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Handcraft courses and workshops available in Byron Bay and Mullumbimby
Release your creativity by exploring the exciting and wide-ranging world of handcrafts.
Learn something new with an introduction to a craft, or develop your artistic skills through one of our engaging short courses or workshops.
From fabric to clay, metal to mosaic, try your hand at an array of handcrafts with Byron Community College.
Hand Tied Posy
Come and unleash your inner florist, get creative and learn how to make a beautiful Hand Tied Posy with fresh seasonal blooms and foliage. This course is designed for beginners, where you will learn the basic fundamentals of constructing a Hand Tied Posy. You will develop skills in spiralling the stems to create the perfect posy and learn how to gift wrap your flowers complete with a hand made bow. At the end of the course, you will take home basic knowledge on the flowers and...
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Botanical Dyeing With Local Plants
Join us in the Laneway studio to experience the beauty and joy of natural Botanical Dyeing. Using nature as our colour tools, we will discover the simple techniques of natural dyeing, cooking up a visual feast with local plants to release the colours and patterns of nature. We will experiment dying watercolour paper with a variety of plants to achieve stunning results. All materials supplied. What to bring Own refreshments and lunch Important information Once your enrolment is...
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Goddess Mixed Media
Always wanted to learn how to draw faces, in a beautiful and unique way? The Goddess Mixed Media course does just that, incorporates drawing faces with mixed media. Spend some time learning to draw a face and getting proportion and shape correct. Faces can be a lot of fun to draw and I have a foolproof way of showing you how to achieve a lovely result. We then paint the image using mixed media techniques. This is a fun engaging class of drawing, painting, and being creative. Step...
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Henna - Sacred Body Art
This workshop will show you how to create your own beautiful henna designs and introduce you to the sacred body art of henna. You will learn about the different styles of henna from around the world and have the opportunity to practice your skills with pre-prepared organic materials. Additional materials $20. What to bring $20 to pay tutor Henna kits can be be purchased on the day Own refreshments Feedback from Past Students “The information on how to make Henna was amazing - I...
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Introduction to Floristry
Interested in learning about floristry? This 4 week introduction course will step you through the process of creating a variety of floristry designs. You will gain hands on experience with practical lessons in flower arranging, hand tied bouquets, wiring fresh blooms, gift wrapping and bow construction. Each week you will learn a new design, which once completed is yours to take home. What you will learn: How to prepare and care for fresh flowers and plant materials Correct storage...
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Printing On Clay
Get your hands into clay learning a simple handbuilding technique using clay slaps (rolled out clay) and exploring surface decoration techniques using coloured slips. This is an easy and fun way to achieve very beautiful results. Claudia has an extensive collection of stamps and stencils to explore the endless possibilities this simple process offers. You will make 2-3 small to medium size bowls or plates to take home and treasure. Price includes all materials and firing. This...
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Flower Crown
In this workshop you will learn the fundamentals of constructing a fully wired Flower Crown. You will gain skills in fine wiring using a variety of fresh flowers and plant materials along with learning how to parafilm your materials together to create your Floral head piece. Come along and enjoy the company of like minded people while constructing an on trend fresh Flower Crown. Once mastered, you will be able to re create this design for a special event, baby shower, hens party,...
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Macrame Wall Hanging
Love Macrame ? ... Lilly will teach you the basic principals and techniques of Macrame. You will learn 5 basic knots. The larks head, square knot, berry knot, diagonal half hitch, tassels, fringing and layering. You will be personally guided through the steps to create your own personalised beautiful piece to take home. The skills you gain through this workshop will enable you to keep creating long after the workshop is over. Everything you will need is supplied for you including a...
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Screen Printing
Discover the joy of designing and printing your own images onto fabric, paper or timber. Suitable for beginners or the more experienced artist who wishes to explore the medium further. All processes of screen printing will be covered, including the art of photo-emulsion application, stripping your screen, and printing with solvent-free inks onto your choice of substrates: from t-shirts and textiles to paper and plywood. The weekend will give you plenty of time to get your design...
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Exploring Etching
Explore the process of metal plate etching; with these techniques you will produce lustrous etchings with velvety tones, on fine quality paper. Bring along a drawing for inspiration, and you will have the opportunity to produce a small edition of your own etchings to take home. You will be fascinated by the possibilities etching can offer. What to bring A drawing for inspiration Gloves and apron All materials provided Important information Once your enrolment is completed you will...
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