Event Details
Saturday 14 November
9.30am to 3.30pm
£125 per person
Includes all materials, refreshments, and farmyard, Christmas market, house and garden entry on the day of the workshop.
Learn how to create, carve and print Christmas cards using your own seasonal designs in this lino printing workshop.
About the session
This introductory workshop explores one of the many techniques of printmaking. Linocut is a relief printing technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum is used as the relief surface. The design is then cut into the linoleum surface with a selection of specialist tools, and printed using printing ink.
You will be shown how to produce a lino print, then invited to experiment by overlaying and combining colours, using various surfaces to print on. At the end of the session, you will have a series of gift tags and cards in your own design, as well as a lino block you can take away with you to continue printmaking at home.
All materials are included, and no previous experience of printmaking is required. Please be aware that this workshop is intended for adults only (18+). Printmaking can get messy, so please bring an apron or wear suitable clothing.
What is included?
Tickets include complimentary parking for one vehicle, along with entry to Chatsworth House and Garden on the day of your workshop. You may also access the Christmas market.
You may enter the house and garden at any time; a booked time slot is not required. Please check house and garden opening times and last entry times to ensure you allow plenty of time for your visit.
You will need to show your booking QR code on arrival at Chatsworth, and at the house and garden entrances. Please allow plenty of time for your visit.
Meeting point and refreshments
Please make your way to The Old Potting Shed in the garden ten minutes before the session start time*. Latecomers may not be admitted, and no refunds will be given.
Tea, coffee and a farm shop mince pie are included in the workshop.
One hour is set aside for lunch. You’re welcome to bring a packed lunch, visit the on-site café or choose from a wide range of catering outlets at the Christmas markets.
Accessibility
The workshop takes place in The Old Potting Shed in the garden, which is a step-free, accessible venue, located in the garden.
Please email [email protected] if you have any access requirements or require a carer to accompany you.
Important information
* Please be aware that Christmas is the busiest time at Chatsworth, and you may be required to park in the parkland and take our tractor and trailer shuttle service to the house and garden entrances. Therefore, please allow plenty of time for travel. Please also wear weather-appropriate clothing and footwear, and have access to a torch.
As this event includes tickets to Christmas at Chatsworth, please read the important information on this event page before you arrive.
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