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Rix & Co Rocking Horse Maker and Restorer

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Rix & Co Rocking Horse Maker and Restorer

We create handcrafted, traditional rocking horses to your bespoke design. Makers and restorers or beautiful rocking horses in the heart of Staffordshire

We also a full rocking horse restoration service, wood carving experiences and stock a range of creative and traditional toys in our Sudbury Courtyard shop.

30/12/2024

As the year comes to a close, I want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your incredible support for my work as a rocking horse maker and restorer. Your appreciation and love for these timeless creations means the world to me.

The art of traditional rocking horse making is not just a craft; it’s a piece of history—a connection to a simpler time when handmade treasures were passed down through generations. By supporting this craft, you're helping to preserve a tradition that brings joy, nostalgia, and beauty to so many lives.

Your belief in the importance of keeping this tradition alive inspires me every day to keep creating, innovating, and cherishing this wonderful heritage. Together, we’re ensuring that future generations can experience the magic of these handcrafted horses.

Here’s to honouring the past while carving a future full of creativity and tradition! Thank you for being part of this journey with me. 🐴✨

Happy New Year to you all, keep rocking!
Pete x

P.S. Thank you Rod Fitzpatrick for your wonderful images too, a truly amazing photographer :-) https://rkpphotography.co.uk/

17/12/2024

Give someone a real treat this Christmas and gift them a glorious carving course with the one and only Mr Rix! Create and treasure forever. Visit https://www.woodcarversstudio.com/ to find something to bring a smile this Christmas.

All courses are specifically aimed at complete beginners with no previous experience. These practical, hands-on courses are the perfect introduction to heritage craft of wood carving, within a friendly and creative environment.

Pete will guide you through the basics of wood carving and you will learn to use traditional wood carving skills in the creation of your very own masterpiece. You will gain an understanding of the processes involved and, by the end of the day, will have completed and will be able to take home, a relief carving in lime wood - as well as, hopefully, a new found passion for your new hobby.

One day workshops are held within our studio at the beautiful Sudbury Courtyard, Derbyshire which is set on the edge of the grounds of the National Trust Sudbury Hall and nestled on the edge of the Peak District National Park. The perfect environment for inspiring your creativity.

28/11/2024

If you would like to embark on a carving project - we now run a monthly continuing carvers course on Fridays!
To book visit https://www.woodcarversstudio.com/product-page/friday-carvers-club
- new 2025 term dates now available!

21/11/2024

Time to gesso! Tulipwood and beech large rocking horse, made with love to last a lifetime ❤️🐴

Give someone a real treat this Christmas and gift them a glorious carving course with the one and only Mr Rix!Create and...

16/11/2024

08/11/2024

Happy Friday from another happy horse! Gesso all sanded back ready for some dapples next week. Christmas is coming!!

27/10/2024

Another fantastic weekend of woodcarving with some wonderful students. On Saturday a lovely bunch of new carvers gaining confidence and creating some awesome carvings. Today the regular carving group again produced some amazing creations… well done everyone, it’s so good to share and create together. https://www.woodcarversstudio.com

18/10/2024

Happy Friday everyone. Gallopers are just one of our favourite things to carve here in the Derbyshire workshop. A reproduction of a Frederick Savage horse from the 1920’s. Enjoy 😀

15/10/2024

It's what you add that makes your piece absolutely unique 🦉
Creativity begins with a one day carving course at Rix and Co
No previous experience required. All you need to bring is yourself🦉
Find out more at:
https://www.woodcarversstudio.com/

11/08/2024

🌳 A huge THANK YOU to all the incredible craftspeople who made the first 'Life is Wood' festival an unforgettable experience this Saturday! Your passion, talent, and dedication created such a positive and inspiring environment. It was truly heartwarming to see knowledge and skills being shared across generations, fostering a community that celebrates creativity and craftsmanship. Another big thank you to our friends at the National Trust Sudbury Hall for their help and enthusiasm.Looking forward to many more moments like these! It just shows that when you have a good idea its worth the time and effort to make the dream a reality. 🌟

08/08/2024

This Saturday!
Help us celebrate all the glories of the wonder that is wood.
Keeping heritage skills alive - talks, demonstrations, taster sessions and much, much more!
Hosted by Rix and Co Sudbury Courtyard 10th August, 10am-4.30pm

07/08/2024

Come and marvel at all that is wood and the skills of many makers!
Our Life is Wood festival 10.8.24 10am-4.30pm will allow you to do just that.
Wood turners, jewellery makers, pyrographers, hand and chainsaw carvers, cabinet makers, wood suppliers, craftspeople and many more gathered side by side demonstrating, instructing, giving talks and bringing their crafts to life!
All alongside food and family entertainment in the glorious Sudbury Courtyard.
Come and join the fun for free 🌳🪵🌳🪵

05/08/2024

A day for family creativity!
Solve our mystery word search and win the chance to create your very own, unique hobby horse to race at our neighbouring Sudbury Hall 🐴❤
Life is Wood festival 10th August 10am-4.30pm hosted by Rix and Co Sudbury Courtyard.

02/08/2024

Ask Megan Fitzoliver about 'bog oak' and prepare to be amazed!
The very wonderful lady herself will be here showcasing her work and sharing her knowledge - 10th August - Life is Wood Festival at Sudbury Courtyard 10am-4.30pm.
Come and discover a whole new world with us.

31/07/2024

Goldstar BambooSax 💛💛💛
Come and meet the incredibly talented man who cannot fail to amaze with the true sounds he can create from his handcrafted, bamboo flutes and saxophones 💛💛💛
So happy to be welcoming Chris Tummings to Sudbury Courtyard on 10th August Life is Wood - hearing is believing!

28/07/2024

We are delighted to announce that the immensely talented Mike Painter will be joining us for our 'Life is Wood' Festival! 10th August 10am-4.30pm Sudbury Courtyard.
On display will be some 4.5 THOUSAND hours of his master craftsmanship!
You can see it all first hand at Rix and Co

27/07/2024

Our doors will be open all day!
Come and see what we do - 10th August 10am-4.30pm - 'Life is Wood' will showcase the Rix and Co restoration team at work!
Unique and beautiful, keeping heritage alive for all ages.

Address

64 Main Street
Wembley
DE65HS

Opening Hours

Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+441283585073

Website

http://www.rixand.co/

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THIS SATURDAY!!! We worship wood and all it's wonders! All invited, free entry, lots to see and do for the whole family!

WAIT FOR IT!!! Delighted to announce the Rix and Co inaugural festival 'LIFE IS WOOD' Free entry, Free family fun!

Step by Step, smoothed, sanded, shining. Many weeks have led to this very special 'S' Why not join Pete and learn how to carve your unique vision? #sundaycarvers #woodcarving #unique

The journey of creatvity - every little step takes you imperceptibly closer to your vision. Lovingly carved over many a weekend, in Pete's group of Sunday carvers. Rix & Co Rocking Horse Maker and Restorer @Sudbury Courtyard

Find your calm in creativity. This wonderful piece has evolved over weeks of Sunday carving. To join the team and learn to carve at Rix and Co check out the link below: https://www.woodcarversstudio.com/ #innerpeace #buddha #calm

Just as learning to swim - take a deep breath, keep afloat, before you know it you are ocean bound! Just one of the superb creations from Pete's Sunday carvers this term 🐠🐠🐠 #woodcarvingart #woodcarving #comrades To find out more about learning to carve with Pete; https://www.woodcarversstudio.com/

Carve, chat, carve, coffee, carve, companionship - clearly spiritual, creating smiles. Experience here with us at Rix and Co. #woodcarving #woodcarvingart #woodcarvingtools #mastercraftsmanship

Take some real time out to discover carving - our 2 day course allows you to do just that. You will not only create your very own masterpiece in wood but also learn much, much more about design, tools and tool care. For further information and bookings, visit us below and experience more. www.woodcarversstudio.com/product-page/2-day-woodcarving-course #woodworking #handcarving #mastercraftsmanship

Rocking horse restoration reveal!

Now this is why we do this… what a great reaction from our lovely client. Rocking horses are more than just toys, they stir memories of childhood. This Woodrow is going back to the third generation within this family, long may he rock!

What an amazing day woodcarving with this lovely bunch of folks! Awesome job by everyone today. If you fancy starting out in woodcarving visit www.woodcarversstudio.com - see you in the workshop soon!

A phenomenal day trip to Derby Museum of making - a gathering of kindred spirits dedicated to the preservation of our rich, heritage craft skills! #heritagecrafts #jayblades #repairshop #fredericksavage #derbymuseum

A few of the stunning projects from my monthly on-going carvers… some beautiful high relief and in the round carvings all at various stages of completion. Keep chipping away folks!

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Our Story

Rix & Co. was founded in 2015 by husband and wife team Pete and Anna Rix. Pete has a commercial background in design and has been carving since the age of 14. Over the years Pete has developed his skills of sculpture and traditional woodcarving and in doing so has developed a true passion for these wonderful and timeless toys.

The preservation and development of traditional craftsmanship is something close to our hearts, and maintaining the craft of the Rocking Horse maker is something they feel honoured to be a part of. Anna heads up the finishing department and is responsible for the beautiful paint finishes and tack .

As well as making Rix & Co original rocking horses we provide a restoration service for old and tired rocking horses, as well as offering a range of workshops enabling keen craftsmen and women to carve their very own rocking horse head. For those particularly enthusiastic students we are more than happy to guide you through the process to making and finishing a complete horse.

Whatever your rocking horse needs we are here to help.