Here’s a link to my latest Newsletter.
https://mailchi.mp/9cda5d70b3b3/crafts-in-the-valley-sending-love-in-lock-down?fbclid=IwAR3-wEt0R2h66OGJPIob7cpj1QkQ_13A82AP6FKE-GZsxOOlyYg-1Wh2bBA
I’m now running even more Fused Glass workshops, including half day workshops and evening classes at my studio in Cragg Vale, near Hebden Bridge.
Click on this link to see my latest newsletter – https://mailchi.mp/758953a0dc34/exciting-new-opportunities-to-make-beautiful-fused-glass
Click on the link below to catch up on my new textiles workshops.
https://mailchi.mp/f3cd952339f3/crafts-in-the-valley-new-textile-workshops
Beware, Fused glass is addictive! I was first introduced to Fused Glass by the fabulous Alison Zwaard who runs Handmade in Netheredge
in Sheffield. If you enjoy arts and crafts, delicious food and great company you must do one of her workshops. I met Alison in 2013 when I was in the early stages of developing Crafts Afloat, my floating craft business. Since then Alison has become a wonderful friend and business mentor. Her openness to share her expertise, and her enthusiasm to support others to succeed is so inspiring. After just a few hours in Alison’s beautiful studio, I was hooked on Fused Glass! The effects you can create, the colour, bubbles, sparkle and texture are just amazing. Opening the kiln to see what magic has happened overnight never fails to excite me, I look forward to it every time.
Many of my workshop participants feel the same, so I developed the Next Level Fused Glass workshop for people who have completed my beginners class. During this class you can create a hanging light catcher, a small slump dish and two pieces of float glass jewellery. As a final larger project, you will have the opportunity to make a bowl, a platter, an arched candle holder, a framed piece of glass or a set of four coasters.
These workshops are run once every two months. Beware though, you’ll be buying your own kiln next!
I think I may have a new craft addiction…. Willow weaving! I recently went on an amazing craft weekend in Hereford at Woodland tipis and yurts. http://www.woodlandtipis.co.uk/tipis-and-yurts/ ,
In a magical setting, we had the opportunity to experiment with a range of traditional crafts; black smithing, hammering copper jewellery, willow weaving, green wood crafts, pottery, needle felting and recycled bug making! Willow weaving with Helen from Wonders of Willow was brilliant, I think I’m hooked! https://www.facebook.com/wondersofwillow/
Luckily, here in the Calder Valley we have the fantastic Joe Gregory who runs Creative with Nature. I can’t wait to go on her two day basket making course with my mum in February! Check out her courses.
http://creativewithnature.co.uk/
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This weekend has been the first weekend of workshops after a summer of boaty maintenance and time out. The wonderful Linda Lewis is running a guest Spinning and Weaving workshop, so I get to be the student not the teacher!
It’s a weekend of wool with a Felting Workshop too.
Over the weekend we will be carding wool, spinning wool, weaving wool, wet felting wool, needle felting wool and free motion machine embroidering into wool! It’ll be a very wonderful, woolly weekend!
Linda makes spinning look like magic and so easy! It is actually really quite difficult, you often feel like you need an extra set of hands and fingers. I very excited about having Linda come and teach this workshop, she is a very talented women, who knows an awful lot about wool. We have plans to do a Weekend of Wool Course together in March 2018. If you’re interested in booking, keep an eye out on Facebook and the website, more details in the new year.
I’m very excited to announce that my new land-based workshops – Crafts in the Valley will be based at the fantastic Creative with Nature studio and gallery in Todmordon.
Check out Joe Gregory’s amazing Willow Weaving Workshops and Art Gallery. Like her page and check out the brilliant work she does!
https://www.facebook.com/creativewithnature/?ref=br_rs
http://creativewithnature.co.uk/
My first workshop here will be a Fused Glass workshop on Friday 10th November! If you’d like to take part PM me to book.
Hello, Some news for you all… After lots of thinking, decision making and a good few tears, I have decided to move my crafty ventures off the canal and onto solid ground.
Crafts Afloat will soon be Crafts in the Valley.
It has been amazing to have owned the Crafty Snail and to have had so many wonderful people come and take part in my workshops.
The crafty love doesn’t end here, plans are hatching and developing so my workshops will continue. I’ll keep you all up dated.
I will be running workshops on the boat until the end of October, so book quick if you want to visit again or haven’t yet experienced the beautiful craft boat. I have limited spaces available, but may end up adding extra dates if necessary.
Thanks for all the support and love my boaty venture has received!
The boat will be being advertised for sale at the end of August and available for the new owner to take the tiller at the end of October. PM if you’re interested.