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Woven Willow Chickens and Ducks
Spend a fun and creative day weaving a willow chicken or duck sculpture for your garden … or home!
You will learn how to sculpt different body shapes, use a random weave and how to add interesting details to make your sculpture lifelike.
You can choose on the day which one you would like to make.
Tutor will provide materials for this workshop. This cost is included in your fee.
Suitable for complete beginners and those with some experience using willow.
A light lunch will be provided.
| Date |
Tuesday 7th May 2024 |
| Tutor |
Alisha Davidson |
| Time |
10.00am – 4.00pm |
| Ref |
3399 |
| Fees |
£90 |
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Willow Asymmetric Basket
Come and make a small simple stake and strand basket to use for collecting berries, eggs or whatever you fancy! Use various willow varieties and foraged materials to make it unique. Your basket will have a distinctive asymmetric border and wooden handle which will make it stand out from more traditional baskets.
Tutor will provide materials for this workshop. This cost is included in your fee.
Suitable for complete beginners and those with some experience using willow.
A light lunch will be provided.
| Date |
Tuesday 28th May 2024 |
| Tutor |
Alisha Davidson |
| Time |
9.30am – 4.30pm |
| Ref |
3400 |
| Fees |
£90 |
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Weaving Wild - Willow Bark Pouches
In early summer, as the sap rises through the tree, it is possible to easily peel away the once tight fibres of the bark from the inner wood. This provides a supple, almost leather like material it is possible to fold and sew into useful containers.
On this one day course we will learn how and when to peel willow bark, store it and prepare it. We will also explore different wild fibres for stitching our baskets into beautiful little wearable bags to take home.
Tutor will provide all materials for this workshop. This cost is included in your fee.
This workshop is suitable for both beginners and improvers.
A light lunch will be provided.
| Date |
Wednesday 12th June 2024 |
| Tutor |
Jeanette Gray |
| Time |
10.00am – 4.00pm |
| Ref |
3417 |
| Fees |
£95 |
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Garden Trug
Learn how to make this super, and very useful, garden trug frame basket. You will attach the frame to the ribs, learn the weave and how to adapt it for this style of the basket. You can make your basket with an over handle or side handles, the choice is yours. Each basket can be made in a variety of willows and foraged materials that are available at the time. Once woven, it’s ready for foraging adventures and collecting eggs, vegetables, berries or whatever you fancy!
Tutor will provide all materials for this workshop. This cost is included in your fee.
This workshop is suitable for both beginners and improvers.
A light lunch will be provided.
| Date |
Thursday 20th June 2024 |
| Tutor |
Alisha Davidson |
| Time |
9.30am – 4.30pm |
| Ref |
3475 |
| Fees |
£90 |
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Berry Basket
This workshop is a wonderful introduction to basketmaking. 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 lovely little basket will be perfect for berry or egg collecting.
Tutor will provide materials for this workshop. This cost is included in your course fee.
Suitable for complete beginners and those with some experience using willow.
A light lunch will be provided.
| Date |
Tuesday 2nd July 2024 |
| Tutor |
Alisha Davidson |
| Time |
9.30am – 4.30pm |
| Ref |
3401 |
| Fees |
£90 |
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Weaving Wild - Cordage Exploration
As plants reach their peak growth and strength we can utilise their natural properties to make durable and versatile string. We will experiment with a variety of plants to extract fibres for natural cordage. A forage in the Westhope grounds is also planned to harvest a few plants and weeds, maybe brambles and nettles etc. which can be used for further experimentation.
We will also experiment with a basketry technique called 'looping'- using cordage to make knotless netted baskets.
Cordage not only allows you to make beautiful string baskets and bags, it also opens up new possibilities for creating fixtures, fastenings and handles for other baskets you may make.
Tutor will provide some materials for this workshop. This cost is included in your fee.
This workshop is suitable for both beginners and improvers.
A light lunch will be provided.
| Date |
Wednesday 10th July 2024 |
| Tutor |
Jeanette Gray |
| Time |
10.00am – 4.00pm |
| Ref |
3316 |
| Fees |
£95 |
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Zarzo Basket
The Zarzo basket is a design based on a Spanish tray used to drain cheese.
Danish basketmaker Ulla Misser took the basic design and experimented with making deeper baskets which are extremely striking and popular. During this workshop, you will be taught this special technique and create a round Zarzo basket.
Tutor will provide materials for this workshop. This cost is included in your course fee.
This workshop is suitable for both beginners and improvers.
A picnic lunch will be provided.
| Date |
Tuesday 6th August 2024 |
| Tutor |
Alisha Davidson |
| Time |
9.30am – 4.30pm |
| Ref |
3476 |
| Fees |
£95 |
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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 one or two small pots to take home.
This workshop is suitable for beginners, and will open up a world of basketry possibilities!
Tutor will provide some materials for this workshop. This cost is included in your fee.
This workshop is suitable for both beginners and improvers.
A light lunch will be provided.
| Date |
Thursday 10th October 2024 |
| Tutor |
Jeanette Gray |
| Time |
10.00am – 4.00pm |
| Ref |
3341 |
| Fees |
£95 |
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