Archive of 2016 | LeisureCourses.net - short courses & residential study breaks in great locations - Part 6
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Drawing With the Sewing Machine Needle
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesDo you want to develop your skills with your sewing machine and learn how to ‘draw’ with the simple straight stitch? Then this is your course! You will start by stitching a design which Richard, your tutor, has prepared for you. He will demonstrate every stage step-by-step. This will give you the confidence...
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Silver Jewellery Weekend
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis course is an introduction to a variety of traditional silver jewellery making techniques, but is also suitable for those with some experience. You will use the techniques to construct at least two wearable items, such as earrings, cufflinks, pendant and also a ring with a tube stone setting. The course will cover...
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Papermaking with Textiles
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesFor people who love textiles and want to expand into new areas. Learn how various fabrics and rag pulp can be recycled to make beautiful papers. The handmade papers will be filled with colourful threads, fibres, textures, and pieces of cloth; some will be finished pieces of artwork in their own right. Your...
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Patchwork and Christmas Crafts Part 1
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis course aims to bring together a group of like-minded students who enjoy crafting together. They will share their knowledge and enthusiasm during their time together and produce a number of Christmas Crafts which are be kept or passed on to celebrate the season.
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Patchwork and Christmas Crafts Part 2
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis course aims to bring together a group of like-minded students who enjoy crafting together. They will share their knowledge and enthusiasm during their time together and produce a number of Christmas Crafts which are be kept or passed on to celebrate the season.
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Patchwork and Christmas Crafts Part 3
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis course aims to bring together a group of like-minded students who enjoy crafting together. They will share their knowledge and enthusiasm during their time together and produce a number of Christmas Crafts which are be kept or passed on to celebrate the season.
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Your Sewing Machine Know-How
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesIf the machine can do it, you can make it with a little know how Beginners and experienced welcome to make an article of your choice or simply experiment with a variety of sewing techniques. Your machine can be an older basic type or a modern more advanced model. There will be a...
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Your Sewing Machine Know-How
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesIf the machine can do it, you can make it with a little know how Beginners and experienced welcome to make an article of your choice or simply experiment with a variety of sewing techniques. Your machine can be an older basic type or a modern more advanced model. There will be a...
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Art Appreciation: Four Major Artists- 1435 – 1903
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesGiovanni Bellini, Pieter Bruegel, Rembrandt and Cézanne. We will explore some of the work of the four artists. Each was born in a different century and a different country. Each stands, to many, as one of the masters of art within the European tradition. Examples of paintings and drawings by each will be...
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Singing for the Terrified
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis is the course for you if you have been told not to sing, to mime or if you reserve your singing for the car and the shower. For complete beginners, the course will show you that everyone can sing – yes even you! The course is performance based and is relaxed, supportive...
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Rameses the Great: An Egyptian Superman
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesEverything about Ramses II was great. His reign was the longest of any pharaoh, his building works were the most colossal, his military successes were outstanding, his children numbered over one hundred and his self-praise was unlimited. His reign ushered in the height of Egyptian power in the region with Ramses crushing any...
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Ukulele Jam
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis will be a fun and relaxed day of playing the uke and jamming with a group of equally enthusiastic players. You’ll already be able to play the uke to a basic standard (know some basic chords and strumming patterns) so we’ll start with some songs that get us playing together and then...
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Dao Yin and Tai Chi
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesSpend a day enjoying a variety of flowing Chinese exercises and leave feeling relaxed. This course is suitable for men and women, for beginners and those with experience of Dao Yin or Tai Chi. We will work on a variety of Dao Yin exercises, including some from the Baton set, and a section...
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Scrapbook in a Weekend
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesDuring the weekend we will complete a 12 x 12 inch scrapbook (2 single page and 9 double page layouts). The layouts will be based on 6x4 inch photos, and these can be trimmed to required size on the day. Although we are creating a whole scrapbook, the pages do not all have...
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Plants that changed the World
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesPlants provide us with most things we need, medicine, shelter, food, fuel and oxygen. They have played a significant part in history. We’ll delve into the world of extraordinary plants which brought about massive changes around the world. Starting with the cinchona or quinine tree, we’ll also consider the growing, production, uses and...
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Goldwork Embroidery
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesGoldwork is a stunning form of embroidery most often associated with ecclesiastical vestments. This course will introduce you to the main techniques involved. Students can either stitch pre-set designs such as dragonflies, ivy leaves, tile motifs or work on their own design ideas. All levels are welcome from total beginners to the more...
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Goldwork & Silk Shading
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesSilk shading is also referred to as painting with the needle. It creates beautiful naturalistic effects, especially when depicting flowers and it gives the illusion of looking three dimensional. During the course the mysteries of this delightful form of stitchery will be explained and put into practice on a small floral design. The...
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German Language and Culture – Int and Advanced
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesSPASS MIT DEUTSCH! Immerse yourself in the language for a weekend. This course is for German speakers with a good knowledge of the language who would love to read, view, listen to and most of all speak German for a whole weekend. We will undertake a variety of activities working individually, in pairs,...
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More Cartoon Fun
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesLearn how to create simple cartoons and caricatures and go home with a bank of visual jokes that you can share with family and friends. Cartoon figures, showing movement and expression will be built into cartoon situations. Following the tutor, you will learn how to combine your wit and drawing skills. Just book...
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Woodcarving: One Day Workshop
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis one day taster course is suitable for the complete beginner, or those who have some experience of woodcarving. You will be introduced to tools and woods and learn some basic techniques with a simple relief design. If you already enjoy this creative craft, come along and embark on your chosen project with...
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Bobbin Lace: Beginners & Beyond
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesHave you always wanted to make lace but are worried that it looks complicated? Are you a beginner wishing to continue to develop your skills? Are you already a lace maker but would like to continue with your work or start a new pattern? Help is at hand! This is the ideal course...
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Bobbin Lace: Beginners & Beyond
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesHave you always wanted to make lace but are worried that it looks complicated? Are you a beginner wishing to continue to develop your skills? Are you already a lace maker but would like to continue with your work or start a new pattern? Help is at hand! This is the ideal course...
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Tedesca String Quartet Coaching Weekend
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesFollowing on from the great success of the first such course at Knuston in September 2015 the Tedesca Quartet returns for a weekend of chamber music. Groups will receive coaching from each of the four members of the quartet and will also have free entry to the Saturday evening concert, the programme of...
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Cryptic Crosswords for Improvers
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThe aims of the course are to improve solving skills and extend specialist crossword knowledge. At the end of the course, students should feel comfortable solving puzzles at an intermediate level and be able to attempt the more challenging puzzles that are published in the national broadsheet newspapers. Most of the time will...
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Cryptic Crosswords for Beginners
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThe aim of the course is to teach the skills and knowledge needed to solve cryptic crossword. The course starts with the simplest ideas and easiest types of cryptic clue and gradually builds to the more advanced aspects of solving cryptic crosswords. Practical activities are blended with theory, enabling students to develop...
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Coloured Pencils Basic Techniques
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThe day will go through the advantages and possible problems of the media, the choices of pencil brands (with an opportunity to try a selection), a look at the different papers that can be used, and the basic techniques for producing a picture. There is plenty of opportunity for questions and answers, and...
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Coloured Pencils Landscapes
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesWhilst we look at development of a landscape picture chosen for the weekend by the Tutor, other subjects are available and will be supported. We progress through the stages of a picture with demonstrations and individual advice where required. The programme for the weekend is tailored to the needs of the students attending...
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“Globe to Globe”: Shakespeare in Music
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThe affect of Shakespeare’s plays on the history of music is immense but it is an area which has been rather neglected over the years. This course (followed by a further course 3-5 February 2017) will follow the history of the plays and their associated music over some 400 years, from their original...
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Goldwork Embroidery Day
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesBe introduced to goldwork embroidery by making a delightful Christmas decoration. This course is ideal for beginners, but is open to all wishing to learn the basics behind this form of embroidery through a small set project. Students will work up a small section of each technique and will have learnt enough to...
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Calligraphy and Composition Week
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesLearn and improve your calligraphy - decorative capitals and numbers, layout and composition. Depending on time and experience, you may select the projects you would like to make: Greeting cards; calendars; favourite quotes; pen marks to picture; combining illustration with text; pen-made borders; words from the heart. Play with masking/resist/scarffitto, graduated textures, metallic...
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