The studio
Four crafts
one studio,
endless ways
to begin.
● Bristol, since 2014
Every piece here starts
with a pair of hands.
Handsel is a working studio where people learn with their hands. Small groups, makers who still make, and every tool you need on the bench. Come for an afternoon, stay for a season.
Object
Ash-glazed bottle vase · made in Wheel Throwing II
No. 01 · 3 classes · 1 tutor
Ceramics
Wheel, hand-building and glazing in a studio with six wheels and two kilns. Start with a taster, stay for the firing.
Wheel Throwing I
One day
Wheel Throwing II
Six weeks
Mugs on the Wheel
Four weeks
Object
Two-colour linocut, edition of 12 · made in Introduction to Linocut
No. 02 · 3 classes · 1 tutor
Printmaking
Linocut, screen printing and risograph on presses you can book once you have done your first class.
Introduction to Linocut
One day
Screen Printing I
Six weeks
Botanical Lino Prints
One day
Object
Indigo shibori cloths · made in Natural Dyeing
No. 03 · 3 classes · 1 tutor
Textiles
Weaving, natural dyeing and embroidery, with plant-dyed yarn from our own dye garden.
Frame Loom Weaving
One day
Natural Dyeing
Six weeks
Indigo Shibori
One day
Object
Stacking rings in silver and brass · made in Silver Ring Making
No. 04 · 3 classes · 1 tutor
Jewellery
Ring making, stone setting and casting at fully equipped benches, from your very first silver band.
Silver Ring Making
One day
Stone Setting
One day
Hammered Stacking Rings
One day
Ways in
Three ways in.
Try it for an afternoon, learn it over six weeks, or make the studio yours with a membership.
Members save 10% on every workshop and course.
Inside Handsel
A place to find
your practice.
Shared tables, well-used tools and room to try. Come for one evening, or keep a shelf here for years.
4
crafts under one roof
8
people per class, at most
6
wheels, two kilns, three presses
Tutors
The people
at the bench.
Every class is taught by someone who still makes for a living, in small groups of eight or fewer.
Ceramics
Mara Ellison
Head of ceramics
Printmaking
Tomas Reyes
Printmaker
Textiles
Ada Okafor
Dyer and weaver
Jewellery
Peter Lund
Silversmith
Kind words
In their own words.
4.9 average from 320 student reviews
I came in thinking I wasn’t creative. Six weeks later I had made a full set of bowls for my own kitchen.
Priya Nair
Wheel Throwing II · a set of four bowls
The best Saturday I have had in years. Phones away, hands inky, tea on the bench.
Tom Becker
Introduction to Linocut · two-colour print
At sixty I finally learned to weave. Ada made every single row feel possible.
Margaret Ellis
Frame Loom Weaving · wall hanging
Peter is the calmest teacher I have met. I wear the ring I made every day.
Daniel Kim
Silver Ring Making · hammered band
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Questions
Good to know
before you come.
Booking, cancelling, what to wear and how membership works. If your question is not here, we answer every email within a day.
