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Spring Calligraphy Workshop at Beetham Nurseries
Join us on our Spring Calligraphy Workshop at Beetham Nurseries in Milnthorpe, Cumbria with Mellor & Rose on Saturday May 14th from 11am – 1:30pm.
Where is Beetham Nurseries?
Beetham Nurseries, Pool Darkin Lane, Beetham, Milnthorpe LA7 7AP
20 minutes from Kendal
20 minutes from Kirkby Lonsdale
25 minutes from Lancaster
25 minutes from Windermere
30 minutes from Cartmel
What will we be getting up to?
In our easy going sessions, we start from the very beginning. In the 2 and a half hours, we cover the fundamentals of this modern and versatile style of calligraphy, using a dip pen and a pot of ink. We’ll learn the entire alphabet; upper and lower case alphabets then we’ll progress onto joining up those individual letters to create words and phrases – we work on different papers to see how the ink reacts to glossier paper plus black ink on brown paper looks pretty lovely! From here, we delve into the layout elements of hand lettering – looking into varying ways to put your designs on paper (not only on a straight line!) along with the use of ornaments to shape our designs and bring some pop!
Take some time away from our screens and pick up a pen – possibly a new pen, a pen we haven’t held before – a dip pen! In our workshops, we use a metallic nib and to get the desired effect of lovely calligraphy, we simply dip the nib into a pot of ink – a method rather therapeutic in itself. Once we have the hang of the core technique – we work through the individual letters of the alphabet and joining of the words to then spacing and layout, plus a couple of ornaments here and there!
What’s included?
• Full Starter Kit + Workbook – dip pen, nib, entire upper and lower case alphabet, joining up the letters, practice sheets, design and layout sheets (wall art), ornaments plus stationery items to letter up. Plus, Refreshments of course.
• 2.5 Hour Workshop
• 2 Workshop Tutors
How to book your spot
To book your spot on our Spring Calligraphy Workshop at Beetham Nurseries in Milnthorpe, Cumbria with Mellor & Rose on Saturday May 14th from 11am – 1:30pm, simply get in touch with Lucy Mellor either via the ‘Book’ button below or email at mellorandrose@icloud.com. Also, take a look at our Instagram at @mellorandrose to see what we get up.
Booking wise, we secure bookings with a £15 deposit sent via PayPal invoice to your email before the workshop with the remaining balance of £50 paid on the day. Deposits are non-refundable but are transferrable if notice is given 48 hours before the workshop.
Looking forward to seeing you for some Spring themed fun!