Adult Classes 10.30 – 5.00
Parent & Child 11.30 – 4.00*
£40 per day + materials
All places must be booked
techniques to the round fruit basket.
Anthea will guide you through choice of
materials and use of tools and provide
tuition and support throughout the day
enabling you to take home your finished
basket at the end of the class.
Wood & Stone Carving
With Andy McFetters
18th March, 13th May, 19th Aug,
23rd Sept, 21st Oct, 11th Nov, 2nd Dec
Covering the fundamentals of carving:
including choice of wood & stone, tools,
safety procedures, design, finish. You
will have the opportunity to try both
wood and stone carving. Guided carving
will take place throughout the day along
with problem solving.
NEW FOR 2006
Kindling / Log Baskets with Anthea
Naylor (intermediate) Sat 4th Nov
Just the time of year for those of you
with 3 or 4 round baskets under your belt
to try something a little bigger. Options
for beginners available on request
NEW FOR 2006
Wood & Stone Carving Projects
With Andy McFetters
3 day mid week course £120.00
Tues 9th – Thurs 11th May
Tues 26th – Thurs 28th Sept
Learn the fundamentals of carving then
undertake a project to complete over the
3 days with Andy’s support & guidance.
Mosaic With Jan Kilpatrick
Sun 28th May, Sun 30th Sept
Enjoy some leisure time creating a
mosaic. Learn the techniques used to fix
and finish. This ancient craft is so
versatile! Use it to turn broken plates,
tiles, glass etc into art or to add style to
your kitchen, bathroom or patio. Tools
and materials will be provided – but
bring along anything you would like to
incorporate.
Outdoor Mosaic With Jan Kilpatrick
2 day course £80.00
Sat 24th & Sun 25th June,
Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd Sept
Learn some of the secrets of outdoor
mosaicing using materials suitable for
the harsh Scottish climate. Over the two
days you will make a mosaic a
stepping stone using the reverse method
and mosaic a 3D item such as a water
font or plant pot. Materials will be
provided, but feel free to bring
broken crockery, marbles, beads, pebbles
and shells.
Garden Sculptures and Plant Supports
With Anthea Naylor
11th March, 25th March, 28th April
Always a very popular class ~ so book
early! Learn to make sturdy and useful
frames and sculptures for plants and
climbers in your home and garden.
Using fundamental weaving techniques
with willow, cane and hedgerow
materials you will be able to complete at
least one article in the day. With practice
you will be able to design and construct
your own supports and ornaments.
Garden Sculptures & Living Willow
Arches with Anthea Naylor
22nd April
This year we are offering the opportunity
to learn how to make a living willow
arch. You will learn the techniques
involved and prepare the sections to take
home ready to plant in good time for the
willow to take root. Time permitting you
will also be able to make a simple plant
support.
Basket Weaving with Anthea Naylor
1st July, 23rd Sept
You will spend the day learning the skills
of traditional and contemporary basketry
enabling you to make e.g. a fruit basket
from willow. Using techniques dating
back to Roman times and modern
adaptations, you will be able to finish
your basket in the day.
Frame Basket Making with Anthea
Naylor Sat 17th June, Sat 5th Aug
Learn to make a traditional frame basket,
using similar materials but different
NEW FOR 2006
Hedgerow Baskets with Anthea Naylor
Sat 25th Nov
Make your own basket using freshly
gathered hedgerow materials and garden
cuttings. Bring your own clippings to
add and make a basket from your garden!
Random Weave with Anthea Naylor
22nd July, 9th Sept
Learn random willow weaving
techniques used to create contemporary
baskets, sculptures and decorations. The
day will focus especially on creating a
random weave willow sphere or bowl.
Other project ideas welcome time /
willow permitting.
NEW FOR 2006
Willow Bird Feeders with Anthea
Naylor Sat 28th Oct
Make attractive willow bird feeding
houses and hanging nut containers using
traditional willow weaving techniques.
Woven Structures With Susan Dufeu
6th May Parent & Child *
Using willow, wire and branches you will
learn how to make a simple woven
structure. This can then be enhanced
with wool, ribbons, feathers, beads etc to
make a more complex structure. Come
and learn knotting, weaving and
decorating techniques, which are
transferable to a myriad of projects.
Withy Lanterns With Susan Dufeu
18th Nov Parent & Child *
This exciting class gives the opportunity
for you to work together to create a
willow and tissue paper lantern. You
will learn the basic skills of construction,
and decoration, which are transferable to
other projects, e.g. sculptures, mobiles,
screens, etc. The finished lanterns are
extremely attractive ~ especially when
lit!
Wild Wood Weekend With Chas
Heath 2 day course £80.00
Sat 1st & Sun 2nd April
Sat 7th & Sun 8th Oct
You will learn the basics of turning green
wood and rustic furniture enabling you to
design and complete your project e.g.
small coffee table or garden seat over the
2-day course. Step by step instruction
will be provided ~ including choice of
wood, preparation, finish etc along with
methods safe and efficient tool use and
project design.
Hand Building Ceramic Pots
With Anthea Summers
Sat 7th May, Sat 26th Aug*, Sat 4th Nov
Make a large African/Greek style pot
using 'traditional' methods, such as
coiling, beating & burnishing. Develop
your hand-building techniques. Also
explore texture and pattern-making,
create dramatic effects onto slab built
cylinders, square forms, platters/suchi
plates. Using self setting New clay and
cold ceramic glazes, with the help of a
gas kiln to quicken the usually lengthy
process, to produce a finished piece or
two. You could make your own items to
glaze and fire at the next Raku class!
Smoke Fire Raku With Anthea
Summers Sat 20th May, Sat 16th Sept*,
Sat 18th Nov
Raku is an exciting method of firing
ceramics using copper glazes. The
bowls, traditionally Japanese tea bowls,
are taken from the kiln glowing red and
placed in leaves / sawdust to reduce the
oxygen. Plunging them directly into
water completes the process to produce
unpredictable and often amazing results.
used to make cushion covers, scarves,
banners, cards…
Paper Making With Louise Wood
Sat 27th May, Sat 26th Aug, Sat 11th Nov*
Come along and enjoy a day making
experimental pieces of handmade paper
using recycled material and basic kitchen
equipment. You will learn the
fundamentals of papermaking,
investigating colour, texture and smell.
It’s messy, fun and inspirational.
Festive Card Making With Louise
Wood Sat 25th Nov
Join us to make lots of festive cards and
gift tags. You will have the opportunity
to paint, cut, stamp and sew using a wide
variety of equipment, materials and
techniques - Iris Folding, Teabag Folding
and Batik …all designs and techniques
will be fully demonstrated with lots of
hints and tips along the way.
Family Felting Fun With Karin
Chipulina Parent & child*
Sat 22nd April, Sat 24th June, Sat 7th Oct
A fun and creative workshop learning
felting techniques and exploring plants
and natural surroundings of the Four
Winds to generate ideas for small felt
pieces and structures, such as pods,
flowers and vessels. Using an array of
materials including wool, silks and
glitter. A great explorative day working
together.
Felt Making with Irene Blair
Sat 20th May, Sat 22nd July, Sat 30th Sept
We will show you how to produce felt
using natural coloured fleece – direct
from the sheep. Learn the techniques
involved in carding, preparation and
felting. Design and produce your own
hat or wall hanging in this enjoyable and
productive class.
Spinning with Irene Blair
Sat 9th Sept
You will learn how to prepare the natural
coloured fleece (as above) and how to
spin it into yarn using a drop spindle and
a spinning wheel. Take your finished
yarn home to use it in projects or bring it
to the next felt class to incorporate it in
your hat or bag etc.
Batik With Jan Kilpatrick
Sat 27th May, Sat 30th Sept
Jan will teach you how to create batik
using textiles, wax and coloured dyes.
This versatile craft is used world wide to
create beautiful fabrics, clothes and
accessories. Jan will guide you through
the preparations, techniques and finishes
– enabling you to create your own
wonderful pieces!
Rag Rugging With Morag Nisbet
Sat 16th Sept
The process involves hooking scraps of
fabric into a Hessian background to make
exciting and colourful works of art.
Cushion covers, wall hangings, rugs,
spectacle cases, jewellery, bags, pictures,
hats – all these can be created using the
rag work techniques. A great way to
recycle old clothes and fabrics!
Autumn Textile Weaving
With Susan Dufeu Sat 23rd Sept
This is an opportunity to learn traditional
and contemporary weaving techniques.
Using a circular frame, you will learn
knotting, weaving and formal tapestry
techniques to produce an attractive wall
hanging. These skills will enable you to
undertake a great many projects in the
future!
Silk Painting With Sheila Proctor
Sat 28th Oct
Learn this easy to master technique ~
Using special outliners we will trace a
design onto silk to create areas that are
then ‘blocked in’ with vivid colours. The
resulting visually stunning textiles can be
Parent & Child Silk Painting with Karin
Chipulina Sat 4th Nov*
Enjoy the day together learning how to
paint on silk (as above). Create your
own designs or use tracing techniques to
produce beautiful results that can be used
for greetings cards and very special
Christmas presents for those you love.
HERBAL CLASSES
Spring Clean Your Digestive System
With David Pirie
Sat 29th April
Get in the mood for summer by balancing
your body with a mild de-tox made from
locally sourced plants! Explore the Four
Winds’ site and the banks of the Water of
Leith to discover the abundant, easily
accessible, useful plants used for these
simple remedies ~ we’ll end the day by
making something like nettle soup.
Making Tinctures
With Simon Maclardie
Sat1st July.
This ever-popular class teaches you how
to make your own herbal tinctures. We
will discuss the recognition, collection
and preparation of plants along with their
properties and uses. You will have stepby-step guidance on how to make
medicinal tinctures. Bring along a half
litre of vodka and some jam jars.
Women’s Herbal with Daisy Mae
Sat 15th July
Learn how we can help ourselves in the
changes of Womanhood. The first part of
the day will involve tasting herbs and
exploring the importance of trusting our
Intuition, including discussion on how
what we eat has a dramatic affect on our
health. We will then meet the herbs in the
beautiful gardens of Four Winds and find
out how amazing these friends are in
supporting our process through the
cycles.
Creams and Ointments
With David Pirie
Sat 6th Aug
This practical class will teach you how to
prepare you own cream or ointment using
locally sourced ingredients. We will
have a walk to identify and discuss the
plants, habitats, properties, uses etc and
then guide you through the process
involved.
Parent & Child Herbal Classes*
Sat 13th May with Daisy Mae
Sat 19th Aug with David Pirie
What is an herb? Is it a weed? A tree? Or
something that floats on the sea? Could it
be all three? Find out more by joining us
to explore the exciting world of herbs
together… There will be identifying,
preparing and tasting some friendly herbs
too.