Workshops

Pendant Making Workshop | Thursday January 27th @ 5.30pm.

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Learn how to design and create your very own bespoke pendant through the ancient method of lost wax casting. In the workshop you will be taught a range of techniques and processes demonstrated by Mollie Paling of FLUX jewellery.  

Workshop details:

• Date - Thursday January 27th
• Time - 5:30 - 7:30 (2 hour approx)
• Location - Radical Giving Store, The Needlemakers, Lewes BN7 2NZ
• All materials provided
• Ticket price includes a complimentary drink
• Attendees receive 20% discount in the Radical Giving store along with 20% off all food and drink at The Needlemakers Roundhill, an award winning 100% plant based cafe, situated next door to our workshop space and store.
• Please note: Tickets are sold per person

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Wax Ring Making Workshop | Thursday February 3rd @ 5.30pm.

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Learn how to design and create your very own bespoke ring through the ancient lost method of wax casting. In the workshop you will be taught a range of techniques and processes demonstrated by the Women of FLUX, Alice Ashton and Mollie Paling.

In this 3 hour workshop you will carve and sculpt your own ring using a variety of tools to explore and experiment with mark making, forming shape or surface texture. Don’t worry, everyone will start with a test ring allowing time to familiarise yourself with the material and methods of making. Once comfortable you will start to create your own ring individually inspired by your own ideas and personal taste.
The ring can really be as dramatic or simple as you desire.
By the end of your session you’ll have a finished wax ring ready for casting.

After the class the rings are then sent and cast in 100% recycled silver. Then polished up in our workshop and returned within 3 weeks either by collection or post to your door. All levels and abilities welcome.

Workshop details:

• Date - Thursday February 3rd
• Time - 5:30 - 8:30 (3 hour approx)
• Location - Radical Giving Store, The Needlemakers, Lewes BN7 2NZ
• All materials provided
• Ticket price includes a complimentary drink
• Attendees receive 20% discount in the Radical Giving store along with 20% off all food and drink at The Needlemakers Roundhill, an award winning 100% plant based cafe, situated next door to our workshop space and store.
• Please note: Tickets are sold per person

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Folka Pajaki Making Workshop | Saturday February 12th @ 11am.

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Join artist Karolina Merska for a Pajaki making workshop.

During the workshop Karolina will introduce you to a rich history of unique Polish rye and straw chandeliers called “Pajaki.”

Pajaki (pah-yonk-ee) are traditional Polish chandeliers made from rye straw and paper. Their history dates back to the mid-18th century. Made by country women as decorations for their homes especially for Christmas, Easter, as well as for weddings and christenings. Suspended from a ceiling in a main room, amongst colourful paper cut-outs, paintings and paper flowers they became a popular decoration in polish village houses. They were a symbol of harvest and happiness in New Year.

Today the tradition is practised less and less. Karolina keeps Pajaki tradition alive.

Karolina will teach you how to create a structure which later will be decorated with 5 traditional “kalinka” pom poms. “Kalinka” pom pom is made of 15 layers of hand twisted tissue paper.

By the end of a workshop you will learn some new unique skills and take a beautiful colourful pajaki with you to decorate your house.

Workshop details:

• Time - 11am - 5pm (6 hours approx, including a break for lunch)
• Location - Radical Giving Store, The Needlemakers, Lewes BN7 2NZ
• All materials provided
• Ticket price includes a complimentary drink
• Attendees receive 20% discount in the Radical Giving store along with 20% off all food and drink at The Needlemakers Roundhill, an award winning 100% plant based cafe, situated next door to our workshop space and store.
• Please note: Tickets are sold per person 

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Photo credit to Rocio Chacon, Karolina Paczkowska and Ola O Smit

Linocut Printing Workshop | Sunday February 13th @ 12.30am.

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Design and create your own linocut artworks, in this printmaking workshop led by artist and illustrator Isabella Mitchell.

In this three hour workshop, you will learn the techniques behind the linocut printing process, all whilst creating your hand-printed designs. You will have the chance to experiment playfully using pre-prepared print blocks, and also design, carve and print your own design. By the end of the session, you will have created multiple printed artworks to frame at home or give as gifts, in addition to your print block to continue with printmaking at home.

All levels and abilities are welcome.

In this workshop, you will:

- Be shown how to create your own linocut block print, which you can take home
after.
- Learn tips and techniques on how to block print while experimenting with a variety of blocks and printing inks.
- Create your own unique printed artworks to take home and frame.

Please note, we will be using water-based inks, which should be touch dry in a matter of hours, allowing you to take your prints home from the session. However, if you can collect your prints at a later date, you may wish to leave your prints overnight to dry fully before collecting.

Workshop details:

• Time - 12.30am - 3.30 pm (3 hours approx)
• Location - Radical Giving Store, The Needlemakers, Lewes BN7 2NZ
• All materials provided
• Ticket price includes a complimentary drink
• Attendees receive 20% discount in the Radical Giving store along with 20% off all food and drink at The Needlemakers Roundhill, an award winning 100% plant based cafe, situated next door to our workshop space and store. 
• Please note: Tickets are sold per person 

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Reteaching The Lost Art Of Darning Workshop | February 19th @ 2pm

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

During this 2 1/2 hour workshop held at Radical Giving, we'll start with a brief history of techniques from different cultures and look at examples and tools. The majority of the time will then be practical as Socko founder Emma teaches you how to darn your own clothing.

You're welcome to bring items of your own that need mending or there'll be plenty of fabric there to practise on.

The whole session will be fuelled by bottomless tea and biscuits.

Socko is on a darning mission: This is because the most sustainable clothes are the ones we already own. If we can extend the lives of the things we own and embrace a more conscious consumer mindset, we will have a positive effect on people and our planet. Not to mention that darning is highly therapeutic, rewarding and is a commitment of care that brings us closer to our possessions.

This workshop is designed to be an introduction to darning for complete beginners. It’s suitable for all levels of textile know-how, from those who have never threaded a needle to avid knitters. The session teaches the fundamentals of how to create a secure mend and sparks inspiration for the versatility of the technique. It’s a fun, hands-on, informal session that spreads the joy of bringing life back to damaged clothing - combining form and function in a way that will serve attendees for years to come.

Emma Mathews: Emma is the founder of sustainable British sock brand Socko. She’s a life-long maker and is passionate about the positive, mindful impact craft can have on our wellbeing. Through combining her talent for craft with her love of people and planet, she identified her business idea. Socko launched its very first pair of sustainable socks at the end of 2018 and workshops started at the beginning of 2019. Emma lives in north-east London with her partner and their sausage dog Alan.

All levels and abilities welcome.

Workshop details:

• Time - 14.00pm - 16.30 pm (2.5 hours approx)
• Location - Radical Giving Store, The Needlemakers, Lewes BN7 2NZ
• All materials provided
• Ticket price includes a complimentary drink
• Attendees receive 20% discount in the Radical Giving store along with 20% off all food and drink at The Needlemakers Roundhill, an award winning 100% plant based cafe, situated next door to our workshop space and store.
• Please note: Tickets are sold per person 

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Pottery Workshop | Friday February 25th @ 5pm.

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Learn how to create your own unique hand built ceramic vessel during this 2.5 hour workshop led by Katie from KP Studio. You will be introduced to traditional hand building techniques allowing you to explore and experiment different forms and surface textures within clay.

Working with your hands to sculpt your unique forms has such great therapeutic values allowing your mind to shut off and for you to really connect to the act of making.

You will be provided with 500g of stoneware clay enough to make two unique small vessels, all tools and materials will be provided.

After the class, finished pieces will then be taken back to Katie’s studio to start their firing journey. Each piece gets fired twice, the first to vitrify the clay and the second to be glazed. The pieces will then be returned back to radical giving for collection within 4 weeks.

All levels and abilities welcome.

Workshop details:

• Date - Friday February 25th
• Time - 5pm - 7:30pm (2.5 hours)
• Location - Radical Giving Store, The Needlemakers, Lewes BN7 2NZ
• All materials provided
• Ticket price includes a complimentary drink
• Attendees receive 20% discount in the Radical Giving store along with 20% off all food and drink at The Needlemakers Roundhill, an award winning 100% plant based cafe, situated next door to our workshop space and store.
• Please note: Tickets are sold per person 

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Wax Ring Making Workshop | Saturday March 5th @ 11am.

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Learn how to design and create your very own bespoke ring through the ancient lost method of wax casting. In the workshop you will be taught a range of techniques and processes demonstrated by the Women of FLUX, Alice Ashton and Mollie Paling.

In this 2.5 hour workshop you will carve and sculpt your own ring using a variety of tools to explore and experiment with mark making, forming shape or surface texture. Don’t worry, everyone will start with a test ring allowing time to familiarise yourself with the material and methods of making. Once comfortable you will start to create your own ring individually inspired by your own ideas and personal taste.
The ring can really be as dramatic or simple as you desire.
By the end of your session you’ll have a finished wax ring ready for casting.

After the class the rings are then sent and cast in 100% recycled silver. Then polished up in our workshop and returned within 3 weeks either by collection or post to your door. All levels and abilities welcome.

Workshop details:

• Date - Saturday March 5th 
• Time - 11 - 1:30 (2.5 hours approx)
• Location - Radical Giving Store, The Needlemakers, Lewes BN7 2NZ
• All materials provided
• Ticket price includes a complimentary drink
• Attendees receive 20% discount in the Radical Giving store along with 20% off all food and drink at The Needlemakers Roundhill, an award winning 100% plant based cafe, situated next door to our workshop space and store.
• Please note: Tickets are sold per person

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Wax & Wick Candle Making Workshop | Saturday March 12th @ 12:30pm.

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Come and join us in our new calming and friendly workspace, where the wonderful founder Nicole at W + W Workshop will be hosting an incredible workshop, where you can create your very own eco-friendly scented soy candle in this 1 hour workshop. (with an additional 30 minutes added to wait for your candle to harden)

All levels and abilities welcome.

Workshop details:

• Date - Saturday March 12th
• Time - 12.30 - 14:00 (1.5 hours approx)
• Location - Radical Giving Store, The Needlemakers, Lewes BN7 2NZ
• All materials provided
• Ticket price includes a complimentary drink
• Attendees receive 20% discount in the Radical Giving store along with 20% off all food and drink at The Needlemakers Roundhill, an award winning 100% plant based cafe, situated next door to our workshop space and store
• Please note: Tickets are sold per person

Weave Your Own Wall Hanging Workshop | Saturday March 26th @ 11am.

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

"Weaving is the perfect hobby, When you start weaving any negative thought or anxieties are washed away, as you get into the flow!"

You will learn the basics of weaving during a 3-hour workshop with Siobhan, the founder of Shiv Textiles, a Brighton-based sustainable textiles studio.

Create your own wonderful woven wall hanging in this beginner's class. Working on a small handheld frame loom, you'll learn how to start and finish weaves, explore different fibres and craft a range of simple and effective techniques. All the uniques yarns you will use, are dead stock from British mill, making your creation fully sustainable!

Using your hands to create something is super important even more so in this modern age when everyone is working on computers or are on their phones. Research shows that making things by hand is great for decreasing stress, relieving anxiety and improving mental health.

All levels and abilities welcome.

Workshop details:

• Date - March 26th
• Time - 11.00 - 14:00 (3 hours approx)
• Location - Radical Giving Store, The Needlemakers, Lewes BN7 2NZ
• All materials provided
• Ticket price includes a complimentary drink
• Attendees receive 20% discount in the Radical Giving store along with 20% off all food and drink at The Needlemakers Roundhill, an award winning 100% plant based cafe, situated next door to our workshop space and store.
• Please note: Tickets are sold per person 

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Vase of Flowers Workshop | Saturday April 2nd @ 11am

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Learn how to arrange fresh foliage and flowers in an eco glass vase.

In this 2 hour workshop I’ll be guiding you through each step of the flower arranging process. You’ll begin with learning how to prepare the stems for the water, you’ll then learn how to use different sized and coloured flowers to add depth, texture and rhythm in your arrangement. You’ll also discover ways of helping your flowers last as long as possible.

I’m Alex Barton and I’ve been a florist since 2014. I took a flower arranging course for fun, when I lived in London all those years ago, and that was the moment I realised I wanted to work with flowers in this creative industry.

During this fresh flower workshop we’ll be using seasonal flowers and foliage to create a beautiful vase arrangement. You’ll take home your vase of flowers with you, packaged up in a box. This workshop will help you build your flower arranging confidence and you can keep your new floristry skills for future flower arranging projects. Your new flower arranging skills will be ones you can use time and time again when you have flowers at home, or you’re giving them as gifts.

This workshop is a great opportunity to take a moment for yourself and pause from the busy screen-based world. Flowers bring a warm sense of nostalgia because the fragrances, petal shapes and colours remind us of fond memories with a connection to flowers and gardens in our past.

Workshop details:

• Date - Saturday April 2nd
• Time - 11am - 1pm (2 Hours Approx)
• Location - Radical Giving Store, The Needlemakers, Lewes BN7 2NZ
• All materials provided 
• Ticket price includes a complimentary drink
• Attendees receive 20% discount in the Radical Giving store along with 20% off all food and drink at The Needlemakers Roundhill, an award winning 100% plant based cafe, situated next door to our workshop space and store.
• Please note: Tickets are sold per person 

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Vase of Flowers Workshop | Saturday April 2nd @ 2pm

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Learn how to arrange fresh foliage and flowers in an eco glass vase.

In this 2 hour workshop I’ll be guiding you through each step of the flower arranging process. You’ll begin with learning how to prepare the stems for the water, you’ll then learn how to use different sized and coloured flowers to add depth, texture and rhythm in your arrangement. You’ll also discover ways of helping your flowers last as long as possible.

I’m Alex Barton and I’ve been a florist since 2014. I took a flower arranging course for fun, when I lived in London all those years ago, and that was the moment I realised I wanted to work with flowers in this creative industry.

During this fresh flower workshop we’ll be using seasonal flowers and foliage to create a beautiful vase arrangement. You’ll take home your vase of flowers with you, packaged up in a box. This workshop will help you build your flower arranging confidence and you can keep your new floristry skills for future flower arranging projects. Your new flower arranging skills will be ones you can use time and time again when you have flowers at home, or you’re giving them as gifts.

This workshop is a great opportunity to take a moment for yourself and pause from the busy screen-based world. Flowers bring a warm sense of nostalgia because the fragrances, petal shapes and colours remind us of fond memories with a connection to flowers and gardens in our past.

Workshop details:

• Date - Saturday April 2nd
• Time - 2pm - 4pm (2 Hours Approx)
• Location - Radical Giving Store, The Needlemakers, Lewes BN7 2NZ
• All materials provided 
• Ticket price includes a complimentary drink
• Attendees receive 20% discount in the Radical Giving store along with 20% off all food and drink at The Needlemakers Roundhill, an award winning 100% plant based cafe, situated next door to our workshop space and store.
• Please note: Tickets are sold per person 

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Willow Pot/Plant Stand Making workshop | Saturday April 9th @10am.

***WORKSHOP TICKETS ARE EXCLUDED FROM ANY ONLINE DISCOUNTS***

Please note: We are unable to offer refunds for our workshops. We are happy to offer deferrals up to 7 days before your workshop date.

Using the beautiful natural material of willow, you will learn how to weave a pot or plant stand with Sarah Loughlin from Hopewood Baskets. You will begin by learning how to make a willow hoop, which is the same method for making wreaths, before learning how to weave the willow between the hoop to create a circular woven stand. It should be possible to make up between 2-4 stands within the 2 hour workshop. Sarah will also teach you about the different kinds of willow, as well as sourcing and preparing the material, so you can go away with the skills to make more in the future.

Workshop details:

• Time - 10am - 12pm (2 hours approx)
• Location - Radical Giving Store, The Needlemakers, Lewes BN7 2NZ
• All materials provided
• Ticket price includes a complimentary drink
• Attendees receive 20% discount in the Radical Giving store along with 20% off all food and drink at The Needlemakers Roundhill, an award winning 100% plant based cafe, situated next door to our workshop space and store. 
• Please note: Tickets are sold per person 

T&C's:

Please note: We are unable to offer refunds for our workshops. We are happy to offer deferrals up to 7 days before your workshop date.

Tickets are sold per person. We do not send out a physical ticket, your email confirmation is your ticket. Please contact us via email info@radicalgiving.co.uk if you need any further info. 

All of our workshops aim to start promptly. With this in mind we politely request that you arrive 10 minutes before the workshop starts. If you are running late for the workshop, please let us know via email.

Covid-19 Info:

There will be a maximum of six people per workshop. Each participant will have their own workspace. Hand sanitiser will be provided. Please do not visit if you have symptoms or are feeling unwell.

Our workshops are open to anyone over the age of 18.

Willow Fruit Bowl Making Workshop | Saturday April 9th @ 1pm.

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Using the organic forms of twisted hazel and subtle colours of willow, you will create a beautifully unique fruit bowl with Sarah Loughlin from Hopewood Baskets. Over the 4 hour workshop you will learn how to begin a small frame basket/bowl using twisted hazel, how to attach the willow ribs and then learn how to weave the body of the basket to create the bowl. The forms and colours of the natural materials will mean your work will be a complete ‘one-of-a-kind’, creating your own mini-sculptural fruit bowl. Sarah will also teach you about the different kinds of willow, as well as sourcing and preparing the material, so you can go away with the skills to make more in the future.

Workshop details:

• Time - 1pm - 5pm (4 hours approx)
• Location - Radical Giving Store, The Needlemakers, Lewes BN7 2NZ
• All materials provided
• Ticket price includes a complimentary drink
• Attendees receive 20% discount in the Radical Giving store along with 20% off all food and drink at The Needlemakers Roundhill, an award winning 100% plant based cafe, situated next door to our workshop space and store. 
• Please note: Tickets are sold per person 

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Wax Ring Making Workshop | Saturday April 16th @ 11am.

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***

Learn how to design and create your very own bespoke ring through the ancient lost method of wax casting. In the workshop you will be taught a range of techniques and processes demonstrated by the Women of FLUX, Alice Ashton and Mollie Paling.

In this 2.5 hour workshop you will carve and sculpt your own ring using a variety of tools to explore and experiment with mark making, forming shape or surface texture. Don’t worry, everyone will start with a test ring allowing time to familiarise yourself with the material and methods of making. Once comfortable you will start to create your own ring individually inspired by your own ideas and personal taste.
The ring can really be as dramatic or simple as you desire. By the end of your session you’ll have a finished wax ring ready for casting.

After the class the rings are then sent and cast in 100% recycled silver. Then polished up in our workshop and returned within 3 weeks either by collection or post to your door. All levels and abilities welcome.

Workshop details:

• Date - Saturday April 16th
• Time - 11am - 1:30pm (2.5 hour approx)
• Location - Radical Giving Store, The Needlemakers, Lewes BN7 2NZ
• All materials provided
• Ticket price includes a complimentary drink
• Attendees receive 20% discount in the Radical Giving store along with 20% off all food and drink at The Needlemakers Roundhill, an award winning 100% plant based cafe, situated next door to our workshop space and store.
• Please note: Tickets are sold per person

***Please read our full FAQs & T&Cs here before attending this workshop.***