Private Kintsugi Workshop

After so many of you have enquired, we are pleased to now be able to offer private Kintsugi Workshop for Beginners, all you have to do is gather a small group of friends together and we will run the workshop just for you and your friends!

This is perfect for an evening out with friends, a family night out, a work event or Birthday or Christmas party or even a unique activity for a Hen do! An opportunity to spend an evening in our studio chatting with your friends, enjoying a glass of wine and learning a new skill.

Groups can range from 4 to 7 people (for larger groups please email to enquire).

Price Per Person - £44.00

If you are looking to book for just yourself or less than 4 people please book one of our standard Kintsugi Workshops where you can just book individual places.

Available Dates

We can run these workshops on Tue, Wed or Thur evenings from 6pm - 8pm. Please get in touch with us with a couple of your preferred date options and we will confirm your date.

You can head to our contact page to get in touch via email or pop into the shop to chat in person.

Workshop Details

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery using gold. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise. An ancient technique that resonates perfectly with the sustainable practices of today, an opportunity to embrace imperfection and celebrate repair.

During this two hour work shop, you will learn the basics of the kintsugi technique and have a chance to try these techniques for yourself under our guidance. You will be given your own Kintsugi repair kit to use during the evening and to take away with you to work on future Kintsugi projects. You will have the opportunity to work on two different pieces on the night so that you can fully explore your new skills and practice your techniques. At the end of the workshop you will be able to take your pieces away with you to treasure for years to come.

You don't need to have any previous experience or special skills to take part and enjoy this workshop, it has not been designed to make you an expert in Kintsugi (that takes years), but these basic techniques will allow you to beautifully repair objects at home and the more you practice the more you will be able to achieve.

Practising the art of Kintsugi is a very relaxing mindful experience that you may find you get hooked on!

What we will provide

Humade Kintsugi Repair Kit including; Two component glue, Putty to fill up missing bits and pieces, Gold powder, wooden brush, bamboo sticks, gloves, step-by-step manual with detailed pictures. The kit can be used multiple times to repair up to 10 items (dependent on size and complexity of breaks).

Ceramics - Up to two pieces of pottery for you to break and put back together.

Kintsugi Guidance and Instruction - A relaxed friendly workshop where you will learn all the basic skills required, ask as many or as few questions as you like.

Complimentary Drink - A glass of fizz or a non-alcoholic cold drink.

Protective Wear - We will provide you with an apron and gloves to wear while you are working.

What you will take home

Humade Kintsugi Repair Kit - your kit will have plenty of materials left and the full instructions so that you can complete more projects at home.

Completed pieces from the night - two new Kintsugi repaired pieces for you to enjoy at home. (please note the pieces will take 48hours to fully cure, you will need to handle them very carefully during this time)

Location

All of our workshops will take place in our studio at the back of our shop in Poundbury. byFoke, Crown Square, Poundbury, DT1 3DY

Access

We have full wheelchair access to the studio and bathroom facilities. Please do let us know in advance if you will be attending in a wheelchair as we may need to adjust our workshop table as it is currently quite high, but it can be adjusted to suit your needs.

Workshop Cancellation

We understand that sometimes circumstances change and you may not be able to attend the workshop that you have booked. If that is the case please let us know as soon as possible and we will try and move your booking to another date. Please find our full workshop cancellation policy here on our refund page.