I was wondering .... we all love our lampwork and jewellery making, but if you could take a course in a new (well new to you, if you see what I mean) craft ... what would you choose ??
I would like to learn how to crochet properly to actually make something to wear ::) ::)
I would like to learn Silversmithing.
Glass blowing, without a doubt! :)
silversmithing
lapidary
wool spinning and dyeing
Felting
Crochet
More chain maille
And a 'heritage craft' - dry stone walling ;D
Glass blowing - did a weekend course and it is great!
For something non glassy, sculpture from chicken wire. I love those animal sculptures some clever people make from it.
Ooh - everything!!!
Glass blowing, weaving, stained glass, woodturning, blacksmithing...
Another one here for silversmithing and more chain maille.
Blacksmithing and basket weaving.
Much more with textiles, especially dressmaking and embroidery, blacksmithing (I was only talking about this yesterday!), pottery, glass blowing is a MUST at some point...
Problem is I am a sucker for pretty much any craft ::)
All of them! ;D But particularly glass blowing and wood carving and some sort of metal work.
Sculpture, something quite large scale.
fusing and stained glass
more glass blowing (go and do it Helen it's ace!) ,
blacksmithing, I've found a local course, and other half is up for it too (cool!),
I love chicken wire sculptures too Amanda, although they look like they might take an age to do.
kath
more chainmaille, blacksmithing, ceramics, glass blowing..... the list is endless :P
I've just emailed the local college as I discovered yesterday evening that they do a University of the Arts London accredited, Printmaking course one evening a week, so I might be about to do the thing top of my list. Obviously there are loads more arts and crafts I'd try given the chance.
Wow, it's interesting how many have said blacksmithing, I want to try that too!
Me too for silversmithing, ceramics, glass blowing, wood turning, NOT blacksmithing, couldn't be doing with the back end of a hoss in my face, ::) or is that a different thing?
I feel sorry for people who aren't creative, I've always had to do something that involves "making". My Mum always had a Christmas pressy project for me to do for the wrinkly relly's gifts when I was little, maybe it's inherited.
I'd like to learn how to do great things with Fimo (I have loads stashed away) and do more stuff with my kiln - glass fusing, slumping etc and I desperately want to have a go with PMC.
ooo wood turning, yeah id like to do tht! i think farriers are a specialist type of blacksmithing.... not sure though :P
Another one for glassblowing too! Would love to do a glassblowing course :)
felting, dressmaking (rather than cobbling together ;D), fusing, slumping, stained glass.
Might be quicker to list what I don't want to do; knitting; dry wool makes my teeth itch :o :D
Pottery, dressmaking and bookkeeping for me.
Willow weaving - making obelisks and things for the garden.
And polymer clay beads, I bought some equipment but haven't found the time to try it out yet.
But most of all I want to improve at lampworking! :)
I'd like to try willow weaving as well - we should go on a course Jill, think they do them at the Willow centre near Taunton but looks like the no more courses this year - http://www.englishwillowbaskets.co.uk/workshop.htm#Supports
I was never very good at working with silver but I'd love to try chainmaille and bending wire to make earwires.
Quote from: Blue Box Studio on July 11, 2011, 05:50:49 PM
I'd like to try willow weaving as well - we should go on a course Jill, think they do them at the Willow centre near Taunton but looks like the no more courses this year - http://www.englishwillowbaskets.co.uk/workshop.htm#Supports
:)That's a good idea! I had not heard of that centre. I guess the courses are in the spring when the willow is growing or something.
Cor ! What a fab range of stuff we all want to learn eh !
chainmaille and Silversmith and stonemasonary.
Sue The old Kennels at Dunkerswell do basket weaving.
http://www.theoldkennels.co.uk/programme%202011.html
Ooh, not heard of them Rita. Chocolate making ............. mmmm. I want to make garden willow, like obelisks and the such like and not sure they do them. They have some good glass courses though not sure I am up to some of them.
If there are enough of us wanting to do one thing, couldn't we organise something for us? Might get a better price and dates.
Pottery, silversmithing, glass blowing...
Must try and stick to one thing at a time and produce some lovely lampwork first!!
::) ;D
Glass blowing, silversmithing (done a bit, but still loads to learn!), polymer clay. :)
Glass fusing, stained glass - am getting glass addicted.
If anyone would like to do some spinning or dyeing then give me a shout - there are dye post to be played with in the workshop most days.
Would love too but am in Scotland and cant really travel just now sadly. :)
Having lived longer than most of you. I've already done most of the things already mentioned but not done welding. Am doing more silversmithing in the Autumn at the Rochford local college.
I'm doing a feltmaking session at Fibre East on the 23rd - should be good, not tried feltmaking before!
Lorraine
Quote from: cbeadies on July 11, 2011, 06:31:39 PM
Quote from: Blue Box Studio on July 11, 2011, 05:50:49 PM
I'd like to try willow weaving as well - we should go on a course Jill, think they do them at the Willow centre near Taunton but looks like the no more courses this year - http://www.englishwillowbaskets.co.uk/workshop.htm#Supports
:)That's a good idea! I had not heard of that centre. I guess the courses are in the spring when the willow is growing or something.
Why not try Musgrove Willow? I did a one day bsket making workshop and loved it. Not sure my hands could cope long term but the whole 'weaving' thing was great.
http://www.musgrovewillows.co.uk/index.php?&dx=1&ob=3&rpn=courses&sid=5c3ccec1c6b1f061c72863ef6873c23d (http://www.musgrovewillows.co.uk/index.php?&dx=1&ob=3&rpn=courses&sid=5c3ccec1c6b1f061c72863ef6873c23d)
I would like to design stuff for a black smith to make, I don't think I'm strong enough to bash the metal about. (that was the problem when I tried stone masonry, wrists hurt with in ten minutes ::) )
Started ceramics in Jan, Love it.
Stained glass
cabinet maker (yeah I know - very unlikely!)
I guess that I made a promise to myself a few years ago that I wasn't going to wish to do things and not do something about trying to do them. (It's very freeing)
Quote from: Jay9 on July 11, 2011, 09:39:48 PM
Quote from: cbeadies on July 11, 2011, 06:31:39 PM
Quote from: Blue Box Studio on July 11, 2011, 05:50:49 PM
I'd like to try willow weaving as well - we should go on a course Jill, think they do them at the Willow centre near Taunton but looks like the no more courses this year - http://www.englishwillowbaskets.co.uk/workshop.htm#Supports
:)That's a good idea! I had not heard of that centre. I guess the courses are in the spring when the willow is growing or something.
Why not try Musgrove Willow? I did a one day bsket making workshop and loved it. Not sure my hands could cope long term but the whole 'weaving' thing was great.
http://www.musgrovewillows.co.uk/index.php?&dx=1&ob=3&rpn=courses&sid=5c3ccec1c6b1f061c72863ef6873c23d (http://www.musgrovewillows.co.uk/index.php?&dx=1&ob=3&rpn=courses&sid=5c3ccec1c6b1f061c72863ef6873c23d)
I've always fancied a go at willow weaving too :)
Anything arty crafty for me but at the moment, chain maille and silver-smithing are next on the list. I did ceramics at Art College and would quite like to explore that further too, oooooooh and photography if that counts.
Quote from: theknittinggoddess on July 11, 2011, 07:35:40 PM
Glass fusing, stained glass - am getting glass addicted.
If anyone would like to do some spinning or dyeing then give me a shout - there are dye post to be played with in the workshop most days.
I would love a go at that Joy, does it need a lot of equipment?
Have to get off my arse with the silversmithing, here!
Other things I want to do... glassblowing, clay sculpture, mosaic. Woodwork, I want to be able to make functional cabinets and the like. Welding does sound kinda fun too ;D
I had a go with wickerwork once. I think it was through school - there was a class on at the museum. It wasn't dense sculptures, more like making a curved 3D framework that we added tissue paper panels to. I think they might have been big Christmas decorations to hang from the museum ceiling.
Quote from: Jay9 on July 11, 2011, 09:39:48 PM
Quote from: cbeadies on July 11, 2011, 06:31:39 PM
Quote from: Blue Box Studio on July 11, 2011, 05:50:49 PM
I'd like to try willow weaving as well - we should go on a course Jill, think they do them at the Willow centre near Taunton but looks like the no more courses this year - http://www.englishwillowbaskets.co.uk/workshop.htm#Supports
:)That's a good idea! I had not heard of that centre. I guess the courses are in the spring when the willow is growing or something.
There's a willow coffin course? Now either you have to schedule a one way trip to Switzerland or have somewhere to hide that in your house. Not sure DH would see the funny side if I walked through the front door shouting 'come and see what I made today!'. It's hardly PMC jewellery. The garden course is 10 September, I'm still away on holiday :( Perhaps they'll have more dates. Will keep watching this site, thanks.
Why not try Musgrove Willow? I did a one day bsket making workshop and loved it. Not sure my hands could cope long term but the whole 'weaving' thing was great.
http://www.musgrovewillows.co.uk/index.php?&dx=1&ob=3&rpn=courses&sid=5c3ccec1c6b1f061c72863ef6873c23d (http://www.musgrovewillows.co.uk/index.php?&dx=1&ob=3&rpn=courses&sid=5c3ccec1c6b1f061c72863ef6873c23d)
Basket weaving....sounds good to me. Musgrove Willow seem to have lots of beginners courses with space in October and November........
Not too far away either!
Sue
basket weaving is really quite simple to learn, theres some fantastic youtube video tutorials! i taught myself to weave baskets a couple of years ago, it can be hard on the hands but very therapeutic! and at the end of it u have somewhere to store all your crafty bits :P
I would like to learn more about different ways of using glass and metalwork and silversmithing.
Edi
Kiln casting, glass blowing, DSLR know it all, soap making and silversmithing. Batik has always caught my eye too, but I can't do em all can I ;D
Can always dabble though, and I'd like to have a go at most crafts but maybe not knitting :D
I'd like to learn how to glass blow.....Looks so cool ;D and possibly wire sculptures!! ;) Also more about kilns and annealing as I have zip idea :(
Just taught myself tunisian crochet and when my bead mojo went on holiday, took up decorative knotting as an alternative to using silver chain for pendants.
My last year at school we had a free Friday afternoon for crafts. The West Ham Photographic Club let us down, so I opted for basketweaving and pottery.
We only did one term of pottery and every next week, none of our stuff was ever there.It always 'broke in the firing', so I'd really love to take up pottery. My vessels were good, and I'd really love to do this again, but I haven't found anywhere in London/Essex to take it up
Linda x
Another one for Blacksmithing (the non horse variety). Maybe those of us interested should team up and go and find a FHF discounted course where we could all go together!?
I'd love to do larger glass work - hotshop work and blowing
and, bit weird this, but I'd really love to learn how to write songs.
I'd like to try Glass Blowing, sculptural work and silversmithing and plan to try at least one of those next year or 2 if I can get away with it. I think DH is worried another addiction will be born.
I think I've got a long way to go before I exhaust the possibilities of glass, but I'd like to be able to do a little silversmithing, so that I could make nice bits to go with the occasional bead that is good enough.
Quote from: Karen on July 11, 2011, 09:58:13 AM
I would like to learn how to crochet properly to actually make something to wear ::) ::)
Shame you can't come round for coffee any more I taught myself from the internet a few months ago ;)
would like to learn silver smithing and spinning :)
Glass blowing and hotshop definitely ;D
I've already tried most things! I've done crochet, knitting, batik, silk painting and dyeing, enameling, silversmithing (must get back to it to set my beads), candle making, sweet making (including chocolates), wine making, dress making (made most of DD's clothes when she was little), lapidary and flying (may have forgotten something!). I just wish I'd discovered glass earlier, and I'm going to work on my lampworking and fusing until I get a lot better. Then, who knows......... :D :D
Mind you, I do want to try glass blowing ;)!
Nick
Would like to do some silversmithing and have just signed up to start a class in January :D
Glass blowing! I had a go for a few day and its awesome, i would love to do more.
I would also love to learn stone-carving, i would love my own collection of gargoyles. I suspect i am nowhere near patient enough though. So I would settle for pottery, welding, silversmithing and machine embroidery. I would also like to be able to draw, but suspect some talent would have to be involved in that.
As with Nicknack I have tried a lot of crafts - Counted Cross stitch, embroidery, knitting, lace making, am a qualified cake decorator and still do Card and Jewellery making.
I really want to learn silversmithing to compliment my Jewellery and lampworking so that is my next task but would also love to try so many other crafts as well. The list is endless :)
Quote from: Charli on December 09, 2012, 09:32:18 PM
Glass blowing! I had a go for a few day and its awesome, i would love to do more.
I would also love to learn stone-carving, i would love my own collection of gargoyles. I suspect i am nowhere near patient enough though. So I would settle for pottery, welding, silversmithing and machine embroidery. I would also like to be able to draw, but suspect some talent would have to be involved in that.
Charli, The Old Kennels at Dunkeswell have a 2 day stone carving course on 13th and 14th June 2013 - and it's to make ............a gargoyle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a friend who went this year and made a Green Man. She'd never done it before, but it's really good :D It's only 20 minutes away from me, and it's where I had my first taste of lampworking ;D. It's a lovely place, and Tracey makes everyone very welcome.
Nick
Another vote for the Old Kennels at Dunkeswell. I've done lampworking with Kate Drew Wilkinson there and stayed at a nearby campsite in my little tent.
Quote from: Pat from Canvey on July 11, 2011, 08:23:28 PM
Having lived longer than most of you. I've already done most of the things already mentioned but not done welding. Am doing more silversmithing in the Autumn at the Rochford local college.
Dave could teach you some welding on the side if you come up for a class - He he ;D
Wow - nearly everyone wants to do glass blowing! - It's such a buzz!
I keep trying to talk Dave into letting me have a furnace on the loading bay but so far it's been a firm NO!
Maybe just a little glory hole then - wheeedle - NO!
I'll keep trying :D
Quote from: DI on December 12, 2012, 12:05:31 PM
Wow - nearly everyone wants to do glass blowing! - It's such a buzz!
I keep trying to talk Dave into letting me have a furnace on the loading bay but so far it's been a firm NO!
Maybe just a little glory hole then - wheeedle - NO!
I'll keep trying :D
;D ;D ;D Keep trying, I am sure he'll give in eventually. I think Richard Golding was/is doing a course on 'build your own glass-blowing furnace & gloryhole' which looked interesting. All you need is an old oildrum and a gas burner, and a lot of kiln bricks ;)
Silversmithing here as well :). Don't think I have enough puff for glass blowing! :D
Since I was old enough to pinch a pair of scissors I have been making stuff, made my first dress for my sindy doll when I was 6 and have not looked back since. Cant imagine life not being able to do things
I'd love to do everything really but casting, proper stone setting with prongs and would love to have a go at upholstery (have I spelt that right?) are top of my list today. I Love doing up old stuff and being able to confidently tackle buttoned furniture would be amaing...... Anyone offering tuition?
There's not so many I haven't dabbled in but I'd be up for glassblowing and silversmithing if I could afford the silver. Of all the things I've tried working with glass is probably the most exciting and absorbing craft I've ever done. I used to have craft shop constipation (couldn't pass one!) but that doesn't happen any more I'm cured thanks to lampwork! ;D ;D
Nete
I fancy silversmithing too, I've already booked myself onto a 10 week beginners night class starting January 7th, I can feel another lot of expensive things I going to want comming on, January is the worst time to want new things as christmas is so far away !!!!
What an interesting post. I am very lucky as I teach 3 days per week at an art school so during a term I will be involved with:
Ceramics
Textiles including felt
Printmaking
Sculpture
Wood turning
Furniture making
Leaded glass
Lampworking
Glass casting
Jewellery
Silversmithing
And any other activities the students can dream up, I don't profess to be an expert in all of these areas but I normally know more than the student which helps.
For the next 3 days I work in my glass studio, lamping, casting, fusing ect. I am hoping to set up with my friend a glassblowing furnace in 2013 if we get planning permission.
Yes I know that I am very very lucky to get to play all the time.
Quote from: Glyn Burton on December 14, 2012, 10:40:55 AM
What an interesting post. I am very lucky as I teach 3 days per week at an art school so during a term I will be involved with:
Ceramics
Textiles including felt
Printmaking
Sculpture
Wood turning
Furniture making
Leaded glass
Lampworking
Glass casting
Jewellery
Silversmithing
And any other activities the students can dream up, I don't profess to be an expert in all of these areas but I normally know more than the student which helps.
For the next 3 days I work in my glass studio, lamping, casting, fusing ect. I am hoping to set up with my friend a glassblowing furnace in 2013 if we get planning permission.
Yes I know that I am very very lucky to get to play all the time.
WOW!!!!!!!!!!! Dream job!!!!!!!! :D :D
Nick
Very envious that really is dream job !!!
I would love to learn silversmithing and anything textile related - machine embroidery, felting and upholstery are the ones I'd like to try first if ever time and funds allow me to do anything else. Also cake decorating - I've done a couple of special birthday cakes and am decorating my own wedding cake but would be nice to have some proper tuition.
I am currently dabbling with some polymer clay ::)
Quote from: Nicknack on December 09, 2012, 11:04:06 PM
Charli, The Old Kennels at Dunkeswell have a 2 day stone carving course on 13th and 14th June 2013 - and it's to make ............a gargoyle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a friend who went this year and made a Green Man. She'd never done it before, but it's really good :D It's only 20 minutes away from me, and it's where I had my first taste of lampworking ;D. It's a lovely place, and Tracey makes everyone very welcome.
Nick
Thats so awesome! I might have accidentally booked it. now to tell the other half where we're going on holiday this year! Thanks for letting me know!
Quote from: Charli on December 15, 2012, 04:19:32 PM
Quote from: Nicknack on December 09, 2012, 11:04:06 PM
Charli, The Old Kennels at Dunkeswell have a 2 day stone carving course on 13th and 14th June 2013 - and it's to make ............a gargoyle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a friend who went this year and made a Green Man. She'd never done it before, but it's really good :D It's only 20 minutes away from me, and it's where I had my first taste of lampworking ;D. It's a lovely place, and Tracey makes everyone very welcome.
Nick
Thats so awesome! I might have accidentally booked it. now to tell the other half where we're going on holiday this year! Thanks for letting me know!
That's brilliant!!!!!!! You're very welcome. You're also welcome to come for tea or something if you're down here for more than the 2 days, I'm only 20 minutes away.
Nick