Courses and workshops

March 2023 - A quilling workshop

Quilling is an art form that involves the use of strips and paper that are rolled, shaped and glued together to create decorative designs.
A group of us met to listen to how its done before trying it for ourselves. We had a great time.
Thanks to Hilary and Gemma for organising the event.

The W.I. offers members a large variety of courses which they can pay to attend. Some of these are local and others are run by Denman College the W.I. 's own training establishment - Shrewton W.I. pays for an annual bursary which a lucky member can win if their name is drawn from the hat!!
Occasionally individual W.I. s put on their own workshops and courses.

2015 - A course on flower arranging.

2016 - A lecture on 'women in art' at the national gallery in London.

2017 - A workshop on felting

Stone-Carving

Some of us attended the Stone Carving course at Churchfields Industrial Estate with Moria Ross at her studio. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
We started off with a square or oblong chunk of Maltese limestone and, using a special hand file (flat one side and curved on the other), turned our cubes into cylinders. We could then either make an apple or a pear. I found it very therapeutic and, whilst it was not an elegant pear, I was happy with it.
Moira supplied tea/coffee and lots of biscuits if we wanted them (we did!). She gave very helpful tuition and advice along the way.
Margaret

2017 - Indian Block printing and Kathne stitching course at W.I. House in devizes.

June 2018 - A hanging basket workshop in Jean's garden

2018 - creating fabric pictures (under Elaine's guidance)

2018 - and we're tin-casting with Claire

September 2018 - Decorating stone pavers with mosaic

October 2018 - Bag making with Hilary.

Choosing the right fabric.

Modelling the finished bags.

November 2018 - making Christmas decorations.

December 2018 - making sugarcraft cake decorations for Christmas.

February 2019 - Bread-making with Dianne

March 2019 - Flower arranging

April 2019 - a workshop for chocolatiers!!

June 2019 - and we're tin-casting with Claire again!!

November 2019 - Pasta-making with Dianne

it's December 2019, and we're wreath-making with Sarah

We met in the Maddington Church Rooms armed with all sorts of greenery and decorations ready, under Sarah's expert tuition, to create a fabulous Christmas wreath. Judge for yourself if we succeeded.

January 2020 - dolly-making to start the New Year.

2022 - Hilary has started a weekly club for members interested in crafting. By meeting together they can share company as well as expertise.

2022 - A glass fusion workshop.

Christmas 2022 - and we're wreath-making with Hilary.

The venue is the Maddington Church Rooms on a Saturday morning in December and 10 of us have met, under the guidance of Hilary, to make a Christmas wreath.
We are sharing foliage gathered from our gardens along with bought items of ribbon and baubles etc. to enhance our works of art. Phil is on hand to record the event (as seen in the photos below).