Courses and Workshops

The Bristol Folk House offers a range of creative courses.
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Summer 2026 - In-person and Online courses

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Becky Wright · Life and Leisure · Flower Arranging

What is the course about? Would you like to learn how to create a dried flower wreath inspired by Autumn? If so, this is the workshop for you. You will learn how to work with delicate dried flowers, creating flower posie…

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Becky Wright · Life and Leisure · Flower Arranging

What is the course about? Christmas is coming! Come and join me for some festive fun. During this workshop, I will show you how to make a Christmas wreath using fresh foliage, festive embellishments like dried oranges, c…

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Hannah Redden · Life and Leisure · Interior Design

What is the course about? A practical two day workshop designed to help you shape a room with more confidence and clarity. Across the two days, we will cover how to set a clear design brief, understand colour theory, use…

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Understanding Afro Hair

SM007 Workshop

Samira Safiriyou · Life and Leisure · Afro Hair

What is the course about? Together, we will explore the diversity of Afro and textured hair, from curl patterns to daily care routines. Whether you are a parent learning to care for your child's hair or your own, a profe…

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Social Media for Business

SM008 Workshop

Tom Mason · Life and Leisure · Social Media

What is the course about? This workshop introduces practical ways to use social media to support and grow a business. Students will learn how to choose the right platforms, create engaging content, understand what makes…

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Tarot for Everyone

SM009 Workshop

Carolyn Dougherty · Life and Leisure · Tarot

What is the course about? The Fool, The Tower, The Hanging Man...many people find the imagery of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot, the most popular Tarot deck, intriguing but intimidating. How can we use these images to provi…

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Tarot for Everyone

SM010 Workshop

Carolyn Dougherty · Life and Leisure · Tarot

What is the course about? The Fool, The Tower, The Hanging Man...many people find the imagery of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot, the most popular Tarot deck, intriguing but intimidating. How can we use these images to provi…

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Carolyn Dougherty · Life and Leisure · Tarot

What is the course about? In this workshop, a supplement to the Tarot for Everyone workshop, we will take a closer look at the significance of number in the Minor Arcana. The images in the Minor Arcana draw on the esoter…

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Carolyn Dougherty · Life and Leisure · Tarot

What is the course about? Now that you have some familiarity with the images of the Waite-Smith Tarot, we can begin to explore how you can use them to enrich your understanding of yourself, other people, and your situati…

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Carolyn Dougherty · Life and Leisure · Tarot

What is the course about? In this workshop we will explore the meanings and attributes of the four suits of the Minor Arcana - Wands, Swords, Cups and Pentacles - to understand how they relate to other magical systems, a…

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Carolyn Dougherty · Life and Leisure · Tarot

What is the course about? This workshop will provide participants with the opportunity to explore and experiment with different spreads and techniques. We will also take some time to explore other ways we can use the Tar…

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Tarot: The Fool's Journey

SM015 Workshop

Carolyn Dougherty · Life and Leisure · Tarot

What is the course about? In this workshop we will expand on our learning in the Tarot for Everyone workshop to take a deeper dive into the Major Arcana, the 22 archetypal cards that tell the story of the Fool's Journey.…

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Sam Hallett · Pottery · Pottery Workshops

What is the course about? Join us in our studio to get your hands on some clay and your creativity flowing in this full day course for beginners. You will explore three fundamental yet very different pottery techniques:…

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Margaret Crump · Pottery · Pottery Workshops

What is the course about? Animal Magic: A Day of Making Clay Creatures Design and make one or a few small ceramic animals, whether three fish plaques for your bathroom wall, a pet, a fantasy creature, or an occupant for…

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Jasmine Maier · Pottery · Pottery Workshops

What is the course about? Have you always wanted to try using the potters wheel? This is a great chance to see how it is for you. Join us for a morning learning the ancient art of throwing on the wheel with expert guidan…

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Holly Young · Pottery · Pottery Workshops

What is the course about? Have you always wanted to try using the potters wheel? This is a great chance to see how it is for you. Join us for a morning learning the ancient art of throwing on the wheel with expert guidan…

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Holly Young · Pottery · Pottery Workshops

What is the course about? Sgraffito is a technique where potters paint a layer of colour onto a clay item, let it dry slightly and then carve into it to reveal the colour underneath. This is a great way to combine illust…

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Holly Young · Pottery · Pottery Workshops

What is the course about? Have you always wanted to try using the potters wheel? This is a great chance to see how it is for you. Join us for a morning learning the ancient art of throwing on the wheel with expert guidan…

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Jasmine Maier · Pottery · Pottery Workshops

What is the course about? Have you always wanted to try using the potters wheel? This is a great chance to see how it is for you. Join us for a morning learning the ancient art of throwing on the wheel with expert guidan…

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Margaret Crump · Pottery · Pottery Workshops

What is the course about? For those with some experience of working in clay who want to see a project through to completion in a day. Current students can use the day as a top-up to their regular classes. This is not sui…

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Rob Campbell · Writing · Writing Workshops

What is the course about? This workshop is for anyone who has got some writing done, whether factual or fiction, and wants to polish it. We will take a whistle-stop tour of the editing process and the challenges of apply…

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Liz Kalaugher · Writing · Writing Workshops

What is the course about? Nature is all around us, even in the city, but how often do we pause to look? Come along to spend the day noticing the natural world, hear the words of established nature writers, and develop yo…

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Cara Marks · Writing · Writing Workshops

What is the course about? This workshop is for anyone who wants to write a novel but has not known where to start. You do not need to have written a single word, or even to have any ideas for what you might want to write…

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Collage Poetry

SW004 Workshop

Fra Beecher · Writing · Poetry

What is the course about? In this workshop, we will create brand-new poems from old words - cutting, rearranging, and reimagining text from existing publications. It is a relaxed, playful way to uncover surprising themes…

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