Details of all our courses are available below. Prices include all materials needed (unless otherwise stated).Courses can be booked online, over the telephone on 01858 466692, by post or in person at Leicestershire Craft Centre, 10a High Street, Market Harborough (above Monsoon).
Please note refunds and transfers for workshops and courses can only be given in the unlikely event of a workshop or course being cancelled due to insufficient numbers or unforeseeable circumstances.
Taster Courses Art & Sculpture Jewellery Sewing Dressmaking Homemaking Wellbeing Knitting/Crochet Felting & Textiles Seasonal Other Children's Courses
Art & Sculpture
| Art Technique of the Month |
| A once a month club where you'll get a taster of a different art technique every time! Led by our fabulous artist, Meg Bonser, she'll get you experimenting and developing your artistic skills. All abilities welcome. Come along to which ever ones take your fancy, or join us for all!
Jan - Easy Landscapes Experiment with collage to make layered landscapes, full of colour and texture! A super easy technique, ideal for using up scrap paper with great results on any scale. Feb - Observational Shells
Improve your drawing skills with some beginner-friendly techniques using pencil, pen and ink. Expect to go home with lots of lovely shell drawings you didn’t know you could do!
March - Easy Seascapes
Have a go at making lovely seascape paintings. Get to grips with using a variety of brushes and tools with acrylic paints, as well as mixing and blending colours. We’ll make pieces all about colour rather than precise detail.
April - DIY Printmaking
Try out a variety of printmaking techniques which can easily be replicated at home including; gelli printing, cardboard stamps and a super easy lino printing technique. You can also turn your prints into cards if you wish.
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| Tutor: Meg Bonser |
| Cost: £18.00 |
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| Illustrating People Taster |
| A one-off adult workshop from professional illustrator, Katy Dynes. Katy will focus on simple self portraiture, expression and looking at sketching people in situ using a variety of different mediums to draw and illustrate people quickly and effectively. A fabulous introduction to sketching people for beginners.
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| Tutor: Katy Dynes |
| Cost: £25.00 |
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| Improvers Watercolour |
| This course is ideal if you've painted in the past and you fancy picking it up again. The current class has been painting for a while so this course is currently suitable for those who have done a small amount of painting before. A new class for complete beginners will start soon.
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| Tutor: Kay Carpenter |
| Cost: £130.00 |
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| Intermediate Watercolour |
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Do you want to practice and improve your watercolour technique? Join like-minded people in our friendly studio and learn to refine and develop your skills with our fantastic local artist and tutor, Kay Carpenter. You'll paint a variety of subject matter using different techniques over the weeks. All materials are included.
This class is currently full. Please contact us if you would like to join our waiting list for a space. |
| Tutor: Kay Carpenter |
| Cost: £130.00 |
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| Pastel Drawing |
| A wonderful introduction to the medium of pastels - develop your drawing skills and master the techniques of working with pastels and their beautiful range of colours. This is a four session course and all materials are provided. Dates are: Tuesday 31st March, Wednesday 1st April, Tuesday 7th April, Wednesday 8th April
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| Tutor: Kay Carpenter |
| Cost: £110.00 |
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| Silk Painting |
| If you have ever wondered how a design is put onto a silk scarf, then this is the workshop for you! Spend a peaceful day learning how to place a design on silk, how to create a clear outline of your design and how to apply paint to the silk. You will create a beautiful piece of art work to take home and perhaps even wear as a scarf. All materials and equipment are provided.
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| Tutor: Hannah Harrison |
| Cost: £42.00 |
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