Bark Basket Making
June 10th – June 11th 202310:00- 16:30The Old Brewery, Burnside Place, Cromarty IV11 8XQ Willow bark is a material with a wide variety of uses, including making cordage, as a source of tannin and also aspirin, and as a material…
Willow Plant Supports
Sun. 21st May 2023 10am – 3pm at Naturally Useful near Forres in Moray£65 Come and make your very own obelisk – style plant support for your peas / beans or other tall flowers. Using home grown willow these supports…
Basketry of the Year Competition
The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers Enter the Basketry of the Year Competition for a chance of winning £1500 for a Traditional or Contemporary Basket.
Warmsley Bursary
The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers This annual bursary of £3500 is to provide support to someone keen to pursue a development opportunity which will benefit their basketry practice. The bursary is open to anyone who makes the major part of…
Royal Highland Show- Scottish Handcrafts Championships
22nd to 25th June 2023. Each year Scottish Women’s Institutes collaborates with the Royal Highland Show to manage the Handcrafts Competition. This year the basketry completion theme is Rainbow. A Fruit Basket, any basketry type. You don’t need to attend…
SBC Autumn Gathering
Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore Friday 29th September – Sunday 1st October 2023 We have three amazing tutors lined up for the weekend; John Cowan, Caroline Dear and Judy Simmonds. John Cowan’s course will focus on the English underfoot oval base, using…
Basketmakers Wanted for New BBC Programme
With Hungry Jay Media. I am working on an exciting brand-new BBC show presented by The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades and a very special guest. In the show they’ll meet creative hobbyists from around the country, and it’s all about…
Willow Work Tutor Wanted
Gartmore House, near Stirling We run residential Arts & Crafts holidays and have guests come from not just all over the country – but all over the globe. Our main objective is to provide a homely and safe space where…
Northumbria Basketry Group, Open Day
Saturday 27th May 2023, Wooler, Northumberland An afternoon of activities open to all – NBG members, course participants, friends, family and the local community. It will be based at Wooler Youth Hostel with two optional pre-booked visits further afield in…
