Join us for a day constructing the 2025 reincarnation of our Green Scythe Fair Folk legend. ‘Hay Boy’ was first created in 2024, roaming the Fair, resting in piles of cut grass, watching the competition and running away from the children’s hay games. Together we will be rebirthing him; creating a wearable costume from cut grass using traditional crafting techniques such as mask making and weaving, and exploring storytelling as we develop his role for the Fair, the surrounding landscape and community. Hay Boy will be paraded at the Fair the following day, free to be a folking legend. 

Spend the Saturday with Kim Creswell (www.kimcreswell.co.uk), professional willow sculptor, medicinal herbalist and author of ' A Celebration of Willow'. Learn about a range of willow sculpture techniques, and associated topics, while playing a part in making a willow replacement for the iconic Scythe Fair Willow Lady.

Learn to make copper jewellery by hand using your fingers, pliers, hammers and anvil, working with the alchemy of metal to create a durable piece. Bring a cushion or rug to sit on.

Drop in workshop no booking required for selected times. Make your own laid and twisted rope from natural yarn. Learn about braided rope.

How to carve a blank from a log, with an axe. How to carve a spoon from a blank, with a straight and curved knife.

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Half Day Course.

A practical course on the lanes in a horse drawn vehicle.

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We will cover topics around safe travel with horses and other road users.

Combining the unique enjoyable experience of being out with the horses whilst being present to experience road the usage. We hope to install a can do confidence with practical advice and information. We will stop at the Wyndham Arms for refreshments.

Your hosts are happy to share all information gathered on the topic of horse care, tips on map navigation and other questions and topics around travelling, living with and working with horses.

Practical demonstrations, advice on many aspects of working horses, and a chance to participate in preparing the horse, fitting harness, preparing the load, communication, moving and manoeuvering. Care of horse and tack. Plus a chance to drive a cob horse in shafts.

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6 participants

Carve your own Gargoyle. Step by step – Carving a Gargoyle, suitable for beginners

Make a felt hat from raw fleece using a resist template, using revised prehistoric techniques

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10 participants

Make a garden trug with Somerset willow – ideal for foraging and picking salad leaves

An easy achievable design for beginners. Suitable for adults and young people over 14 years

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6 participants

My workshop is have a go at smocking
Make your own smocked pincushion, or insert for a pocket or bag. All you need is provided. Fabric, needle, threads, stuffing, embellishments and written instructions. With Ruth Thomas-Allan, Humble Attire 

Create your own personal painted folk talisman with oils and wood. All abilities welcome, artistic keenness desirable! 

We will explore the crossroads between art and magic and work on making a potent piece to take home that is both beautiful and full of spirit.

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7 participants

Make your own Hay Rake from Ash and Hazel.

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3 participants

A half day session learning how humans started making metal. Fergus Milton of the Ancient Wessex Network.
After handling various ores and artefacts, break up malachite ore and then work the bag-bellows on the charcoal furnace to transform malachite ore into beautiful copper metal prills. Involves sitting on the ground. 

A half day session learning about ancient metal casting techniques with Ciaran MacCuddithe of the Ancient Wessex Network. Introduction to various methods used to make moulds, heating and working metals. Practical experience using cuttlefish "bone" to create moulds into which molten tin is poured. Some fettling will then be needed to smooth any rough edges.
There will be a limit per person of two small items of jewellery allowed within the fee. 

Weave your own rag rug bag or cushion with Belle Hopper from Off-Cutz
Frame and fabric provided but feel free to bring along old Jeans,  t-shirts, shirts, dresses, socks, sheets, duvet covers etc. And weave memories into your bag. 

Make a leather cover for your (Straight sided) tankard of festival cup. Leather, thread and tools provide with Jac Hopper from Off-Cutz

Come sing with us, the Hedgesong Collective, at the Green Scythe Fair! Taking a gentle walk around the site, we’ll teach a number of seasonal folk songs about trees in simple harmonies and rounds. During this friendly outdoor session we’ll take our time with each tree, exploring folklore, customs and facts. Our workshops are open sharing spaces where we encourage contribution of any kind, and all learn something new. 

As professional singing instructors and members of the Natural Voice Network we welcome all types of people and voices for the joy of singing. Beginners and all ages are welcome to this family friendly event. The workshop will begin at the Green Info Tent with a welcome and simple voice warm ups. On the walk, we’ll teach three short songs by ear, and share a few other tree songs in our collection. You can find us on Instagram, Youtube and our website for a taste of what we might be sharing. 

You may want to bring a camping chair if you are uncomfortable standing for the duration of the workshop. This workshop will be hosted in the Green Info tent if the weather is unfavourable. 

The Hedgesong Collective gather and share traditional songs about trees in their song workshops and stage performances. Reviving the songs with rich harmonies and storytelling, the collective celebrate the native trees of these lands. The Hedgesong Collective will be performing songs from their new show ‘The Wheel of the Woods’ at the We Are Wild tent on Sunday. 
 

A half day introduction to methods of making simple low technology pottery with “master potter” Bill who recently appeared on BBC's Digging for Britain. Learn and practice ways of making and decorating beakers, bowls and urns in various prehistoric styles. Hear about ways of firing pots in open fires and simple kilns. With Bill Crumbleholme of the Ancient Wessex Network