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Halloween is coming and there’s plenty of magic for the little ones too! Give the potter’s wheel a whirl and learn how to throw killer shapes, and combine hand building techniques to model one-off creations. Decorate your work with designs of your choice, perhaps go for kooky cats or spooky bats. Ages: 6  -11

In this five-week course Fiona Shannon will teach participants the basics of hand-building including slab building, coiling, pinch pots and using press moulds to create a variety of different pots such as vases and bowls. In the last session, they will add colour to your pots using a variety of slips. Should participants have any … Continue reading 5-Week Hand-Building Course for Beginners & Improvers (Series 1)

Join tutor Andrea McCullough-Alderdice and explore the potter’s wheel and full range of hand-building techniques from pinch pots to coil and slab building, whilst experimenting with slips, velvet underglazes and a full range of glazes. The cost includes all materials & firings; the course runs every Wednesday for six weeks.

Join The Clay Project this autumn for a two part workshop creating and glazing your very own ceramic pumpkin patch. Participants will make up to three stoneware pumpkins using handbuilding techniques on September 21st and return on the 5th October for the glazing session. The pumpkin patch will be fired and ready to collect from … Continue reading 2 PART PUMPKIN PATCH @ THE ASH

Join tutor Ronan Lee-Smyth for this one-day workshop where you will get the opportunity to explore wool rug making using a traditional latch hooking method. Exploring aspects of yarn length, knotting, fringing, finishing cuts and edge binding, this workshop will guide participants of all capabilities and interests through the entire chain of production, from initial … Continue reading Latch-Hook Rug Making

In this workshop, you will create your own mini plant hanger using luxurious recycled cotton cord as you learn about macramé knots. Step by step guidance will be provided by Alison Pascoe of ASTRL Fibres, along with helpful tips and hints to enable you to handcraft your plant hanger. All materials are provided including a small clay … Continue reading Macramé Plant Hanger Workshop with ASTRL Fibres

Andrea Hayes works from her home studio in Cookstown, County Tyrone and has won numerous textile art awards and exhibited throughout Ireland. In this two night adult workshop, you'll discover how to paint freely onto silk. This will involve outlining the image using gutta on the first evening and then painting using specialist paints on the second. … Continue reading Silk Painting Workshop with Andrea Hayes

Join tutor Jacki Bradley for a relaxed session of sewing as you learn the basics of patchwork by sewing a Spinning Star Block. You will then learn the basics of quilting as we machine quilt your finished star. All materials will be provided for the star and quilting. This will be finished as a cushion … Continue reading Make a Quilted Cushion Cover

This workshop is an introduction to the traditional craft of woodcarving. The tutor, Geoff Tulip, an innovative woodturner and woodcarver, will guide participants throughout the day, explaining and demonstrating simple techniques in relief carving. Each attendee will learn how to create their own hand-carved piece to take home. All tools and wood are provided for … Continue reading Wood Carving September