Courses, Training and Events
Coming Up…
Re-use & Upcycle with Jill Arnold
Saturday 21st January 10.00 -2.30
Come and make a bag or a cushion from recycled materials – either bring your own fabric or purchase from Trysordy.
Contact Jill for more details and to book a place: Tel. 0781 4465994 or e-mail at clothpatch@hotmail.co.uk
WILLOW WEAVING
SATURDAY CLASSES WITH HELEN CAMPBELL - AUTUMN 2011 & SPRING 2012
25TH FEBRUARY - Introduction to Hedgerow & Willow Basket Making.
Learn to make simple baskets from your own Hedgerow and Garden Plants.
½ Day 10am – 12.30pm. £15.00 Adults & £10.00 Accompanied Children.
Full Day 10am – 2.30pm. £25.00 Adults & £15.00 Accompanied Children.
24TH MARCH - Willow Basket Making.
Get serious and learn to make a larger wicker work basket.
½ Day 10am – 12.30pm. £15.00 Adults & £10.00 Accompanied Children.
Full Day 10am – 2.30pm. £25.00 Adults & £15.00 Accompanied Children.
28TH APRIL - Garden Plant Structures and Supports.
L earn to make your own garden features and how to work with Living Willow.
½ Day 10am – 12.30pm. £15.00 Adults & £10.00 Accompanied Children.
Full Day 10am – 2.30pm. £25.00 Adults & £15.00 Accompanied Children.
30TH JUNE - Willow Sculptures : Insects, Birds, Figures or Animals.
Have some fun exploring the possibilities of sculpting with Willow.
½ Day 10am – 12.30pm. £15.00 Adults & £10.00 Accompanied Children.
Full Day 10am – 2.30pm. £25.00 Adults & £15.00 Accompanied Children.
TUTOR BASKET – MAKER AND WILLOW SCULPTOR HELEN CAMPBELL
For more information or to book a Workshop :
Please contact : Helen Campbell. Tel : 01994 419 615
E MAIL ; campbell-h@hotmail.co.uk
Trysordy workshops
Trysordy can facilitate a wide variety of workshops, both at Trysordy and as outreach workshops
Costs of Trysordy based workshops are £150 per day, £75 per 1/2 day plus training room/craft workshop hire + materials
Costs of outreach workshops are £165 per day, £90 per 1/2 day + materials
Individual / Group Craft Projects
Woodwork: Trays, Bird boxes and Bird Tables,Toys, Furniture
Green woodwork: Small animals, figures, vehicles
Driftwood sculpture: Large & small
Wood carving: Plaques, Spoons, Sculptures, Nameplates
Stained glass: Leaded panels, Mirrors, Mosaics, Glass Painting
Mosaics: Ceramic, Glass, Stone/pebbles (paving)
Willow Weaving: Baskets, Screens, Hurdles, Sculptures
Living Willow: Structures, Sculptures, Screens
Block printing: Paper, T-shirts, Banners
Junk sculpture: Cone figures, Creepy Crawlies, Mobiles, Pop-up Puppets
Basic leather work
Rag rugging
Card making: Pop-ups, Recycled Materials
Papier Mache: Containers, Plaques, Sculpture, Furniture
Costumes: Tunics, Masks, Hats, Headdresses, Wings, Shields

Kite Making
Junk Musical Instruments: Shakers, Drums, Wind instruments
Willow/Tissue: Lanterns, 2D fishes/butterflies, 3D Sculptures

Dream Catchers
Collage & fabrics
Dance & movement: Creative dance, movement & play, sensory movement
Group Craft Projects
Structure building: Shelters, Yurts, Geodesic domes
Large Junk Sculptures: e.g. Dragon making, Carnival Structures, figures, windmills
Bannermaking: Vinyl, Textile
Woodwork: Planters, Rubbish Bins, Seating, Tables
Raft building
Basic Cooking Skills
Trysordy has a fully equipped training kitchen
Some of these workshops may only be suitable for smaller groups, and only some suitable as outreach workshops, please contact us for advice. If you have any other ideas we will try to facilitate them!
PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS:
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| Students from the Trinity college Early years school of education getting creative with recycled materials as part of their course. | |
One world day at Aberaeron School
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| Ongoing project at the Model Church Wales School in Carmarthen to enhance their outside areas. | |
Our 1000th visitor!
Making a waste bin from recycled wood as part of activities week at Newcastle Emlyn Secondary School, Summer 2008
Dressing up at Johnstown Carnival, Summer 2008
Free range creativity at the Small Nations Festival near Llandovery, Summer 2008
Making costumes at the Carmarthen Merlin Festival, Summer 2009
Eco-Babies Workshop in Carmarthen, Spring 2008
Banner making with Johnstown Primary School, Spring 2008
Seasonal Workshop for Nursery Teachers, Winter 2007
Making simple Land Sculptures with materials washed up on the flood plain of the Towy Estuary, with students studying the Geiriau Bach course, through Trinity College Carmarthen’s School of Early Years Education, Autumn 2007
Tree Swimming….one of a series of games and activities that use the individual senses to make powerful connections with the natural world…..through feeling rather than thinking (Flow Learning)…… with students studying the Geiriau Bach course, through Trinity College Carmarthen’s School of Early Years Education, Autumn 2007
Clay Oven built as part of a vocational training workshop for clients recovering from substance misuse; run through the Dyfed Powys Probation Service’s Drug rehabilitation programme, Summer 2007
Making costumes at the Small Nations Festival, Landovery Summer 2007
Built by Reg and Wendy Leftley for the Heart of the Dragon Festival in Newcastle Emlyn, Summer 2007
Final decoration of dragon by children at the festival





























