A Stillroom for Slow Making
This is a place for people who enjoy working slowly with plants, seasons, and simple craft.
Here, we make remedies and household preparations by hand — using herbs, honey, oils, waters, and historical recipes — not as rules to follow, but as companions in the work.
Workshops are small and unhurried.
Conversation is optional.
Silence is welcome.
Attention is given to what happens when hands are busy and time is allowed to stretch — when making becomes a way of listening.
You don’t need prior knowledge.
Only curiosity, and a willingness to arrive as you are.
May what you make here keep well.
Apothecary Series Workshops
The Butter, Balm and Flame Apothecary
The Hearth Apothecary: A Circle for Midlife Women
The Humour Apothecary: Balancing the Elements Within
The Humour Apothecary: Balancing the Elements Within
The Fragrance Apothecary: Incense, Potpourri, and Floral Waters
The Honey Apothecary: Sweet Remedies, Salves and Symbolism
The Lover's Apothecary: A Romantic Journey Through Herbs and History
The Salt Apothecary: Folklore and Craft of Culinary and Healing Salts
The Spice Apothecary: Crafting Spiced Remedies, Balms and Treasures
The Honey Apothecary: Sweet Remedies, Salves and Symbolism
The Lover's Apothecary: A Romantic Journey Through Herbs and History
The Salt Apothecary: Folklore and Craft of Culinary and Healing Salts
The Spice Apothecary: Crafting Spiced Remedies, Balms and Treasures
The Witch's Apothecary: Flying Ointments, Bath Bombs, and Smudge Sticks
The Perfumer’s Table: Distilling Flowers & Crafting Botanical Waters
The Perfumer’s Table: Distilling Flowers & Crafting Botanical Waters
The Yule Stillroom: Candles, Balms, and Warm Spiced Things
The Listening Stillroom
The Cottage Companion
The Junior Apothecary
The Listening Stillroom
The Cottage Companion
The Junior Apothecary
The Hearth Apothecary: A Circle for Midlife Women
Come into the stillroom for an evening anchored in making. Among herbs, jars, and candlelight, we gather as women in the long middle of life — not to be fixed, but to be steady, curious, and warm in our hands.
During the circle, we will:
• Hear how menopause was understood in medieval & Tudor households — as reorientation, not decline
• Craft practical remedies to take home: a cooling balm, a soothing tea blend and a strengthening elixir
• Share a gentle tea brewed for rest and composure
• Make space for stories, laughter, and ordinary honesty
This is a small, grounded gathering — part craft workshop, part hearth table — for anyone navigating perimenopause or the years beyond.
🌞 Includes: all materials, recipes, warm herbal drinks, and a bit of merry mischief.
📍 Location: The Thyme Keeper’s Stillroom, Bookham, Surrey.
🕯 Exchange: £67 per person | 3 hours | Limited to 2-3 guests per session
The Humour Apothecary: Balancing the Elements Within
An evening of laughter, lore, and self-prescribed remedy-making.
Long before modern medicine, healers believed that four vital humours — blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile — governed the body’s balance. Too much or too little of one could make you fiery, sluggish, melancholic, or absurdly cheerful.
In this spirited workshop, we’ll revisit those ancient notions with a wink and a wooden spoon — blending history, humour, and herbal craft to discover our inner elements (and restore them to just the right temperature).
You’ll stir, sip, and create four small preparations inspired by the humours — each one symbolic, sensory, and soothing:
💮 Sanguine (Blood – Air & Warmth) For the merry, the sociable, and the occasionally over-sparkly. Craft a rosy cordial of rosehip, hibiscus, and honey to lift the heart and renew vitality.
🌿 Phlegmatic (Phlegm – Water & Coolness) For dreamers and thinkers who need a gentle stir. Blend a clearing herbal inhaler or steam with eucalyptus, peppermint, and thyme — a breath of winter clarity.
🔥 Choleric (Yellow Bile – Fire & Dryness) For the bold and occasionally short-fused. Make a calming vinegar or balm infused with chamomile, lemon balm, and a whisper of rose to soothe the fire.
🌑 Melancholic (Black Bile – Earth & Coldness) For poets, ponderers, and anyone needing grounding. Prepare a rich, grounding anointing oil or cocoa-spice tonic with patchouli and warming ginger.
Expect laughter, spice, reflection, and a few cheeky self-diagnoses. Leave with your creations and a lighter heart — better balanced, in all the right places.
🌞 Includes: all materials, recipes, warm herbal drinks, and a bit of merry mischief.
📍 Location: The Thyme Keeper’s Stillroom, Bookham, Surrey.
🕯 Exchange: £67 per person | 3 hours | Limited to 2-3 guests per session
In this spirited workshop, we’ll revisit those ancient notions with a wink and a wooden spoon — blending history, humour, and herbal craft to discover our inner elements (and restore them to just the right temperature).
You’ll stir, sip, and create four small preparations inspired by the humours — each one symbolic, sensory, and soothing:
💮 Sanguine (Blood – Air & Warmth) For the merry, the sociable, and the occasionally over-sparkly. Craft a rosy cordial of rosehip, hibiscus, and honey to lift the heart and renew vitality.
🌿 Phlegmatic (Phlegm – Water & Coolness) For dreamers and thinkers who need a gentle stir. Blend a clearing herbal inhaler or steam with eucalyptus, peppermint, and thyme — a breath of winter clarity.
🔥 Choleric (Yellow Bile – Fire & Dryness) For the bold and occasionally short-fused. Make a calming vinegar or balm infused with chamomile, lemon balm, and a whisper of rose to soothe the fire.
🌑 Melancholic (Black Bile – Earth & Coldness) For poets, ponderers, and anyone needing grounding. Prepare a rich, grounding anointing oil or cocoa-spice tonic with patchouli and warming ginger.
Expect laughter, spice, reflection, and a few cheeky self-diagnoses. Leave with your creations and a lighter heart — better balanced, in all the right places.
🌞 Includes: all materials, recipes, warm herbal drinks, and a bit of merry mischief.
📍 Location: The Thyme Keeper’s Stillroom, Bookham, Surrey.
🕯 Exchange: £67 per person | 3 hours | Limited to 2-3 guests per session
The Salt Apothecary: Folklore & Craft of Culinary and Healing Salts
Salt has travelled through time as treasure and talisman — preserving food, purifying spaces, and protecting hearts.
In this hands-on, scent-rich workshop, we’ll explore the forgotten beauty and ancient power of salt. From medieval kitchens to magical sachets, you’ll blend your own salt-based creations while discovering the rich lore that surrounds this everyday alchemical mineral.
What We’ll Explore:
Salt’s role in preservation, healing, and protection across cultures and centuries
Old salt trade stories, myths, and curious superstitions — from spilt salt to circles of safety
A guided experience in Salt Divination (Halomancy) — a quiet, contemplative way of reading the patterns left by salt on dark cloth
What You’ll Create & Take Home:
Old salt trade stories, myths, and curious superstitions — from spilt salt to circles of safety
A guided experience in Salt Divination (Halomancy) — a quiet, contemplative way of reading the patterns left by salt on dark cloth
What You’ll Create & Take Home:
🍽️ A culinary salt blend (e.g., citrus & thyme or garlic & rosemary)
🛁 A luxurious bath salt infusion with flowers & oils
🌞 An energising salt scrub
Plus:
🛁 A luxurious bath salt infusion with flowers & oils
🌞 An energising salt scrub
Plus:
Light snacks and seasonal drinks
A Mini Salt-Lore Booklet filled with quirky recipes, rituals, and salty stories
All tools, ingredients, and gentle step-by-step guidance provided in a warm, welcoming space
📍 Location: Bookham, Surrey (10 mins from the station, on-site parking). Exact directions will be shared by email 3–5 days prior.(Note: the map pin on Eventbrite is intentionally inaccurate to protect venue privacy.)
🕯️ Salt remembers. Salt protects. Salt keeps the wisdom of the sea in every grain. Come craft, stir, and remember.
A Mini Salt-Lore Booklet filled with quirky recipes, rituals, and salty stories
All tools, ingredients, and gentle step-by-step guidance provided in a warm, welcoming space
📍 Location: Bookham, Surrey (10 mins from the station, on-site parking). Exact directions will be shared by email 3–5 days prior.(Note: the map pin on Eventbrite is intentionally inaccurate to protect venue privacy.)
🕯️ Salt remembers. Salt protects. Salt keeps the wisdom of the sea in every grain. Come craft, stir, and remember.
Alongside the scheduled gatherings, I offer three small, personal ways to meet the stillroom:
• The Cottage Companion— a bespoke making session shaped around your interests• The Junior Apothecary — gentle herb-craft for a parent and child
• The Listening Stillroom — a reflective, pay-as-you-can space weaving astrology, herbs, story and quiet attention
Each can be booked privately, with tea on the table and time kept unhurried.