, Ruskin lace was made from hand-spun and woven linen produced by cottagers around Coniston. Karen is a leading exponent of this 

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INTRODUCTION TO UPHOLSTERY (2)

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

This workshop looks at furniture preparation - condition check, measuring for fabric, stripping, small repairs, woodworm, cleaning and inspecting filling to see what can be reused or what to replace it 

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FULLY BOOKED: DECORATIVE PAPER MAKING

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Students will produce a range of decorated papers using techniques such as pigmented paste, suminagashi (Japanese ink marbling) and traditional paper marbling on a 'thickened' water surface.  The samples produced 

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FULLY BOOKED: SILVER JEWELLERY: BRACELETS, RINGS AND PENDANTS

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

This course is aimed at beginners and intermediate level students. Students will make 3 beautiful pieces of silver jewellery - a bracelet and two rings. Summer and Winter course projects 

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FULLY BOOKED: UPHOLSTERY WEEKEND

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Hands-on! Bring chair, stool, ottoman, headboard... Build up from scratch or just re-cover, tackle interior paddings with traditional or modern techniques.  Please contact Cathy prior to your course to discuss 

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