Skilled Hands Organisation CIC
BEST FOR
Ages 8-16
ENTRY
Free
WHERE
Nottingham
What it’s like
Craft workshops for 8 to 16 year olds in Nottingham, learning jewellery making, millinery, sewing, bag making or soap and body care.
This is a Nottingham CIC running craft workshops for children aged 8 to 16, covering jewellery making, hat-making, sewing, bag making and soap and body care. Kids get taught a proper skill rather than a one-off craft table, which is the appeal if yours is the type to actually finish a project and want to make another.
The children's workshops run at £40 a month. Sessions sit within the working week, Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm, so this fits school holidays or any weekday your child isn't in lessons rather than a normal after-school slot. Worth checking which days and times your child would actually get before you commit to the monthly fee.
The organisation also runs adult workshops in dressmaking, jewellery making, bag making, millinery and soap making, and the money from those paid adult sessions helps fund free places for women in Nottingham who are unemployed, carers or on a low income. Once a year there's a Red Carpet event, a ticketed showcase with a fashion show and exhibitions of what participants have made, with proceeds going back into the community work.
Need to know
- Best for
- 8 to 16, especially those who want to finish a real project
- The £40 monthly fee is for the children's age group, 8 to 16, not the adult sessions
- Sessions run in the working week, 9am to 4pm, so check which slot your child would get
- The Red Carpet event once a year is ticketed and shows off what participants have made
- Paid adult workshops help fund the free places for women
Plan your visit
How much do the children's workshops cost?
£40 a month for the after-school age group, 8 to 16.
What days and times do they run?
Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm. That's daytime hours, so it suits school holidays or days off rather than a straight after-school pickup.
What will my child actually make?
Depending on the workshop, jewellery, a hat, a sewn item, a bag, or soap and body care products like bath bombs or lip balm.
Is there anything free here?
The core adult craft workshops are free for women in Nottingham who are unemployed, carers or on a low income. The children's workshops are paid, at £40 a month.
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