Multiple dates. Dervaig, Isle of Mull. Leen Skinner at Calltainn Croft offers basketry workshops on Mull – she can travel to your local hall, home or holiday accommodation for group bookings, or be based in the Dervaig Community Orchard.Have a…
17th August – September 21st 2026. Blanefield, Stirlingshire. This 6-week course with Max Johnson will give you a thorough grounding in the basic skills of basketry, allowing time to repeat these skills in different projects to begin to embed knowledge…
29th & 30th August 2026. Rugeley, Staffordshire. There are still weekend and day tickets available for the amazing annual Tear Up Festival of Willow and Fibre – and workshops available to book only on the day. Weekend tickets are £70…
12th July 2026. Forres, Moray. Learn to weave this beautiful handwoven willow bowl, with an intricate Celtic knot design. Made with willow grown on our own farm at Naturally Useful. Can be used for fruit, serving bread at the kitchen…
5th September 2026. Comrie, Perth & Kinross. Weave a split hazel basket with Simon Cooper, one of the few people still making and teaching this ancient craft. We will harvest hazel from our small woodland on the farm looking at…
11th-12th July, 2026. Melrose, Scottish Borders. Join Karla Pearce at Bowden Village Hall to create your own beautiful statement that also functions as a useful basket. This workshop is suitable for mixed abilities. What you will learn:-how to create a…
17th & 18th July 2026. Ellekers Wood, North Yorkshire. Come and explore the traditional techniques found in Scottish frame baskets (more commonly known as arm creels) once used by fishing communities along a small stretch of the northeast coastline in…
27th & 28th June 2026. Thornhill, Stirlingshire. The second in a series of workshops exploring paper, foraged fibre, memory and place with Georgia Crook at West Moss-side. Using foraged fibres to make ‘paper’ sheets in order to create 3D vessels….
23rd & 24th July 2026 Stornaway, Outer Hebrides. Learn the ancient craft of willow basketry with a Hebridean-based maker who grows her own willow. All materials included. Maximum 7 places. £180. There’s something deeply satisfying about making a basket —…
14th June 2026. St Andrews, Fife. Are you a local artist, maker, grower or just have a keen interest in community spaces? Join us for tea around the fire to vision a new garden and help weave the threads together….
