Welcome

cobwebcrafts is the combined workshops and gallery of two Suffolk makers: Andy Coates RPT, contemporary woodturner, and John Wilson, stained glass maker and restorer. Both makers are based at Riverside House in Beccles, Suffolk.

cobwebcrafts

cobwebcrafts is situated beside the river Waveney at Beccles, at the start of the Norfolk Broads. The building is the original home of the Derby Wood Mill, and is now the home to two Suffolk makers as both workshops and a combined gallery of work for sale. Also available is a small selection of handmade silver jewellery made by Suffolk Brightsmith, Rosie Price.

Andy Coates RPT

Andy Coates is a Registered Professional Woodturner with the Worshipful Company of Turners of London, and also an Executive Officer on the committee of the Association of Woodturners of great Britain, and Chairman of a local woodturning club.

Andy works with locally sourced native timbers to create contemporary objects for the discerining customer. Andy has work in a number of private collections, and is often commissioned privately to make individual pieces to client specification. Andy also works on antique restorations and commissions from architects and related trades.

Andy is available for demonstations, talks, and offers one-to-one tuition for any level from the beginner to advanced woodturner.

John Wilson

John Wilson is a stained glass maker with twenty years experience is the making and restoration of stained glass panels. John is equally happy making a new panel to customer specification or restoring an old damaged panel to pristine condition. John also makes a range of fused glass jewellery and kiln-made glass objects for the home.

John also offers tuition in stained glass making, and can accommodate up to three students at a time in his fully equipped worshop.