Heritage Craft Workshops

Craft: Wood carving

Leader: Allen Stichler

Cost: £85

8 places
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided. Please bring your own lunch.

Allen Stichler is a Lincolnshire based timber artist specialising in unique hand carved sculptures and with a wealth of experience in leading workshops.

Allen will teach you the techniques needed to carve a pattern of your choice into a block of wood. He will guide you through the process and you will leave with your own piece of art and a set of new skills. All tools and materials provided, no previous experience necessary.

Craft: Lino Printing Workshop

Leader: Rachel Jones

Cost: £70 (8 places)

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided. Venue: Peter Harrison Room

Make a Lino print cushion.
In the morning you will design and carve your own linocut. In the afternoon you will print your design onto a cotton/linen cushion cover to create a unique piece of art for your home. You will leave with a complete cushion and your linocut that you can use for your own printing at home.

This workshop is suitable for beginners or those with prior experience of linoprinting. Plenty of guidance will be given throughout and there will be art books and ideas available for design inspiration. If you already know what you‘d like to print then do bring a picture with you on the day.

Poetry Writing Workshop – The Minster and Medieval Minstrels

Leader: Chris Sewart

Cost: £15

10 places
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided.

Gothic Calligraphy Workshop

Leader: Jane Jenkins

Cost: £55 (8 places)

Venue: Peter Harrison Room

Join us on Hallowe’en for a workshop in Gothic (also known as Blackletter) Calligraphy. This script is easily recognisable and just perfect for writing on the most Gothic day of the year! It is easier to learn than it looks and is suitable for all levels of skill and experience.

Sewing Workshop

Leader: Debra Rial

Cost: £25 (8 places)

Join Debra to create handmade Christmas decorations from fabric using her Hana Kanzashi fabric-folding technique.
If you can sew ‘running stitches’ you can make these beautiful, one-of-a-kind decorations in time for the festive season. Use them on your tree or around your home or give them as thoughtful handmade gifts.
Debra will guide you through this enjoyable crafting workshop with all tools and materials provided.