Workshops for Craft Festival 2026
Our workshops are a destination in itself!
Enjoy 2 hours of creative fun, in between visiting the Festival.
Details
- Workshops are 2 hours
- All materials are included, unless stated.
- Workshops cost £30 + Booking fee
- The workshop fee does not include entry into the Festival.
- To book a workshop you must be over 16 years of age.
- We have a range of free workshops for children and young people from ages 2-18 years in the Craft Club
- Workshops are hosted in Venue 1 & Venue 2, next to First Aid.
Friday 12th June
- Start 11:00 am
- End 1:00 pm
- Hawthorn Handmade
- Stephanie Carswell
Got an old jumper that needs some love? Learn how to customise your own clothes in this fun embroidery workshop....
- Start 11:00 am
- End 1:00 pm
- Siân Lester Textile Designer & Artist
- Siân Lester
Siân will take you through a relaxing session making and hand stitching together a simple wool felt pouch that has...
- Start 2:30 pm
- End 4:30 pm
- The Orchard Carving Studio
- William Barsley
We’ll start with an introduction to the tools, techniques, and traditions of the craft before moving on to practical exercises....
- Start 2:30 pm
- End 4:30 pm
- Bristol Broomworks
- Jamie Dun
Perfect brooms for beginners: Make your own classic stitched whisk hand broom with Jamie Dun of Bristol Broomworks. Students will...
Saturday 13th June
- Start 11:00 am
- End 1:00 pm
- The Orchard Carving Studio
- William Barsley
We’ll start with an introduction to the tools, techniques, and traditions of the craft before moving on to practical exercises....
- Start 11:00 am
- End 1:00 pm
- Bristol Broomworks
- Jamie Dun
Perfect brooms for beginners: Make your own classic Appalachian style hens wing hand broom with Jamie Dun of Bristol Broomworks....
- Start 2:30 pm
- End 4:30 pm
- ROCWORX
- Rachel O'Connell
In this introduction to leatherwork workshop, students will create a marbled leather key fob. Students will choose from a variety...
- Start 2:30 pm
- End 4:30 pm
- Mary Eluned Baskets
- Mary Eluned
This hands-on, two hour workshop introduces the craft of willow weaving by guiding you through the creation of a beautiful...
Sunday 14th June
- Start 11:00 am
- End 1:00 pm
- ROCWORX
- Rachel O'Connell
Suminagashi ink marbling is an ancient surface pattern technique, which originated in Japan in the 8th Century. The patterns are...
- Start 11:00 am
- End 1:00 pm
- Sculptworks
- Maria Moorhouse
Carve a geometric design on a piece of natural limestone. You will learn how to how to draw the design...
- Start 2:30 pm
- End 4:30 pm
- Studio Arvor
- Jo Weaden
Learn how to work with a variety of tools to create a chopping board using English timbers. This is suitable...
- Start 2:30 pm
- End 4:30 pm
- Sculptworks
- Maria Moorhouse
Create a small soapstone sculpture using hand carving tools hammer and chisels, files and learning the creative technique of intuitive...
