A two day workshop using traditional English and French basketry techniques to create a sturdy, long lasting log basket.
As materials used on this workshop are quite thick, you will need to have a reasonable level of dexterity and hand strength to create your basket.

Discover the joy of working with bulrush. It is soft, malleable and lightweight making it gentle to work with. Learn how to handle and prepare the rush and then, using the traditional techniques of pairing, doubled checkweave and twill weave, make a small, round fruit bowl sized basket over a mold.

This fun half day workshop will give you a taste of how to weave willow in order to make a simple and attractive outdoor or indoor bunting. Experiment with a variety of coloured willows to make your triangles and then attach them to a cord for hanging. The number of triangles will depend on the student but you can aim for approximately eight.

Come and make a fabulous willow reindeer for your house or garden. You will learn a variety of 3D willow sculpting techniques and experiment with random weaving to create your 3ft high sculpture. You could adorn your reindeer with festive lights and have a stylish Christmas show stopper!

An introduction to exposed core, stitched coil basketry. Discover how to identify, process and use common plant fibres from the garden. Your tutor will bring along a selection of plants like daffodil, day lily, montbretia and iris leaves for you to use. You will learn at least one of the stitches that can be used in coil basketry and make a coiled mat or a small coiled basket.

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A fun morning making on trend Scandi style festive decorations. Learn a variety of weaving techniques with an assortment of coloured willow and other interesting materials. Make a beautiful large star and a small reindeer for your wall or tree.

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Spend the afternoon making wonderful, festive willow trees. Choose a selection of coloured willow and other interesting materials and, by using a variety of weaving techniques, create some fabulous decorations to display around your home or garden at Christmas.

Knowing how to construct basket borders and handles are probably two of the most important basketry skills that you will need. Your tutor will guide you through a variety of techniques including plaiting, follow on, trac and standard. Students will be required to bring a basket on which to practise adding different borders and handles. Previous experience of willow weaving is required.

Learn how to construct this unique basket, traditionally used to store root vegetables. During this two day course, you will learn a variety of techniques which will be used to create an interesting lid and the traditional 'mouth' opening. Previous experience of willow weaving is required for this course.

An introduction to exposed core, stitched coil basketry. Discover how to identify, process and use common plant fibres from the garden. Your tutor will bring along a selection of plants like daffodil, day lily, montbretia and iris leaves for you to use. You will learn at least one of the stitches that can be used in coil basketry and make a coiled mat or a small coiled basket.

Discover the joy of working with bulrush. It is soft, malleable and lightweight making it gentle to work with. Learn how to handle and prepare the rush and then, by using traditional basic techniques including check weave and pairing, make a square basket on a mould.

These beautiful living structures enhance any garden or community space. Come along and learn how to site, plan, lay out and construct a living willow arch. You will also learn how to weave a living willow harlequin tree to take home. Students will need to bring a large pot to plant their tree into (minimum 10 litres).