Paper Fan Making | 5th September 2026

Join Kate Colin for a Fan Making class and learn how to make a 360 degree cockade fan and a traditional folding fan. Kate has combined her experience as a paper artist with recent training at The Fan Museum in Greenwich and with Master Fan Maker Frédérick Gay to create a bespoke workshop which brings together traditional fan making skills and contemporary paper folding techniques. 

Fan Making has been identified as a critically endangered craft in the UK by the Heritage Craft Association and the class will start with a short presentation about fan making, its history and how they are used in period costume for film, television and theatre.

Paper, sets of fan sticks and all equipment are included. If you would like to use your own patterned paper please bring two large sheets of unfolded paper in A3 size (around 100gsm) or 1m rolls of non-glossy wrapping paper.

Tickets £75.00

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Please contact us on 0131 550 3660 or info@dovecotstudios.com before attending the workshop to inform us of any mobility issues that you might have.  This is so that we are aware and can make arrangements to best help you in the case of an emergency evacuation.

 Every ticket sold supports the work of The Dovecot Foundation to advance visual art, craft and design in all its forms.

Please note that tickets are non-refundable, non-transferable and may not be exchanged.

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