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Pottery Class Wheel Throwing - BYOB and Pottery Manchester
5.0 (222)
Manchester
£34 - £39
Beginners Wheel Throwing Taster Class
4.9 (491)
Manchester
£49 Now £39
Glass Blowing Experience: Glass Colour Spheres
5.0 (67)
Manchester
£45
Mini Rug Tufting Workshop
4.9 (33)
3 years in business
Manchester
£69
Pottery Class - Throwing on the Wheel
5.0 (326)
Salford
£50
Slurp and Sculpt Class - Manchester
4.9 (50)
Manchester
£25 - £30
Paint and Chill: Pot Painting Experience
4.9 (222)
Manchester
/ Mobile
£25
Kintsugi Pottery Class for Beginners
5.0 (22)
Manchester
£66
Midi Rug Tufting Workshop
5.0 (120)
6 years in business
Salford
£110 - £140
Wheel Intro Workshop
5.0 (26)
Manchester
£45 - £48
Sculpt and Sip Class
4.9 (237)
7 years in business
Manchester
/ Mobile
£32 - £39
Hydrangea Batik Art Class for Beginners
5.0 (26)
12 years in business
Salford
£35 - £50
Kintsugi Pottery Class for Beginners
4.8 (49)
5 years in business
Manchester
£60
Twisted Beads Earring Making Workshop
5.0 (8)
5.0 (154) (teacher)
Salford
£35 - £38
Pottery Class: Ramen Bowl with Chopstick Holders
5.0 (7)
5.0 (98) (teacher)
Manchester
£55
Wheel Throwing Class for Beginners
4.9 (88)
9 years in business
Altrincham
£55
Pottery Painting Class
4.8 (69)
Prestwich
/ Mobile
£17
Throwing Class for Beginners
5.0 (21)
13k followers
Manchester
£75
Manchester Batik Workshop: Create Your Own Hand-Paint Textiles
5.0 (27) (teacher)
Salford
£45 - £50
Wheel Throwing Workshop
5.0 (6)
Manchester
£30 - £80
Macrame Class - Plant Hanger
5.0 (27)
6k followers
Manchester
/ Mobile
£35
Raku Firing Pottery Workshop
5.0 (8)
4.9 (103) (teacher)
Altrincham
£85
Throwing Pottery Class
5.0 (21)
5 years in business
Stockport
£52 - £68
Sashiko Hand-stitching Workshop
5.0 (35)
13k followers
Manchester
£45
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Paint and Chill: Pot Painting Experience
4.9 (222)
Manchester
/ Mobile
£25
Kintsugi Pottery Class for Beginners
5.0 (22)
Manchester
£66
Wheel Intro Workshop
5.0 (26)
Manchester
£45 - £48
Sculpt and Sip Class
4.9 (237)
7 years in business
Manchester
/ Mobile
£32 - £39
Kintsugi Pottery Class for Beginners
4.8 (49)
5 years in business
Manchester
£60
Pottery Class: Ramen Bowl with Chopstick Holders
5.0 (7)
5.0 (98) (teacher)
Manchester
£55
Wheel Throwing Class for Beginners
4.9 (88)
9 years in business
Altrincham
£55
Pottery Painting Class
4.8 (69)
Prestwich
/ Mobile
£17
Throwing Class for Beginners
5.0 (21)
13k followers
Manchester
£75
Wheel Throwing Workshop
5.0 (6)
Manchester
£30 - £80
Raku Firing Pottery Workshop
5.0 (8)
4.9 (103) (teacher)
Altrincham
£85
Throwing Pottery Class
5.0 (21)
5 years in business
Stockport
£52 - £68
Clay Workshop - Fired and Glazed
5.0 (20)
2 years in business
Manchester
/ Mobile
£40 - £50
Pottery Painting Experience
4.8 (73) (teacher)
Prestwich
/ Mobile
£18
Pints and Pottery: Clay Workshop
4.9 (56) (teacher)
Manchester
£25
Mug Hand Building Workshop
4.9 (503) (teacher)
Manchester
£45 - £49
Bud Vase Hand Building Pottery Workshop
4.9 (503) (teacher)
Manchester
£49
Pottery Workshop: Sculpt, Throw and Sip
5.0 (36) (teacher)
Manchester
£55
Botanical Vase Pottery Masterclass
4.9 (103) (teacher)
9 years in business
Altrincham
£65
Marbled Clay Workshop
5.0 (98) (teacher)
13k followers
Manchester
£55
Beginners Pottery Wheel Throwing Class
6 years in business
25k followers
Stockport
£66 - £72
Tray and Coaster Painting Workshop
Chesterfield & Manchester
£18 Now £16
1 Day Wheel Throwing Workshop
4.9 (103) (teacher)
Altrincham
£160
Wheel Throwing Taster Class
27 years in business
Manchester
£60
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Twisted Beads Earring Making Workshop
5.0 (8)
5.0 (154) (teacher)
Salford
£35 - £38
Enamel Coasters: Floral Bronze Wire Art Workshop
5.0 (19)
2 years in business
Manchester
£40 - £45
Jewellery Making Workshop
5.0 (3)
Manchester
£48 - £50
Jesmonite Jewellery Making Workshop
5.0 (22) (teacher)
Eccles
/ Mobile
£35
Freshwater Pearl Jewellery Workshop
4.7 (26) (teacher)
Manchester
£59 - £99
Galentine's Polymer Clay Earring Making Workshop
6 years in business
Salford
£30
Polymer Clay Earring Workshop
5.0 (5)
2 years in business
Salford
£40
Silver Stacking Ring Jewellery Workshop
5.0 (1)
Dunham Massey
£80
Silver Linked Jewellery Making Workshop
Dunham Massey
£90
Silver Ring Making Workshop
5.0 (47)
8 years in business
Ramsbottom
£86
Spinner Ring Workshop
5.0 (1)
Warrington
£110
Stacking Ring Workshop
4.8 (4)
Warrington
£70
Hand Stamped Jewellery Workshop
5.0 (3)
Bolton
£35
Jewellery Making Workshop: Sea Glass
5.0 (1)
Warrington
£110
Sterling Silver Earring and Cufflinks Workshop
5.0 (47) (teacher)
8 years in business
Ramsbottom
/ Mobile
£120
Hand Made Silver Ring Workshop
5.0 (68)
Bolton
£55 - £75
7 Week Jewellery Course
Warrington
£200
Jewellery Enamelling Workshop for Beginners
Warrington
£100
Seven Week Jewellery Making Course
5.0 (1)
Warrington
£200
Seven Week Jewellery Making Course - Daytime
Warrington
£240
Silver Clay Jewellery Course - Merseyside
4.9 (32) (teacher)
Haydock
£90
Textured Silver Ring Making Workshop
4.8 (6)
Frodsham
£60
One Day Simple Ring Making Course
4.9 (32) (teacher)
Haydock
£69
Silver Prong Set Ring Making Workshop Course
4.9 (32) (teacher)
Haydock
£85
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Midi Rug Tufting Workshop
5.0 (120)
6 years in business
Salford
£110 - £140
Hydrangea Batik Art Class for Beginners
5.0 (26)
12 years in business
Salford
£35 - £50
Manchester Batik Workshop: Create Your Own Hand-Paint Textiles
5.0 (27) (teacher)
Salford
£45 - £50
Macrame Class - Plant Hanger
5.0 (27)
6k followers
Manchester
/ Mobile
£35
Sashiko Hand-stitching Workshop
5.0 (35)
13k followers
Manchester
£45
Standard Rug Tufting Workshop
5.0 (5)
5.0 (42) (teacher)
Manchester
£105
Mini Rug Tufting Workshop
5.0 (155) (teacher)
6 years in business
Salford
£72 - £75
Textiles Workshop - Make an Oversized Tote Bag
5.0 (20)
13k followers
Manchester
£85
Introduction to Machining: Sewing Class
5.0 (6)
5.0 (98) (teacher)
Manchester
£45
Needle Punching Workshop
5.0 (16)
4 years in business
Manchester
£35
Tote Bag Tufting Workshop
5.0 (42) (teacher)
3 years in business
Manchester
£80
Korean-inspired Sparkling Chenille Flower Bouquet Workshop
5.0 (154) (teacher)
Salford
£35 - £55
Large Rug Tufting Workshop
5.0 (42) (teacher)
3 years in business
Manchester
£150
Linocut Printmaking Workshop
5.0 (6)
5.0 (63) (teacher)
Manchester
/ Mobile
£35
Sashiko-Inspired Visible Mending Workshop for Beginners
5.0 (22) (teacher)
Manchester & Bury
£37
Sewing Machine Skills Class - One to One
5.0 (15)
17 years in business
Manchester
£90 - £120
Crochet Workshop: Simple T-Shirt Yarn Bowl
5.0 (22) (teacher)
Eccles
£37
Dressmaking and Sewing Class - One to One
5.0 (5)
5.0 (22) (teacher)
Manchester
£90 - £120
Beginners' Knitting Workshop
5.0 (22) (teacher)
Eccles
/ Mobile
£40
Leather Sketchbook Workshop
5.0 (22) (teacher)
Bury
£25
Absolute Beginners Crochet Class
5.0 (1)
Manchester
£27 - £30
Cut a Garment Class - One to One
5.0 (22) (teacher)
17 years in business
Manchester
£110 - £120
Beginner Machine Knitting Workshop
5.0 (5)
4k followers
Manchester
£100
Crochet Bouquet Workshop
Manchester
£32
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Harvest Pumpkin Glass Making Experience
5.0 (123) (teacher)
Manchester
£75
Mosaic Workshop - Manchester
5.0 (45) (teacher)
Manchester
£59
Make Your Own Glass Plate Workshop
5.0 (123) (teacher)
Manchester
£95
Wine Glass Painting Workshop
5.0 (2)
Radcliffe
£22
Paint and Sip: Wine Glass Painting Workshop
4.8 (76) (teacher)
5 years in business
Manchester
£32
Sip and Create: Mosaic Plant Pot Workshop
4.8 (92) (teacher)
Manchester
/ Mobile
£55 - £65
Mosaic Lamp Workshop
Altrincham
£56 - £79
Halloween Glass Pumpkin Experience
5.0 (123) (teacher)
Manchester
£65
BYOB Pizza, Paint and Sip Wine Glass Painting Workshop
5.0 (15) (teacher)
Radcliffe
£28
Mosaic Lamp Workshop
Manchester
£59 - £99
Wine Glass Painting Workshop
Urmston
£28
Introduction to Glass Blowing Class
5.0 (23)
Manchester
£340 - £380
per group
Glass Blowing Class: Create Your Own Drinking Glasses
5.0 (123) (teacher)
Manchester
£95
Intermediate Glass Blowing Class
5.0 (123) (teacher)
Manchester
£400
Christmas Bauble Glassy Experience
4.9 (12)
Manchester
£45
One Day Mosaic Workshop
5.0 (22) (teacher)
Atherton
/ Mobile
£45
Fused Glass Class: Relief Plaques
4.9 (27) (teacher)
16 years in business
Leyland
£34
Sea Glass Drilling Workshop
4.8 (19) (teacher)
Frodsham
£50
Beginners Mosaic Making Course
4.9 (32) (teacher)
Haydock
£80
Sea Glass Bezel Setting Workshop
4.9 (32) (teacher)
Haydock
£90
Christmas Sea Glass Drilling Workshop
4.8 (19) (teacher)
Frodsham
£60
Sea Glass Prong Setting Ring or Charm Course
4.9 (32) (teacher)
Haydock
£80
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Pyrography Workshop - Charcuterie Board
5.0 (14)
4 years in business
Sale
£48
Stool Making Workshop
5.0 (11)
8k followers
Stockport
£190
Furniture Upcycling Class
5.0 (13)
Stretford
£140
Picture Framing Course - Woodworking Basics
5.0 (1)
Manchester
£240 - £270
Masking Tape Box Masterclass
5.0 (3)
Bredbury
£49
1:1 Introduction to Wood Turning Workshop
5.0 (9)
12 years in business
Slaithwaite
£90
Wood Turning Workshop: Turn a Stem / Bud Vase
5.0 (1)
Slaithwaite
£90
Wood Turning Workshop: Turn a Mushroom
5.0 (1)
Slaithwaite
£90
Wood Turning Workshop: Turn an Apple / a Pear
Slaithwaite
£90
Wood Turning Workshop: Turn a Snowman
Slaithwaite
£90
Private Wood Turning Skill Development Class
Slaithwaite
£90
Wood Turning Workshop: Turn a Spurtle
Slaithwaite
£90
Wood Turning Workshop: Turn a Honey Dipper
Slaithwaite
£90
Wood Turning Workshop: Turn a Gonk
12 years in business
Slaithwaite
£90
Wood Turning Workshop: Turn a Bowl
12 years in business
Slaithwaite
£90
Pen Making Workshop
5.0 (7)
Burnley
£140
Wood Turning Workshop: Turn a Christmas Tree
Slaithwaite
£90
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Petals and Paper: Botanical Collage Workshop
Manchester
£25
Beginners Calligraphy Workshop
5.0 (22) (teacher)
Eccles
£28
The Space Poetic Writing Club
Manchester
£5
Fiction Writing Workshop
5.0 (1)
Altrincham
£60
Handmade Clamshell Box Making Workshop
5.0 (2)
Salford
£125
Arabic Calligraphy Guided Painting Workshop
4.8 (76) (teacher)
5 years in business
Manchester
£35
Cursive Calligraphy 101 - Workshop
9 years in business
Manchester
/ Mobile
£29 - £45
Cloth Cover Single-Section Case Bookbinding Workshop
5.0 (6)
Salford
£125
Introduction to Bookbinding Workshop
5.0 (2)
Salford
£125
The Craft - a Poetry Night
Stretford
£5 - £15
One-to-one Cricut Workshop
4.9 (77)
Stockport
£28
One-to-one Cricut Workshop
4.9 (36)
Altrincham
£28
Galentines Decoupage Wine Glass and Coaster Workshop
5.0 (1)
Radcliffe
£32
Bridgerton Teacup and Saucer Decoupage Class
5.0 (15) (teacher)
Radcliffe
£28
BYOB Decoupage Workshop: Wine Glass and Coaster
5.0 (15) (teacher)
Radcliffe
£32
Vision Board Workshop: Clarity and Creativity
5.0 (15) (teacher)
Radcliffe
£32
Tote Bag Design Painting and Decoupage Workshop
5.0 (15) (teacher)
Radcliffe
£24
Collaging Workshop
8 years in business
6k followers
Manchester
/ Mobile
£22 - £27
Scrapbooking and Collage Workshop
Salford
£13 - £15
Writing in the Wild Experience
Manchester
£8 - £13
Creative Collage Workshop
5.0 (1)
Comes to you
£15
Collage a Zine Workshop
Comes to you
£25
Tarot Card Collage Workshop
2 years in business
Comes to you
£20
Bi Poets Writing Group
Manchester
£4
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Introduction to Lino Printing Class
5.0 (55)
8 years in business
Dunham Massey
£45
Private Printmaking Class
5.0 (5)
Stockport
/ Mobile
£45 - £60
Pasta Maker Printing Workshop
5.0 (2)
Stockport & Salford
£28 - £35
Print Making Workshop
5.0 (107) (teacher)
4 years in business
Manchester
£25
Colourful Monotype Printmaking Workshop
5.0 (34) (teacher)
6 years in business
Manchester
/ Mobile
£40
Botanical Cyanotype Workshop
5.0 (12)
6 years in business
Manchester
/ Mobile
£35
Two Colour Lino Card Workshop
5.0 (6)
5.0 (77) (teacher)
Bollington
£60
Introduction to Lino Cut Printing Workshop
5.0 (77) (teacher)
Bollington
£45 - £50
Christmas Card Lino Cut Workshop
5.0 (7)
5.0 (77) (teacher)
Bollington
£45 - £50
Cheery Robin Christmas Card Workshop
5.0 (77) (teacher)
Bollington
£60
Lino Cut Print and Sip Workshop
5.0 (77) (teacher)
Bollington
£45 - £50
Introduction to Monoprinting Workshop
5.0 (77) (teacher)
Bollington
£50
Taking Stock: Dry Point Autobiography Workshop
5.0 (77) (teacher)
Bollington
£45 - £50
Tetrapak Animals Drypoint Printing Workshop
5.0 (77) (teacher)
Bollington
£45 - £50
Introduction to Aquatint Etching Workshop
5.0 (77) (teacher)
Bollington
£50
Kitchen Lithography Workshop for Beginners
5.0 (77) (teacher)
Bollington
£45 - £50
PhotoEtch Print Making Tour
5.0 (77) (teacher)
Bollington
£12
Summer Printmaking Course for Kids
5.0 (77) (teacher)
8 to 15 years
Bollington
£220
Kids' Lino Cut Christmas Card Workshop
5.0 (77) (teacher)
6+ years & Adults
Bollington
£36 - £40
Tunnicliffe Etching Workshop Day
5.0 (77) (teacher)
Macclesfield
£120
Encaustic Art Workshop and Talk
Tarporley
£35
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Bronze Wire Keychain Workshop
5.0 (27) (teacher)
Manchester
£50
Copper Plant Labels Workshop
4.8 (19) (teacher)
Frodsham
£35
Beginners' Blacksmithing Course
5.0 (11)
Preston
£175
Two-day Axe or Knife Making Course
5.0 (1)
Preston
£350
Two-day Axe Making Course
Preston
£350
Three-day Damascus Knife or Axe Making Course
5.0 (1)
Preston
£495
Five-day Tool Making Course
Preston
£850
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Fabric Fidgets Sewing Class
Manchester
£15
Absolute Beginners Crochet Class
5.0 (1)
Manchester
£27 - £30
Crochet Bouquet Workshop
Manchester
£32
Ceramic Taster Workshop
Mossley
£45
Four Week Creative Ceramic Course
Mossley
£120
Porcelain Flower Workshop
4.9 (103) (teacher)
4k followers
Altrincham
£59
Mini Rug Tufting Workshop
5.0 (155) (teacher)
6 years in business
Salford
£72 - £75
Petals and Paper: Botanical Collage Workshop
Manchester
£25
Bronze Wire Keychain Workshop
5.0 (27) (teacher)
Manchester
£50
Kid's Pottery Wheel Workshop
5.0 (36) (teacher)
8+ years & Adults
Manchester
£25
Make a Mug Pottery Class
Manchester
£44
1 Day Wheel Throwing Workshop
4.9 (103) (teacher)
Altrincham
£160
Life Sculpting Course
5.0 (47) (teacher)
Manchester
£175
Tray and Coaster Painting Workshop
Chesterfield & Manchester
£18 Now £16
Beginners Pottery Wheel Throwing Class
6 years in business
25k followers
Stockport
£66 - £72
Leather Sketchbook Workshop
5.0 (22) (teacher)
Bury
£25
4 Week Pottery Wheel Throwing Taster Course
Manchester
£200
Raku Two Day Course
Mossley
£160
Wine Glass Painting Workshop
Urmston
£28
Private Wheel Throwing Class
Stockport
£43 - £80
We-Clay Open Studio Session
Stockport
£35
Paint a Pot Workshop
Stockport
£5
Kids Mini Tufting Workshop
5.0 (155) (teacher)
7+ years & Adults
Salford
£55 - £60
Sculpture Workshop: Little Architect Happy Place
Manchester
£16
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With so many experiences in Manchester available throughout the year, from colourful mosaic workshops in summer to cosy DIY Christmas crafts in winter, our crafts are great for anyone who wants some artistic inspiration. Looking for unusual Manchester date ideas? Why not enjoy a little romance by candlelight with a soy candle making workshop? Or if you’re celebrating a special occasion with friends or family members why not organise a private wheel throwing experience?
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Get ready to boost your mental health and unleash your creativity with craft classes in Manchester! Our crafty workshops are all about exploring different art forms and letting your inner artist shine. From pottery and woodworking to paper crafts and textiles, there's a wide variety of experiences available to suit your interests and skill level.
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