All events are bookable in our online shop
Sunday Morning Outdoor Yoga
Yoga followed by tea or Northern Edge coffee and fresh baked scone and homemade jam in our cafe. Weather dependent. Please bring your own mat (we have a few spare for visitors). Turn up on the day or book online.
https://www.borderspottery.com/store/p/6q72lnxzx6ac687r5kltyv8orzzm9i
Community Crafts
Community Crafts Programme May/June 2025
There is a Suuggested donation of £8 per activity, per week or the sessions are free to the local community as needed - just make the choice when adding the activities to the shopping basket. All equipment and materials are provided and a coffee/tea. All sessions will take place on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday mornings in our cafe and workshop space in St Abbs. Please book using the link below or message Katie on 07387660435 katie@borderspottery.com if you have any questions.
Fridays 10-12am
9th May Macrame with Dawn - Dawn is a crafting addict and is a self-taught macrame obsessive. We are very much looking forward to having this chance.
16th May Paper crafting with Kay - Kay has a wide range of materials and a lifetime of crafting experience which she now brings to her home in Coldingham. We are very excited to have her skills available to us.
23rd May Wire daffodils with Jennifer - Jennifer is a successful local artist who lives in Coldingham who has offered her time to teach this class - thanks!
30th May Calligraphy with Karen - Karen is a professional sign maker who studied the art of calligraphy with all its complexities many years ago and has offered to share her knowledge. Another Coldingham local.
13th June Linocut/ stamp printing for ceramics with Katie. Katie is a potter who lives near Reston and likes dabbling in all different ceramic techniques.
20th June Paper crafting with Kay - another chance to craft with Kay.
Saturdays 9.30-11.30am 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st May , 7th and 14th June Top-down sock knitting workshop with Katherine Lymer. Katherine is our knitting guru from Grantshouse - we are lucky to have her! This course requires familiarity with knitting basics, including casting-on, knitting and purling. This is a course over 6 Saturday morning sessions.
Sunday 11th and 18th May 9-11am Beginners Creative Woodworking with James - James is a specialist in woodturning and creating beautiful pieces with wood. He is based in Ayton. Come along to learn the skills you will need to turn a piece of wood into a thing of beauty! This is a two day course over two Sunday mornings.
MONTHLY KNITTING CLINIC
Available for beginners and experienced knitters alike to come along with their current knitting project and pick the brains of our knitting expert, Katherine Lymer. Please book your space online and bring along £10 cash on the day.
Last Sunday of the month. 25th May, 29th June, 27th July and 31st August. 10am to Midday.
Bookable here https://www.borderspottery.com/store/p/h0rnsfk3vnz8pbr96znf5e40sv0zg9
Two Day pottery workshop
This workshop will run over two Saturdays 1st and 8th February 2025 9am-1pm.
It is suitable for all from complete beginners to those looking to further their skills. The first week will be planning and creating your pottery piece using a variety of handbuilding techniques and the second week will be surface decoration of your work. The completed piece will be ready for collection approx. two weeks later.
Northern Edge Coffee and a variety of Teapig teas are included in the price of the course. Lunches and home baking are available in our cafe. Please dress in clothes you don’t mind getting grubby and bring an apron if you would like.
Bookable using the link below
https://www.borderspottery.com/store/p/n91gbz1biba0oz4jj2nedcna99akvw
Community Craft Classes
Classes for local people on Friday/Saturday mornings starting 25th Jan 2025. Please book here
Community Craft Classes January 2025 onwards
Classes are led by artists and craftspeople in our local community and are available for those in our local community. Sessions include knitting, print-making, potter-painting, felting, calligraphy, crochet and refreshments and baking is available in our cafe.
Knitting with Katherine Lymer
Workshop to use resists for texture and surface decoration
Find out more and book here Using resists to create texture — Borders Pottery
Make and Salt cellar and matching spoon
Come along for two mornings and make, refine and decoarte your own salt cellar and matching spoon. Book here Make your own salt cellar and spoon workshop — Borders Pottery
Make your own garlic grater
Make and decorate a garlic grater in this workshop. Please book at Make your own garlic grater workshop — Borders Pottery
Children and adult decorate and glaze bird feeder
We will be painting and glazing ceramic bird houses. Suitable for children and adults alike. Book on the link below.
Make a ceramic fish like Robson Green
10am- midday Saturday 9th and 16th March. Come and make and decorate a ceramic fish (or shoal?) to hang on a wall. Come back the following week to glaze ready for the second firing. All equipment provided. We serve barista coffees and home-baking and lunches in our cafe.
The perfect present for someone who enjoys crafts. Book
Ceramic Landscape workshop
In this workshop you will create a dinner plate-sized wall hanging, building up texture and colour using a range of decorative techniques.
Please bring some inspiration with you for the workshop in the form of ideas of the lambda ape you would like to create; seascape, rural landscape, cityscape etc. Pictures might be helpful and anything you would like to press into clay for texture - although I will provide books and lots of texture tools also
The session will run from 10-2 and will include a tea or coffee. Lunch and bakes will be available in our cafe or you are welcome to bring your own food
Christmas pottery painting and pie evening.
Come and paint up to 3 decorations and enjoy a Jarvis Pickle Pie (meat, vegan and vegetarian available). BYOB!
Christmas Pottery Painting afternoon
Each participant can choose 2 decorations to paint and glaze, ready for collection the following week. An ideal activity for children and adults.
Pie and Pottery Painting evening B.Y.O.B.
Come and enjoy a Jarvis Pickle Pie (meat, vegetarian and vegan options available), with mash, peas and gravy and paint an extra large latte mug (13cm tall) or large pet bowl (19cm wide) to be glazed and ready the following week. BYOB!
