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The Knitty Gritty
Knitting for the eco-chic.
To get you on your way to knitting pretty visit:
Langley Chase, Wiltshire, Saturday 5th July 2008
Re-fashion with Passion
Customising clothes.
Take an apprenticeship in recycling clothes with Graduate Fashion Week winner Lillie Rose Wicks. Get your kicks from learning a few seamstress tricks to transform tired and unwanted clothes into newly fashionable outfits.
Langley Chase, Wiltshire, Saturday 1st March 2008
Spin a Yarn
From Fleece to Fabric.
How does your jumper get from a sheep’s back to yours? Find out how and get in a spin at:
Magdalen Project, Somerset, Thursday 24th April 2008
Langley Chase, Wiltshire, Saturday 17th May 2008
Abbey Home Farm, Gloucestershire, Saturday 7th June 2008
Jimmy's Farm, Ipswich, Suffolk Friday 20th June 2008
Art for the Good Natured
Create uniquely personalised art using a storytelling medium centuries old: Flower pressing and identification
Blacklake Farm, Devon, 26th May 2008
Digital photography
Occombe Farm, Devon, Sunday 3 August 2008
Herbs for Health
Discover herbal remedies
Abbey Home Farm, Gloucestershire, Saturday 5th July 2008
Shipbrookhill Farm, Cheshire, TBC
Hedge your Best!
Hedgelaying
Learn the traditional splicing, cutting and laying techniques you need to create thick, wildlife abundant hedges at:
Magdalen Project, Somerset, Saturday 19th January 2008
Blacklake Farm, Devon, Saturday 23rd February 2008
Occombe, Sunday 3rd February 2008
Willow Talk
Living willow crafting
Discover your potential to:
Become your own garden architect with willow arbours, arches, wigwams
Abbey Home Farm, Gloucestershire, Saturday 12th April
Create beautiful and useful baskets
Bore Place, Kent, Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th Feb 2008
Make tools
Magdalen Project, Somerset, Saturday 10th May
A Calling for Stone Walling?
Stone walling
Using a variety of different styles, techniques and mortars, learn the skill of repairing and building traditional stone walls.
Magdalen Project, Somerset, Wednesday 23 April 2008
Smokin’!
Charcoal Making Day
Discover how to turn small pieces of wood into useful charcoal for your BBQ. Smoky discussion and a walk in the woods complete the day before taking away a bag of charcoal.
Bore Place at Commonwork, Kent, Saturday 20 September 2008
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