Carpentry and DIY Courses for Women

Q: I’m not able to travel, what can you offer?

We have a few online courses which can be found here .

Carpentry Skills Courses for Women

Learn practical Carpentry skills in focused 2 day courses.

2 Power Tools in a Day – Course for Women

Learn how to use 2 common power tools to make your DIY dreams come true!

Creative Woodworking Sessions for Women

Creative Woodworking Sessions for Women is a monthly membership which gives you access to our Carpentry and Joinery workshop on the first and third Friday of a month

Online Carpentry Basics

Doing something practical is so important for our mental well-being. We want to offer the opportunity to learn to more…

DIY Electrics for Beginners – Course for Women

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DIY 2 Day Plumbing Intensive – Course for Women

This 2-Day Plumbing Intensive – Course for Women’ is a great addition to our DIY Courses.

DIY Carpentry and Power Drills - Course for Women

DIY Carpentry & Power Drills – Course for Women

Due to popular demand, together with a team of experienced Trades Women, TouchWood South West have developed DIY Skills Weekend…

Power Tools – Course for Women

In this 3 day course you will learn how to use a selection of hand held power tools. You will be able to transfer what you have learnt to other projects at home.

Adult & Child Workshops

Adult & Child Workshops to give children the opportunity to learn in a safe and fun environment with their adults!

Tool Sharpening for Everyone

Come to our Tool sharpening Masterclass and learn how to get a perfect edge on your tools.

NO! There is no expectation for you to have any previous experience. Wherever you are at with learning practical skills is perfect. Whether you are a complete beginner or have some experience, you will be able to learn something new on our courses.

If the course if full please add yourself to the waiting list to that particular course on the booking page. This helps us gauge interest and lets us know when we need to schedule new dates for the course.

Most of our courses take place at the TouchWood Workshop near Moretonhampstead. We occasionally run courses at other venues but find it difficult to find other suitably equipped workshop spaces.

It depends which course you book on to! All of our courses are designed to give you a solid grounding in the particular skill. We always start with the basics upon which you will be able to build. We intend our courses to be like a key that opens new doors and new possibilities.

You don’t need much to start with, and it depends a little on the project you want to work on. Here is a basic list of tools as a good starting point!

If you were assigned female at birth, but don’t identify as a woman, you can still take part. To us it doesn’t matter which gender you identify with, but having grown up as a girl/woman most likely meant that you grew up in a world with certain stereotypes and certain opportunities – in terms of practical skills – that were opened or closed for you. If you would like to get in touch with any queries, don’t hesitate to ask here!

All of our tutors are Tradeswomen who work 5 days a week and need a break to continue working the next week. So in short, we need to have days off as well. Also, if we worked on weekends but took weekdays off, we would never actually see our families and children!

Our courses are mainly held near Moretonhampstead on Dartmoor, which is a popular tourist destination so therefore has plenty of places to stay for visitors. Here are a few of the available options:

Camping – Three Hares Campsite , Sweet Meadows campsite (campspace.com)

Airbnb – Airbnb | Moretonhampstead – Holiday Rentals & Places to Stay – England

Eco Hostel – Sparrowhawk independent backpackers hostel on Dartmoor, South West UK

We have a few online courses which can be found here.

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