Ben Duxbury ran this workshop which managed to fit in making stools into a very short timeframe by carefully planning the workshop to allow different pairs of participants to make one piece each which slotted together at the end.
We invite you to the Makery community workshop to use some of our equipment and materials at these workshops. These Events are kindly supported by Todmorden Town Council.
You can book in the following ways
If you have questions feel free to get in touch at todmordenmakery@gmail.com
First up a practical one.
We are open today Wednesday but closed on Friday the 17th March 2023. Then it’s back to normal service.
Secondly – you are invited to an event at the Makery next Friday
Come share ideas with us
Every now and then we have a Meet Up & Eat Up to share food and ideas for project, events and other things at the Makery.
All welcome to this open
Meet Up & Eat Up gathering
Friday 24th Mar 11-12
Makery Workshop – Todmorden College – Burnley Road
Finally, you are invited to a Photography Exhibition by Chris Foster – who made the photo frames with the support of the Makery and it’s volunteers.
1-31 March 2023 – Todmorden Information Centre – 15 Burnley Rd, Todmorden OL14 7BU
As the Covid 19 pandemic forced us into lockdown the word ‘gathering’ became synonymous with something we could no longer do, something which was in fact illegal. Yet, while we were forced to wave to each other from different sides of the street, to talk through windows, or to meet in some new virtual capacity, nature carried on without us. Perhaps even celebrated our absence from places we had previously dominated.
Forced to stay local, to be still, and seeking the connection I could no longer find with people, I began to wander areas I had not yet given attention, often due to a lack of time. As a commercial photographer it seemed that my work had dominated my creative output. The pandemic, it seems, forced many of us to slow down, to ponder, to reflect. As the weeks became months, and even years, I became the observer of these gatherings in nature; places where starlings chattered amongst the branches, badgers collected in the evening light and rain drops congregated on leaves and webs.
Now we once again gather, enjoying each other’s company and revelling in the closeness of each other. We come together for events, for groups, for company. Nowhere is this celebration of each other, of community more evident than in the Saturday Makery, where young and old gather to create, to talk, to share. In fact, it was in the Makery that I built the frames which hold the prints you see. As such 20% of all profits from sales will be donated to this group to ensure that we can continue to gather.
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| Mondays | 12-2pm: Textiles and upholstery 6-8pm: Bike repairs |
| Wednes | 11-1 – Woodwork and Tool Library 1-3pm: Textiles & Quiet drop In 6-7.30pm: Electrical and General |
| Fridays | 12-2pm: Textiles & General |
| Saturdays | 10-12: General & Tool Library |
A recent free workshop led by Matt Davies on screen printing looked great. Let’s hope, it can be the start of on-going work on Screen Printing in the Makery. Screen Printing is a perfect project which could bring together all the different areas of the Makery and suitable for all ages.
Wednesday 9th November – 1pm to 3pm
Saturday 12th November – 10.30am to 12.30pm
Come and grab some bargains and declutter your unneeded fabric and haberdashery.
Bring your unwanted fabric, thread, knitting yarn, buttons, zips, knitting needles, patterns, bits and bobs, swap for something you’ll use. And give a donation if you can to help keep us going!
To help us plan the event, please let us know you’re interested at makery-textiles-swap.eventbrite.co.uk
Buy fabric and craft supplies to start, or finish, your project / repair job / slow sew. Refresh your supplies and support the Makery.
This is more than a Sale:
The Makery is also a friendly community of makers. Share a cuppa and hints and tips to start a new soothing, calming piece of knitting or sewing, or learn how to take up a hem, make a door curtain and matching draft excluded, patch an elbow. To find out more how to join the makery to get updates see this page. If you want to support us with a one of or regular donation have a look here.
Here are the next Men in Sheds sessions.
| DAY | DATE | TIME |
Thursday | 3rd November 17th November 1st December 15th December | 6.30pm – 8.30pm |
Here are a couple of new sessions upcoming at the Makery. Please get in touch or come into a drop in if you are interested.
15th June – 4.00 to 6.00 pm
Makery Workshop – Todmorden College – Burnley Road
Are you interested in: Technology and textiles, games, robots, buggies and other fun creative projects.
If so come along! All Ages Welcome. Free Event
This Month – Make something fabulous with textiles and technology. This could be something wearable or woven. It may flash, make sounds, spin or do something really useful.
Please book at http://tiny.cc/rjam-tod
For more details todmordenmakery@gmail.com
If you would like to book onto this workshop please do come down to the Makery workshop to sign up. The sign up form is by the entrance. Or just ask a volunteer to help.
This Rag Rug workshop is one of our ReCover and ReMake sessions. In these session we use recycled or reusable materials to make something artistic and/or useful. They are also aimed to be relaxing and social too. It’s a good way to find out what is happening at the Makery and you’ll be invited to join as a member and come back to drop in sessions to keep going with your projects if you want to.
Follow up Email to Retro Fit Workshop.
It was great to host Jonathan Atkinson from Carbon Coop / People Powered Retrofit on Saturday 14th of May. There was a fully booked and packed room at Tod College and some great feedback from those that came.
Here’s a couple of quick reports from Jonathan.
A big thanks to everyone who attended the workshop on Saturday, we’re reviewing your feedback and planning next steps, but there is clearly a lot of interest to build on.
And People Powered Retrofit’s website https://retrofit.coop/
Here are some useful links referenced in the workshop:
Carbon Co-op’s webinar programme
https://carbon.coop/carbon-co-op-webinar-programme/
and reports https://carbon.coop/reports-and-publications/
We’ll definitely do more work in this area so here’s how to keep in touch.
If you want to have a look at the session slides again. They are linked to here.
If you didn’t fill in a feedback form about what you would like to do next then you can do that online here.
Or if you didn’t come and want to come to future events you can also put your name and email down and we will invite you to future events.
HacktionLab presents “That tech is mine!”: a hacktionlab / barnCamp Reunion – featuring workshops and discussions on alt-media, radical tech collectives, right to repair, free and open source software, the maker mentality, and the old hacker ethic.
Bring what you expect to find
What to Expect: This event is an unconference with a wide range of themes broadly about technology, justice and the environment. See here for more on Hacktion Camp 2022.
Workshops will take place in the Makerspace – Todmorden Makery and other rooms in Todmorden College.
We will be camping in a scenic and sheltered location within Todmorden which is 10 mins walk to the college.
Cost: £25 covers room hire for venue and 2 meals (Sat lunch and Sun brunch – vegetarian with vegan options) – payable on arrival – please add any allergies to the comments section of the form.
Arrive with ideas of what you want to share and we’ll work together to create a schedule for the weekend. While this is an unconference and you are free to arrive with rough ideas. It is helpful to have some workshops planned and shared in advance. If you can please do add on to the workshops page here see our wiki page for the Event
Keeping in touch – Before the event it is a good idea to be on the hacktionlab email list and to ask questions there – you can sign up for that here.
Please do make sure you have a good understanding of what to expect from the event. Please see our wiki page for full details
Sat : 10.00 – 11.30 : 14th May 2022 ; FREE
Makery Workshop – Todmorden College
Followed by drop in advice session 11.30 – 12.30
What do we mean when we talk about energy efficiency and retrofit? In this short, beginners guide we explore basic ideas and concepts, helping you get to grips with how you might reduce energy bills, improve your property and make your home a little bit greener.
For: householders interested in energy efficiency and domestic retrofit, housing association staff, housing co-ops and landlords.
Trainers: Jonathan Atkinson
Carbon Co-op / People Powered Retrofit
More info and booking: https://retrofit.eventbrite.co.uk
We are supported by our members Todmorden Town Council and the Lottery community fundss, ,
Makery Workshop – Todmorden College
Come share your ideas for what activities we should organise at the Makery.
We are a member-run space. Mostly we have been building up drop-ins which are going great. Also recently there have been some great one-off workshops run by volunteers. But we might want to do more and we also have a budget to pay workshop leaders who can’t volunteer.
Come to this event to decide
This event is to ask our members, friends and partners What we should do next.
Or in other words what would you like to see at the Makery.
These are some great photos from Chris Foster of the photography club he is leading.
