Yurty Crafts

Yurty Crafts We run a variety of craft courses, including traditional green woodworking and basket weaving. Higher Poynton by the canal.

Yurty Crafts is a safe space with heritage crafts and activities in nature for mental and physical wellbeing. A place to build friendships, community and share skills, or to try something new in a relaxing canalside location.

I've been at a glass studio this week with my good friend Lin of Glas-uk , who has been teaching me the art of stained g...
29/05/2026

I've been at a glass studio this week with my good friend Lin of Glas-uk , who has been teaching me the art of stained glass window making and restoring.

Apparently I am top solderer! 🏅

It is a tricky and delicate craft but brilliant to see an expert at work.

Also in the same studio I got to see some glass baubles being made.

It was very hot, perhaps not the wisest choice for this week's weather 🔥😄

We have just 1 place left for jar spoon carving on Saturday 6th June!Get in touch to grab that placeDevin wants to meet ...
23/05/2026

We have just 1 place left for jar spoon carving on Saturday 6th June!

Get in touch to grab that place

Devin wants to meet you! 🐶


Anna Barker

I occasionally am a walk leader for the weekly guided group walk organised by the Bridgend Centre Bollington There are s...
22/05/2026

I occasionally am a walk leader for the weekly guided group walk organised by the Bridgend Centre Bollington

There are some beautiful walks in the local area, the one I led this week was up to Bollington's famous landmark White Nancy.

The Bridgend Centre runs a range of services for the community aimed at promoting positive mental health, for example befriending, trips out, social groups and hobby activities and just providing a listening ear. They also run guided walks and exercise classes such as Tai Chi.

And they've got a great charity shop!
(Can't resist a good charity shop)

Check them out if you're in the area

6 crafters had a most enjoyable time this morning getting lost in the mindfulness of creating willow garden obelisks, al...
16/05/2026

6 crafters had a most enjoyable time this morning getting lost in the mindfulness of creating willow garden obelisks, all slightly different to their own individual style and design.

Our next willow weaving workshop is a nice short Summer evening one, weaving beautiful willow heart decorations (a couple of examples are at the end of these photos)

Hope to see you soon

🌿💚🌿

08/05/2026

How many chicks can you see??

I guess 7 but maybe I'm wrong
🐥🐥🐣🐥🐣🐣🐥

I hope to improve the camera focus after they've fledged, but not going to disturb them.

Bluetits returning to nest for the second year.🐦🐦🪺

It's so wonderful to know I've created a safe space here for all 💜

We have wagtails nesting in the workshop, and from the look of things they may be ready to fledge this weekend! Definite...
08/05/2026

We have wagtails nesting in the workshop, and from the look of things they may be ready to fledge this weekend! Definitely 4, maybe 5. 🪺

The same wagtails have returned for the third time to nest in boxes on the same shelves so they seem quite ok with me being in the workshop too.
They are constantly in and out feeding their babies, and pooping on my van on their flight out 😄🕊️💩

We also have bluetits nesting in a box I have a camera in, although it is a bit out of focus. They have little pink featherless babies with yellow beaks! 🐦🐦

I love the springtime when everything is coming to life. 🌱

int nature brilliant!? 😀

Pizza time at the farm! Freshly baked pizzas, potatoes and other veggies... Yummy! 😋 I made this oven using reclaimed fi...
04/05/2026

Pizza time at the farm!

Freshly baked pizzas, potatoes and other veggies... Yummy! 😋

I made this oven using reclaimed fire bricks, and clay I dug up when I was digging the pond.

Oh yes and the mosaic took *forever*

Looks great though

🍕🔥🍅🥦🫑🥔🔥🍕

I hope everyone is having a super bank holiday weekend!Last weekend we made more garden obelisks in the sunshine 🌞
03/05/2026

I hope everyone is having a super bank holiday weekend!

Last weekend we made more garden obelisks in the sunshine 🌞

Piggies! 🐖🐖🐖We had a herd of willow pigs on the farm on Sunday! Apparently the collective term for a group is a parcel o...
29/04/2026

Piggies! 🐖🐖🐖

We had a herd of willow pigs on the farm on Sunday!

Apparently the collective term for a group is a parcel of pigs! Or a drift of pigs!

Such fun creativity 🐷

Here it is! Dates for your diary. Summer and Autumn 2026 workshop dates of heritage and natural crafts by the canal in H...
28/04/2026

Here it is! Dates for your diary. Summer and Autumn 2026 workshop dates of heritage and natural crafts by the canal in Higher Poynton.
I also have dates for November and December Christmas crafts, message me if you're interested, but I didn't think anyone would want to be talking about that just yet when we're still in Spring. I will put those on a separate poster.

June
Sat 6th 9.30am-1pm £40 Spoon Carving half day - knife skills. Carve an elegant long handled jar spoon

July
Thu 16th evening 6-8pm Willow heart decorations £30

Aug
Tues evenings 6-8pm 4th ,11th & 18th Basket weaving - £85- Weave a frame harvest basket over three summer evenings

Sep
Sat 5th Sept 9.30am-5pm £80 Serving/cooking spoon carving - Full day workshop where you will learn the whole process using a variety of tools, crafting from log to spoon

Sun 27th Sept £65 10-4pm Wool Spinning in the yurt with a variety of different fleeces. You will go home with the skills to continue your new craft of spinning your own yarn

Oct
Sat 17th 9.30-5pm Willow hare sculpture weaving in the yurt - £85

Sun 18th 10-4 Rag rug weaving £65 - Weave a circular rug out of a selection of fabrics in the cosy yurt

Sat 24th 10-1 Mushroom pendant whittling £40 - Carve a wooden mushroom and make it into a unique necklace or keyring

All workshops are suitable for beginners or improvers and all materials are provided.

To book and for more information message here or email [email protected]

Looking forward to crafting with you!

Lindsey


Anna Barker Yarny Goodness

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Poynton

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+447547103242

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