Make a Round Basket
Friday 10th November
Come and learn the ancient craft of basket weaving!
During this one-day workshop you'll learn to weave your own small round basket suitable as a fruit bowl/ bread basket with locally grown willow in a range of colours. If there's time you will be able to add a simple handle to your basket. You will leave with a basket and the skills to know how to make another one at home.
This course is suitable for complete beginners
If you have a sharp pair of secateurs do bring them along
Nb Basket making can be tough on the hands so not suitable for anyone with arthritis.
Simple lunch included.
9.30 - 4.30
£95 plus £15 cash on the day for materials
Round Willow Basket with Handle ~ 2 days
16th & 17th March
Learn the ancient craft of basket weaving during this two-day workshop.
Come and learn the ancient craft of basket weaving! During this two-day workshop you'll learn to weave your own round basket with a handle suitable for carrying your shopping, foraging or many more things..! You will learn a range of weaving techniques; how to pair, wale, rand and have your very own hand made basket to take away at the end of the weekend. We will use locally grown willow in a range of colours.
This course is suitable for complete beginners/ improvers.
If you have a sharp pair of secateurs do bring them along
Nb Basket making can be tough on the hands so not suitable for anyone with arthritis.
Learn the ancient craft of basket weaving during this two-day workshop.
Come and learn the ancient craft of basket weaving! During this two-day workshop you'll learn to weave your own round basket with a handle suitable for carrying your shopping, foraging or many more things..! You will learn a range of weaving techniques; how to pair, wale, rand and have your very own hand made basket to take away at the end of the weekend. We will use locally grown willow in a range of colours.
This course is suitable for complete beginners/ improvers.
If you have a sharp pair of secateurs do bring them along
Nb Basket making can be tough on the hands so not suitable for anyone with arthritis.
Light lunch included.
Saturday & Sunday, 11.30 - 4.30
£190 plus £15 cash on the day for materials
Amy Cox is a land based educator and basket maker interested in the therapeutics of working with plants. Primarily, she makes foraging baskets, inspired by and made of plants including willow, rush and bark. She is also co-founder of The Birch Collective, a CIC offering nature based wellbeing and practical skills to 16-25 yr olds to support mental health.
In her practice and her teaching, she is deeply inspired by the natural world and exploring this relationship through foraging, working with natural materials and creative expression. She hopes her work inspires others to take notice, to see the beauty, and to care for the land around them.