Hand-tool workshops, shared projects and ways to lend a skill to the next community task.
Hand-tool workshops
A two-hour small-group introduction to measuring, marking and simple timber work. Tools and practice materials are supplied.
Community making projects
A defined creative or practical project developed with the people involved, from a shared brief to the finished object.
Cooperative participation
Meet the group to discuss membership, contribution and the working arrangements of the cooperative.
A shared skill becomes more useful in company.
Shared Skills connects independent makers through collaborative work. Projects begin with the purpose, the people and a clear agreement about roles and responsibilities.
At the shared work table
A visual study of making, materials and people working together.
Bring a practical brief to the table
A project or workshop starts with the people it is for.
The activity
The object, making task or learning experience.
The group
Numbers, setting, experience and access needs.
The plan
Materials, responsibilities, budget and timing.
Shared experiences
Feedback from people we work with.
What stood out: skills brought together around a clear making task.
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What could these skills make together?
Workshops, community projects and membership enquiries.
Cooperative enquiry
Tell us the activity or project and the people you would like involved.
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