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Berry Basket
COURSE FULL

Create a basket in a day in this workshop with one of our brilliant basketry tutors. Suitable for beginners or those wishing to improve their skills, you will learn how to make a lovely little basket that will be perfect for berry or egg collecting. This course has been so popular with our students that we are running it again!

You will make one traditional stake and strand basket using several varieties of coloured and stripped willow. Learn the principles of stake and strand basketmaking, making bases, inserting side stakes, 3 rod whale, a trac border and inserting a handle.

Your tutor will provide each student with an individual bundle of materials, enough to complete one basket. Each student's bundle will contain a variation on colours which depend on materials available at the time of the workshop.

This workshop is suitable for all skill levels

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the course fee.

Date Thursday 23rd January 2025
Tutor Alisha Davidson
Time 9.30am – 4.30pm
Ref 3622
Fees £90
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Natural Frame Basket
COURSE FULL

Weave a beautiful frame basket in a day in a friendly, supportive environment. Suitable for beginners or those with more experience, you will learn how to create a four-sided frame out of contorted hazel (provided) or wood that you have collected. You will learn how to insert ribs and weave between them to create a unique basket.

Materials and tools provided, but if you have your own basketry tools, you are welcome to bring them.

Light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date Thursday 13th February 2025
Tutor Karla Pearce
Time 9.30am - 4.30pm
Ref 3599
Fees £90
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Berry Basket

Create a basket in a day in this workshop with one of our brilliant basketry tutors. Suitable for beginners or those wishing to improve their skills, you will learn how to make a lovely little basket that will be perfect for berry or egg collecting. This course has been so popular with our students that we are running it again!

You will make one traditional stake and strand basket using several varieties of coloured and stripped willow. Learn the principles of stake and strand basketmaking, making bases, inserting side stakes, 3 rod whale, a trac border and inserting a handle.

Your tutor will provide each student with an individual bundle of materials, enough to complete one basket. Each student's bundle will contain a variation on colours which depend on materials available at the time of the workshop.

This workshop is suitable for all skill levels, from beginners to those who want to improve their basketry skills.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the course fee.

Date Thursday 13th February 2025
Tutor Clare Shilvock
Time 9.30am – 4.30pm
Ref 3716
Fees £90
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Asymmetric Basket
COURSE FULL

Come and make a small simple stake and strand basket to use for collecting berries, eggs or whatever you fancy! Your basket will have a beautiful asymmetric border and wooden handle and you will use various willow varieties and foraged materials to make it unique.

This workshop is suitable for beginners and improvers.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date Thursday 27th February 2025
Tutor Alisha Davidson
Time 9.30am - 4.30pm
Ref 3600
Fees £90
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Make a Willow Obelisk

Discover the basic tools and techniques of willow weaving, and make your own plant support for your garden this spring. You will create a beautiful willow obelisk in a morning, suitable for growing plants over, or as a garden decoration in its own right.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners or improvers.

All materials are included in the workshop fee. You will, however, have to consider how you will transport your (tall!) obelisk home.

Date Thursday 6th March 2025
Tutor Daisy Askins
Time 10.00am - 1.00pm
Ref 3601
Fees £65
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Lunch Basket

Join us to weave a beautiful willow lunch bag in a day in a friendly, supportive environment. Suitable for beginners and those with some experience who might like to refresh their skills, you will learn how to create a Catalan-style base, weave up the sides of the basket, attach
simple strap handles and turn down the side stakes to create a border.

Materials and tools are provided, but if you have your own basketry tools, you are welcome to bring them.

A light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date Thursday 13th March 2025
Tutor Karla Pearce
Time 9.30am - 4.30pm
Ref 3604
Fees £90
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Weaving Wild - Stitched Braid Baskets

Stitched braid baskets are found all over the world, with archaeological evidence of their creation dating back to the Paleolithic Period. On this one day workshop you will learn how to harvest and prepare various materials suitable for this simple yet versatile basketry technique,
focusing on locally gathered grasses which we will plait and sew into small pots to take home.

This workshop is suitable for beginners and improvers, and will open up a world of basketry possibilities!

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date Tuesday 25th March 2025
Tutor Jeanette Gray
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3563
Fees £95
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Willow Obelisk and Dragonflies

Spend a day making lovely willow objects for your garden. You will make a willow obelisk, beautiful in itself but also great for supporting climbing plants like runner beans or sweet peas, and then if you have time, a dragonfly decoration.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as those who want to improve their willow weaving skills.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee. Please consider how you will transport your (potentially quite tall!) obelisk home.

Date Thursday 27th March 2025
Tutor Alisha Davidson
Time 10.00am – 4.00pm
Ref 3607
Fees £90
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Willow Garden Trug

Learn how to make this super useful garden trug frame basket. You will attach the frame to the ribs, learn the weave and how to adapt it for the style of the basket. You can make a basket with an over handle or side handles to your preference.

Each basket can be made in a variety of willows and foraged materials that are available at the time. Once woven it is ready for foraging adventures and collecting eggs, vegetables, berries or whatever you fancy!

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners or those with more experience.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date Thursday 10th April 2025
Tutor Alisha Davidson
Time 9.30am - 4.30pm
Ref 3609
Fees £90
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