Either bring a small piece of furniture you want to work on or choose a chair from the course stock, to use during the day and take home at the end.
Day includes changing appearances by:
What’s included in the price?
Each course is designed so you gain practical skills and experience of materials, tools, and construction used in upcycling.
All courses are suitable for beginners in how to design and build from recycled materials and all include building amazing stuff which you take home at the end of the session.All courses are run indoors in the dry with heating.
What’s included in the price?
-All materials and tools are included on all the courses.
-There is also free tea and coffee on tap, throughout the day.
The course schedule and the topics to be addressed are merely illustrative and subject to modification depending on the participants’ skill levels and the priority of subjects that participants wish to delve into on any given day.
Unless specified we provide all the materials, tools, and guidance you’ll need—just bring your lunch, plenty of enthusiasm, and a willingness to try something new!
All necessary PPE is supplied, but we recommend wearing old clothes suitable for the activities you’ll be doing and appropriate foot wear
Free Tea, coffee, and water are available throughout the day, and there’s a fridge where you can store your packed lunch.
Our full day workshop days opens at 9.15am and courses start at 9:30am and usually finish between 4:00pm and 4:30pm.
short sessions are as described in the specific course description
We’ll have short breaks in the morning and afternoon, with lunch happening sometime between 12:30pm and 2:00pm, depending on the natural pause point in whatever we’re working on.
🚨 Important: Please arrive on time. If you arrive late and have missed the safety briefing, or if arriving would cause a disruption to the session already in progress, we may have to turn you away.
Black Paw takes safety very seriously and we provide all necessary PPE, including gloves, dust masks, and eye protection. On some of our courses, PPE is compulsory; on others, it may be optional depending on the activity. While we do everything we can to create a safe environment, you are ultimately responsible for your own actions and any issues that may arise from them. You are expected to follow all safety instructions throughout the course. We reserve the right to ask anyone to leave if they do not follow the safety rules.
Before the course starts, you’ll be asked to sign a consent form confirming that you understand the safety guidelines and that you’re physically fit to take part.
If you have any medical or physical conditions that may affect your ability to take part in the workshop, it is your responsibility to inform us at time of booking your course. This gives us time to discuss any small adjustments and put suitable arrangements in place. Please note that if you only tell us on the day, we may not be able to provide the support or adaptations you need.
..Under 18s can take part if accompanied by a parent or guardian also on the course (one adult with each child), but only with prior agreement.
You’re welcome to take photos during the course, but please check with other students before including them in your pictures. Photos can be a great way to record techniques, ideas, and options—we encourage you to take them so you have a helpful reference when working at home later.
From time to time, Black Paw may also take photos during sessions to share on pages. If you prefer not to be photographed, just let us know at the start of the session and we’ll make sure your wishes are respected.
I did the shabby chic course and it was brilliant. Scott and his wife were amazing, Scott is a great teacher, has lots of knowledge and makes it really easy to go and experiment with different techniques. I learnt loads and was so pleased with my chair at the end. Highly recommend
Friendly welcome, well run/organised course, loads of money-saving tips shared, plenty of one-to-one help and advice, hands-on, confidence-building, delicious cake! Honestly can’t recommend this course enough – haven’t had so much fun in a long time. Can’t wait to put it all into practice! Thank you Scott and Sue – you made us feel so welcome and were so helpful at every step of the course.
