A Full Day Throwing On The Wheel

Our class size is small (max. 6 people, min. 2 people) and the day includes a home cooked 2 course lunch & refreshments (hot/cold drinks) throughout.

We spend most of the time throwing but we take time for lunch and later on to dry your favourite 6 pots to ‘leather-hard’ so you can decorate them with coloured slip (liquid clay) before leaving them with us for glazing and firing.

Our throwing workshops are suitable for complete beginners or those who have thrown before, however, they are not particularly suitable for younger children due to the length of the day.

How Do I Know What To Do?

Our class size is small and your teacher has many years experience teaching. You are in good hands!

We start each class with a full demonstration of throwing followed by lots of personal help, supervision and advice during the day. You will be fully supported throughout the day.

Even though you may not feel like it when you arrive, by the time the afternoon session starts you will be ‘in the flow’ and starting to experiment with different weight of clay & shapes on the wheel (a bit taller a bit wider etc).

If you want to take a look before the class, we have recorded a useful on-line video: An Introduction to Wheel Throwing which you may find helpful as it is a lot to take in on the day.

What To Expect On The Day

10.00-10.30 – orientation & introduction to the day, throwing demonstration & a cuppa!

10.30-12.30 – throwing with lots of guidance, encouragement and help

12.30-1.30 – enjoy a home-made 2-course lunch (relax and take in what you have learnt)

1.30-3.00 – continue throwing on the wheel with help and encouragement

3.00-3.30 – wheel clean down & a cuppa!

3.30 – 5.00 – choosing favourite pots for drying and decorating with slip (coloured liquid clay) & labelling ready for glazing and firing (by us)

Our Studio & Facilities

Our studio is light and airy and we have 6 wheels, so you will have your own wheel and workspace for the day (no sharing!).

We provide everything you need for your workshop including all throwing, drying and decorating kit, aprons, hand washing facilities & towels.

Price

Our one day wheel throwing workshops cost £177.00 per person which includes: teaching, kit, facilities, lunch, refreshments and leaving up to 6 pots each for glazing and firing.

Extra pottery pieces can be left for glazing and firing at a cost of £3.00-£5.00 per piece (depending on size).

Collection/Delivery of your Finished Pottery

We fire about every 5-6 weeks (when our kiln is full). Pottery must be dry before it can go in the kiln which can take 4-5 days (depending on the weather) and our biscuit and glaze firings themselves also take about 4-5 days. 

If you live locally or if a firing is due while you are still in the area you can come and collect your pottery when it is ready.

If a firing is not due while you are still here then you will need delivery which is £18.00 which covers all your/your groups’ pottery to one mainland UK address. If you need delivery to more than one address it is £18.00 per extra delivery.

If you are booking on-line you need to book the ‘ticket including delivery’ option for the number of separate deliveries you require. If you only need one delivery you only need to include delivery on one ticket.

Booking & Payment

Please either CLICK HERE to see our class dates and book on-line or Contact Us if you would like to pay by card or on-line directly into our bank account.

Cash or card payment on the day is fine for extras such as leaving extra pieces for glazing and firing, pottery purchases or deciding to go for delivery rather than collection.

Please note: our booking system has a 48 hour closeout for 1 Day Wheel Throwing bookings (to allow for food purchase & prep). If you are a group wanting to book in last minute or you want to join a class you can see is running but the on-line booking window is closed – please Contact Us directly to see if we can fit you in.

Please advise us of any food allergies/intolerances at time of booking.

Cancellation/No Show

We understand that plans can change and things can go wrong so please, before booking with us, check out our Cancellation/No Show Policy and make sure you are happy with that.

FAQs

To answer many questions we get asked a lot we have put together a FAQs page. But if we haven’t answered what you want to know on that page then please do Contact Us.