PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS

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PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS

Spring 2024: Making a Child’s Chair

Frogmore Conservation Workshops, Windsor Castle, This workshop ran for five days from Monday 12th February 2024 until Friday 16th February 2024.
During this workshop, students learned about frame construction methods, staining and surface finishes before creating their own small, traditionally upholstered oak chair. Students were also introduced to the wonders of gilding and were able to add a series of gilded patrea in 22ct gold leaf to their chairs.

Spring 2024: Drawing

The Leathersellers Hall, London, EC3A, This workshop ran for five days from Monday 12th February 2024 until Friday 16th February 2024.
A drawing skills workshop, using some of the wonderful objects from the Leathersellers’ Company Archive and Leathersellers’ Hall as inspiration. Students made detailed shaded drawings, using pencil and stump as well as charcoal pencil and liquid charcoal, working at either A5 or A4 scale.

Spring 2024: Learning Patisserie Skills with Fortnum & Mason

Fortnum & Mason, Piccadilly, London, This workshop ran for one day on Friday 16th February 2024.
During this one-day workshop students were taught Patisserie skills by an expert Fortnum & Mason Patisserie chef.

Spring 2024: New Pattern Making / Classic Tailoring

Cockpit Arts, Bloomsbury, This workshop ran for five days from Monday 12th February 2024 until Friday 16th February 2024.
Have you ever wondered what goes into the cutting and making of high fashion garments? This course guided students through the techniques used by designers to make inspiring 3D details in cloth. Panels, layers, pockets, collars and cuffs, design detailing creates the architecture of a garment!

Spring 2024: Introduction To Architecture with Allies & Morrison

Allies & Morrison Architects, SE1 0HX, This workshop ran for half a day on Friday 16th February 2024.
This half day Introduction to Architecture workshop consisted of varying presentations about working in the architectural world and finished with a model making session.

Spring 2024: Watercolours

Online, This workshop ran on Saturdays for three weeks from Saturday 27th January 2024 until Saturday 10th February 2024.
This three day course covered an introduction to materials, including colour mixing and brushes, an exploration of traditional techniques (including working wet-in-wet), as well as how to use watercolour to paint fine detail on hot pressed paper. 

Autumn 2023: Etching

City & Guilds of London Art School, This workshop ran on Saturdays for five weeks from Saturday 4th November 2023 until Saturday 2nd  December 2023.
Etching is a 500 year old process and still very much used in the world today. During this workshop, students learned various techniques including, soft ground etching, sugar lift aquatint and developed prints that they were able to home and add to their portfolios.

Autumn 2023: Enamelling

The Goldsmiths’ Centre, London, This workshop ran on Saturdays for five weeks from Saturday 4th November 2023 until Saturday 2nd December 2023.
In this workshop, students were taught techniques including shaping, bending, hammering, sawing, soldering, texturing and enamelling using silver, copper and brass.

Autumn 2023: Miniature Painting in Watercolour

The Leathersellers Hall, London, EC3A, This workshop ran for five days from Monday 23rd October 2023 until Friday 27th  October 2023.
Using the surroundings of Leathersellers’ hall for inspiration, as well as some of the wonderful objects in the Leathersellers’ Company Archive, students learned to use watercolours and miniature paint brushes to paint a selection of small motifs that relate to the Leathersellers’ Company.

Autumn 2023: Leatherwork

Cockpit, Deptford, This workshop ran for five days from Monday 23rd October 2023 until Friday 27th October 2023.
Students began the first half of the week making small leather goods, including cardholders, keychain lanyards or A5 pouches. They learned basic leather-working techniques such as cutting from a pattern, saddle stitching, cutting, glueing, attaching hardware and various kinds of edge finishings. All the while practising and perfecting the techniques before moving onto a larger item such as a bag by midweek.