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Textiles & Fashion: Advanced Sustainable Sewing - Blackwork Embroidery
This course will teach you plenty of skills on how to mend your clothes beautifully and originally. We will look at the historical art of Sashiko patterns and the Boro mending technique that was used in Japan in the Edo period and also plenty of other Visible mending techniques. There will be plenty of beautiful patterns to choose from and to learn about and to sew yourselves. A grasp of basic hand sewing is needed. We will expand our knowledge on the resources needed throughout the course and learn about the history of this technique. Later on we will also look at other various visible mending techniques and how and why these are used.
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Dates:Thu 12/09/2024 -
Thu 28/11/2024Times:9:00am - 11:00amDuration:11 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Rebecca SpearCourse code:Q00018289How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:0 places remainingStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £92.40
History: Beginners History
The term will begin with an analysis of Eastern Europe and the Near East at the beginning of the 11th century, exploring the steps towards a climate that would produce the first crusade. In particular, we will examine the condition and policies of the Byzantine Empire and why its position would be so critical in the events which unfolded later, along with the conquests and upheavals of the Seljuk Turks, leading to the critical battle of Manzikert. Thereafter, we will look at how developments in Western Europe would then lead to the circumstances and outcomes of the first crusade.
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Dates:Mon 16/09/2024 -
Mon 02/12/2024Times:7:15pm - 9:15pmDuration:12 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Gary SlatorCourse code:Q00015927How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £88.80
History: What do you know about Spain; its history and what lies away from the tourist beaches?
To provide an overview of Spain's history, stretching from pre-historic times to the present day, with a look at the varied regions that comprise the Spanish peninsula.
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Dates:Thu 19/09/2024 -
Thu 24/10/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:St John the Baptist Church Meeting Room
55 Main Road
Danbury
CM3 4NGTutor:Derek RobinsonCourse code:Q00018514How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:6 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.40
Art Appreciation: The Dutch Golden Age - Art History
We shall discuss the tidal waves of history which enabled the Low Countries to become the driving force in trade, exploration and also painting at this time. This course will educate and entertain those with an interest in the life and work of three of the greatest artists of their age and probably of all time – Pieter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer
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Dates:Tue 08/10/2024 -
Tue 22/10/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:St Mary's Church Annex (Wargrave)
Mill Green
Station Road
Wargrave
RG10 8EUTutor:Kate PhillipsCourse code:Q00017299How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £25.20
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
History: Brushstrokes of History
On this nine week history course held in Lutterworth we will learn what art can teach us about the times in which they were created. We will look at key events in the history of the Netherlands from 1300-1600; the significant political events in France before the Revolution, and also Napoleon’s rise to power. No prior knowledge is expected, just an interest in history and culture – the course will be accompanied by images of artworks. Learners are invited to ask questions if they choose to.
Topics of art will include the history of Antwerp - Charles V abdication; and the beginning of the Dutch Revolt and becoming a Protestant-dominated city; and Amsterdam; Louis XIV and the succession by Louis XV in 1715; and the reign of Louis XVI to 1789 when the French Revolution begins.
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Dates:Thu 23/01/2025 -
Thu 27/03/2025Times:10:15am - 11:45amDuration:10 sessionsLocation:The Wycliffe Rooms
Freemasons Hall
George Street
Lutterworth
Leicester
LE17 4EDTutor:David PriceCourse code:Q00013056How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £56.70
Art Appreciation: Spanish painters from Velazquez to Miro
An introduction to the rich history of painting in Spain, which had produced some of the most important and influential artists in art history - from Baroque masters Velázquez, El Greco, and Murillo to romantic figurehead Goya and impressionist Sorolla to the vital role Spanish painters like Dalí, Picasso and Miró played in the development of 20th Century Art.
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Dates:Thu 06/03/2025 -
Thu 10/04/2025Times:2:45pm - 4:45pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Ruth MulandiCourse code:Q00017449How you'll learn:OnlineStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £44.40
History: Fascism and the Troubled 1930s
Examine the rise of fascism in Europe with our History: Fascism and the Troubled 1930s course. Learn about the factors that led to the growth of fascist movements and their impact on European societies. Ideal for history enthusiasts and students of modern European history.
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Dates:Wed 30/04/2025 -
Wed 11/06/2025Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:St Francis de Sales (Hampton)
16 Wellington Road
Hampton
TW12 1JRTutor:Julian RobertsCourse code:Q00017698How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.40