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2 people bend down to tip a large crucible of molten iron into a series of moulds. It is dark and the orange glow from the iron reflects on their visors, helmets and leather jackets. Two others lean in to observe, also wearing full PPE. In the background the barrel-like iron furnace spews sparks and a powerful green flame from the top.Iron pour at SSW's 40th anniversary celebrations (2019). Photo: Felicity Crawshaw

Courses: Iron Intensive

Places: 4 (Beginners+)Cost: £650 residential / £550 non-residential (includes tuition, materials and consumables) Dates:29 August – 2 September 2022 Booking: Book online below or phone SSW on 01464 861372. Further information:If you have any suggestions, questions or requirements relating to accessibility at SSW, please get in touch and we will make every effort to support you to visit. Our Courses Terms and Conditions are available here. This unique course draws from SSW’s 30 year history of working with iron. Over the week, participants […]

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SSW Courses 1:58 pm , January 13, 2022 Comments Off on Courses: Iron Intensive
A woman with bleached blonde hair wears an apron and leans over a half constructed clay form on a banding wheel in the ceramics studio.

Courses: Large Handbuilding

Places: 6 (Beginners+)Cost: £250 residential / £225 non-residential (includes tuition, materials and consumables) Dates:5 & 6 November 2022 Booking: Book online via this form or phone SSW on 01464 861372. Further information:If you have any suggestions, questions or requirements relating to accessibility at SSW, please get in touch and we will make every effort to support you to visit. Our Courses Terms and Conditions are available here. Develop and refine your hand-building skills with our experienced Ceramics Technician and expert handbuilder Beth Bidwell. […]

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SSW Courses 1:57 pm , January 13, 2022 Comments Off on Courses: Large Handbuilding
One person wearing PPE hammers a metal bar on an anvil while another looks on and offers adviceCommunity Making Sessions, SSW is 40! (2019). Photo: Felicity Crawshaw

Courses: Two-Day Blacksmithing

Places: 4 (Beginners+)Cost: £250 residential / £225 non-residential (includes tuition, materials and consumables) Dates:10 & 11 December 2022 Booking: Book online below or phone SSW on 01464 861372. Further information:If you have any suggestions, questions or requirements relating to accessibility at SSW, please get in touch and we will make every effort to support you to visit. Our Courses Terms and Conditions are available here. A two-day blacksmithing course designed to give participants the skills, experience and confidence to work independently on a […]

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Glowing molten bronze pours out of a crucible into tin-foil covered sand moulds. The metal steams and splashes.

Courses: Introduction to Bronze Casting

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A pair of white hands hold a metal bar in a large flame, with tongs. The metal bar glows white with the heat.Community Making Day (2019). Photo: Felicity Crawshaw

Courses: Introduction to Forge and Foundry

Places: 4 (Beginners+)Cost: £200 (course costs include tuition, materials and consumables Dates:29 October 2022The February course has been cancelled Booking:Book online below or phone SSW on 01464 861372. Further information:Some people can be sensitive to the some of the materials used. We provide full PPE but if you have had reactions to silica, oil-based compounds, plaster or such like, please advise us beforehand. If you have any suggestions, questions or requirements relating to accessibility at SSW, please get in touch and we will make […]

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A bucket of sand is poured around a smouldering paper kiln.Paper kiln. Photo: Studio RoRo/ Ross Fraser Maclean

Courses: Alternative Firings

Booking Book your place on the Alternative Firings course below. You will receive a booking confirmation email to the provided address once your booking is complete. Please read or listen to our Courses terms and conditions before making your booking. If you require accommodation, please book this below. For information on SSW’s accommodation, follow this link.

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SSW Courses 5:03 pm , February 25, 2020 Comments Off on Courses: Alternative Firings
A cylindrical clay furnace sits amongst grass with two bellows leading off the left hand side of the image. Flames come from the top of the furnace.Bronze Age Casting at SSW

Courses: Bronze Age Casting

Booking Book your place on the Introduction to Blacksmithing course below. You will receive a booking confirmation email once your booking is complete. Please read or listen to our Courses terms and conditions before making a booking. If you require accommodation, please book this below. For information on SSW’s accommodation, follow this link.

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SSW Courses 2:52 pm , April 13, 2018 Comments Off on Courses: Bronze Age Casting
Bronze Casting at SSW. Photo: Archie Brooks

Courses: Bronze Intensive

This course has been cancelled.

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SSW Courses 4:20 pm , July 6, 2017 Comments Off on Courses: Bronze Intensive
A close-up view of three steel fire pokers being presented in the hands of their respective makers. The left poker has straight, even twists, coming to a point at the end. The centre poker coils off to the maker’s left in a curve. The poker on the right has an ornate looped handle and is flattened at the end.Pokers made at Forge Club, SSW (2021). Photo: Zoë Tumika

Courses: Introduction to Blacksmithing

Booking Book your place on the Introduction to Blacksmithing course below. You will receive a booking confirmation email once your booking is complete. Please read or listen to our Courses terms and conditions before making a booking.

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SSW Courses / Uncategorised 3:39 pm , July 6, 2017 Comments Off on Courses: Introduction to Blacksmithing
A large vase coming out of the raku kilnRaku firing at SSW

Courses: Introduction to Ceramics and Raku

Places: 6 (Beginners +)Cost: £175 (includes tuition, materials and consumables) Dates: 6 & 13 August 2022 or7 & 14 August 2022 Booking: Book online below or phone SSW on 01464 861372. Further information:Introduction to Ceramics and Raku takes place over two weekends in order to bisque fire work in between. Raku firings are outdoor therefore in severe weather conditions it may be necessary to reschedule the firing date. If you have any suggestions, questions or requirements relating to accessibility at […]

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