Applications open until 23rd November 2025

Lake District, Cumbria.

Immerse yourself in ancient woodland in the home of spelk basketry with Lorna Singleton. Learn how to make a living in connection to woodlands and the seasonal cycles, this course will take your basketmaking and natural design to the next level. Part retreat, part professional training, all fun. I’m so excited to teach this course and I know you are going to love it.

The only long-term course in split wood basketry. 30 days learning the alchemy of turning locally coppiced trees into jaw-droppingly beautiful products.

Each month you’ll learn a new basket pattern in oak, hazel, ash, and chestnut, either by me or another expert tutor. Learn how to boil oak, split hazel, pound ash and steam chestnut to weave baskets in styles from the UK, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Spain and US.

Numbers are limited & with 2 tutors you’ll get plenty of 1-1 attention. The programme for the year is partly dictated by seasonal cycles of harvesting materials. I leave some flexibility in the last months should you wish to try a particular style you’ve researched or revisit previous lessons.

Based in the Rusland valley, Lake District, Cumbria. Starting in January, the course will run for 3 days each month, excluding June and December.

Payment is available in one amount or in 10 monthly installments. Price remains the same as 2025. £5900. 7 places available, the course needs 6 filled in order to run.

For more information and the application form, visit Lorna Singleton’s website.