Creative workshops and courses in a friendly space
Contemporary craft workshops and courses
Drop-in stay & make our craft kits
For adults & children from papercraft to embroidery, knitting, crochet & sewing
Working with local teachers to bring you a changing menu of courses
Artisan shop with local and
Supporting Isle of Wight and British small businesses
Stockists include Island designers alongside quality UK made housewares & gifts sprinkled with fairly traded products sourced from craftsmen around the globe
Keeping our rural high streets alive #shoplocal
OUR LOCATION
Find us in the village of Freshwater in the West of the Isle of Wight, UK.
Just 10 minutes drive from Yarmouth ferry port or reach us along the coastal footpath through Fort Victoria and old railway line cycle path running along the river Yar. Take bus route 7 or 21 with Southern Vectis.
OPENING HOURS
Monday to Saturday
10am – 5pm
Studio also available to book on SUNDAY for private workshops
WHAT’S ON
Candle Making
Bath Bombs
Macrame
Festival Flower Crowns
Natural Corsages
Knitting
Sewing
Lino Printing
Bullet Journalling
And more!
OPEN ALL YEAR
WHAT WE DO
Whistle and Hound is an independent gift shop with a craft studio
We sell cards, gifts, housewares and craft kits by local Island designers, British makers and global artisans, ethically sourced and fairly traded
Our workshops specialise in contemporary crafts for adults, families and kids
WORKSHOPS & COURSES
Talented local Isle of Wight teachers run specialist workshops and courses all year. From 1 hour to half day and evening courses across a range of arts and contemporary crafts.
We have a studio for groups of up to 8 and open our shop space in the evenings and weekends.
Our classes are constantly evolving. Click below to find out more and to book or click on our CALENDAR to plan your visit.
Candle Making
Make your own essential oil soy wax candle
Knit our IOW Gansey
8 week course knit our British wool jumper
Make Bath Bombs
Family workshop making fizzy bath treats age 10+
Knot a Macrame Bag
Learn macrame knots to make a colourful bag
Cupcake Decorating
Decorative piping tips and techniques
Natural Corsages
Make hand tied rustic flower corsages
Bullet Journaling
Creative life planning using bullet journaling age 16+
Intro to Lino Printing
Cut, ink and print your own design
Make a Cross Back
Sew your own 100% Linen cross back apron
How to sew using a pattern course
A 3 week evening course to make a simple shift dress from a pattern
Design your own Flower Head Garland
Family workshop age 10+ every Thursday during school holidays
Make a Beaded Tassle Necklace
Design your own 108 bead Mala inspired meditation necklace
Whistle & Hound Founder
MARIANNE SU YIN
I’m an Overner (not born and bred on the Island) and have been on the Isle of Wight for 25 years, based in the West Wight with my family and two Hungarian Vizslas
Whistle and Hound evolved from 10 years of creative work from my studio at home as an illustrator, children’s author, photographer and dressmaker. It’s a space created for people to come together and re-ignite traditional skills, with a bit of fresh and modern thrown in.
FIND US
51 School Green Road
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
PO40 9AS
01983 718 400
