New Scheme to Promote Traditional Skills
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Published: Tuesday, August 03, 2010
A new training programme aiming to encourage people to rediscover crafts is to be launched later this year.
Launched by designer Louise Thompson, founder of non-profit organisation The Homemade House, the ambitious project will include a series of courses in venues across Sleaford and feature classes on everything from cake decorating, knitting and sewing, to jam making, quilting and patchwork.
Available from September, the sessions will be taught by a number of the country's most highly-regarded crafts people, including award-winning quilt maker Liz Hands.
Speaking to This is Lincolnshire, founder Ms Thompson, says, “I wanted to learn how to knit and was looking for a course I could take during my holiday, but couldn't find anything. When I looked into it more, I discovered there is very little adult education for these types of skills now.
She continues, “I've always baked and made preserves, but have dreamt of learning other home-craft skills – so I decided to co-ordinate a group of experts in each field, all of which have tutored before, and set up The Homemade House. We'd like to be able to celebrate and pass on traditional home-craft skills that are in danger of being lost.
“Now, more than ever, there is a lot of interest in learning to make do and mend, creating and maintaining food and clothes, reducing waste, and discovering the simple pleasures in life,” she adds. “We would like to enable people to learn the skills to be able to do this locally. We have worked hard to keep the course costs as low as possible, and they include materials and refreshments.”
For more information and for a full programme, visit http://www.the homemadehouse.co.uk
Launched by designer Louise Thompson, founder of non-profit organisation The Homemade House, the ambitious project will include a series of courses in venues across Sleaford and feature classes on everything from cake decorating, knitting and sewing, to jam making, quilting and patchwork.
Available from September, the sessions will be taught by a number of the country's most highly-regarded crafts people, including award-winning quilt maker Liz Hands.
Speaking to This is Lincolnshire, founder Ms Thompson, says, “I wanted to learn how to knit and was looking for a course I could take during my holiday, but couldn't find anything. When I looked into it more, I discovered there is very little adult education for these types of skills now.
She continues, “I've always baked and made preserves, but have dreamt of learning other home-craft skills – so I decided to co-ordinate a group of experts in each field, all of which have tutored before, and set up The Homemade House. We'd like to be able to celebrate and pass on traditional home-craft skills that are in danger of being lost.
“Now, more than ever, there is a lot of interest in learning to make do and mend, creating and maintaining food and clothes, reducing waste, and discovering the simple pleasures in life,” she adds. “We would like to enable people to learn the skills to be able to do this locally. We have worked hard to keep the course costs as low as possible, and they include materials and refreshments.”
For more information and for a full programme, visit http://www.the homemadehouse.co.uk
