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Medieval Tile Making Workshop. Ceramic Handbuilding class

5(8 reviews)
Looking to expand your hand-building knowledge? This workshop will take you through all the steps to create your own medieval-style encaustic tiles. You wil...
Bow
In-person
£60 pp
2hrs 30min
What happens at this event?

Looking to expand your hand-building knowledge? This workshop will take you through all the steps to create your own medieval-style inlay tiles. You will be guided through;

  • The traditional methods used, and the history of this technique which was lost for hundreds of years.
  • The different states of clay needed to achieve your design
  • Deciding the shape of your tiles
  • Carving out your own design
  • Filling in the design with slip clay and cleaning away the surface to reveal your tile!

You will need no materials of your own but it will be helpful if you come up…

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Things to remember

The address of the workshop is: UNIT 43 Bow Triangle Business Centre Eleanor Street London E3 4UR. The nearest underground stations are Bow Road or Bow Church. Whether you are walking, cycling or driving, you turn off the Bow Road onto Mornington Grove which leads to Eleanor Street. Go under…

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Latest Reviews
5(8 reviews)
Sian - 9 October 2024
Fantastic workshop from start to finish. The whole session was well planned and it was a good mix of challenging and yet achievable steps. Sorrel was a super teacher and we had a wonderful time. Strongly recommend!
Kathy - 4 August 2024
Loved this! Such a nice way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Sorrel was really lovely and helpful, and showed us multiple techniques whilst teaching us some history of tile making.
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Age Requirement

18
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