Home and Garden

Come along and learn how to make your very own Roman blind, to give your rooms an elegant and streamlined look.

Come along and find out how easy it is to make your very own beeswax candles to give your home a delightful ambience!

Explore sustainability in our lives, homes and society through pragmatic physical and theoretical design solutions, beginning in your own backyard. This course is delivered online via Zoom.

Extend the life of your clothes by mending holes, rips and tears in your woven garments, and fixing ladders in your knit garments. Recycle new or old fabrics by incorporating them into your mending (where appropriate). Use your sewing machine to its full advantage and develop a sustainable approach to your wardrobe thus avoiding adding to the landfill!

Do you have a bunch of beautiful memories just sitting in your camera? In this class, expert designer Reina, will guide you through the technical and storytelling practices needed to make beautiful printed photo books. Learn how to curate the best images, lay them out beautifully on the page, and master the free online creation tool and much more!

In this course you will identify what style of garden you would like to create. Taking into account the conditions and the site of your own garden, you will learn to identify which plants and layout will best suit the space to achieve your chosen style. You will also learn how to adapt your design to work with challenges.

Master basic knitting techniques such as casting on and casting off and the knit and purl stitches. Develop skills in the long-tail cast on method. Practice how to hold the needles in a way that is comfortable for you and then learn how to knit in the English style.

Join eco-lifestylist Stella Carruthers to learn about cleaning the green way. Develop an awareness of why people are avoiding chemical cleaners in their homes and explore alternatives to commercial products. Have fun making a few basic cleaning products from simple kitchen ingredients

Create something beautiful for your home and garden. Discover the delights of mosaic design and learn how to use materials such as broken tiles, china and shells to make a mosaic frame, pot plant holder or other simple objects.

Always wanted to keep bees but thought it's not possible in the city? Richard can explain how in this very popular course!

Find out how honey is extracted, recognise and prevent swarming, manage pests and construct a hive - includes a visit to an apiary so bring your beekeeper's outfit.

Keen to keep hens at home but not sure where to begin? Find out all the details from someone who knows the ins and outs.

Explore ideas and actions that your grandmother would have taken for granted. Sometimes termed vintage or pioneer skills, this course teaches you tips and tricks from a past era. Learn ways to make your life easier, more affordable and that help you to live in a more self-sufficient and sustainable manner.

Want to learn about the ethics of shopping in a more sustainable manner? Join eco shopper Stella Carruthers and discover the power in your purchasing. Consider the environmental effects of what you buy as well as the diverse impacts on the people who produce the goods you use.