Learn Outdoor Crafts at Weekend in the Woods 2025

The Weekend in the Woods event in Silverdale, organized by the Coppice Association North West, will take place on May 17-18, 2025. Participants can attend various courses, including tool sheath making, Welsh frame baskets, bowl turning, rush bags, beginner’s blacksmithing, and Westmorland panels, fostering outdoor learning and community.

New Course Dates for 2025

I’ve added more course dates for next year, starting in February: Why not book a place for a friend as a gift? Don’t forget there’s still spaces available on my August courses for this year (2024). For more info and booking, head over to my Leather Courses page.

Bookbinding Course

Last month my wife treated me to a book binding course in Lancaster with Big Leaf Books. It was a great day learning the intricacies of cutting paper, stitching signatures and attaching them to the hard backed cover. I was pretty pleased with the end result: Now I’m keen to use what I learned to …