Classes are generally run over 3-5 full (6-7 hour) days, for children ages 8-12 years. Both beginner and experienced sewers and makers are welcome. Classes often include cooking for morning and afternoon tea. Lucy Turner holds an M.A. in painting from Chelsea College of Art, London, is a well-known craft teacher with many years of experience teaching within and outside schools, is a landscape designer, and has also worked as a puppet carver and designer for interiors.