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Courses for pleasure, especially in textile crafts, are difficult to find in the Adult Education syllabus. Sue offers One-To-One tuition for beginners and improvers in the crafts of spinning, weaving, dyeing and felt making.
Sue gained her Bradford Handloom Weaving Diploma in 1985. In 1990 when Hilltop started, Sue began teaching passing on her skills to others.
Sue’s emphasis is on individual tuition so students benefit from her personal attention in the skills they wish to master. Students do not have to work at ‘group speed’ or wait while the tutor attends to other students.
Courses are designed for the individual’s needs and the One-To-One tuition fee is £20 per hour. There are no hidden extras. All materials and the use of equipment are included.
If you have equipment that you can bring to Lyminge then please do so. We can check it over and then you can use it for the course. Any repairs will be charged extra for parts used and time taken at £20 per hour. If your equipment cannot be repaired on the day then suitable arrangements will be made.
In our experience it is advisable to attend a course before purchasing secondhand equipment. The tuition you receive will enable you to understand the equipment required to perform your chosen craft skills.
The text below gives an indication of what you can expect a One to One course at Hilltop Spinning and Weaving Centre.
Format for One to One Tuition
On arrival a beverage is offered to relax after the journey and explore the student’s expectations of the course. The answer phone will be switched on after your arrival so that the student has the undivided attention of Sue.
Discussion regarding the student’s other craft skills and how the course will assist in the completion of those skills, so that Sue can focus on the objective.
There will be samples of completed work that has been spun, knitted, crocheted, woven, dyed, rug hooking, wet felt and needled felted work, as appropriate, for the particular One to One tuition. This work is available for discussion and examination these items may not be taken away by the student.
Discussion will take place with the student and Sue, to understand how an item has been made and what is involved. What diameter yarn was used to make that item and why that yarn was chosen for that particular project. What dyeing processes were used and whether that is appropriate for this particular course and discussion of what dyes should be used. The information gained from this discussion will focus the student on the objective of this tuition.
There will be a break after two hours tuition to ascertain that the objectives of the course are being met.
If the course is longer than 2 hours, a further beverage and light lunch will be offered, this will take 15-20 minutes. One to One tuition is intensive learning and you will need this break to pause and enable you to talk to Sue about any thoughts you have regarding the course so far and to re-focus.
Please advise Sue if you are vegetarian, vegan or have special dietary requirements in advance of the course.
At various stages throughout the one to one tuition, the student will be asked whether the tuition is fulfilling expectations, so that problems can be addressed whilst the course is in progress.
If the course work is progressing slower than anticipated, advice will be offered as to whether the tuition should be extended further that day or left for another day. This is a difficult situation when weaving on the loom, as another student might need the loom for their course on a following day, and your time and budget might be affected. Discussion will take place as appropriate.
It is advisable that if the one to one course is 6 hours duration or more, that the time should be taken over a two day period, as the student must drive home safely or take overnight accommodation to rest and prepare for a second day. Equipment provided for the course may not be taken away in between a two day event.
The student may take away whatever they have produced during the course. Further advice will be given as required, regarding washing and drying as appropriate following the course.
Sue gained her Bradford Handloom Weaving Diploma in 1985. In 1990 when Hilltop started, Sue began teaching passing on her skills to others.
Sue’s emphasis is on individual tuition so students benefit from her personal attention in the skills they wish to master. Students do not have to work at ‘group speed’ or wait while the tutor attends to other students.
Courses are designed for the individual’s needs and the One-
If you have equipment that you can bring to Lyminge then please do so. We can check it over and then you can use it for the course. Any repairs will be charged extra for parts used and time taken at £20 per hour. If your equipment cannot be repaired on the day then suitable arrangements will be made.
In our experience it is advisable to attend a course before purchasing secondhand equipment. The tuition you receive will enable you to understand the equipment required to perform your chosen craft skills.
The text below gives an indication of what you can expect a One to One course at Hilltop Spinning and Weaving Centre.
Format for One to One Tuition
On arrival a beverage is offered to relax after the journey and explore the student’s expectations of the course. The answer phone will be switched on after your arrival so that the student has the undivided attention of Sue.
Discussion regarding the student’s other craft skills and how the course will assist in the completion of those skills, so that Sue can focus on the objective.
There will be samples of completed work that has been spun, knitted, crocheted, woven, dyed, rug hooking, wet felt and needled felted work, as appropriate, for the particular One to One tuition. This work is available for discussion and examination these items may not be taken away by the student.
Discussion will take place with the student and Sue, to understand how an item has been made and what is involved. What diameter yarn was used to make that item and why that yarn was chosen for that particular project. What dyeing processes were used and whether that is appropriate for this particular course and discussion of what dyes should be used. The information gained from this discussion will focus the student on the objective of this tuition.
There will be a break after two hours tuition to ascertain that the objectives of the course are being met.
If the course is longer than 2 hours, a further beverage and light lunch will be offered, this will take 15-
Please advise Sue if you are vegetarian, vegan or have special dietary requirements in advance of the course.
At various stages throughout the one to one tuition, the student will be asked whether the tuition is fulfilling expectations, so that problems can be addressed whilst the course is in progress.
If the course work is progressing slower than anticipated, advice will be offered as to whether the tuition should be extended further that day or left for another day. This is a difficult situation when weaving on the loom, as another student might need the loom for their course on a following day, and your time and budget might be affected. Discussion will take place as appropriate.
It is advisable that if the one to one course is 6 hours duration or more, that the time should be taken over a two day period, as the student must drive home safely or take overnight accommodation to rest and prepare for a second day. Equipment provided for the course may not be taken away in between a two day event.
The student may take away whatever they have produced during the course. Further advice will be given as required, regarding washing and drying as appropriate following the course.
