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Featured Workshops

Manchester Craft & Design Centre

Kintsugi Craft Workshop

Saturday 17th May 10.30am and 2pm

Last few Tickets available here

Discover the ancient art of Kintsugi with Amelia Bedson in a fun and creative way and create beautiful ceramic pieces to take home. Kintsugi celebrates the Japanese philosophy of the beauty of imperfection.

You’ll learn how to safely break pottery and to repair it with gold, thereby embracing the cracks to make unique pieces of art. You will be given your own toolbox which will contain all the items you need for this workshop. Your Kintsugi pieces will make beautiful mementoes of the day which can be used as ornaments or as gifts.

Tickets: £53 (refreshments included)

Age Guidance: This beginners workshop is suitable for adults aged 18+

Venue: Space 2, Ground Floor of Manchester Craft and Design Centre

17 Oak Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 5JD

Middleport Pottery Kintsugi Craft Workshop

Saturday 24th May - Tickets £55

10.30am - 1pm

Middleport Pottery is a charity-owned heritage visitor attraction located in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent.

It is the UK’s last working Victorian potbank in continuous production, and after 130 years it remains the home of world-famous Burleigh Pottery.

Middleport now offers a wide variety of Crafting Workshops and I am delighted to have been invited to host my Kintsugi Workshop for Beginners here in May.

Please join me, and also don't miss this opportunity to explore this unique part of the Potteries history!

GOODNESS ZERO WASTE

BEGINNERS KINTSUGI

URMSTON MANCHESTER

THURSDAY 19th June 6.30-9.00PM

Goodness Zero Waste was started from the realisation of just how difficult it can be to do your bit when we it comes to trying to help our planet.

Their mission is to try and help 'making a difference more convenient' and their shop focuses on reusability and local sustainability.

Kintsugi embraces this same ethos and that's why we've teamed up for a special Goodness Zero Waste Kintsugi for Beginners in their fabulous emporium in Urmston.

As part of the workshop Amelia will be offering advice about recycling your own broken ceramics with Kintsugi if you wish to bring them along! There will be refreshments and nibbles to enjoy.

TO BOOK PLEASE CONTACT AMELIA BY TEXT OR CALL ON 07857 696465.

10 Crofts Bank Rd, Urmston, Manchester M41 0TS, UK

Kintsugi and Gilding Workshops at the ECHO Festival in Lanercost Cumbria

Throughout the day I'll be running short courses in Kintsugi for Beginners, and my Contemporary Gilding Workshop where you can learn the Art of Laying Gold Leaf.

This is the first time there is the opportunity to learn both techniques in one day at this unique event.

Tickets available through my Eventbrite Site

Friday 27th June

Kintsugi 10am - 11.10am

Kintsugi 12am - 1.30pm

Contemporary Gilding 2pm - 3.30pm

Join me in the beautifully picturesque village of Lanercost near Carlisle in Cumbria for this unique event.

The ECHO Festival has been a regular event for several years. It offers a platform to showcase local art, history, and music, all within the context of Lanercost's historical environment.

I'll be based in the Big Top Marquee on 27th June for the day offering workshops in Beginners Kintsugi and Contemporary Gilding.

Summer Crafting at Moregeous Mansions Manchester

Art of Kintsugi Workshop

followed by prosecco & seasonal lunch

Saturday 14th June

10am to 3pm £70 per person

This beautiful period home in Fallowfield, South Manchester hosts many varied events, from Supper Clubs with guest chefs, to Renovation Days, to crafting days with experts.

Hosts Sian Astley, TV property project manager and interior designer, and Martin, aka Mr Moregeous, will welcome you into their homely, expertly designed space, to spend the day with Amelia and other craft lovers. You will learn new skills, make new friends and learn the incredible art of Kintsugi.

You will also enjoy a delicious lunch and glass of chilled prosecco.

Kintsugi Craft Workshop for Beginners

Discover the ancient art of Kintsugi in a fun and creative way and create beautiful ceramic pieces to take home. Kintsugi celebrates the Japanese philosophy of the beauty of imperfection.

You’ll learn how to safely break pottery and to repair it with gold, thereby embracing the cracks to make unique pieces of art. You will be given your own toolbox which will contain all the items you need for this workshop.

Your Kintsugi pieces will make beautiful mementos of the day which can be used as ornaments or as gifts. This is a skill which will be with you for life.

Advanced Kintsugi Workshop

at the Cheshire Clay Studios

Middlewich

Friday 6th June

10am to 1pm SOLD OUT

This workshop is ideal for those with experience in making ceramics but newcomers are welcome.

Restoration Kintsugi is an advanced form of the beginners' technique and draws upon a combination of contemporary conservation methods and the traditional expertise used in Kintsugi.

The finish is more refined, using 23.75 carat gold, and requires more skill and time to achieve.

Not everything broken is lost—sometimes, it becomes even more beautiful. ✨

This one-of-a-kind workshop celebrates the ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi, where cracks are filled with gold, turning once-broken ceramics into stunning masterpieces.

Led by Amelia Bedson, a skilled restorer with experience in cultural heritage conservation, this morning workshop will take you on a journey through history, craftsmanship, and the philosophy of wabi-sabi—embracing imperfections as part of an object’s unique story.

The workshop:

Amelia will supply you with a bowl that she will show you how to break (or you can bring along a piece of your own). Then she will teach you, step by step, how to repair the broken pieces to create a wonderful new masterpiece, using 24 carat gold leaf to gild the repair.

You will leave the workshop with the confidence to repair other pieces of broken ceramics to make them even more beautiful.

Places are limited so early booking is recommended.

SOLD OUT

Kintsugi at the Peak Village Clayrooms Derbyshire

Sunday June 8th

10.30am or 2pm

The Peak Village is nestled in the hills of Derbyshire, in the small, picturesque village of Rowsley, just a stone’s throw from Chatsworth House & Gardens. The Clayrooms have Studios in Ashbourne, Loughborough, Macclesfield and here at the Peak.

They excel in all things Pottery and have become an enthusiastic supporter of my mission to make Kintsugi accessible to everyone so that they can create amazing works of art of their own. This is a beginners Kintsugi craft workshop that lasts 2 1/2 hours.

Peak Village, Chatsworth Road,

Rowsley, Matlock, DE4 2JE

Kintsugi at Rheged Cumbria

Saturday 3rd May 1pm - SOLD OUT

Saturday 28th June - LAST 4 TICKETS HERE

Saturday 28th September - TICKETS HERE

Rheged is a gallery, café, cinema, shopping venue, workplace and creative space on the edge of the Northern Lakes. A place where friends, family and colleagues can share a meal, watch a film, hold a meeting, see an exhibition, buy a gift or catch up over coffee.

A flexible space for getting together or enjoying time alone with a book or notepad; a place where stories are told, ideas are sparked and the Cumbrian landscape is a constant source of inspiration.

This is a beginners workshop

Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith,

An introduction to Kintsugi - The Beacon Museum Whitehaven

Sunday 13th July 11am -1.30pm

Discover the ancient art of Kintsugi with Amelia in a fun and creative way. Kintsugi, which literally translates as 'golden joinery', celebrates the Japanese philosophy of the beauty of imperfection.

In this beginners workshop you will:

be given your own toolbox which will contain all the materials and items you need for this workshop.

learn step-by-step how to safely break pottery and to repair it with gold, thereby embracing the cracks to make unique pieces of art.

make two finished Kintsugi pieces to take home which make beautiful mementoes of the day and can be used as ornaments or gifts.

Why this workshop is so special:

Kintsugi is a mindful, meditative art form that celebrates the beauty in imperfection.

It is a relaxing creative experience that you can share with others.

Your Kintsugi ceramics are unique personalised pieces of art that embrace the power of transformation.

£44 per person Inc. refreshments

Kintsugi

Craft Workshop for Beginners

Kintsugi celebrates the Japanese philosophy of the beauty of imperfection. You’ll learn how to safely break pottery and to repair it with gold craft materials, thereby embracing the cracks to make unique pieces of art.

You will be given your own toolbox which will contain all the items you need for this workshop. Your Kintsugi pieces will make beautiful mementoes of the day which can be used as ornaments or as gifts.

This workshop will take place on our Terrace (to the right of The Garden Cafe) in our Marquee. Please wear suitable clothing, although it is heated on cooler days. Your ticket price includes tea, coffee, and a home-baked sweet treat.

Your ticket price includes tea, coffee, and a home-baked sweet treat.

Pool Darkin Lane, Beetham, nr Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7AP

Wednesday 7th May 2025

10am - 12.30pm

SOLD OUT

SORRY ALL TICKETS SOLD

Heritage Oil and Water Gilding Course

amelia jane gilding

Higham Hall

Monday March 9th to Thursday March 12th 2026

This is a practical course aimed at beginners, although more experienced students are welcome. Over four days, you will master the art of traditional oil and water gilding. Using skilled processes, you will prepare a picture frame, picture rail, and decorative ornaments for gilding with 23.75ct gold leaf. Additionally, you will gild a letter of the alphabet, students will need to inform us of their chosen letter when booking.

When you have completed this course, you will have the skills to make and prepare gesso and bole using traditional recipes, and how to lay both smoothly. You will become proficient in preparing, gilding, and burnishing gold leaf on bare wood surfaces and learn the artistic skill of antiquing them.

Mould making and composition casting used in traditional antique frame conservation is an endangered heritage craft. On this course you will have the opportunity to learn the practicalities of this vanishing art.

Included in the course is a field trip where you will gain first-hand knowledge of historical gilded frames.

The course will run for four days from 9th - 12th March 2026

For further information regarding these courses click this link.