Discover embroidery classes and jewellery making courses with the best craft workshops in London! Learn how to weave a macrame plant hanger or carve your own furniture with woodworking courses. Pick up your knitting needles or a slab of clay in a beginners pottery course! Whether you want to work with wool or wood, we have listed the top 10 best craft workshops in London.
Top 10 Best Craft Workshops in London:
- Terrarium Masterclass with Botanical Boys
- Design your Own Silver Ring with The Ringsmiths
- Leatherworking with Master Craftsman with YUSSICO
- Beginners Epoxy Resin Workshop with The River Shop
- Beginners Screen Printing Workshop with Helen Rawlinson Design
- Turning Tables Vintage Upcycling Workshop with Touch Wood Vintage Designs
- Introduction to Sewing Workshop with The Fashion Box
- Discover String Art Workshop with Funky String Art
- Six Week Pottery Course for Beginners with Odile Cadiot Ceramics
- The Art of Dried Flowers Workshop with The Flower Factory LDN
Terrarium Masterclass with Botanical Boys
Location: Kings Cross, North London
The Botanical Boys welcomes you to Coal Drops Yard for this terrarium building experience. You get to build a self-sustaining living garden in a 3 ltr glass jar topped with a natural cork lid to take home with you for displaying in your interior.
A terrarium is a miniature environment of living plants that thrive off moisture. You will learn the whys and how's for making a self contained living botanical environment.
Once built, your garden will require very minimal maintenance! Ben and Darren at the Botanical Boys will teach you all the necessary steps on how to build your garden layer by layer and how to care for it afterwards.
Book now on ObbyDesign your Own Silver Ring with The Ringsmiths
Location: London Bridge, South East London
This class is designed to provide you with the essential groundwork needed for wax carving all whilst enjoying a glass of bubbly in a relaxed, creative environment. Carving wax gives you endless options to freely design whatever ring you want, as you are not limited to a silver wire or strip.
The workshop begins with a short introduction to the lost wax process and its uses. Ros and Milena will inform you about basic tips and tricks on how to design a comfortable ring, showing you various techniques and tools that can be used.
After the class your wax carved ring will be cast, finished and polished by Ros and Milena using recycled silver. You will then be contacted once it’s ready for collection!
The Ringsmiths, Ros Millar & Milena Kovanovic are two close friends and award winning jewellery designers & makers. They are passionate about sharing their jewellery making knowledge with enthusiastic students!
Book now on ObbyLeatherworking with Master Craftsman with YUSSICO
Location: Deptford, South East London
Step into a magical studio and learn one of the oldest crafts known to mankind! Craft your own professionally finished leather goods using premium leather, tools and techniques.
You will leave this workshop with leather goods as made by you and personalised with your initials or a message. Whether you are leather curious or a serial hobbyist - this workshop will make a leather lover out of you!
Begin with an overview of the crafting process, tools and how to use them and safety procedures before going on to choosing patterns and leather to make you chosen items. You will work on the chosen project(s) with individual attention given throughout the class. At the end of the class, you will safely pack the item to take home or to give as a gift.
YUSSICO is a handsewn bespoke leathergoods label by Yusuf Osman. Drawn to the creative life, Yusuf travelled the world to learn from the best. He combines centuries old traditions from masters of English heritage with the elegance and finesse learned from fabled European leather goods brands to give you a unique take on the craft.
Book now on ObbyBeginners Epoxy Resin Workshop with The River Shop
Location: Woolwich, South East London
This course is designed for first time epoxy users. The River Shop has been pouring live edge epoxy pieces and using resin long enough that they feel it is time for them to share the secrets they have learned (the hard way) with you.
In this workshop, you will learn all about epoxy resin and how to use it with timber. Get creative and pour your very own unique live edge river pour. If you want to start making your own resin projects such as river tables, live edge artwork, live edge furniture or even epoxy resin coatings, then this is the course for you.
After Richard at The River Shop realised that working with epoxy resin was actually quite easy once you knew a few simple tricks and the basic principles, he started inviting students to join him in the workshop to master the tricks of the trade for themselves.
Book now on ObbyBeginners Screen Printing Workshop with Helen Rawlinson Design
Location: Stoke Newington, North London
Helen's print studio is a wonderful environment to try something new and creative in a small group.
This beginner's class is a great opportunity to learn the basic techniques of screen printing onto fabric with an experienced teacher. Screen printing with paper stencils is a brilliant starting point for learning the process of pulling ink through an open screen to create your own unique designs.
To begin the class, Helen will guide you through the whole process. Each student will try a quick sample print onto fabric, to spark ideas and show you the ropes. You'll then have time to create paper stencils and print your own unique design onto a tote bag or a tea towel.
Book now on ObbyTurning Tables Vintage Upcycling Workshop with Touch Wood Vintage Designs
Location: Streatham, South West London
In this workshop you will discover how you can use natural ethical paints, accent colours and waxes to bring a whole new layer of creativity to your re-purposing and up-cycling projects.
Students will be introduced to colour trends and how to mix their own unique natural colours. You can also expect a few tips and tricks from experts to help you along your way!
Touch Wood Vintage Designs provides all of the materials needed for each workshop as well as a range of furniture items to try upcycling techniques on, although you are welcome to bring any small projects you would like to work on.
Book now on ObbyIntroduction to Sewing Workshop with The Fashion Box
Location: Seven Sisters, North London
Wanting to sew but have absolutely no idea where to start? Well fear no more - we have the perfect solution!
You can now extend your thread of knowledge with this sewing workshop for beginners. Join Craig and the rest of The Fashion Box team for this two-hour class offering an introduction to domestic sewing machines.
After getting to grips with threading, you'll also have the opportunity to explore different stitching techniques and seams, all with the guidance of your fashion host.
Book now on ObbyDiscover String Art Workshop with Funky String Art
Location: Ealing, West London
Unless you grew up in the 1970s, you may have difficulty figuring out what string art could possibly be! Only a handful of people in the UK are engaged in string art, but that’s about to change.
String art is the little-known craft of creating beautiful artwork with colourful thread and card. In this 3-hour workshop, you will be introduced to string art and shown examples of a variety of exquisite designs and then let loose to create up to five greetings cards that family and friends will love – if you can bear to give them away!
Your teacher, Laurie, is a teacher by profession, and over the last twenty-five years has worked as a tutor and workshop facilitator with children as young as four years old to adults. Since rediscovering string art in 2014, she has sold her cards in small art outlets and craft markets, and taught string art classes to all ages in the West London area.
Book now on ObbySix Week Pottery Course for Beginners with Odile Cadiot Ceramics
Location: Holland Park, West London
This short course is the perfect introduction to ceramics with such in-depth teaching that even experienced potters will find great new tips.
Each week your tutor will lead you through a new technique in a short project. The course is varied, so you'll cover all the basics and discover your favourite methods to develop. By the end of the course you will have mugs, plates, bowls and sculptures to take home.
This is the best course to start on if you have just caught the pottery bug or are looking for a more comprehensive grounding in your techniques.
Book now on ObbyThe Art of Dried Flowers Workshop with The Flower Factory LDN
Location: Clerkenwell, Central London
Love dried flowers? Learn how to make your own hand-tied bouquet using dried flowers in this workshop!
Using carefully selected dried blooms and foliage, you will make a wild and wonderful bouquet that will look amazing anywhere in your house. Your talented, professionally qualified teacher is full of useful tips and tricks that will help you make your floral arrangement truly amazing.
Dried flowers are great to work with as they last forever and will always look as good as the day you made them. They are also sustainable and eco friendly.
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