The Big Skill

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The Big Skill We provide accessible, hands-on, creative, contemporary crafts and rural skills sessions and events.

Hosted at community centres, cafes and castles, in South & Mid Wales, Borders and the Marches. The Big Skill is a social enterprise set up to preserve rural skills & develop local sales; act as a training, educational and signposting resource; provide demonstrations & hands on rural crafts activities at festivals & events in Mid Wales, Borders & Marches. It aims to promote the sustainability of rural life and economy, provide routes into rural employment, by widening access to participation, learning and development of traditional and contemporary rural skills and crafts.

This lovely collage workshop with textile artist Joy Foster is taking place in the Hibbert Room at Craig y Nos Country P...
05/10/2026

This lovely collage workshop with textile artist Joy Foster is taking place in the Hibbert Room at Craig y Nos Country Park on Sunday 25th October. There are places still available - please click on the link below for booking info.
Mixed Textile Collage workshop | thebigskill.com https://share.google/xhUtRvkAThyLwO2S3

There are places available on this lovely workshop at Abercrave Miners Welfare Hall with artist Julia Harris this coming...
05/10/2026

There are places available on this lovely workshop at Abercrave Miners Welfare Hall with artist Julia Harris this coming Saturday, Oct 10th.
Painting local history - working in watercolour and charcoal.
It's at Abercrave Miners Welfare Hall.
All welcome including beginners.

Start 1.30 until 4pm, all materials supplied. Tea and coffee available.

Join artist Julia Harris in this lovely workshop painting local history.

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05/10/2026

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Would you like to make your own Japanese fan? https://www.thebigskill.com/event-details/japanese-fan-workshopKarin Mear ...
14/09/2026

Would you like to make your own Japanese fan? https://www.thebigskill.com/event-details/japanese-fan-workshop
Karin Mear will be running a Big Skill workshop in Abercrave on Sunday 27th September and tickets are now on sale. It will be a small class and places are limited.
Click the link above to learn more and to book.

Great launch of the 14 Craft. Coffee, Chat workshops at Abercrave Village Hall.Thanks Natalie for helping me start the d...
12/09/2026

Great launch of the 14 Craft. Coffee, Chat workshops at Abercrave Village Hall.
Thanks Natalie for helping me start the day sitting in a cold river

CARPENTER WANTED for workshop project at Cwmparc Park Chapel, Treorchy
23/08/2026

CARPENTER WANTED for workshop project at Cwmparc Park Chapel, Treorchy

Coming Soon!!PHOTOGRAPHY & WRITING COMPETITIONSAs part of the Green Pathways at Craig-y-nos country park project, we are...
20/08/2026

Coming Soon!!
PHOTOGRAPHY & WRITING COMPETITIONS
As part of the Green Pathways at Craig-y-nos country park project, we are holding 2 competitions with prizes for both competitions of £125; £75; £50.

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Monday 10am - 6am
Tuesday 12pm - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

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