Blackhorse Workshop

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Blackhorse Workshop is a new kind of public building for making, mending and learning located in Walthamstow, east London. In the spirit of the public library the workshop will be a place for shared knowledge, with tools, machinery and skilled technicians in place of books, desks and librarians. The workshop has been running an initial programme of talks, classes and events since November 2013 bef

ore opening fully on 1st February 2014. The workshop will open its doors officially on Wednesday 22nd January from 4-9pm with a range of activities for all ages, food tasting, music and a chance to sign up for discounted memberships. A range of affordable membership packages will cater for everyone, from commercial and professional makers, to the occasional user. There will also be a number of affordable private studios available for long-term tenancy. The programme of public classes, talks and events will further encourage the sharing of knowledge and skills. The building has been under construction for the past six months, with Assemble working with local artists, businesses, community organisations and volunteers during the build. A collaboration with graphic designers Europa has resulted in the graphic identity for the workshop, covering the printed and online material as well as the workshop’s interior.

Are you a local creative business who would like offer work experience or training but are unsure how this looks for you...
09/09/2026

Are you a local creative business who would like offer work experience or training but are unsure how this looks for your business? Are you passionate about the skills you have developed and want to ensure the legacy you have built can be preserved for years to come? Are you committed to your craft, your community and the empowerment of local young people?

This talk is for you!

Hear from artists, makers and businesses supporting the next generation of Waltham Forest creatives into creative employment.

Speakers include; Turner Prize Winning Artist .kaur_ exploring ethical co-design, Mick Lapsley of , Ciaran ? founder of and outlining the importance of training the next generation of crafts people we'll be joined by

Time: Thursday 17th September 4-5pm
Venue: Switchboard Studios, E17 5QJ
FREE, no booking required.


Blackhorse Creates is delivered in partnership by Blackhorse Workshop, a social enterprise dedicated to making.

We will be taking over Big Penny Social to create a room full of activities looking at how creativity can be a tool for ...
08/09/2026

We will be taking over Big Penny Social to create a room full of activities looking at how creativity can be a tool for change.

Jasleen Kaur will be joined by Demi and Alexis, two Blackhorse Responders from 2024. They have been working together to co-design a public installation taking place at the (soon-to-be) new and will be running creative activities on Saturday 19th September.

Historically in town planning, green spaces were imagined as the ‘lungs of London’ creating spaces to breathe and belong in the City. Using concrete poetry, create song lyrics about how the city, the neighbourhood, the park and the pavement make you feel.

Drop-in Workshop: 1-4pm
Venue: Big Penny Social


Blackhorse Creates is delivered in partnership by Blackhorse Workshop, a social enterprise dedicated to making.

It's not just Saturday that will have all the action!On Sunday 20th September we have multiple activities happening acro...
07/09/2026

It's not just Saturday that will have all the action!

On Sunday 20th September we have multiple activities happening across

Discover a piece of London’s industrial past, surrounded by nature.
Join us at the wetlands for a special tour of the Victorian Engine House and even climb the steps of the old Coppermill Tower, first mentioned in the Doomsday Book.

Free to attend: book via Open House.


Blackhorse Creates is delivered in partnership by Blackhorse Workshop, a social enterprise dedicated to making.

Talia Andrea is a DJ, Producer and founder of FEMMESTIVAL and HYPERLINK who has curated this years' sound of Blackhorse ...
06/09/2026

Talia Andrea is a DJ, Producer and founder of FEMMESTIVAL and HYPERLINK who has curated this years' sound of Blackhorse Creates.

Head down to Blackhorse Workshop for a day full of local, upcoming and exciting artists alongside our Open Studios, Blacksmithing Demo's and Family Making Activities. Talia has lined up a full breadth of genres with each performer rooted in soul and good vibes.

Musicians and Perfomers below:







Thank you Talia, we're excited to hear the sounds of 2026 Blackhorse Creates on Saturday 19th September 1-5pm!


Blackhorse Creates is delivered in partnership by Blackhorse Workshop, a social enterprise dedicated to making.

SATURDAY PROGRAMME:We will be taking over part of to create a room full of activities looking at how creativity can be ...
04/09/2026

SATURDAY PROGRAMME:

We will be taking over part of to create a room full of activities looking at how creativity can be a tool for change.

will be joined by two Demi and Alexis, two Blackhorse Responders from 2024. They have been working together to co-design a public installation taking place at the (soon-to-be) new and will be running creative activities on Saturday 19th September.

Historically in town planning, green spaces were imagined as the 'lungs of London' creating spaces to breath and belong in the city. Using concrete poetry, create song lyrics about how the city, the neighbourhood, the park and the pavement makes you feel.

Drop-in Workshop: 1-4pm


Blackhorse Creates is delivered in partnership by Blackhorse Workshop, a social enterprise dedicated to making.

From next week, Make Stuff Club Autumn 2026 we will be collaborating with Blackhorse Workshop based designer .This Is B...
02/09/2026

From next week, Make Stuff Club Autumn 2026 we will be collaborating with Blackhorse Workshop based designer .

This Is Byron is a design informed maker specialising utilising waste material to create new products and furniture. Make Stuff Club SEN is a creative, weekly after school club for children.

We will be designing small chairs or stools using wood for the skeleton framework and developing our own cardboard mulch to create their final design.

Mondays at 4:30 - 5:30pm (Starting 7th September)
Wednesdays at (Home Ed) & 1:30 - 3pm (SEN) & 4 - 5pm (Starting 9th September)

We’ll be learning tools such as measuring tape, handsaw, coping saw, hand-held drills, pillar drill, belt-sander, chisel, hammer.

Over several months .glykofridi has been situating themselves within the making at Blackhorse Workshop to collect the so...
02/09/2026

Over several months .glykofridi has been situating themselves within the making at Blackhorse Workshop to collect the sounds, the textures and the loud noises of the ever-expansive making based here.

Blackhorse Creates weekend the piece will be exhibited for the FIRST TIME.

Join us on Saturday 19th September anytime between 12-5pm to engage with the interactive soundscape exploring the sounds and textures of the Blackhorse workshop
environment. The piece considers how the workshop sounds over time, and how we may recognise the presence of others through subtle audio cues.

Intrigued? Come down and see (or hear) what it's all about!


Blackhorse Creates is delivered in partnership by Blackhorse Workshop, a social enterprise dedicated to making.

Come and see artist Nicola Morrison at work and discover what she has been working on as part of her residency. Nicola's...
31/08/2026

Come and see artist Nicola Morrison at work and discover what she has been working on as part of her residency. Nicola's art residency is based in Barbican Group Arts Trust, a home to many artists.

Her work features paintings which explore nature as an integral part of the city and she's opening up her studio for ONE DAY!

Ever wondered what artists do on a residency? How they work in a new space? Come down and you can ask all your questions to the artist directly.

Open Studios: 12-4pm



Blackhorse Creates is delivered in partnership by Blackhorse Workshop, a social enterprise dedicated to making.

SATURDAY PROGRAMME:Family Make Stuff is back for a Blackhorse Creates special!Inspired by projects made in our last Make...
30/08/2026

SATURDAY PROGRAMME:

Family Make Stuff is back for a Blackhorse Creates special!

Inspired by projects made in our last Make Stuff Club term, join us to design and produce your very own puppetss.

Both you and your child will learn how to measure and mark your wood, use handsaws and coping saws to cut out your puppet parts and pull together using hand-held drills. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned DIY'er, this is a lovely, supportive space for families to create and make together.

Join us either 10am-12pm or 2-4pm for 2 hours of designing, making, woodworking and fun!

Please follow the link to the website to book before tickets disappear.


Blackhorse Creates is delivered in partnership by Blackhorse Workshop, a social enterprise dedicated to making.

More Introduction to Joinery dates just went live 🪚✨Running September & October for anyone on the waitlist wanting to ge...
29/08/2026

More Introduction to Joinery dates just went live 🪚✨

Running September & October for anyone on the waitlist wanting to get into woodworking this year.

We’ll cover biscuit joints, mortise and tenon, dovetails over four relaxed evening sessions or two full weekend days. This course introduces the basics of woodworking to get you set up to start working on your own projects.

Next start dates:
Monday 7th September
Thursday 10th September

SATURDAY PROGRAMME 1pm / 2pm / 3pmBlacksmithing Demonstrations are BACK for the weekend of Blackhorse Creates!Join us at...
28/08/2026

SATURDAY PROGRAMME 1pm / 2pm / 3pm

Blacksmithing Demonstrations are BACK for the weekend of Blackhorse Creates!

Join us at 1pm, 2pm or 3pm for an up close demonstration of the forge learning about the historical heritage craft dating back to the Iron Age.

You will meet one of our new blacksmithing tutors, Isabella Bussoni, a London-based blacksmith specialising in hand forged art pieces and bespoke commissions alongside teaching Blacksmithing at a School in North London.

Our wonderful technician team have also extended our forge area with a concreted platform meaning more anvils, more forges and more making!



Blackhorse Creates is delivered in partnership by Blackhorse Workshop, a social enterprise dedicated to making.

SATURDAY PROGRAMME 1-4pmQ***r Metal Club x Blackhorse CreatesLet's Get Bent! By and for qu**rs who are curious about met...
26/08/2026

SATURDAY PROGRAMME 1-4pm

Q***r Metal Club x Blackhorse Creates
Let's Get Bent!
By and for qu**rs who are curious about metalwork looking for a safe, supportive environment to learn new skills. What better time to join us than over our Blackhorse Creates Weekend running 17th-20th September.

You'll have a one-off 3 hour session using the plasma cutter and learning to weld to produce your very own candleabra masterpiece!

A special edition of Q***r Metal Club is now live to book on Blackhorse Workshop's website.


Blackhorse Creates is delivered in partnership by Blackhorse Workshop, a social enterprise dedicated to making.

Coming soon!Friday 11th September 🗓️🎭Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set props and costumes on the back...
25/08/2026

Coming soon!

Friday 11th September 🗓️🎭

Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set props and costumes on the back of their bikes. the HandleBards are a four-strong troupe of actors who are spending the summer bringing environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to venues across the UK.

Join the troupe here at Blackhorse Workshop for a fantastically funny bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'. In the Forest of Arden the stage is set for a full-throttle joyride of wooing hilarious mistaken identity and the odd wrestling match.

Visit link in bio to find out more!

SATURDAY PROGRAMME 2-4PM Barry's Anywhere Art School Presents: 'Fantastical Drawing to Solve Things' Designed and facili...
24/08/2026

SATURDAY PROGRAMME 2-4PM

Barry's Anywhere Art School Presents: 'Fantastical Drawing to Solve Things'
Designed and facilitated by artist

Come down to on the Saturday afternoon where adults and children will work together to draw and doodle solutions to everyday issues.

Want to get your everyday problems solved? Have a reoccuring issue that you'd love for someone else to look over?
However large or small, send your problems over to Barry on: [email protected]

Who knows by 4pm on Saturday 19th September your problems may well have been solved!

FREE workshop, booking preferable.
All booking links in Blackhorse Workshop bio.

Photography: Morena Alano


Blackhorse Creates is delivered in partnership by Blackhorse Workshop, a social enterprise dedicated to making.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY PROGRAMME'Colour Lab: from waste to value by Chroma Waste Lab x Colour of Saying'An exhibition demonstrati...
22/08/2026

FRIDAY-SUNDAY PROGRAMME

'Colour Lab: from waste to value by Chroma Waste Lab x Colour of Saying'

An exhibition demonstrating research and design on waste textiles becoming new pigments, dyes, and inks.
Discover the science behind it, find out what the pigment looks like, explore how designers and makers could put it to work!
Switchboard Studios: 12-6pm

Why not pop by on Friday for a FREE workshop getting hands-on experience with dyed experiments and ink trials whilst learning the science and stories behind milled cotton pigment told by the researchers themselves!
Friday Drop-in workshops run: 1pm, 3pm & 5pm.

On Saturday you could join Laura Perryman to build a 'moodworld'; a palette experimenting with how pre-owned colours can inspire design. You'll work with waste-derived pigments and CMF (Colour, Material & Finish) samples to explore where colour could go next.
Saturday: 12-2:30pm
£60 per person / Booking neccessary

Photography by: Kristina Railaite


Blackhorse Creates is delivered in partnership by Blackhorse Workshop, a social enterprise dedicated to making.

Blackhorse Workshop Curates Blackhorse Creates!Blackhorse Creates is a weekend celebration of design, making and creativ...
20/08/2026

Blackhorse Workshop Curates Blackhorse Creates!

Blackhorse Creates is a weekend celebration of design, making and creativity in and around Blackhorse Lane, E17.

You are invited today discover, learn and engage through workshops, installations that talks, exhibitions and open studios.

This year the programme celebrates design and manufacturing excellence and highlights opportunities for young people to access skills, careers and pathways into creative industries locally.

Full programme to be announced this week but put a reminder in your diary for Thursday 17th September - Sunday 20th September!

London Design Festival Open City Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan Waltham Forest Council

Blackhorse Creates is delivered in partnership by Blackhorse Workshop, a social enterprise dedicated to making; Blackhorse Collective Waltham Forest’s Creative Enterprise Zone, designed by the Mayor of London since 2021.

Inducting our Blackhorse Responders into woodwork and metalwork at the start of the summer. The programme sees young peo...
07/08/2026

Inducting our Blackhorse Responders into woodwork and metalwork at the start of the summer. The programme sees young people learning how to use crafting as a tool for activating social change in their local area.

Blackhorse Responders 2026 Exhibition is on until 31st August at 158-160 Billet Road, E17 5DT.

Come along and see their final creations!

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1-2 Sutherland Road Path
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Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 5:30pm

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