SpoonTown

Almost Beginner Spoon Carving

James Robertson

A course for people who have done one or two classes or have carved a few spoons but still feel they are beginners.

All Day Saturday

£60

Axe Dynamics

Nico De Wispelaere

Learn to move safely and efficiently, “dance with the axe,” improve control, rhythm, and flow while carving wood with confidence and precision. Push your axe game to the next level!
All skill levels.

Saturday AM

£30

Axing masterclass

Felix Lane

Everything I know about axing spoons after 6 years of carving 10+ spoons a day ( at a minimum). A super in depth nerdy dive into everything about axing spoons.

£30

Beginner chip carving

Sebastian Ungh

A beginner’s workshop on chip carving were we will look at everything you need for making beautiful decorations. We will cover all the basics and look into more overlooked techniques and methods to make your carvings stand out.

£30

Beginner Spoons by Knife

Jan Harm ter Brugge

Small Straight spoons from Round wood, for beginners. A course in five steps in which you will learn to carve spoons in a direct way using knife and spoonknife.

Friday AM

£30

Beginners spoon carving

Martin Rutherford

From wood choice , safe axe work and use of carving out a basic blank best suited for starting out. Some discussion on what’s achievable for your 1st few spoons and why. Basic knife work with safety in mind .

All Day Friday

£65

Bowl Turning

Amy Leake

Bowl turning on a Pole Lathe with renowned tutor Amy Leake. Some physical fitness required. Suitable for beginners to intermediates

All Day Friday

£85

Box sheath for hook knives

Sebastian Ungh

You will learn how to make a wooden box for your hook knife. Bring a knife that needs protection, and we will custom make a stylish box.

£30

Butterknives from waste wood

Felix Lane

Aimed at beginners-intermediate carvers these forms are a really good exercise for refining your slojd knife skills and to exercise your eyes! Minimal axing and various knife grips are used so you can really refine your basics.

£25

Carve a Cooking Spoon

Martin Hazell

Staring with an axed out blank, carve a simple cooking spoon. Suitable for beginners

Saturday AM

£30

Chip Carving Fundamentals

Lee John Phillips

Explore the basic building blocks of the addictive craft of chip carving. You will learn about the varied tools and techniques, but importantly, how to combine the fundamental elements to create intricate patterns that translate to spoon decoration.

Friday AM

£30

Clay Beads and baubles

Martin Hazell

Using wild and commercial clays, make beads and tiny items which (fingers crossed !) we can fire the same day, and use them to make necklaces, earrings etc ; suitable for all ages and abilitities

£30

Copper ladle

Georg Schulte

You will create a copper ladle with a wooden handle (not included to make the handle in the course).
Through pounding, smithing and forming a sheet of copper into convex and concave forms we build a strong structural transition from the bowl to a round wooden handle

£48

Designing for spoon carvers

Lee John Phillips

Join Lee, an illustrator and ex art teacher, for a series of fun and engaging exercises to help develop your own spoon designs. Ideal for both beginners and advanced carvers, you will gain an understanding of various drawing approaches from generating numerous ideas quickly, to drafting a prototype sheet to take to the axe block. No drawing experience is needed to create amazing outcomes!

Friday PM

Saturday PM

£30

Finishing a spoon

Deborah Schneebeli Morrell

Come and learn how to finish your spoon to make a refined and elegant object. You will need a small finishing knife. Please bring a spoon that you think is finished and we will finish it together!

Friday AM

£40

Frame basket

Ellie Morgan

This relaxed workshop is perfect for beginners, or those with a little basket making experience.  You’ll start with two hoops and learn how to tie them together, add ribs and weave this very traditional basket. All tools and materials supplied.

£75

Ginko leaf from brass

Georg Schulte

In this 2h course you will form a sheet of brass by texturing, pounding, bending and forming into a sculptured Gingo leaf. By working the metal with hammer, anvil, pliers and wooden forms you create a realistic appearing natural form to be used as a decorative or pendant.

£25

Introduction to Spoon Carving

Thomas Steven & Sean Tillett

Make a simple cooking spoon, aimed at beginners or those wanting to solidify their initial process.
We will take you through wood selection, spoon design, axe, sloyd and hook knife work.
With guidance and advice every step of the way, with two of us available you’ll have plenty of chance to ask questions.

All Day Friday

£60

Make an Automata

Jane Mickelborough

Make a simple automata using wood, wire, a bit of glue and whatever else takes your fancy! I will supply the basic frames, materials and tools.  You will construct the mechanism and carve the figurines you want to use. Bring any small knives, saws, drills you may have…

£60

Make it your own

Rachel Bainton

Bring along your own spoons, or blanks or problem areas that you struggle with. This course will have a maximum of 4 participants so you each can make it your own.

£30

Making a lidded shrink pot

Anna Barker

On this full day course you will learn what to look for when selecting a fresh green log from which to make your shrink pot. You will then use traditional tools to make your shrink pot and shrink lid.

All Day Saturday

£70

Mini Friendship Vessels

Samuel Alexander

This one day course is a calm, comprehensive approach to carving small, two-handled quaiche inspired vessels that one can fill up and pass around the fire to share beverages between friends. 
This is aimed at those with some prior carving experience.

£60

Minimugs

Jan Harm ter Brugge

An introduction into carving mugs the freehanded way in five steps using axe and knife, for more experienced spooncarvers. Not for beginners

Saturday PM

£35

Printing to Brand

Diana Brook

Explore visuals through relief print to promote own branding.
Perfect for all types of green woodworking, crafting and basket weaving and making.
Create a recognisable image to support what you make.

Available as an in-depth one day course or an introductory half-day session.

Friday AM

All Day Saturday

£30 / £60 

Rainbow Foiled Disco Sheaths!

Stonesfield Leather

Bring along your old sheaths for a new lease of life (or if want to be adventurous, boots, bags and jackets!) in our foiling workshop, to master foiling on leather.

Friday AM

Friday PM

£30

Schcoops

Jan Harm ter Brugge

Little Schcoops: An introduction into carving adventurous ‘schcoops’ from tiny sidebranch crooks. A course for non-beginners. 

Saturday AM

£30

Sharpening Sloyd Knives

Nic Westermann

This course includes the purchase of a sloyd blade, you will then learn to sharpen the Flat over Hollow bevel form with diamond films, after this you can move on to sharpening your own sloyd knives.

£58

Simple Berry Basket

Ellie Morgan

A gentle introduction to basket making – perfect for complete beginners.
You’ll start with a wooden base, add stakes and learn a strong weave to create this handy little basket.
Finally you’ll add a rope strap.
All materials and tools supplied.

Friday AM

£33

Simple bread basket

Ellie Morgan

Make this useful bread/fruit basket in this half day workshop specially designed for complete beginners.
You’ll start with a wooden base, add stakes and learn how to weave the sides.
All materials and tools supplied.

£33

Simple, ‘Pebble Style’ Eating Spoon Blanks

Samuel Alexander

This is a detailed, step by step of an approach to making a particular style of eating spoon blank. These spoons have a simple handle that meet a rounded, ‘pebble-like’ bowl which despite seeming straight-forward, can sometimes be hard to get right. This course is aimed at those with some prior spoon carving experience who may wish to develop their blank approach.

£30

Spoon Finishing

Rachel Bainton

Starting with a spoon blank that is still green but ready for the final carving to reveal the finished shape, we’ll explore how to achieve a silky smooth knife finish.

£40

Spoon Rack

Peter Kovacs

During this course we will design and make a spoon rack from lime wood. Then decorate them using a few simple chip carving techniques.

£35

Straight eating spoons from round wood 

Jan Harm ter Brugge

Straight eating spoons from round wood for non-beginners. A course in five steps in which you will learn to carve spoons directly- No sketch, design by knife, axe and spoonknife.

Friday PM

£30

Swiss grass brushes

Deborah Schneebeli Morrell

How to make Swiss Alpine grass brushes. These small knotted brushes have long been made in the alps from Molinia cerulea. a tall nodules grass which is harvested the Molinia meadows in September.

£45

Tattoo a spoon/Kolrosing

Nico De Wispelaere

Learn how to put your own design on a piece of wood or a spoon using the traditional kolrosing technique. Explore different methods, tools, pigments,… to create your unique and personal design.

Saturday PM

£35

Thumb scoops

Deborah Schneebeli Morrell

I will teach how to make these wide bowled scoops with a small thumb sized handle. We will concentrate on balance, crank and finishing to create an elegant and refined object.

£75

Tongs Carving Workshop 

Nico De Wispelaere

Refine your axe work and practice symmetry with mirrored shaping during this workshop. You will design, carve and learn how to make a precise locking hinge. Leave with your own fancy locking tongs.

All Day Friday

£65

Twca Cam Vessel Hollowing Introduction

Samuel Alexander

This course will guide participants through a series of techniques to gradually excavate material in a tangential manner, focusing on the under-cutting of the walls with the grain to create volume.  Hollow Only!

£30

Twig Spoon

Peter Kovacs

I will walk you trough how to create a sculptural twig like handle on an eating spoon.
Viewing spoons more like a sculptural object and practice flowing lines and tackling grain directions.

£30

Thursday 23rd July 2026

Gates Open: 3pm – 8pm

Registration: Collect Your Wristband

Pitch up: Tent or Campervan

Induction: (8pm – 8.30pm)

Social Carve: (8.30pm)

Friday 24th July 2026

Morning Workshop Session: 9am – 12pm

Afternoon Workshop Session: 2pm – 5pm

Tools down + Campfire + Music: 7pm

Saturday 25th July 2026

Morning Workshop Session: 9am – 12pm

Afternoon Workshop Session: 2pm – 5pm

Tools down + Campfire + Music: 7pm

– Parking included

– Area for Campervans (Offgrid)

– Compost toilets + Washing facilities

– Solar showers 

– Water supply

– Kettle constantly on the boil

– Free tea and coffee!

– “Spoon Fed” Food Van onsite for mealtimes at reasonable rates.

– Large selection of sustainably sourced fresh wood for carving

– Access to carving stumps

– Communal marquee

– Two evening fire pits

– Evening entertainment (largely of your own making) on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights

– Skilled spoon carvers will be demonstrating during the event

– Pathcarvers: A space for your mental health to carve, drink tea, and talk or just be

– Sunday Morning Craft Market

And last but not least … lots of other Spoon Carving enthusiasts!