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Jonathan Frecker

Luke was a great instructor with a perfect mix of teaching the theory, demonstration, and helping out when needed. Came away with an incredibly professional looking piece of furniture as well!

Phoebe Vincent

Great class. If you think you could have a go at teaching yourself how to weave a chair seat forget it. There’s way more to it than you think - you need this class! Very good value, an enjoyable day, Luke’s knowledge and skills very generously shared and I’m looking forward to signing up for another course soon.

Kate Dowling

Really enjoyed the class. The number of participants allowed sufficient 1:1 time with Luke our instructor, with lots of handy tips and tricks (or fixes!) along the way. A great experience and love what we were able to take away from the day in terms of new skills, experience and the finished stool. Highly recommend

Robert Bryce

It was a great day of starting to learn a new skill. It was a very physical day, I think I wove about 50 metres of cord! Lots of fun, great environment and Luke was an excellent and engaging teacher.

John Ruperto

No special occasion. How to weave a stool and the teacher was GREAT. Participants were very friendly and shared the experience. I liked the shed and all the interesting gear.

Jodi Sweetbaum

We loved the class - Luke was a fantastic instructor, patient, smart, warm and incredibly knowledgeable. He was also a pleasure to spend the day with. We are thrilled with our stools. We are very impressed with how committed they are to sustainability and helping the community.

Katherine Dale

I had the absolutely best day ever doing the introduction to cord weaving. Luke is the most patient and generous teacher imaginable and the experience and end result greatly exceeded my expectations. Am already planning my next course :)

Natalia Gulbransen-Diaz

I was gifted the furniture cord weaving class as a birthday present and I couldn't have asked for a better gift! The class was small and really well organised/supported - it was a great day of chatting with other friendly crafters while learning from the excellent teachings of Luke! I was so pleased + more

Janette Evans

The introduction to furniture cord weaving was fantastic at Among the Trees, if you are interested in learning a new skill you can use in your furniture making this was a great one day course. Love the way it was already to go and you could focus on the weaving, very well organised and bench set out. + more

Jennifer Barnes

Thoroughly enjoyed the cord weaving course. Came away with a lovely completed stool. Luke was very patient and very committed to having us finish our work at the end of the workshop.

Frances Taylor

Fabulous course on cord weaving, great teacher extremely helpful. Really enjoyable day. Would do another course there without doubt

Rune Christiansen

My son and I did the course together. It was an intense, interesting and a very enjoyable day. Luke is a very good teacher with much patience expertise. Having never attempted anything at this level of craft Luke made it easy and achievable. I can only highly recommend any of the courses his little school + more

Stephanie Elzinga

Great class with good teaching, eye for detail and nice mix of guidance and independent learning! Full on to finish one foot stool in a weekend. Spacious set up of workshop.

Susanne Phillips

Just wonderful, Luke is a great and patient teacher, lovely friendly and comfortable atmosphere. Hard work but the end product is beautiful, an heirloom piece.

Catherine Burney

A fantastic course with a very knowledgeable teacher (Luke) It was lovely to weave something so beautiful. A real statement piece for home.

Tanya Ho

Luke was patient, thorough and helpful across the two days. Although each step in the process seemed straightforward, furniture cord weaving is challenging and surprisingly physical. The quality of the final woven stools were extremely high! A fantastic introduction to Danish cord weaving. I highly recommend this class!

Anita Tavernese

What an excellent class! It was challenging but in a great way, we all ended up with stunning Danish weave chairs. Luke was a fabulous teacher, patient and alway willing to help!

Melanie Hughes

Loved this class. Teacher Luke was wonderful explaining each step clearly and checking in with everyone of our small group all through the process. We learned about materials and preparation for a cord weaving project, planning, pattern making and weaving and knotting techniques when working with danish + more

Janette Webb

Really fun class Luke is an excellent teacher and the whole day was great fun The stool I finished is really cute and I learnt a lot. Thanks again Luke! Definitely worth it

Francisca Gross

I absolutely loved this workshop and am thrilled to have added a new skill to my toolbox! Luke was an exceptional teacher—engaging, fun, and always ready with a helping hand and a sense of humour to guide us when things got tricky. The process was rewarding, and it was so satisfying to bring home a + more

George Turnure

Great teacher timing and awesome! Would recommend to others to do also. Will look out for similar class

Cristy Norton

Very enjoyable day with lots of stories shared and background of Danish cord weaving and places to buy resources.

Alban Badet

Last Saturday class on “danish paper cord” was excellent! I am very happy to have learned a new skill, Luke was very knowledgeable and extremely patient with us :-)

Carol Faulkner

Excellent course. We’ll paced, lots of practical tips. I highly recommend this course with Cristy.

Michael Douglas

The Danish cord weaving course was fantastic. Cristy is a brilliant teacher, very knowledgeable and so much fun. A very enjoyable day and well worth the money.

Virginia L Leitch

This was a great workshop. Rarely do you learn a skill from a really good teacher in a supportive environment (Among the trees are obviously passionate about wood and it’s products) and get to take home not only a great skill but also a really great finished product (includes all of the participants)

Angela

Had a wonderful experience weaving my new stool. The teacher was friendly, knowledgeable, helpful and had plenty of patience. This was particularly helpful when your weaving got tangled! We had a fun crowd of new friends in the group and it was a great way to spend a Saturday. Would 100% recommend this + more

Anna Pizzey

Our teacher was absolutely fabulous. Generous with answering all questions including off piste ones. Lovely to work with. Will definitely do another of her classes.

Jane Davie

The cord weaving course was fabulous. Great workshop venue with all materials provided. Kristy was an amazing teacher patient and very knowledgeable. Really enjoyed it!

Madeleine Lewis

Absolutely loved this class, Cristy made sure to outline the steps for each milestone to create our stool-top and engaged 1-1 to guide us through the finer details of creating the woven pattern. Cristy's depth of knowledge about the history of the craft added to the overall enjoyment and understand of + more

Symphony Wong

Fun and relaxing class, Cristy was knowledgeable and everyone was well looked after even though everyone worked at different paces. We all ended up with a lovely stool to take home.

Peta Morris

Cristy the teacher was fantastic and really knowledgeable. The class was at the woodworking studio Among the trees in Marrickville which was a great location and space with all the necessary tools and equipment provided. It was a great day and we learnt about weaving and it’s application on a stool. + more

Matthew Delprado

The environment, materials and facilities are excellent. Learnt a lot and feel able to tackle projects on my own