Upcycle Kernow CIC

Upcycle Kernow CIC Upcycling & Craft Workshops
Textile, Woodworking & Art Studios
Tool Library & Repair Cafe Accessible Upcycling Workshops

We’ve got some fab workshops coming up over the next few months, and I’d like to get the ball rolling by introducing our...
26/02/2026

We’ve got some fab workshops coming up over the next few months, and I’d like to get the ball rolling by introducing our ROLL TOP RUCKSACK WORKSHOP.

Learn how to make a gorgeous bespoke Roll Top Rucksack, complete with internal pocket, clip for your keys, outer zipped pocket, adjustable straps and side pockets. You can make this rucksack specific for your use - line it with waterproof fabric to store your swim kit, make the outer with waterproof canvas for those hiking trips around rainy Cornwall, or make it with plush fabrics just because you want too!

The workshop will be held over 2 days, or 3 evenings, depending which group you’d like to attend. Dates are:
1 weekend: 28th & 29th March 10am til 4pm
2 week days: Friday 20th & 27th March 10am til 4pm
3 evenings: Wednesday 18th& 25th March, 1st April 6 til 9pm

Spaces are limited to 4 spaces per workshop to ensure a good teacher:student ratio, and are suitable for any level of sewer as I will take you through every stage and step of the way.

The cost of the workshop is £90, and we will provide your pattern, wadding, fusing (interface), and a light lunch/supper of vegan soup and yummy locally baked bread. The kettle will also be on and you know there’s always biscuits. For those of you without sewing machines & sewing kit, we have supplies here you are welcome to use.
You will need to supply all the hardwear, fabric & thread. You are very welcome to rummage through our stash of fabric (at no extra cost) but we can’t always cater for everyone’s taste. A comprehensive list of requirements will be supplied on booking. Please also bring your sewing machine & sewing kit, as its much easier to work with equipment you know.

You can book your space by emailing [email protected] and you will be given our BACS details. On receipt of your BACS payment, you will be given the full list of requirements for the course, along with suggested suppliers for hardwear and fabrics. Bookings will only be confirmed on receipt of payment.

Any questions? Drop me a message, leave a comment or email me!

I’m really looking forward to sharing this workshop with you – it’s taken me a fair few weeks to get it just right, and you should leave with a fabulous bag, a pattern, and the confidence to make more!

Thank youuuu

Wowzer! We've just received THE BEST news, and I am so excited to share it with our !The McEwan Award is a RIBA Archit...
20/02/2026

Wowzer! We've just received THE BEST news, and I am so excited to share it with our !

The McEwan Award is a RIBA Architectural award with an original mission:

"The award highlights projects that demonstrate a "mutual willingness of architect and client to push at the edges of what a typology can be". It covers a wide range of projects, including community-focused housing, public realm improvements, schools, and cultural buildings, often with a "making a lot with little" approach.

And guess what?!? Our building has been awarded HIGHLY COMMENDED for the recent retrofit and refurbishment! Isn't that exciting!

You can read more here.....
https://www.ribaj.com/buildings/upcycle-kernow-portreath/

The team responsible for this amazing build - Frances Crow of Crow Architecture, Lane Architects Cornwall, Pink Pebble Consulting and Social Constructs - are really deserving of this award! Well done you guys!

And of course, none of this would have happened without funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the hard work and dedication of the Volunteers here at Upcycle Kernow CIC.

I think we deserve a cup of tea.....

This week's Art Club was awesome! 👩🏼‍🎨🫟The artists wanted to work on more mixed media collaging, using some of the mark ...
12/02/2026

This week's Art Club was awesome! 👩🏼‍🎨🫟

The artists wanted to work on more mixed media collaging, using some of the mark making samples they made last week, and we also had a chance to play with water colours in preparation for next week's class.

This is proving to be a very relaxing workshop, with tea, biscuits and some gentle Radio 3 classical music in the background!

Next week's class will be held on Tuesday due to half term commitments, and if you'd like to join us, there's still space available.
Just DM us directly or drop us an email to [email protected]

Further details can be found in the comments below 👇🏼👇🏼
Because FB doesn't like it when we talk costs 🤣🤣🤣

I remembered to take photos of our first ART CLUB workshop on Wednesday 🥳🫟🎨!What an awesome workshop this is, so inspiri...
06/02/2026

I remembered to take photos of our first ART CLUB workshop on Wednesday 🥳🫟🎨!
What an awesome workshop this is, so inspiring and motivating!

Rose Haddy - our Artists & workshop facilitator - brought some of her sketch books along, and we have a great stash of supplies to bring your creations to life. We made some creative mark-making, for use in our next session, and started work on a concertina style sketch book - working with collage, mark making with paints, pens, wax and chalk pastels. Some chose to be loose and free, tapping into the creative nature that the techniques took them, whilst others had a landscape in mind to recreate.

It was very difficult to stop at the end of the session, with all the participants already making plans for the next session.

Although we originally advertised this as a 4-week course, we have since decided to make it an open class, so you can join in the class at any point and begin your journal and sketch book when you feel ready. Thanks to our large workshop space, we can accomodate a few more participants each week, so if you'd like to join us then get in touch. You can DM us directly, or email [email protected]

Art Club runs every Wednesday morning (we wont stop for half term!), 10am til 12.30. Tea & biccies will be available, and all your materials will also be supplied. If you do have a journal or sketch book (or any art materials, and interesting papers) that you'd like to continue making, then please do bring them along.

Many thanks to Rose for hosting the class, and I'm looking forward to seeing where this Art journey takes us!

see you soon for some creative fun! 🫟🎨🤩

We've been pretty slack at taking photos of our workshops while they're in progress... but... The Sewing B's group, that...
06/02/2026

We've been pretty slack at taking photos of our workshops while they're in progress... but...
The Sewing B's group, that runs every Tuesday afternoon, brought a few of their items in this week so we could get some pictures.

The Sewing B's group is all about getting to grips with your sewing machine - we went back to basics and threaded them up, wound bobbins, changed needles, fiddled with tension, and are beginning to look at all of the different feet and the specific jobs they do. Each of the workshops are designed to teach a specific technique, so that mistakes can be made and lessons are learnt. This means you have a clearer plan when you come to create your own projects.

We have practised patchwork, bag lining, zippers, pockets, buttons & button holes, and decorative appliques - to name just a few! And we've got lots more planned for the coming weeks.

All of the participants have expressed how their confidence has grown, and they are now using their machines at home to carry out various projects. A victim of our own success, two of the sewists have moved on to other bigger courses, one now attending a blcok/pattern & clothing course in Falmouth - fantastic news!!

This also means we now have 2 spaces available at our group, so if you'd like to join us, drop me a message and we can get you booked in. The group runs every Tuesday afternoon, 2 til 4.30pm, and you have the option of staying on for the Stitch Knit Natter group that's a great sew-cial for people who want to do their own textile related project, but in the company of others.

I look forward to hearing from you all!!

Art Club starts again on Wednesday 4th February For more details you can DM us directly, or email info@upcyclekernow.org...
03/02/2026

Art Club starts again on Wednesday 4th February
For more details you can DM us directly, or email [email protected]

See you soon for some arty fun! 👩🏼‍🎨🎨

A couple of spaces have become available in our Tuesday Sewing B's group.A friendly, supportive class where you can disc...
02/02/2026

A couple of spaces have become available in our Tuesday Sewing B's group.
A friendly, supportive class where you can discover lots of sewing tips, as well as hints on how your sewing machine actually works 😜
We cover all sorts of sewing projects, from putting in zips, how to make pockets, button holes and buttons, and lots of different techniques for embellishments and textile art that can be used in your sewing projects.
And we can explain the tension 😜

Classes run every Tuesday, 2 til 4.30pm in our Textiles Studio at Upcycle Kernow, Portreath Retail Park, TR16 4FX and cost just £15 per session.

If you'd like to join us, you can DM directly, or email [email protected]

See you soon for some sewing fun! 🪡🧵

What kind of things do we fix at the Repair Café? Is the most common question were asked, so we decided to make a little...
02/02/2026

What kind of things do we fix at the Repair Café? Is the most common question were asked, so we decided to make a little photo-diary so you can see what we fixed last week.

Not everything is electrical and all of these items would otherwise end up being thrown away and replaced!

Our volunteers are awesome 😎

🛠️♻️ Repair Café
🗓️ Every Wednesday
⌚ 1.30 til 4pm
📍Portreath Retail Park, TR16 4FX
🍰 We're next door to the vintage tearooms

See you on Wednesday ♻️🛠️

Address

Portreath Retail Park
Redruth
TR164FX

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

07766765756

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