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Archive of Home Counties | LeisureCourses.net - short courses & residential study breaks in great locations - Part 11
Listed on August 21, 2013 by Benslow in Featured CoursesThe popular Zoë Booth leads another friendly one day workshop, offering tips and encouragement to all flautists of any standard. She’s an expert in pinpointing solutions to problems, and achieves miraculous results with the minimum of fuss. The day begins at 10 am and ends at about 5 pm, and to help sustain your energy a delicious lunch will be provided.Read more ...
Listed on August 21, 2013 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesA solid grounding on all aspects of enjoying wine, from tasting to choosing wine, valuing wines, food & wine matching, how wines age and when to drink them and we will even touch on faulty wines. You'll taste 15 great quality wines from around the world including whites, reds, fizz and dessert wines and the course will also include advice on choosing wines for Christmas.
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Listed on August 21, 2013 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesLearn to manipulate wires to create links and chains in order to make simple pieces of jewellery. The skills and techniques that are taught do not need burners or chemicals, so you will be able to continue them at home. It is important to have reasonable dexterity and good eyesight, or glasses! All tools will be provided by the tutor, but do bring any tools, beads or even broken bead jewellery that you have.Read more ...
Listed on August 21, 2013 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesThis course will deal with a range of antiques and collectables from furniture to glass and from silver to ceramics. You will be guided through the methods of dating, shown how items were made, told what’s in fashion and what is not, and how to put a value to an item.
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Listed on August 21, 2013 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesLearn three basic French Beading techniques and make roses, stephanotis and gypsophila. The course discusses different ways to use your flowers: assembling bouquets, corsages, table decorations and arrangements for your home. This is suitable for all levels, whether you are new to this style of beadwork or developing your skills.
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Listed on June 27, 2013 by Benslow in Featured CoursesJulian Williamson’s course aims to show that Salieri was in fact one of the most important musicians in Europe over a period of half a century, writing more than forty fine operas which regularly filled the major European opera theatres and occupying the highest musical posts in Vienna.Read more ...
Listed on June 18, 2013 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesLearn Richard's method of integrating fabric collage with both machine and hand stitching. After you have gained confidence by working through a 'learning pack' under guidance you will start your designs using same techinque but in your own way.Read more ...
Listed on June 18, 2013 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesExplore the pleasures of silk painting. Learn techniques such as gutta, salt effect and wet-into-wet, or experiment with advanced techniques like ‘layered painting’, use of anti-fusing and painting on wool. Complete beginners and experienced silk painters will enjoy this opportunity to work very large and create beautiful and unique pieces.Read more ...
Listed on June 18, 2013 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesTaking the sea and shore as inspiration, stretch your creative imagination and develop ideas through experimental exploration into dynamic personal textile pieces. Read more ...
Listed on June 18, 2013 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesDuring this course you will learn the technique, then identify and sketch wild flowers to make your own records under field conditions.Read more ...
Listed on June 18, 2013 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesFelt is the first fabric produced by humans and dates back to at least 700 BC. During this complete introduction to hand made felt we will explore both wet and dry techniques to produce flat felt, felt purses and scarves and 3D figures and embellishments using colourful Merino woolRead more ...
Listed on June 13, 2013 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesTime for you to explore old and new techniques, broaden your experience, develop new ideas and have time to play! You will manipulate fabrics, threads and beads to produce contemporary lace fabrics. These will be embedded in silk fibres, stitched and moulded to create sumptuous vessels.Read more ...
Listed on May 25, 2013 by Benslow in VenuesOur tranquil campus, close to major road, rail and air links and a short walk from Hitchin's center, is perfect for a stay of a night or more.Read more ...
Listed on May 22, 2013 by Benslow in A new website, Featured CoursesAs well as looking at great works by composers such as Handel, Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, and Wagner and examining that delicate relationship between words and music, we’ll take works by lesser known composers and talk about opera’s changing position within societies past and present.Read more ...
Listed on May 22, 2013 by Benslow in A new website, Featured CoursesFrom Elgar to MacMillan and beyond the last century has seen an explosion of British creative talent. One composer of special significance to this explosion was Benjamin Britten, who was born one hundred years ago.Read more ...
Listed on May 22, 2013 by Benslow in A new website, Featured CoursesThis course is ideal for those who have perhaps enjoyed listening to Classic fM or watching the Last Night of the Proms and would like to know more about classical music but don’t know where to begin.Read more ...
Listed on May 22, 2013 by Benslow in A new website, Featured CoursesThis new International Summer School for cellists is led by William Bruce, recitalist, concerto soloist and long-serving member of the orchestra of English National Opera.Read more ...
Listed on May 10, 2013 by Benslow in A new website, Featured CoursesA new special music weekend in Hitchin where groups large or small or individuals and couples who want a short break with the possibility - but not the obligation - of taking advantage of some of our musical facilities are able to come to Benslow Music for a favourable rate.Read more ...
