What you’ll find at Trysordy………..

Disabled access, Disabled toilet facilities

Car Park

100s’ of unusual clean safe materials the businesses normally throw away

Art and Craft Supplies

Equipment for Hire

Book Lending Library

Rooms For Hire

Learning opportunities

100s’ OF UNUSUAL MATERIALS

Currently in stock……

PAPER AND CARD

• Crepe paper, blue, green and white
• Silver and Red paper
• Large rolls of white paper
• Mix coloured envelopes
• Gift Wrap
• White, Silver, Gold, Grey Card
• Greetings cards
• Gold Stars
• White Mount board
• Small to very large Cardboard Tubes

• Gift Boxes
• Ice Cream Cartons
• White A4 Folder Wallets
• Lever Arch Files
• Stencils
• Paper plates

STICKY STUFF

 

• Sticky back plastic
• Sticky White and Coloured Labels
• Black spongy sticky pads
• Blue and yellow rolls of sticky back plastic
• Brown adhesive Tape

TEXTILE MATERIALS

     

• Crochet balls of materials
• Large pieces of assorted Fabric (curtain materials)
• Rolls of velvet and assorted fabrics

• Silk offcuts
• Perforated thin strands of material (pink, green, white)

•  Leather off-cuts

• Sheepskin (natural and dyed)
• Brown Suede
• Wool

• Ribbon, assorted colours
• Coloured Zips
• Embroidered elastic

• Rope netting
• Blue Clear cellophane
• Wedding vale

• Thick Felt off-cuts (red/white sandwich)

• Thin and thick plastic netting, assorted colours

• White PVC, rolls
• PVC Coloured pieces
• Neoprene, stretchy and coloured
• Rolls of Transparent coloured acetate film

• Sailcloth, coloured
• Polystyrene balls
• Thin black foam matting
• Bubble Wrap
• Rolls of polystyrene packing material

• Large Black Foam squares
• Foam Off-cuts, assorted colours, soft and hard
• Grey insulation foam pieces
• Large beige mattressing sheets
• Blind Materials
• Wall paper
• Large Rolls of Carpet
• Ripstop nylon coloured

• Carpet Tiles
• Fabric Swatch cards
• Carbon paper rolls
• Fabric catalogues
• Corks (singles and large bags of new ones)
• Rolls of clear, white and red plastic
• Coloured plastic Wire
• Bendy white polystyrene-like worms (bio-degradeable corn starch)

• Fake fur

• Strapping material

• Shiny white rope

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

 

• White football lampshades
• Black Handlebars
• White Handlebars
• Powder puffs, pink and white
• Clear plastic strips, short and long
• Green plastic circles with holes

• Lipstick gold tops
• Perfume gold tops

• Buttons

• Small white plastic rings

• Orange tent pegs
• Plastic Cone Bobbins, assorted colours

 

• Plastic wheel like Bobbins
• White/Blue Plastic ready meal type Trays
• Large Plastic paint pallet trays
• Transparent trays with hinged
• Coloured bowls
• Plastic cartons, assorted
• Green gallon containers

• Small Plastic bottles
• White plastic lids
• Packs of mall transparent lids
• Syphon spray attachments

• Video/DVD Cases
• Small Transparent plastic tubs with lids
• Tubs of Tiny Plastic granules, colours
• Hollow Plastic play balls coloured
• Strips for edges of work tops
• Square plastic tubes

• Thin coloured plastic files
• Lemon Squeezer
• Play cameras
• Large flexible plastic tubes

• Lino rolls
• Large Blue Plastic Barrels, with lids (and aluminium sealing clamps)
• Black traingular window scrapers, (paint spreaders?)
• Film spools, large and small
• Transparent yellow A4 wallets for paper
• Mini diabolos

• Plastic rings- coloured and glow in the dark

• Plastic tent pegs

• Tinsel
• Frisbees
• CDs
• Coloured plastic spidery type things

MISC PRODUCTS

• Assorted small toys and games
• Masks
• Puzzles
• Puzzle books
• Hardback Harry Potter books
• Diaries and Calenders 2008
• Cans of household paint, interior and exterior
• Dark Glasses
• Glasses Cases
• Purple flower Hair Pieces
• Metal lids

• Large wooden wheel-like bobbins
• Coloured Bath Lilies
• Tiles
• Ribbons of Name Tags
• Pelmet and Tie Backs
• Gold metal candleholders
• Bags of metal springs
• Silvery wire

• Soap
• Picture Frames
• Picture frame wood off-cuts, coloured
• Wood off-cuts
• Tinsel
• Circuit boards
• Old Calendars with climate change pictures
• Roller Skates, children and adults
• Skate wheels
• Knee pads for children
• Badges
• Small Plastic Figures
• Stainless steel pipe
• Overalls and Jackets
• T Shirts
• Hats (wool and peaked cap)
• CD wallet
• New Vinyl records
• Shoulder Bags
• Pencil cases

• Calculators
• Bottles
• Key Rings
• Mugs
• Laminate Flooring
• Ballpoint Pens
• Mannequins
• Heat Shrinking bottle top sleeves to fit over corks

• Wetsuits
• Duvet Covers and pillow cases
• Rubber hose pieces
• Rubber footpump semi-circular shells
• Large cardboard barrells
• Wicker baskets
• Snooker table
• Picture frames

ART & CRAFT SUPPLIES

 

•  Pearl Paint
• Glitter Paint
• Acrylic Paint
• Poster Paint
• Air Dry Clay
• PVA Glue
• Scissors

 

EQUIPMENT FOR HIRE

• Badge Maker

BOOK LENDING LIBRARY

We have a library of books suitable both for teachers developing their own workshop materials and parents helping their children learn. Topics cover a wide range of practical craft techniques, recycling and environmental education

ROOMS FOR HIRE

A LARGE TRAINING ROOM includes

• A Whiteboard, Blackboard and Flipchart;
• Equipment to show DVD and Video Films;
• a Projector for Powerpoint presentations(connecting to a laptop or memory stick);
• Digital Video Camera projection capability;
• Tea/Coffee, Sink, Fridge and a Microwave

with sandwiches and cold buffets easy to arrange too.

And while able to seat 24 boardroom style or 36 theatre style, tables can be very quickly folded up to provide an open flexible space to suit a variety of activities.

A CRAFT WORKSHOP

A KITCHEN

 

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES 

We can arrange full day or half day workshops for groups……either at our premises, your premises or at a neutral venue, such as at a festival, fair or carnival.

The WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS we offer, include:

• Woodwork —Trays, Birdboxes, Furniture, Rustic furniture, Toys, Park seating
• Wood carving —–  Plaques, Spoons, Sculptures, nameplates
• Stained glass ——  Leaded panels, Mirrors, Mosaics
• Structures    ——    Shelter-Roundhouse, Yurt
• Mosaics ——   Ceramic, Stone/pebbles (paving)
• Willow weaving ——- Baskets, Screens, Hurdles, sculptures
• Living Willow ——–  Structures, Sculptures
• Batique  ——-   Block printing/screen printing, T-shirts, Banners
• Sculpture ——-  Junk sculpture, Dragon making, Carnival Structures
• Basic leather work
• Rag rugging
• Fimo jewelry
• Paper making
• Card making
• Papier Mache ——-  Containers, Sculpture, Furniture
• Clay oven building
• Film making
• Digital photography
• Music
• Drumming
• Gardening
• Permaculture in practice
• Making Artist’s charcoal out of living willow
• Marketing —— research, plan, implement actions, monitor
• Research Techniques ——– Desk Research and Survey work
• Promotional techniques  ——- Selling, Advertising, Direct Mail, Press Releases, Articles, Exhibiting
• Introduction to sustainable building processes, materials and systems
• Sharing Nature through Play, using all our senses (using Flow Learning Techniques)
• Gardening practices —–growing organic vegetables, permaculture, composting, companion planting, rotation, seed collection, growing from seed, natural pest control, making things multi-purpose, landscaping.
• Structures    ——    Shelter-Roundhouse, Yurt, Willow hurdles, Poly Tunnels
• Mosaics ——   Ceramic, Stone/pebbles (paving)
• Willow weaving ——- Screens, Hurdles, sculptures, furniture
• Living Willow ——–  Structures, Sculptures
• Clay oven building and uses ——-making Artist’s charcoal out of living willow

PROJECT IDEAS FOR WORKSHOPS

Individual projects

Block printing with gaskets, Cone figures, Pop-up puppets,Small scale junk sculptures,Rain sticks/shakers, Dream catchers, Mask/sculptural hat making, Collages- gasket and larger, Willow & tissue - ( 2d & 3d ) butterflies, fishes, lanterns, Costumes, Newspaper sculpture, Stained glass effect - gaskets, Fairy wings, Bugs galore, Mini rafts, Flowers, Leather craft, Paper making, Ceramics, Woodwork - puzzles, bird/bat boxes, toys, Willow work, Painting, Drawing, Creative writing,

Group Projects

Banners - vinyl or textile, Large junk sculptures, Recycling tree & wild life, Large collages, Large tissue/willow - Carnival sculptures, dragons etc.., Woodwork - planters, rubbish bins, seats, tables, sculpture, Willow work (Basketry), Mosaics