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🐣 Easter Activities for children at Fabrication in York over the School Hols 🐣
Classes York, Past classesIn both our shops Feasgate & Stonegate we'll be having a ‘ Spot the 5 Chicks’ in the shop to receive a treat. There will be Easter themed creative areas too. We're also very excited to be holding an Easter Trail starting Wed 1st April from ‘Little Fabrication’ to ‘Big Fabrication’ where children will receive a small prize for completing the trail and Grown Ups get to enjoy the Easter magic of just being in both our shops tooRead more
Access: The Fabrication shop has step access from the street. The class area is located at the rear of the shop floor in a separate room. Toilets are on the first floor and accessed via stairs only. -
£40.0010th June 2026 – Bookbinding Class: Making the Naughty List – a 16th-Century stationery binding
Bookbinding Classes, Classes York, Craft Classes, Exhibitions and Events, Exhibitions and Events in York, Heritage Craft Skills Workshops, Heritage Crafts WorkshopsWednesday 10th June 14:00-17:00 Max 10 participants, £40 a ticket (all tools and materials provided). Originally used as a list of priests who did not attend mass in the Vatican, come recreate this surprisingly modern looking late medieval/early modern binding based on a surviving example in the Vatican library. This class will take you through preparing your pages, sewing, lining your cover with decorative papers as well as creating an elaborately cut label for the cover. Leave the class with a period-appropriate 16th-Century binding, and skills to make many more. Suitable for complete beginners to bookbinding. Ages 16+ This class will be taught by Anachronalia. Based in Leeds, Anachronalia has been binding for over 15 years and teaching for over 10. With a background in medieval studies, she fuses historical techniques with modern materials to create her own range of books and stationery. This class will be held in Fabrication York at 32 Stonegate, York YO1 8AS Access: The Fabrication shop has 3 steps up from the street and 2 further steps inside to access the rear of the shop. The class area is located at the rear of the shop floor. Toilets are on the first floor and accessed via stairs only.Add to basket -
£45.007th June 2026 – Pyrography Masterclass
Classes York, Craft Classes, Craft Classes & Workshops, Exhibitions and Events in York, Heritage Craft Skills WorkshopsPyrography Masterclass: £45 3 hour class 1pm-4pm - 7th of June 2026 An in-depth, beginner-friendly journey through the ins and outs of creating your own stunning pyrography art. You’ll learn the dos and don’ts of safety, technique and how to select materials, including the chance to practice different techniques on different woods. You’ll then get to put your new skills into practice by decorating an item of your choice to take home, followed by learning how to finish and care for your pyrography piece. Sabrina of FiftyEleven is a second-generation pyrography artist and heritage cabinet maker who has been creating fanciful and practical items in sustainable woods for 15 years. Working from her home studio, occasionally assisted by some overenthusiastic chickens Max 4 users 16+ 32 Stonegate, YORK, North Yorkshire, YO1 8AS Access: The Fabrication shop has 3 steps up from the street and 2 further steps inside to access the rear of the shop. The class area is located at the rear of the shop floor. Toilets are on the first floor and accessed via stairs only.Add to basket -
Read moreLOVE BOOKS ? VISIT FABRICATION YORK BOOK WEEKFrom June 6th to the 13th Fabrication in York will be celebrating all that is book related .All week we will be running a book fair - from amazing vintage finds to your next favourite read.There will be a series of book themed workshops - includingAs the shop is run by the artists and makers you can quiz them about how books influence their work .What is your favourite book ?Access: The Fabrication shop has step access from the street. The class area is located at the rear of the shop floor in a separate room. Toilets are on the first floor and accessed via stairs only. -
£3.00Make your own runic leather bookmark using historical bookbinding and early medieval leather-working techniques. Suitable for ages 7-70+ (younger children may be able to complete the tasks with help from their accompanying adult) Cost: £3 per bookmark of £5 for two. Get inducted into the bindery as an apprentice. Then choose from a variety of tools to impress your marks into undyed leather. Guidance in using the futhark phonetic runic alphabet and a few stock phrases will be available to use if desired. Try out the technique on a some scrap leather, then create your masterpiece. Participants will take away a leather bookmark. All tools and materials provided. Drop-in, no need to book, although if the space gets busy you may be required to wait. The activity takes on average 20 mins to do. Access: The Fabrication shop has 3 steps up from the street and 2 further steps inside to access the rear of the shop. The class area is located at the rear of the shop floor. Toilets are on the first floor and accessed via stairs only.Workshop Organiser -
Needlefelt a Spring Picture Needlefelt a Spring Picture Wednesday 25th March 11am – 1pm Want to learn how to needle-felt or to improve your skills? Make a picture of a Spring themed picture in this fun and relaxing 2-hour workshop with established textile artist, Brenda Christison, from Felty and Fabulous. Bring along a favourite photo or let your imagination run wild! You will start by sketching your ideas and then learn 2D needle felting techniques to create a picture to take home. All equipment provided, including a selection of gorgeous wool colours to choose from. Beginners and those with experience welcome! Age 10+. Children to be accompanied by an adult. This class will be held in Fabrication York at 32 Stonegate YO1 8AS Access: The Fabrication shop has step access from the street. The class area is located at the rear of the shop floor in a separate room. Toilets are on the first floor and accessed via stairs only. -
£25.00What Rhymes with… Laughter? An Interactive Workshop on Humour in Poetry
Classes York, Craft Classes, Craft Classes & Workshops, Exhibitions and Events in YorkWhat Rhymes with... Laughter? An interactive workshop on humour in poetry: Saturday 6 June 2026 - £25 2.00 pm—3.30 pm + informal discussion time Ideal for poets, stand-ups and spoken-word artists Using examples from poems across the ages, we will examine Comic verse forms Satire and irony Puns and punchlines ‘Slapstick’ By the end of the session, you will have completed a short original poem of your own. The taught workshop session lasts approx. 1 hour 30 minutes, with the opportunity for further discussion at the end. Beginners and more experienced writers are welcome. Feel free to bring along any work you might wish to share if time allows. Course leader Adrian Fayter is a published author with an MA in Creative Writing and substantial teaching experience. The class will be taking place at 32 Stonegate, YORK, North Yorkshire, YO1 8AS Access: The Fabrication shop has 3 steps up from the street and 2 further steps inside to access the rear of the shop. The class area is located at the rear of the shop floor. Toilets are on the first floor and accessed via stairs only.Add to basket