Make & Create
Feeling creative? Unleash your inner artist and discover the beauty of traditional crafts passed down through generations with one of our hands-on mini workshops. Guided by our master tutors, you’ll learn the art of calligraphy, terrarium design, Indian block printing, jewellery making, jesmonite tray moulding, candle making and macrame while designing a unique piece infused with your own personality. Our younger visitors will also relish the chance to make their own painted peg dollies and sun printing as part of a variety of children’s craft activities.
Click through the list below to find out more, and book the mini workshops coming to Hampton Court this May.
Please note: tickets for workshops need to be purchased in addition to general admission. General admission does not include workshop entry.
Find out more about the Make & Create workshops:
In this workshop, Tess & Anya from The Indian Block Print Co. (formally The Arty Crafty Place) will teach you how to use Indian Printing Blocks and Textile Paint to hand print your own fabric design. The workshop will start with a detailed demonstration, time to practice with different colours and designs and once confident you will choose either a Tote Bag, Tea Towel or Cushion Cover to Block Print.
Company: Indian Block Printing Co
Price: £12.50
Company: Indian Block Print Co
Kingdom forge will be running workshops, teaching people of all abilities to forge their very own little keyring. Using 1000 degrees of heat from our gas forge, hammer and anvil, we will guide you through the process of forging.
Company: Kingdom Forge
Price: £35
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Join Chloe from ‘Peaches and Tea’ and make your own pair of lightweight polymer clay earrings from pre-cut components in a variety of colours and shapes! Create a pair of classic hoops, studs or statement drops ready for a summer of garden parties or an upcoming wedding. There’ll be a rainbow of paints and coloured foils to decorate with and clip on options will also be available!
Company: Peaches & Tea
Price: £15
Use the fun, eco-resin Jesmonite to create a unique tray to take home! Jesmonite is a chameleon material that can mimic stone or ceramic - a brilliant hands-on craft that is perfect for all levels. During the taster workshop you will measure and mix Jesmonite, play around with pigmenting, then cast it into a mould. You will also learn the technique of marbling to customize your beautiful piece!
Company: Crafty Jezebels
Price: £15
In this workshop, Emily (from Oh Hello Maker) will teach you the basic skills you need to produce your very own beautiful modern calligraphy. You will start right from the beginning, from how to hold the pen right the way through to all the sweeps and strokes you need to transform an everyday word or phrase into a stunning work of art! Whether you are a wordsmith, wanting to create beautiful place settings for your wedding or you just want to switch off, rest your feet and get creative, you will leave the workshop armed with the skills you need and my 16-page Nifty Little Handbook (containing my tips, tricks and learnings and all the practice papers so you can continue at home).
Please Note: the ink we will be using is permanent, so please be conscious of this when deciding what to wear. Workshops are suitable for ages 12 and upwards. All under 16’s must be accompanied by a paying adult.
Company: Oh Hello Maker
Price: £15
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Need something to do with the kids for 45 mins? Then come and join Emily from Oh Hello Maker, where she will be showing little ones how to paint their very own fabulous peg dollies! Whether they choose to make Mummy, Daddy, Granny, their best friend, a princess or a pirate, they will love painting on the clothes, adding bows, scarves and stick on embellishments. Due to small parts, this workshop is suitable for children 5 years and over. Each child will get 2 pegs to decorate.
Company: Oh Hello Maker
Price: £10
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A workshop for all ages and abilities. Using pretreated light sensitive paper along with flowers, leaves and other objects you will create unique prints using an alternative photographic method discovered in the 18th Century. Participants will be able to design their own prints, expose the paper in the sunlight given to us on the day and take this away with them after we've processed the print together using water. The perfect activity to do out in nature on the grounds of Hampton Court Palace and particularly fun for families to do together.
Company: Sophie Sherwood
Price: £6
Using freshly cut flowers and foliage, you will be asked to arrange these to make a unique ephemeral design on to traditional darkroom paper. We will then place it out in the sunshine to watch it change and discuss the properties in the paper which make this happen. This is a great workshop to do outside in nature on the grounds of Hampton Court Palace. This is a lesson in impermanence and change, as the prints will eventually fade away unless they are kept in the dark. You will be asked to make a black envelope to take your work home with you as part of the workshop.
Company: Sophie Sherwood
Price: £6
In this creative session hosted by central-London arts & crafts studio, M.Y.O, learn the basic knots for macrame to make a boho keyring! Once you know them, you can create nearly anything from rope. It's beginner-friendly and a great opportunity to chill out and get those creative juices flowing.
Company: M.Y.O
Price: £12
Royal School of Needlework is excited to share this striking black and gold design in celebration of their 150th Anniversary Year, inspired by an original hand drawn illustration by Selwyn Image (1849-1930) from their extensive archive. You will learn a variety of surface stitches and beginners' Goldwork techniques. This is an opportunity to learn stem, trellis and chain stitch along with couched gold metal thread and spangles. Goldwork is synonymous with both Royalty and Ecclesiastical vestments and is just one of the many techniques the Royal School of Needlework is famous for. As well as the workshop, you will also have the chance to have a tour through the beautiful rooms of our teaching spaces which are normally not accessible to the Palace public.
Please note: This workshop will be in the studios – not general event space.
Company: Royal School of Needlework
Price: £30
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If you're looking for things to do in London to help you wind down and recharge ready for the week, then come and join us for a calming and fun pottery workshop. Whether you're a complete beginner or have some experience already, you are welcome to come along, have fun, and learn something new. You will be guided with in-depth tips and tricks by artist facilitator Cecily Loveys Jervoise. Explore the tactility of clay and intuitive making with your hands as you learn how to transform clay into beautiful, finished pieces. To help you uncover your inner artist, you will try out some clay games.
Company: Art Play London
Price: £15
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