All events are bookable in our online shop
Monthly Knitting Clinic with Katherine Lymer
Last Sunday of the month 10-12 in our cafe.
No need to book, just drop in on the day. Bring along your current knitting project and Katherine can help assist you with any problems following your pattern or sorting out a tangle. She can show you how to do any of the basics or more complicated techniques involved in knitting patterns. We can also loan out equipment and materials form our knitting library. £10 cash to Katherine on the day with drinks and homebakes available to buy in our cafe.
Upcoming dates
Sundays 10-12 on
22nd Feb, 29th March, 26th April, 31st May and 28th June 2026
Community Crafts Programme Spring/Summer 2026
Friday mornings Community Crafts
We are running our very successful crafts and arts sessions on the following upcoming Fridays. All sessions are led by talented Lorca artists and crafters and are open to local people within our local villages and rural area. There is a suggested donation of £8 per session in order to support our social enterprise, but this is voluntary only so please do not let payment be an obstacle to attending.
Fridays 9.30-11.30am in our cafe on the following dates
6th March - Ceramic Jewelry - with Katie
13th March - Painting on maps- with Jennifer
20th March - Crochet Bunting - with Nikki
27th March - Bookmaking - with Leila
24th April- Macrame - with Dawn
15th May - Watercolour Painting - with Lorraine
22nd May - Paper craft flowers - with Mary
29th May - Needle felting - with Karen
5th June - Sewing Teddy Bears - with Jane
Please email katie@borderspottery.com or WhatsApp +4407387660435 to book
Introduction to Knitting with Colour
Knitting with colour
Class Description
This series of three classes is designed for knitters who wish to explore working with colour. We’ll use a variety of knitting techniques to allow you to attempt a wide range of projects upon completion of the classes, including using charts, creating colour work patterns using slipped stitches, stranded colour work (Fair Isle) and Intarsia (picture knitting).
During our time together, we will knit the panels required to create a beautiful, flap-close bag suitable for holding all your knitting accessories. Each panel will form from a different method of colour-work and new techniques will be introduced as your confidence grows.
Materials Required
You will need a pair of 4mm needles (either straight or circular) for working back and forth and three colours of DK (double knitting) yarn. Only a small amount of yarn is needed – especially in the contrasting colours – so this is the perfect opportunity for using up part balls of yarn.
Skills Required
Casting on and off; knit, purl, increasing stitches (desirable, but not essential), familiarity reading patterns.
Class Dates:
Saturday 7th, 14th and 21st March: 0930 – 11:30. £85 for the course, includes a barista coffee or tea from our cafe each week.
Please email katie@borderspottery.com or WhatsApp +44 07387660435 to book
Weekend Pottery Workshop
Pottery making and Ceramic surface printing two day workshop
This weekend workshop is suitable for beginners to pottery or those looking to discover new techniques for surface decoration.
Saturday and Sunday 5th-6th July 10am-3pm
On the first day we will make suitable pieces of pottery using slabs made with our slab roller. You will also prepare your print artwork - you may want to bring some images for inspiration, but some illustrated books and magazines will be provided if not.
On day two you will refine your pieces and then use a variety of printmaking techniques in order to create surface decoration.
Your pottery will be ready to collect or sent out (postage will be charged I’m afraid!) having been fired and glazed 2-3 weeks after the date.
If you would like to make a weekend of it and enjoy the amazing Berwickshire coastline while you are here, we have two pods on the premises that sleep a couple in each one. Please select the accomodation option for this. The price is for two people and includes the workshop on both days, accomodation and an evening meal on the Saturday night. Our cafe is open for breakfast and lunches and home-baking for the weekend. A morning and afternoon Barista coffee or tea are included in the price of the workshop.
If you have a motorhome, there is also a site next door you can book. It is Starney Bay Campsite in St Abbs and is directly next to our property.
We may do some of the course on our outside tables so please come with clothes/ hats etc for all weather. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting a wee bit messy.
You can park below our cafe as long as you respect farm access when parking as we are situated at a working farm.
Bookable using the link below or by emailing katie@borderspottery.com
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 - remaining activities
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 from Coldingham.
There will be another block of community crafts over Autumn/Winter so please watch this space.
Sunday Morning Outdoor Yoga
Outdoor Yoga with Maddie 10.30am every Sunday outside our cafe. Only £5. Coffees and home-baking available to buy in our cafe afterwards. Bookable online using the link below or turn up Ono the day and pay in our cafe afterwards. Please bring a mat. We have a few available for visitors.
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!
