Category Archives: SteveTomlinCrafts

Spoon carving workshop at RHS 2019

Four people joined me last weekend for a couple of days at RHS Harlow Carr in Yorkshire to learn how to carve wooden spoons. We started with making cooking spoons and introducing the axe and knife skills needed to work … Continue reading

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Wooden hay rake making at Stott Park Bobbin Mill

It’s always a treat to go up to Cumbria and spend some time in the Lake District, especially in spring when the countryside is coming to life. This weekend, I’ve been teaching a small group to make wooden hay rakes … Continue reading

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Stave baskets in endangered crafts article

Endangered crafts in Countryman magazine. Continue reading

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Spoon carving workshop in Manchester

Greenwood craft courses in the city Continue reading

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A craft trip to Slovakia

Part 1 of images and stories from a traditional craft trip to Slovakia. Continue reading

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Derbyshire Woodland Festival 2018

I’ll be demonstrating and talking baskets at one of the best shows in the UK – come along for a great day of wood and crafts. Continue reading

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First new Devon stave basket

My first stave basket is complete! Continue reading

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Endangered Crafts Award for stave basket making

I’m incredibly pleased to have been chosen as winner of the 2018 HCA/Marsh Endangered Crafts Award. This new award, funded by the  Marsh Christian Trust is aimed as craftspeople working on one of the 62 crafts currently listed in the … Continue reading

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Traditional hay rake making at Stott Park Bobbin Mill

Shaving heads, knocking teeth – we had a great time at Stott Park and it wasn’t nearly as dangerous as it sounds. Continue reading

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"Craft is an antidote to digital media"

“If it breaks, it breaks. You cannot be precious about these things. I don’t want to live in a display case.”
Jonathan Anderson of Loewe has many interesting things to say about craft. Continue reading

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