Our much-loved preserving and making club returns to Open House, hosted by the 10 Trees team!
We’ll be cosying up in the cafe and kitchen again to create beautiful things made from nature, together - bringing what we have from home and sharing what we can.
Tuesday 11th November - quick pickles
Tuesday 18th November - natural dyes
Tuesday 25th November - fermentation
Tuesday 2nd December - winter wreaths
Tuesday 9th December - balms and salves
Tuesday 16th December - face and body scrubs
An urn of Open House tea will be on offer to warm our cockles, too.
About this event:
Date - 5.45-7.45pm every Tuesday.
Price - This is a free event.
Location - Downstairs @ Open House.
Equipment - Please bring your own making projects and materials - plus some to share if you can. See more information on what to bring for each meetup below.
Booking - Limited to 12 spots, to book your spot please click below.
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What to bring: bring and share your favourite quick pickle recipe and the ingredients to make it, including the vinegar. We like sloes, kohl rabbi, pears and beetroot, and we love a good fennel or chilli and ginger pickle. What you make is up to you!
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What to bring: bring a piece of 100% cotton or silk, or a skein of 100% wool - and some to share if you can. We’ll provide one or two vats of dye to try out and share instructions for anyone wanting to try adding a mordant at home first.
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What to bring: bring and share your favourite fermentation recipe, whether it’s sauerkraut, kimchi or something else entirely. You’ll need to bring the ingredients for the recipe, some pre-sterilised bottles or jars (we prefer wide-necked like kilner), and something to weigh down your ingredients in the jar.
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What to bring: bring and share twiggy material like willow, dogwood, hazel or clematis for your frame, plus foliage, berries, pine cones etc for decoration - as well as secateurs, scissors and string.
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What to bring: bring and share your own olive oil and beeswax, some small jars and any essential oils, plus the main ingredient for your balm. This could be things like lavender (for sleep), eucalyptus (for colds), comfrey (for grazes), calendula (for skin healing), plantain (for stings) or mint (for lip balm) - your choice! To get a stronger balm, bring your plants almost to the boil in your olive oil and let it sit for a day at home first.
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What to bring: bring and share your own scrub recipe and ingredients - a base oil (coconut, olive, almond etc), ground material (coffee, sugar, epsom salts etc) and herbs or essential oils for fragrance and skincare, as well as some small jars. To get a stronger scrub, steep your herbs in your base oil at home first.