Upcoming Events 2021

I am always looking for interesting events to attend either as a seller, demonstrater or activity provider so if you think I might be right for your event please get in touch. All events considered no matter how big or small!

Fayres and Festivals 2021

Christmas Open Studios - Sat/Sun 4th/5th December - Cambridge Art Makers, Linton, Cambridgeshire.

https://www.cambridgemakers.org/course/festive-open-studios-december-2021/

Christmas Market - Sat/Sun 11th-12th December - Wingfield Barns, Suffolk

https://www.wingfieldbarns.com/christmas-market.html

Textiles East Fair - Fri/Sat 18th/19th February - Swavsey Village College, Cambridgeshire, CB24 4RS

https://textileseastfair.wordpress.com/

Mills and Wildlife Day - Sunday 8th May - Pakenham Watermill, Suffolk

Workshops at Wakelyns Farm, Suffolk

New Year's Day Teaspoon Club –  Saturday 1st January, 9.30am-12.30pm

Get the New Year off to a good start with some spoon making! Join us for this friendly and relaxed session, whether you’re a complete beginner, want to improve your skills or simply come and carve with some fire and company (and lots of tea). Learn how to safely use basic hand tools. Use wood from the farm and carve your own masterpiece to take home.  Drinks and biscuits provided as usual but this time we’ll be having bacon rolls as well! Feel free to bring your own tools and something to share if you’d like. 

£25 per person

Booking -->https://wakelyns.co.uk/events/new-years-day-teaspoon-club/

January Teaspoon Club –  Saturday 29th January, 9.30am-12.30pm

Join us for this friendly and relaxed session, whether you’re a complete beginner, want to improve your skills or simply come and carve with some fire and company (and lots of tea). Learn how to safely use basic hand tools. Use wood from the farm and carve your own masterpiece to take home. Drinks and biscuits provided as usual. Feel free to bring your own tools if you have them and something to share if you’d like.

£25 per person

Booking -->https://wakelyns.co.uk/events/january-teaspoon-club-2/

February Teaspoon Club –  Saturday 26th February, 9.30am-12.30pm

Join us for this friendly and relaxed session, whether you’re a complete beginner, want to improve your skills or simply come and carve with some fire and company (and lots of tea). Learn how to safely use basic hand tools. Use wood from the farm and carve your own masterpiece to take home. Drinks and biscuits provided as usual. Feel free to bring your own tools if you have them and something to share if you’d like.

£25 per person

Booking -->https://wakelyns.co.uk/events/february-teaspoon-club-3/

March Teaspoon Club –  Saturday 26th March, 9.30am-12.30pm

Join us for this friendly and relaxed session, whether you’re a complete beginner, want to improve your skills or simply come and carve with some fire and company (and lots of tea). Learn how to safely use basic hand tools. Use wood from the farm and carve your own masterpiece to take home. Drinks and biscuits provided as usual. Feel free to bring your own tools if you have them and something to share if you’d like.

£25 per person

Booking -->https://wakelyns.co.uk/events/march-teaspoon-club/

Nettle Cookery Day –  Sundayday 27th March, 9.30am-4.30pm

*Details coming soon!*

Booking --> Link here when available

Workshops at Cambridge Art Makers, Linton

Wild By Design - Wild Weaving Workshop

Sunday 13th February, 10am-4pm

Using a simple weaving frame and a wide variety of materials, come and spend a relaxing day creating a wonderful piece of free style weaving. Long, short, wide or thin; choose to focus on colour, texture or a different theme – you decide!

Booking --> https://www.cambridgemakers.org/course/wild-by-design-wild-weaving-workshop-february-2022/

Orchard Haberdashery

Sunday 6th March, 2-5pm

Booking --> Link here when available

Wild Twines

Saturday 12th March, 10am-4pm

Exploring plant and animal fibres through time, from the Pleistocene to the Present. Use local and farm foraged materials including nettle, elm, lime, deer and sheep. Learn how to prepare and ply fibres, manually making twine in a variety of textures and lengths. Towards the end of the day we’ll try a small practical project to finish off, by making a 6 ply lime bast bracelet with a wooden toggle.

Booking -->Link here when available

Shades of Yellow - Natural Dye Workshop

Sunday 3rd April, 10am-4pm

Booking --> Link here when available

Hand Spinning For Beginners

Saturday 7th May, 10am-3.30pm

Booking --> Link here when available

Wonderful Woad

Sunday 10th July, 10am-4pm

Booking --> Link here when available

Wonderful Woad

Saturday 6th August, 10am-4pm

Booking --> Link here when available

Workshops at Bradfield Woods,  SWT

Adult Spoon Carving

Sunday 31st January, 10am-3pm

Spend a fun and relaxing day being introduced to green wood working, making a selection of utensils to take home with you

Booking --> Link here when booking available

Adult Spoon Carving

Tuesday 15th February, 10am-3pm

Spend a fun and relaxing day being introduced to green wood working, making a selection of utensils to take home with you

Booking --> Link here when available

The Wonderful World of Stinging Nettles

Tuesday 5th April, 10-3.30pm

Booking --> Link here when available

Celebrating Birch

Wedneday 22nd June, 10-4pm

Booking --> Link here when available