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11/09/2026
We Lift Each Other
Catch the newest issue of Dezeen, where they feature one of our very own, , as he recounts his journey of crafting with waste materials such as hardwood offcuts and announces 'We Lift Each Other', an exhibition celebrating the creatives here at Blackhorse Workshop.
We Lift Each Other is curated by Byron and takes place next Saturday (19th September) as part of Blackhorse Creates, spanning everything from blacksmithing to carpentry. Grab a copy to learn more and come along next week to see all the events celebrating local talent in Walthamstow.
Link in bio for more info. 🔗
10/09/2026
🎟️ MAPS HAVE ARRIVED 🎟️
Blackhorse Creates has collaborated with Another Kind Studio to create our total brand identity and what a job they’ve done!
You’ll find these maps and posters all over town, pick some up from Blackhorse Workshop x Pulse and Pickle x Switchboard Studios x Big Penny Social x Barbican Arts Group Trust and Walthamstow Wetlands as well as other businesses up and down Blackhorse Lane.
Thank you so much to Patrick and Lou of Another Kind Studio for all your hard work on making our programme into something real and tangible.
This time next week we’ll be kicking off with the Next Gen: Supporting Creative Employment panel talk hosted at Switchboard Studios with speakers from across the cultural, artistic and making world followed by a Communal Dinner at Pulse and Pickle
Most events are FREE and DROP-IN so keep the diaries free for 17-20th September!
Blackhorse Creates is delivered in partnership by Blackhorse Workshop is a social enterprise dedicated to making.
09/09/2026
Woodturning Weekends are back !
For the whole of this weekend, we will have the expertise of our new turning tutor, Anna Tietze. Introduction to Woodturning teaches participants across two in-depth days, the structure and safe use of the lathes with a variety of turning tools.
The weekend affords you time to go at your own pace whilst being introduced to the joys of woodturning. You will be fully inducted into our wood lathes and gain the confidence to take on your own future projects.
More info in bio: 12th & 13th September 📆
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
Address
1-2 Sutherland Road Path
London
E17 6BX
Public Transport:
- Take the Victoria Line to Blackhorse Road Station.
- Exit the station and head southeast on Blackhorse Lane.
- Turn left onto Sutherland Road Path.
Driving/Parking:
- From the A503, turn onto Blackhorse Lane.
- Continue straight until you reach Sutherland Road Path.
- Limited street parking may be available in the area.
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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What people say
Blackhorse Workshop in London is a true gem for makers, creators, and DIY enthusiasts alike. This innovative public building offers a unique space for making, mending, and learning in the vibrant neighborhood of Walthamstow. Reminiscent of a public library, Blackhorse Workshop provides a wealth of tools, machinery, and skilled technicians to support your creative endeavors.
Since its inception in 2013, Blackhorse Workshop has been fostering a sense of community through an array of talks, classes, and events. The official opening in 2014 marked the beginning of an exciting journey towards empowering individuals to unleash their creativity. With affordable membership packages tailored to suit various needs and skill levels, this workshop truly caters to everyone - from seasoned professionals to casual hobbyists.
What sets Blackhorse Workshop apart is its commitment to knowledge sharing and collaboration. The diverse program of public classes, talks, and events not only enriches skills but also fosters a sense of camaraderie among participants. The six-month construction process involving local artists, businesses, and volunteers reflects the workshop's dedication to community engagement.
Moreover, the collaboration with graphic designers has resulted in a visually appealing identity that resonates throughout the workshop's interior and online presence. Whether you're looking to hone your woodworking skills or explore new creative avenues, Blackhorse Workshop provides the perfect environment to bring your ideas to life.
In conclusion, Blackhorse Workshop stands as a beacon of creativity and innovation in East London. With its welcoming atmosphere and emphasis on shared knowledge, this workshop is not just a place for making things - it's a hub for building connections and inspiring creativity in all who walk through its doors.
