Woodworking Class for Beginners: Make a Picture Frame

Recent reviews of Woodworking Class for Beginners: Make a Picture Frame

• 5/5 from Sim Shwen Lim (Ruth), attended Aug 2026: I learnt to make a picture frame and I am really happy with how it turned out. The teachers were very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. They walked around the class and made sure that everyone was on track. The class was small and fun.
• 5/5 from Eric Klein, attended Jun 2026: What a great day! My wife and I did the basic woodworking course about making a picture frame. We bought our wedding photo and a 25 year anniversary photo to make a couple of matching frames. Luke was a great teacher, patient and full of knowledge and useful advice. What Harry doesn’t know about wood planes is not worth knowing. A thoroughly enjoyable day, highly recommended. Thanks guys!
• 5/5 from Jane McKie, attended Apr 2026: I completed a Saturday picture framing course instructed by Tassie Luke along with three other people. Despite my total lack of any carpentry or woodworking knowledge whatsoever, Luke’s clear, calm tuition provided me with the confidence that I could keep up with the more woodwork savvy students. The atmosphere in the class was relaxed and supportive and the day flew past. I learnt some very valuable woodworking skills and came away with a solid understanding of picture framing methodology. Plus I made a picture frame! And it looks great. First thing I’ve ever made from wood. Highly recommended. Absolute beginners, fear not - you’ll come away empowered and inspired.
• 5/5 from Lindy Baker, attended Apr 2026: The picture framing class and instructor Luke were great - detailed and informative, relaxed and friendly! Excellent introduction to picture framing, excellent tips!
• 5/5 from Rebecca Denham, attended Apr 2026: It was very well delivered and an enjoyable day. t h a n k s
• 5/5 from Richard Garner, attended Feb 2026: Very well structured and enjoyable course. Went away feeling like I had the skills to do this myself at home. Very friendly and helpful instructor.
• 5/5 from Michelle Golding, attended Feb 2026: Wonderful class! Luke (also) was fantastic, available to help and very explicit and clearly SO knowledgeable about wood working. I learned how to make a frame and the tools, measurements, pitfalls, tips and tricks. The workshop itself was very cool and there was plenty of tools for everyone. I'll be back for sure! Highly recommend.
• 5/5 from Nikki Waterson, attended Dec 2025: Absolutely loved this class with Luke today. I wanted to build the skills to make floating frames for my stretched canvas paintings at home. I walked away with plenty of new skills and the info on what to adjust from the picture frame to make a floating frame instead. I went along on my own and can't recommend the course enough!
• 5/5 from Sharon Gerstmeier, attended Sep 2025: I have been to a few courses run by Among the Trees - all have been amazing and this one was no exception. Learning to build picture frames with our teacher Luke was a lot of fun and I came away with heaps of useful woodwork techniques. The class was small enough for everyone to get the attention they needed and everyone had their own tools. I love the fact that we used recycle materials wherever possible to create our beautiful frames. I really enjoyed this class.
• 5/5 from Daniel Fowler, attended Sep 2025: So satisfying to create the picture frame. I enjoyed using the different tools and learning about recycled timber.
• 5/5 from Peter Jones, attended Sep 2025: Such a great day! Luke who ran the class was incredibly patient and helpful. I was keen to learn cutting matting, backing and acrylic glazing in addition to woodwork, so I was really pleased this was covered as a core component of the class. Lovely class atmosphere. We were all there solo and was a great way to spend a Saturday. I can’t wait to start my next project!
• 5/5 from Christopher Grantham, attended Jul 2025: I received this class/voucher as a birthday gift. I enjoyed learning how to make custom picture frames and feel confident to make my own frames and Matt boards. I liked that they use reclaimed materials and recycle timber and other materials where possible, it also means that the pieces you make can have a unique character to them. The place of the class was great and the teachers were really helpful and kept everyone progressing towards the end-goal. The humour and banter was also entertaining.
• 5/5 from Megan Lawrence, attended Jul 2025: I really enjoyed the class - great facilities and enthusiastic and knowledgable teachers - everyone's picture frame projects looked fabulous at the end of the day.
• 5/5 from Lisa Tegg, attended May 2025: I came to the picture frame making course with zero woodworking experience. I successfully made a beautiful frame for one of my artworks that fitted perfectly. Everything was in alignment and the recycled timber looked wonderful. Speaks for itself the success of the teachers and relaxed welcoming environment.
• 5/5 from Kylie O'Brien, attended May 2025: I did the framing workshop on Sunday with Luke and Tim and it was so much fun! I made a frame and had no idea whatsoever about the tools or anything - a complete novice. It was a lot to learn but they were brilliant teachers and extremely patient, showing me things multiple times without making me feel silly. Everything you need is at the workshop and now I am going to get me a womanshed and start whittlin. Thanks guys!I'll be restringin ma banjo, if you need me just holler.
• 5/5 from Paul Manning, attended May 2025: A great day learning new skills. Knowledgeable and patient teachers who were clear with instructions and on hand to assist. Use of reclaimed timber provided insight into challenges with working with wood and problem solving whilst building and assembling picture frame.
• 4/5 from Lock Butler, attended May 2025: Luke 'Also' and Tim are very personable presenters patient and encouraging. You should point out what to do in case of emergency and where toilet/washing facilities are.
• 5/5 from Lisa Massey, attended Mar 2025: Awesome class, Tim and Luke were super helpful, informative and patient. Learnt some super helpful tips for putting together frames, being able to watch someone who knew what they were doing made all the difference.
• 4/5 from Grania Hickley, attended Mar 2025: Measure twice, think about what you are doing, and cut!! Great day. Exhausting but good. Having two teachers was vital to help all of us translate informatio into action.
• 5/5 from Paul Elliot, attended Jan 2025: Luke was great
• 5/5 from Seun Idowu, attended Jan 2025: Great pace, good class size, knowledge and patient teacher
• 4/5 from Nick Nicholas, attended Jan 2025: Great introductory workshop. I learnt skills that I can apply regularly. Luke was pretty precise in his teaching and offered information in bite size chunks.
• 5/5 from Theresa Ashford, attended Dec 2024: Great class, tutors and location. I have a couple of picture framing projects I want to complete, and now have the knowledge.
• 5/5 from Poppy Burnett, attended Oct 2024: A wonderfully informative, engaging and thoughtfully put-together class. Great pacing to accommodate people moving at different speeds through various stages of the build without feeling like anything was too slow. Liz’s instructions were very clear and practical. A lovely workshop space too. I’ve done some woodworking before but still learnt a lot of specific techniques and info about materials useful to making frames (and other things). I enjoyed the focus on recycled materials and reckon I could replicate what I built in class at home
• 5/5 from Mitchell Lisle, attended Oct 2024: Awesome class - instructors were great, final end product looks super professional and the entire day was really enjoyable and interesting! Highly recommend
• 5/5 from Kate Wake, attended Aug 2024: Really enjoyed Liz’s clear guidance, time management and gentle encouragement. I arrived with a million questions, few skills and big ambitions. Together with Luke, Liz imparted to me tangible skills and a cautious amount of confidence, with consummate ease. I now have a lovely framed picture and plans to frame many more. For less than the price of one pro framed picture. Hurrah! I will probably do more courses at AtT now. Would recommend this particular course to anyone. A few couples did it and would also be a great team building exercise. I went not knowing anyone and everyone was lovely and friendly. Thank you so much Liz and Luke. Always delighted to spend some more time Among the Trees
• 5/5 from Matthew Barram, attended Aug 2024: Completed the picture framing class yesterday and had a great time, learnt so much and came away with a really stunning frame that I'm really happy with. The teaching was clear, well done, in a great space with a great vibe and we'll certainly look at doing other ones of those courses in the future, highly recommend it.
• 5/5 from Emma Micklewright, attended Aug 2024: Amazing! Very insightful, learned a lot and the teachers were so knowledgeable, kind and patient - a great class!
• 5/5 from Sarah Sternau, attended Jun 2024: Excellent class that allowed me to make a beautiful frame while learning woodworking skills that will be transferable across projects. The instructors were both knowledgeable and personable, and I loved hearing about the background of Among the Trees and how they fit into a materials-reuse ecosystem. In all, a great way to spend a day!
• 5/5 from Margaret Black, attended Jun 2024: Luke the teacher was fabulous as always. Well organised, clear communication. Showed each step in the process and answered questions. Luke the assistant was really helpful as well, helped me fix up some dumb mistakes. It was a fun day and everyone in the class was excited! I really enjoyed the day and am confident to make my own frames now! Thank you Picture hasn’t loaded well, let me know if you want a resend please. Marg
• 5/5 from Ian Macgregor, attended Apr 2024: We are an older couple without experience in woodworking activities, however, we both came away satisfied with our completed picture frames, and we enjoyed the whole experience. Our Teacher, Liz, was very knowledgeable and patient with our progress throughout the day, as was Luke, who also assisted the participants on the day. The workshop provided all the necessary tools and framing equipment as well as clear instructions on how to best approach the task. We would recommend this course to others who would like to spend a day learning new frame creating skills through what we found to be an enjoyable workshop which, on completion, provided us with a framed picture which we created ourselves from scratch. Thank you Liz and Luke.
• 5/5 from Matthew Badrov, attended Apr 2024: This course Was A Xmas present from my kids. I loved every step of the process and the day. There was clear concise information and guidance and enthusiasm from the teacher Liz and a lot of patience. Loved the day, went smoothly, lots of support and help and all the equipment I needed.
• 5/5 from Richard Nolan-Neylan, attended Apr 2024: Liz was amazing. So was Luke. It could not have been better. What you get out of using reclaimed timber is amazing. Do much better than new wood! You learn so much so definitely worth the money. A great gift idea for anyone.
• 5/5 from James Petersen, attended Feb 2024: Luke and Annette managed to fit an enormous amount of teaching into a single day's class. Starting with basic woodworking techniques and ending with cutting matboard and plexiglass (with a discussion on glass cutting), every stage of making a timber frame was covered, including aesthetics. A range of finishing options were given if you didn't want the in-class oil finish and great hands-on help for the bits you were crap at (matboard is my nemesis). All the tools were set out conveniently and explained, with loads of great tips to help you not go wrong or salvage things if you did (and reassurance that everyone has made the same mistakes!) A big bonus was the sharing of insider knowledge on where to find great recycled bits to make up our future frames. I came out with a frame I love (despite having cocked up a couple of bits) and inspiration for the next one!
• 5/5 from Kate Read, attended Feb 2024: Well paced, helpful tips, clear instructions and guidance from the teacher, finished artwork looked fabulous!
• 5/5 from Leigh Nankervis, attended Nov 2023: A well paced class. Lots of encouragement. I left feeling I had acquired some useful skills
• 5/5 from Sharon Pitman, attended Nov 2023: Liz was fantastic, Ann was also really helpful. Environment was safe and welcoming. Everything provided was great. A really lovely experience.
• 5/5 from Kate Williams, attended Sep 2023: This was a wonderful course. The teachers were knowledgeable, engaging, kind and chilled. I feel completely equipped and excited to continue making frames! Woo!
• 5/5 from Grace Balicki, attended Sep 2023: Great class good small group with very attentive teachers. Very adaptive and creative. Would recommend
• 5/5 from Kate, attended Sep 2023: Fantastic engaging teachers, well organised and paced class, great value and a fun learning experience- and we got to go home with something gorgeous we created! Thanks Luke and Liz, I’ll definitely be back!