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

TEXTILE MATERIALS

• Large pieces of assorted Fabric
• Rolls of assorted fabrics
• Silk offcuts
• Perforated thin strands of material (wedding tulle)
• Leather off-cuts
• Sheepskin (natural and dyed)
• 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 and long pieces
• Foam Off-cuts, assorted colours, soft and hard
• Large beige mattressing sheets
• Roller 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 hoops luminous
• Orange, Purple, Blue, Green/ 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/Red gallon containers

• Small Plastic bottles
• White plastic lids
• Packs of small transparent lids
• Syphon spray attachments
• Video/DVD Cases

• Tubs of Tiny Plastic granules, colours
• Hollow Plastic play balls coloured
• Strips for edges of work tops
• Square plastic tubes
• Pink plastic files

• Lemon Squeezer
• Play cameras
• Lengths of flexible plastic tubes
• Black traingular window scrapers, (paint spreaders?)
• Film spools, large and small
• Transparent yellow A4 wallets for paper
• Mini diabolos

• Tinsel
• Frisbees
• Coloured plastic spidery type things

MISC PRODUCTS

• Assorted small toys and games
• Masks
• Puzzles

• Puzzle books
• Cans of household paint, interior and exterior
• 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
• 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
• New Overalls and Jackets
• New T Shirts, Polo Shirts
• Hats (wool and peaked cap)
• CD wallet
• New Vinyl records
• Shoulder Bags
• Pencil cases

• Calculators
• Small blue Bottles
• Key Rings
• Mugs
• Ballpoint Pens
• Heat Shrinking bottle top sleeves to fit over corks

• Duvet Covers and pillow cases
• Rubber footpump semi-circular shells
• Picture frames

ART & CRAFT SUPPLIES

• Acrylic Paint
• Poster Paint

• Glitter Paint
• Pearl Paint
  Glass Paint
• Fluorescent Fabric Paint
• Water based Wood block printing ink
• Air Dry Clay
• Chunky Paint Brushes
• Synthetic Sable Paint Brushes,
• Childrens’ Rainbow Coloured Clay
• Plaster of Paris Bandage
• Children’s and Adult Scissors
• Dried Willow withies 3-7ft lengths
• A4 and A3 Coloured Card (much of it recycled)
• Coloured Feathers
• Chunky Chalks
• Chunky hard to break Crayons
• Skeleton Leaves
• PVA Glue, Eco and Washable
• Masking Tape
• Double Sided Tape,
• Silver Duck Tape
• Wooden Lolly sticks
• Coloured Pipe Cleaners
• Glitter shakers
• Masks to decorate
• Googly Eyes.

If you have trouble finding something locally, please do let us know and if possible we will try and stock it.

EQUIPMENT FOR HIRE

• Badge Maker
• Machine for Cutting out Shapes from scrap materials (star, masks, tree, fish, circles, figure, heart

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 Digital Projector for Powerpoint presentations (for connecting to a laptop and Digital Video Camera projection capability)
• Overhead Projector for Acetate presentations
• 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