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M E E T G R A C E ! For the last week (and a bit) M E E T G R A C E ! For the last week (and a bit) we’ve been introducing you to all of the amazing new members of our tutors team, at last, but by no means least, today we’re really happy to announce that Grace Ingram has joined our team and will be teaching Upholstery for Beginners and Upholstery Projects courses here at The Makershed. ⠀ Grace has a teaching background and passion for creative textiles and upholstery. She enjoys the process of making something that has practicality but loves calling on her passion for embellishment and decoration.  ⠀ She has recently immersed herself in a creative upholstery diploma where she explored the accuracy and detail of professionally upholstered furniture and coupled this with applying an artistic edge to each piece. Her main tool is a trusty sewing machine that she uses to free hand embroider patterns and drawings. ⠀ Welcome to the team Grace! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #workshops #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #students #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #eveningclasses #palletwood #woodwork #upholstery #embroidery #fabric #weaving #lino #printing #carving #sculpture #sharpening #sewing #furniture #finishing #newcourses #newtutors
M E E T L I B B Y ! Happy Tuesday everyone, ooooh M E E T L I B B Y ! Happy Tuesday everyone, ooooh wasn’t it windy last night! We’re nearly (but not quite) finished introducing you to all of the amazing new members of our tutors team and today we’re really excited to tell you that Libby Ballon has joined our team and will be teaching Fabric Weaving for Beginners and Fabric Weaving Projects courses here at The Makershed. ⠀ Libby is a trained weaver specialising in handwoven textile design with a focus on the use of sustainable and waste materials. She is passionate about combining artisan skills and thoughtful product design. After finishing her textile design degree at Brighton University she worked for fashion companies in Paris and New York before returning to the UK to pursue her own accessories design business. ⠀ Libby’s weaving course start dates and schedules are currently being finalised and will be released onto our website VERY SOON! In the meantime…. ⠀ Welcome to the team Libby! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ @e.ballondesign www.eballondesign.com ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #workshops #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #students #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #eveningclasses #palletwood #woodwork #upholstery #embroidery #fabric #weaving #lino #printing #carving #sculpture #sharpening #sewing #furniture #finishing #newcourses #newtutors
M E E T S A M ! Happy Bank Holiday Monday! Today M E E T S A M ! Happy Bank Holiday Monday! Today we’re continuing to introduce you to the newest members of our Makershed tutors team. Today brings a particularly proud moment for us at The Makershed as we’re enormously chuffed to announce that Sam Drowley has joined our team and will be teaching Level 1 & 2 Woodwork for Beginners and Level 3 Furniture Project and Woodwork with Power Tools classes here at The Makershed. ⠀ Sam's enjoyment in furniture making began here at The Makershed when he signed up to the Woodwork for Beginners course back in 2016. Since then he has gone on to complete his Level 2 City and Guilds in Furniture Making qualification and also works as a Furniture and Woodwork Trainer, helping to train young people and apprentices. In his own time you might find Sam trying to catch some waves or hitting a few tennis balls at his local tennis club in St. Andrews.  ⠀ Welcome back Sam! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ @samuel_j_furniture ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #workshops #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #students #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #eveningclasses #palletwood #woodwork #upholstery #embroidery #fabric #weaving #lino #printing #carving #sculpture #sharpening #sewing #furniture #finishing #newcourses #newtutors
M E E T R U T H ! On this beautifully sunny Sunda M E E T R U T H ! On this beautifully sunny Sunday we’re continuing to introduce you to the newest members of our Makershed tutors team. As you’ll know from the last four introductions they each bring a new skill set, knowledge, expertise and experience of their craft to share and teach to our wonderful students in St. Pauls. ⠀ Today we’re really delighted to announce that Ruth Stewart has joined our team and will be teaching Lino Printing for Beginners and Lino Printed Projects courses here at The Makershed. ⠀ Ruth is a freelance illustrator & printmaker. She advocates for traditional art techniques and enjoys making all of her work by hand. She specialises in pen drawing, painting and printmaking, creating work inspired by the natural world, femininity & mythology. ⠀ Ruth’s lino printing course(s) start dates and schedules are currently being finalised and will be released in imminently, in the meantime... ⠀ Welcome to the team Ruth! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ @ruthdrawsthings www.Ruthdrawsthings.co.uk ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #workshops #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #students #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #eveningclasses #palletwood #woodwork #upholstery #embroidery #fabric #weaving #lino #printing #carving #sculpture #sharpening #sewing #furniture #finishing #newcourses #newtutors
N E W D A T E S ! So exciting to be finally into t N E W D A T E S ! So exciting to be finally into the month of May, we reopen in 16 days!!!! Woo Hoo!!!! We’ll be back to introducing more of our fabulous new tutors tomorrow but here’s a quick ‘heads up’ to let you know that we’ve just added start dates and course information for our new Sewing and Wood Carving & Sculpture courses to our website. ⠀ We’re working on adding the dates and details for our new Fabric Weaving and Lino Cutting courses soon so keep an eye out for those. Places are also now available for Woodwork for Beginners Level 1 courses on Monday & Tuesday Daytimes in June, Monday evenings in Sept & Nov and we’ve now released places for our popular 2 Weekends course in June too. ⠀ Have a browse through our courses page and you’ll see there are also Eco Upholstery for Beginners places available for Wednesday Daytimes and there’s ONE place left for our Tool Sharpening Weekend both in June. Visit our website for more information and to book your places. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #workshops #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #students #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #eveningclasses #palletwood #woodwork #upholstery #embroidery #fabric #weaving #lino #printing #carving #sculpture #sharpening #sewing #furniture #finishing #newcourses #newtutors
M E E T J E S S ! The start of this bank holiday M E E T J E S S ! The start of this bank holiday weekend brings the 4th day of us proudly introducing you to the newest members of our Makershed tutors team. Each new addition to our team brings a new skill set, knowledge, expertise and experience of their craft to share and teach to our wonderful students in St. Pauls. ⠀ Today we’re mega excited to announce that Jessica Horder has joined our team and will be teaching Level 1 & 2 Woodwork for Beginners here at The Makershed. ⠀ Jess has always loved the medium of wood, and the idea of combining its qualities of beauty and versatility to create functional furniture. She studied Furniture Design and Craftsmanship at Bridgwater College and after qualifying, she progressed to teaching furniture making studies there. Jess also worked in a bespoke furniture workshop based in the mendips for 5 years, and is currently working on her own furniture commissions. ⠀ All of our new course details, start dates and schedules are currently being finalised and will be released very soon, in the meantime... ⠀ Welcome to the team Jess! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.facebook.com/creativeJRH/ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #workshops #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #students #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #eveningclasses #palletwood #woodwork #upholstery #embroidery #fabric #weaving #lino #printing #carving #sculpture #sharpening #sewing #furniture #finishing #newcourses #newtutors
M E E T A L I S T A I R ! It’s day 3 of introdu M E E T A L I S T A I R ! It’s day 3 of introducing you to the newest members of our Makershed tutors team. This morning we’re very very happy to announce that Alistair Park has joined our tutors team and will be teaching Wood Carving and Sculpture courses here at The Makershed. ⠀ Alistair is a professional woodcarver based in Bristol. With over twenty years of carving experience and a degree in three dimensional design, he has enjoyed teaching the skills of carving to people of all ages and abilities for over ten years. ⠀ In his own work he uses a wide variety of tools from chainsaws to carving knives. His previous clients have included the National Trust, banks, charities, the NHS and his work is in private collections all over the UK and abroad. ⠀ All of our new course details, start dates and schedules are currently being finalised and will be released very soon, in the meantime... ⠀ Welcome to the team Alistair! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ @carvings_with_stories www.carvings-with-stories.co.uk www.carvingswithstories.blogspot.co.uk ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #workshops #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #students #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #eveningclasses #palletwood #woodwork #upholstery #embroidery #fabric #weaving #lino #printing #carving #sculpture #sharpening #sewing #furniture #finishing #newcourses #newtutors
M E E T D E B B I E ! It’s day 2 of introducing M E E T D E B B I E ! It’s day 2 of introducing the newest members of our Makershed tutors team. They each bring a new skill set, knowledge, expertise and experience of their craft to share and teach to our wonderful students in St. Pauls. Today we’re super chuffed to announce that Debbie Wainhouse has joined our team and will be teaching Sewing for Beginners and Sewing Projects courses here at The Makershed. ⠀ Debbie has been sewing for about 28 years and creates projects for craft and sewing magazines. She loves dressmaking in particular but also dabbles in bag-making and is passionate about helping people make their own clothes. Debbie has a BA Hons in Womenswear Tailoring from the London College of Fashion. ⠀ All new course details, start dates and schedules are currently being finalised and will be released very soon, in the meantime... ⠀ Welcome to the team Debbie! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ @hila.studio www.hilastudio.co.uk ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #workshops #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #students #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #eveningclasses #palletwood #woodwork #upholstery #embroidery #fabric #weaving #lino #printing #carving #sculpture #sharpening #sewing #furniture #finishing #newcourses #newtutors
M E E T M O N ! Once a day, starting today, we’ M E E T M O N ! Once a day, starting today, we’ll be introducing you to the newest members of our Makershed tutors team. Each one of them brings a new skill set, knowledge, expertise and experience of their craft to share and teach to our wonderful students in St. Pauls. ⠀ Today we’re really pleased to announce that Mon Merttens has joined our team and will be teaching Level 1 & 2 Woodwork for Beginners, Level 3 Furniture Projects and Woodwork with Power Tools classes here at The Makershed. ⠀ Mon has been a woodwork enthusiast and professional furniture maker for over a decade. Through his business, Arborhouse, he has been commissioned to make everything from wood cabins to free standing furniture. He is also creating a blog and podcast for woodworkers exploring the histories and stories behind the craft. ⠀ Welcome to the team Mon! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ @monmerttens www.themakershedbristol.co.uk/tutors ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #workshops #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #students #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #eveningclasses #palletwood #woodwork #upholstery #embroidery #fabric #weaving #lino #printing #carving #sculpture #sharpening #sewing #furniture #finishing #newcourses #newtutors
E X C I T I N G ! While the magnificent Spring blo E X C I T I N G ! While the magnificent Spring blossoms have been blooming we’ve been busy bees organising, planning and welcoming a whole new bunch of amazing tutors who will join our team here in St.Pauls. They bring with them a vast new range of skill sets, crafts, knowledge and experience to share and teach our wonderful students. ⠀ As always, our driving passion in life is to get as many people to be creative as possible, therefore we’ve expanded our workshop spaces within the St Pauls Learning Centre and could not be more excited to SOON be launching a whole range of new courses alongside our popular Woodwork For Beginners, Pallet Wood Workshops, Eco Upholstery, Upholstered Furniture, Sharpening and Finishing courses. ⠀ The NEW courses and workshops will include Wood Carving & Sculpture, Fabric Weaving, Embroidery, Lino Printing and Sewing with a huge range of daytime, weekend and evening courses to choose from. We’ll be introducing our amazing new tutors day by day from tomorrow on social media and we hope you’ll be as excited as we are to meet them, learn about the skills they have and what courses they’ll be teaching here at The Makershed. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #workshops #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #students #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #eveningclasses #palletwood #woodwork #upholstery #embroidery #fabric #weaving #lino #printing #carving #sculpture #sharpening #sewing #furniture #finishing #newcourses #newtutors
P L A N E S ! We absolutely love these little Quan P L A N E S ! We absolutely love these little Quangsheng router planes. We teach our woodwork students to use them to achieve a clean flat surface along a through housing joint or in levelling their tenon cheeks with accuracy, without clouds of dust. The brass knob makes setting the depth of the cutter really simple. ⠀ Not only are they an absolute pleasure to use they are just beautiful to look at too with their stainless steel body and cherry wood handles. You can learn how to use this lovely little plane and many more traditional hand tools by making projects on our woodwork courses. We’ll be adding new start dates to our website for all of our Woodwork for Beginners courses very soon. ⠀ If you’ve completed Level 1 or you are a Level 2 student looking to book your next module we are now operating waiting lists for some courses, check our website for which day/evenings run lists and email Jenny via hello@themakershedbristol.co.uk to be added to one or more of the lists and we’ll contact you to offer a space as soon as they become available. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #havefun #becreative #bekind #happystudents #woodisgood #woodworkinglove #woodworkingproject #woodlove #woodcraft #woodworkcourses #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #eveningclasses #woodworkingtools #lovewood #quangsheng #planes #router #mademyowncabinet #mademyowntoolbox
A R M C H A I R ! If you’d like to make your own A R M C H A I R ! If you’d like to make your own Armchair or one just for your dog, our Upholstered Furniture for Beginners – Level 2 course is designed for students who have completed Level 1. ⠀ In making a solid hardwood (steamed European beech) armchair frame using hand tools and then upholstering the chair back and deep drop-in seat using eco-friendly materials, the course builds on your knowledge and teaches a strong foundation of woodwork and upholstery skills that will enable you to start designing & making your own projects. ⠀ You can make the Level 1 Footstool or this Level 2 Armchair during our regular weekly Wednesday daytime or Tuesday evening classes. We operate waiting lists for places in all of these classes. Please email hello@themakershedbristol.co.uk to be added to one or more lists. Just visit our website for more details. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #tuition #study #beginners #havefun #becreative #lovechairs #make #beginners #woodwork #hardwood #joinery #upholstery #traditionalupholstery #weekendcourse #eveningclasses #daytimecourse #upholsterycourses #learnupholstery #creativeupholstery #armchair #labrador
G O O D W O R K ! A huge thank you goes to all of G O O D W O R K ! A huge thank you goes to all of our students who have kept in touch. We've really missed all of you and are now literally counting the days until we can re-open and see you all again. Someone who’s been busy being creative at home is our woodwork student Robin who has made some fabulous kitchen shelving - good job on those through housings and rebates! ⠀ We are reopening our workshops on Monday the 17th May, so our regular weekly daytime and evening classes will be restarting from that week for existing students. We’ve already put some dates for the 2021 timetable up on the website and we are getting in touch with people on our waiting lists to offer new weekend course start dates. ⠀ As before Lockdown 3.0 all of our workshops will be COVID-19 secure and ready to reopen safely to students in May, with class capacity limited to enable physical distancing and each student will have a workstation kitted out with individual tools and PPE. Visit our website for more information. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #havefun #becreative #bekind #happystudents #woodisgood #woodworkinglove #woodworkingproject #woodlove #woodcraft #woodworkcourses #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #eveningclasses #woodworkingtools #lovewood #mademyownshelves #lockdownproject
W O O D W O R K ! Happy Monday everyone, hands up W O O D W O R K ! Happy Monday everyone, hands up all of you who are going to a pub garden later?! Not us, this week we’re busy meeting and interviewing some amazing people who we hope will become new tutors and join our team. We are planning some amazing new creative courses to run when we are back open in May and beyond. Watch this space! ⠀ All of our popular Weekend Woodwork for Beginners Level 1 courses are now fully booked for June, July and August but don’t worry we’ll be adding more dates and capacity to our timetable soon, so hang on for announcements about new date releases and courses too. ⠀ If you’ve completed Level 1 or you are a Level 2 student looking to book your next module we are now operating waiting lists for some courses, check our website for which day/evenings run lists and email Jenny via hello@themakershedbristol.co.uk to be added to one or more of the lists and we’ll contact you to offer a space as soon as they become available. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #havefun #becreative #bekind #happystudents #woodisgood #woodworkinglove #woodworkingproject #woodlove #woodcraft #woodworkcourses #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #eveningclasses #woodworkingtools #lovewood #mademyowncabinet #mademyowntoolbox
P A L L E T W O O D ! Whatever beginners project y P A L L E T W O O D ! Whatever beginners project you wish to make during one of our workshops, our tutor Luke will help you learn how to easily dismantle a reclaimed pallet into useable timber, create a design, draw plans, make cutting lists and teach you how to use hand tools to build projects using traditional joinery techniques. ⠀ We have released the dates for our forthcoming weekend pallet wood workshops. You can now book the remaining places via our website for the weekends of 29th & 30th May or the 21st & 22nd August, but be quick as places will book up fast!! ⠀ All materials are included, the pallet wood, plywood backing and wooden dowel if your project needs it. You can bring any specific accessories that you would like to use with your project, such as hooks, hinges or handles. Visit our website for more info and to book your place! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #havefun #becreative #bekind #happystudents #woodworkcourses #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #palletwoodworkshop #lovepallets #palletpassion
F I N I S H I N G ! Our Wood Finishing Weekend Wor F I N I S H I N G ! Our Wood Finishing Weekend Workshop will teach you about different types of finishes and stains, how to apply them and in what situation you might want to use them. Gain the confidence and knowledge to make informed decisions when choosing a finish for your project or restoration piece. ⠀ You will have the opportunity to practice techniques with a range of finishes on boards supplied as well as learn about how to strip old coatings, surface preparation including grain filling, choosing a suitable finish, applying oils, waxes, varnishes and other traditional finishes and how you might approach their repair. ⠀ This course is designed and taught by our tutor Harry @htmorrisfurniture and there is now a waiting list for places for when we re open. Please email hello@themakershedbristol.co.uk to be added to the list or visit our website for further information. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #stpaulslearningcentre #southwest #bristol #courses #tuition #lessons #skills #learn #beginners #woodwork #woodworkingproject #woodcraft #woodworkcourses #polishing #coatings #oils #waxes #varnish #paint #stains #filling #restoration #finishes #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #wood #finishing
S P R I N G ! Well the weather certainly doesn’ S P R I N G ! Well the weather certainly doesn’t feel like Spring today but with the imminent opening of the pub gardens next week life will certainly feel a bit more normal even if the weather isn’t. We’re still on track to open again in May and are spending our time between now and then making lots of new and exciting plans for when we do. ⠀ Thank you to everyone who has sent us their CV to potentially join our expanding business and team of tutors in St. Pauls. We’re working our way through them all and will be interviewing this week and next so watch this space for announcements of our new team members and courses. ⠀ We’ll be filling vacancies for a range of roles for our Daytime, Evening or Weekend courses and workshops so if you still want to sneak your CV into us at the last minute, just send it and some info about yourself and the skills and experience you have to hello@themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ We’d love to hear from you if you’re a Woodworker, Furniture Makers, Upholsterer and Soft Furnisher, a Building and DIY type, Carver, Needleworker or a Crafty person who can share their skills by teaching our courses. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #havefun #becreative #bekind #happyteachers #woodworking #upholstery #sharpening #finishing #furniture #palletwood #carvers #diy #workshops #jobs #tutors
P A L L E T W O O D ! We’ve released the new dat P A L L E T W O O D ! We’ve released the new dates for our weekend pallet wood workshops. You can now book your places via our website for the weekends of 26th & 27th June and/or the 21st & 22nd August, but be quick as places will book up fast!! Email us to be added to the cancellation list for the weekend of 29th & 30th May. ⠀ Our workshops are for beginners who wish to learn how to easily dismantle a pallet into useable timber and then with the help of our tutor Luke plan a specific design, draw plans, make cutting lists and learn how to use hand tools and build your project using traditional joinery techniques. ⠀ All materials are included, the pallet wood, plywood backing and wooden dowel if your project needs it. You can bring any specific accessories that you would like to use with your project, such as hooks, hinges or handles. Visit our website for more info and to book your place! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #havefun #becreative #bekind #happystudents #woodworkcourses #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #palletwoodworkshop #lovepallets #palletpassion
W O O D W O R K ! As we’re not getting back into W O O D W O R K ! As we’re not getting back into the workshop until the 17th May, we’re going to continue our look back through our photo archive and reminisce. All this lockdown madness has almost made us forget the joyful days of having a class full of happy students with no masks and no social distancing required. ⠀ This happy shot is from waaaay back in December 2017 when this lovely bunch finished their Woodwork for Beginners course. They had a great time learning how to to mark out a joint, saw straight and square, chisel a rebate and use a variety of planes including block, plough and smoothing types. ⠀ We’re looking forward to adding loads more Makershed toolboxes to the world again and we can’t wait to welcome ALL of our students back in May. We’ll be putting our new 2021 timetable up on the website as soon as possible and getting in touch with everyone on our waiting lists to offer new weekend course start dates. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #havefun #becreative #bekind #happystudents #woodisgood #woodworkinglove #woodworkingproject #woodlove #woodcraft #woodworkcourses #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #eveningclasses #woodworkingtools #lovewood #mademyowncabinet #mademyowntoolbox
J O B S ! We’re searching for creative and craft J O B S ! We’re searching for creative and crafty individuals who would like to join our expanding business and team of tutors in St. Pauls. We are looking to fill vacancies for a range of roles for our Daytime, Evening or Weekend courses and workshops. ⠀ We’re looking for tutors / makers. We’d love to hear from Woodworkers & Furniture Makers, Upholsterers and Soft Furnishers, Building and DIY types, Carvers, Needleworkers and Crafts people who can share their skills by teaching our courses. ⠀ Go on, send us your CV and some information about yourself and the skills and experience you have to hello@themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ We’re looking forward to hearing from you! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #havefun #becreative #bekind #happystudents #woodworking #upholstery #sharpening #workshops #furniture #tutors #building #diy #carvers #crafts #teaching #jobs
N E W D A T E S ! Here’s a quick heads up to our N E W D A T E S ! Here’s a quick heads up to our social media followers. We’ve added some new start dates to our website for our level 1 Eco Upholstery for Beginners Courses which are available to book now! The 2 day course dates are Wed 16th & Wed 23rd June (10am - 3pm) and the Weekend of the 14th & 15th August (10.30am - 3.30pm). Be quick as places will book up fast. ⠀ Our Eco Upholstery for Beginners Level 1 Course is taught by our fabulous tutor Jenny, and is suitable for those with no previous upholstery experience. Students learn how to effectively use upholstery hand tools such as webbing stretchers, shape a seat pad using natural fillings, tacks, tension and fabric, make basic upholstery cuts and folds and how to apply a wood finish. ⠀ Please visit our website for more information and search for ‘upholstery’ to book your place. In the event we are not able to run any courses due to COVID-19 related restrictions we will of courses reschedule your booking for another date to suit you. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #havefun #becreative #bekind #happystudents #eco #upholstery #footstool #lovestools #armchair #traditionalupholstery #weekendcourse #eveningclasses #daytimecourse #upholsterycourses #learnupholstery #creativeupholstery
H O U S I N G S ! Do you know how to saw and chise H O U S I N G S ! Do you know how to saw and chisel a through housing? The housing joint is a useful structural joint, particularly in cabinets and shelving units. In making their cabinet cases we teach our Level 2 students the through housing, where the joint runs the full width of the workpiece, and is clearly visible at both ends. ⠀ Our Level 2 course is split into three modules, each taking approximately 18 teaching hours to complete. You start with module 2A – The Case - and learn about through housings and through wedged mortice & tenons. Then moving on to module 2B – The Drawer - you’ll learn to create dovetails, corner rebates and ploughed grooves. Finishing off with module 2C – The Door - where you’ll learn the strong haunched stopped mortice & tenon and ploughed groove joints. ⠀ When we reopen all of our classes will have a student:tutor ratio of 6:1. Most are mixed level and some are mixed discipline, which means you will likely be in a group of people all doing different projects. Tuition is given on an individual basis at each student’s bench to ensure a fully COVID-secure working and learning environment. Visit our website for more details. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #havefun #becreative #bekind #happystudents #woodisgood #woodworkinglove #woodworkingproject #woodlove #woodcraft #woodworkcourses #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #eveningclasses #woodworkingtools #lovewood #mademyowncabinet
N E W D A T E S ! We’ve released the dates for o N E W D A T E S ! We’ve released the dates for our forthcoming weekend pallet wood workshops. You can now book your places via our website for the weekends of 29th & 30th May, 26th & 27th June and/or the 21st & 22nd August, but be quick as places will book up fast!! ⠀ Huge thank you to Dan for sending us this picture of the pallet wood project he made in our workshop back in Dec 2019. He did a great job planning his design and use woodworking hand tools along with a few basic joinery techniques to build it, everything fits perfectly! ⠀ Whatever project for your home or garden that you wish to make during one of our weekend pallet wood workshops, our tutor Luke will help to create a design, draw plans, make cutting lists and teach you how to use hand tools to build projects using traditional joinery techniques, all with reclaimed pallet wood timber. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #havefun #becreative #bekind #happystudents #woodworkcourses #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #palletwoodworkshop #lovepallets #palletpassion
W O O D W O R K ! We’re getting really excited a W O O D W O R K ! We’re getting really excited about being back in the workshop in May, our aim is to open back up at full speed and we’ve got loads of new and exciting plans on the horizon including expanding our team of tutors! ⠀ We can’t wait to get back to teaching our Level 3 Woodwork Joinery - Furniture Projects students where we help with project design, timber sourcing, joinery plans and then give them technical guidance as they complete their own bespoke project. ⠀ This fantastic bench was made by our Level 3 Woodworking student Dave in December 2019, he already had some large outdoor cushions from a previous bench so he made this one to fit them perfectly. He did such a fantastic job to make all those mortice and tenons joints from sapele hardwood. ⠀ We operate individual waiting lists for places in these classes. Please email hello@themakershedbristol.co.uk to be added to one or more waiting lists. We will contact you when you get to the top of a list and we can offer you a start date for your course. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ www.themakershedbristol.co.uk ⠀ #themakershedbristol #bristol #whatsonbristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #study #beginners #havefun #becreative #bekind #happystudents #woodisgood #woodworkinglove #woodworkingproject #woodlove #woodcraft #woodworkcourses #weekendcourse #daytimecourse #eveningclasses #woodworkingtools #lovewood #mademyowncabinet #mademyowntoolbox #mademyownproject
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We are reopening our workshop on Monday the 17th May.

Our regular weekly daytime and evening classes will be restarting from that week for existing students. We’re putting the final touches to our new 2021 timetable and more dates will be added to this website as soon. Waiting lists for courses are still open so have a look at what’s on offer and email us to register your interest for our re-opening.

The Makershed Team