Tag Archives: learn

Have scythes, will travel

Posted on May 28, 2013 by stevetomlin

As the spring finally arrives and the grass suddenly starts to grow many people get the idea that they’d like to learn to scythe, and quite right too. Lightweight, efficient, quiet and fun I’ve extolled the virtues of the scythe … Continue reading →

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First mowing course of 2013

Posted on May 21, 2013 by stevetomlin

It seems like last weekend was the day that everyone in Europe started to mow. Christiane made the first cuts in her meadow in Austria, Beth Tilston was leading a gang of mowers on a tussocky field in SE England … Continue reading →

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Fan Bird Carving Course

Posted on May 18, 2013 by stevetomlin

I’ve had a brilliant day teaching a group how to make fan birds. This is the third time I’ve taught fan bird carving at my workshop in Cumbria and I’ve made some modifications to the way I teach which really … Continue reading →

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2013 scythe courses filling up

Posted on February 25, 2013 by stevetomlin

My Learn to Scythe course in May is now full with places booking up on the June and September dates too. I’ve been getting steady interest since before Christmas and it’s a great indication that the interest in scything is … Continue reading →

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Fan Bird video

Posted on October 28, 2012 by stevetomlin

With Christmas approaching I’ve been busy preparing fan birds which are popular as decorations and gifts this time of year. At shows during this summer, a few people have asked how they’re made and not completely believed that they’re just … Continue reading →

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Scythe weekend at Brantwood House

Posted on June 10, 2012 by stevetomlin

On 14-15 July I will be teaching a two-day scythe workshop with Paul Kingsnorth at Brantwood House on Coniston Water. During the weekend you will learn the art and craft of scything in one of the most iconic settings of … Continue reading →

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Fan Bird course

Posted on May 29, 2012 by stevetomlin

What a great weekend of courses, on Saturday I ran another of my Learn to Mow with a Scythe workshops on a glorious sunny day then on Sunday I was teaching a group how to carve fan birds. I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Spooncarving at 'Weekend in the Woods' 2012

Posted on May 17, 2012 by stevetomlin

I had a brilliant weekend teaching spooncarving to students on the Coppice Association’s ‘Weekend in the Woods’. Six courses all taking place over the same weekend makes a fantastic atmosphere with lots of folk busily making and sharing ideas. When … Continue reading →

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One-to-One Scythe Tuition at Somerset Scythe Festival

Posted on May 14, 2012 by stevetomlin

Christiane and I will be running a small number of one-to-one workshops in mowing and peening at this year’s Somerset Scythe Festival on 16-17 June 2012 at Thorney Lakes, Muchelney. You can learn to improve your scything with individual attention … Continue reading →

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Bradwell Community Orchard Scythe Course

Posted on April 17, 2012 by stevetomlin

In May, my first course of the year will be a Learn to Scythe weekend at Bradwell  in Derbyshire for Bradwell Community Orchard Group The group’s organiser, Eleanor Dunn writes: The village of Bradwell in the Peak District is perhaps best … Continue reading →

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