7th February 2026. Bangor, Wales. Join Karla Pearce in the picturesque village of Mynydd Llandygai on the edge of Eryri National Park for a day of willow weaving to create a small stylish Hen Basket/Ose. Suitable for beginners or improvers,…
14 Jan — 18 Feb 2026. Funding of up to £18,000 available for craftspeopleQEST offers three grants to support makers and conservators at various career stages, strengthening the pipeline of talented craft professionals in the UK. QEST supports contemporary and…
Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. We currently grow over 60 varieties of willow and are adding new varieties to our collection every year. We offer local pick-up, local delivery and postage of cuttings to anyone based in the UK. We offer our willow…
Ardfern, Argyll. Barfad Willow is a small willow growing business based in Ardfern, Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland.Brown WillowSeventeen varieties of willow are grown providing a range of sizes, textures and colours. The species have been chosen from…
East Lothian. Growing Matters is a charity run by volunteers for volunteers that is developing an old kitchen garden on the Gilmerton Estate in rural East Lothian. They grow several varieties of willow to make willow structures, fencing, and plant…
7th March 2026. Ullapool, Ross & Cromarty. Weave your own asymmetric basket from willow on this one day basketmaking workshop with Malcolm Farrow. Come and join Malcolm from Cat’s Back Baskets for a fun day learning to weave a small…
3rd – 7th June 2026. Pitlochry, Perthshire. Join Lorna Singleton on this exciting collaboration on a 4-day immersion into Hazel Basketry at the Wilderness For School. The aim of this course is to give you the skills to collect and…
14th-15th February 2026. Bowden Village Hall, Scottish Borders. Join Karla Pearce to make a willow tulip basket.What you will learn:-how to weave a small 3×4 round base-how to use advanced waling and French randing techniques-how to shape your basket-how to…
24th – 25th January, 2026. Burmieston Farm, Logiealmond, Perth. Learn to make a basket with one of Scotland’s foremost basketmakers, Anna Liebmann, at Burmieston, on the edge of the Scottish Highlands near Perth. This course is for those who have made…
March 16th to April 20th 2026. Blanefield, Stirlingshire. Join Max Johnston for an introduction to basketry. This 6-week course will give you a thorough grounding in the basic skills of basketry, allowing time to repeat these skills in different projects…
