Anna Liebmann attended the session led by Ross Hastie with her two children Roisin (17) and Jack (16).

Central Scotland School of Craft is on a mission to revive traditional skills with a new series of workshops including signwriting, basket weaving, quilt making and spoon carving.

The new programme includes opportunities for crafters of all abilities to take part in classes at the Dunblane based studio, with subsidised spaces available for those on lower incomes.

Rebecca Wilson, who runs the craft school with fellow creative Jo Pudelko, said: “We’ve supported over forty individuals to attend our workshops through our bursary programme, thanks to funding from Creative Scotland, Dunblane Windfarm Trust and Stirling Council's Community Fund.

“We’ve also been able to host a series of free craft and jewellery workshops for carers recently, thanks to a Community Led Local Development grant.

“We’ve enjoyed giving carers a bit of rest and respite from their caring responsibilities as part of this outreach programme.

“They produced amazing work and left buzzing about the possibilities of what they would create next.”

On Saturday (14 January) the craft school hosted a signwriting workshop led by talented local artisan Ross Hastie, whose handcrafted signs can be spotted on high streets across Scotland including several shop fronts in Stirling.

Ross was inspired to go into the signwriting business as a young boy, after spotting local maker Stewart McLaren at work, and has honed his craft over the past decade by connecting with signwriters across the globe.

Ross said: “I first picked up a signwriting brush at just 12 years old, and since then I’ve never really stopped. When I left school, I set up my own company and I’ve been working as a traditional signwriter full time for seven years now.

“In that time, I’ve had the chance to work with a huge range of customers from local green grocers like Ginger Roots, to big brands like Talisker and Brewdog.

“My goal is to create something I can be proud of and there’s no greater feeling than walking down the street and thinking ‘I made that, that looks nice’.”

Saturday’s workshop gave Ross the chance to share his specialist knowledge with others, inspiring them to create their own signs to take home.

Anna Liebmann and her son Jack attended the workshop together.

Anna Liebmann attended the session with her two children Roisin (17) and Jack (16). She said: “If someone had told me at the age of 16 that I could have done work like this, I would have jumped at the chance.

“I studied mechanics at college and to have become a signwriter for trucks would have been a dream come true.

“We’ve all learnt a lot from Ross and it’s great to see crafts such as this, which were dying out, being revived.”

To find out more about upcoming workshops and the subsidy scheme see www.scottishcraftschool.com