Archive of Weekend Course | LeisureCourses.net - short courses & residential study breaks in great locations - Part 9
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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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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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Making Embroidered Books “Transferred to the Cover”
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesMake a decorative book with a transfer dyed, pelmet vilene cover. The cover is embellished with additional pieces of printed pelmet vilene, hand colouring, sealed with acrylic wax and finished with hand or machine stitch. Pages will be made from wallpaper lining paper which will be coloured using Koh-I-Noor dye palette. Simple binding...
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Beads in Bloom
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis course is aimed at intermediate level & above. Students can choose from three different flowers. A Rose:- for which you will need Peyote, brick & Square stitch skills. A Daffodil:- Brick, Herringbone & Square stitch skills needed. A Lily:- Peyote stitch skills needed. The Tutor will provide instruction sheets, demonstrations, and one...
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Improving your Ukulele Skills (Intermediate)
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesAimed at players who have a basic knowledge of the Ukulele (eg basic chords of C, F, G, A, D), this fun and light-hearted course will help you develop and progress your skills. With a mix of tutor-led and breakout sessions and a careful selection of songs, we will progressively move through new...
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Patchwork Summer School Part 2
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesCome and share in a passion for patchwork and the enjoyment of creative sewing, learning new skills in both machine and hand sewing. Enjoy a few days sewing for pleasure with like minded friends. The projects range from beginners to those already with skills. Just let me know by email what you would...
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Painted Books of Ancient Mexico
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesOn this course you will learn the meaning of the Aztec Calendar Stone and the Aztec calendar, hear the Legend of the Five Suns – the Genesis of Mesoamerica – and see pre-Colombian “Graphic Novels” of the long walk of the Mexica from the lost island of Aztlan and the seven caves of...
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The United States – Forging a Nation
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesWith Independence in 1776, the American colonies became a separate country with a shaky start and near bankruptcy. As Spain and France withdrew their interests a new nation began to find its feet. Yet just 85 years after the United States became a country it was torn apart by a Civil War. This...
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Bookbinding and Restoration
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesIf you love books here is a chance to give them new life by bringing at least 2 that are in need of some TLC. You will be learning some basic repair and restore techniques using modern materials but keeping as much of the original as is practical making it once again structurally...
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Saxophone Weekend
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis highly popular course will provide continual teaching and guidance through participation in ensembles of various sizes. Groups are changed for every session and participants can expect to play in ensembles ranging from trios to massed sax groups. Players will be grouped with those of similar ability. A vast library of music will...
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Fun with French (Higher Intermediate)
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesVenez vous plonger dans un bain de français! Un week-end de conversations, de discussions et de lecture. Nous lirons des extraits du livre de Christian Signol Bleus sont les étés. Dimanche matin, je demande à tout le monde d’apporter un article et de préparer une petite présentation en français. Si vous voulez préparer votre...
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Botanical Painting in Watercolour
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesLearn the beautiful art of botanical painting in watercolour. This is an opportunity to spend a weekend drawing and painting flower, fruit or other plant of your choice. Beginners and improvers are welcome because students will work at their own pace with one-to-one, step-by-step guidance from an experienced tutor. By the end of...
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Countryside and Nature on Film
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThe beauty of our countryside and its wildlife has inspired film-makers from the silent era through black and white documentaries to the amazing nature films of today. Throughout the twentieth century the films were shown in different ways and with different intentions. Without doubt these have influenced the way in which we think...
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Patchwork Summer School Part 1
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesCome and share in a passion for patchwork and the enjoyment of creative sewing, learning new skills in both machine and hand sewing. Enjoy a few days sewing for pleasure with like minded friends. The projects range from beginners to those already with skills. Just let me know by email what you would...
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Crewelwork Embroidery
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesCrewel work is a very old, traditional and historically important technique, which can also be used very successfully in a modern design. If you are a newcomer to embroidery and would like to learn some of the lovely hand stitches available, crewel work is the ideal technique with which to begin, as it...
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The Beauty of Russian Lace
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesRussian lace is a chain lace which has developed over many years. It gives the lacemaker the opportunity to play with colours and texture and even introduce beads into the lace. Taking part in the lace will help broaden participants conception of Russian lace and explore its potentials on an individual basis. The...
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Bedfordshire Lace Summer School Part 3
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesChoosing and discussing patterns together and individually; teaching and discussion of threads and techniques; looking at old and modern lace patterns; looking at lace, old and new; looking at photographs and photocopies of Thomas Lester lace and discussing how the designs and techniques can be translated for modern use; forming a personal progression...
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Ruskin Lace for All
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesRuskin Lace is a form of lace which originated as a cottage industry in the Lake District and has its own distinctive style. It is worked on Linen fabric with linen thread, and uses a combination of drawn thread and cut linen work before geometric designs are created using needlepoint lace techniques. Read more ...
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Botanical Watercolour Painting
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis course is a perfect opportunity for beginners, as well as the more experienced, to paint in the lovely, peaceful and friendly surroundings at Knuston Hall. The summer is a good time to find a wide variety of stunning flowers to use as subjects. However, if you are new to botanical painting, I...
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Fashionista: Elegant Beaded Ladies
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesFor a change from the Beaded “Mini People”, we are going to create “FASIONISTAS” – beaded elegant ladies, with no apologies to any Divas (living or dead!). The process will be the same as the other beaded people, just slightly longer legs. There will be patterns for the dresses, petticoats, jackets, hats, shoes...
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Bobbin Lace: Bucks Point
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThe course covers all the techniques for this type of lace and is suitable for those who are new to Bucks Point as well as for those who are experienced in making this beautiful type of lace. During the weekend you could start a new project or work on / complete an on-going...
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The Beauty of Russian Lace
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesRussian lace is a chain lace which has developed over many years. It gives the lacemaker the opportunity to play with colours and texture and even introduce beads into the lace. Taking part in the course will help broaden participant’s conception of Russian lace and explore its potentials on an individual basis. The...
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Contemporary Wire Bobbin Lace
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesAn introduction to working with 0.5mm wire. Begin by making samples, which could be made up into bracelets, while learning how to use and adapt simple bobbin lace techniques to suit working with wire. Then choose the scale of project you want to do next. It could be one of Ann’s, or you...
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Bedfordshire Lace Summer School Part 1
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesChoosing and discussing patterns together and individually; teaching and discussion of threads and techniques; looking at old and modern lace patterns; looking at lace, old and new; looking at photographs and photocopies of Thomas Lester lace and discussing how the designs and techniques can be translated for modern use; forming a personal progression...
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Bobbin Lace: Bucks Point
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThe course covers all the techniques for this type of lace and is suitable for those who are new to Bucks Point as well as for those who are experienced in making this beautiful type of lace. During the weekend you could start a new project or work on / complete an on-going...
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Bedfordshire Lace Summer School Part 2
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesChoosing and discussing patterns together and individually; teaching and discussion of threads and techniques; looking at old and modern lace patterns; looking at lace, old and new; looking at photographs and photocopies of Thomas Lester lace and discussing how the designs and techniques can be translated for modern use; forming a personal progression...
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Milanese Lace
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis is a course to learn or add to your knowledge of this popular and versatile lace. You will be able to work a traditional design or experiment with colour and a variety of threads. Perhaps create an exciting piece to be worn as “jewellery” It will also be an opportunity to continue...
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Contemporary Wire Bobbin Lace
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesAn introduction to/ continuing working with 0.5mm wire. Follow on from course J552 or: Begin by making samples, which could be made up into bracelets, while learning how to use and adapt simple bobbin lace techniques to suit working with wire. Then choose the scale of project you want to do next. It...
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Learn How to Create Impressionist Paintings Part 2
Listed on March 7, 2016 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThe Impressionists created a particular way of working that was a reaction to traditional painting techniques. The course explores various techniques through a series of exercises; building images with brushstrokes, the use of colour and creating more with less; to help any artist progress their own painting style. We will discuss the characteristics...
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