14th September 2024. Forgan Arts Centre, Fife. Make a useful and beautiful willow basket using traditional weaving techniques. Donald will guide you as you make a round bread/fruit basket using a selection of Fife and Somerset willows. Starting with the…
7-8th September 2024. West Moss Side Organic Farm, Stirlingshire. Join us at West Moss Side Organic Farm for a weekend of willow weaving, a tour of the farm and willow growing beds, and delicious organic, locally sourced lunches. Over the…
16th to 19th August 2024. Isle of Arran. Visit the Wheat Weaver of Auchencairn, Julia Bovee, maker of traditional and contemporary straw work influenced by the wheel of the year, folklore and nature. A keen interest in nature and traditional…
25th August 2024. Thornhill, Stirling. Join us at West Moss Side Organic Farm for willow weaving, a tour of the willow growing beds, and a delicious organic, locally sourced lunch. Over the course of the day, you’ll learn the basics…
3, 4, 10, 11 August 2024. Edinburgh. A nature-inspired Summer exhibition of prints, botanically-dyed woven willow and dried flowers by Sandra Scholes and Janet Stevenson. The community farmhouse cafe will be open during exhibition hours as will the garden. Bridgend…
14th September 2024. Branklyn Garden, Perth. Join Rachel Kirk at Branklyn Garden for an introduction to willow weaving workshop In this 2.5 hour workshop, you will learn how to weave a beautiful willow flower with step-by-step instructions. Create a unique…
Deadline: 25 October 2024, 5pm. Thanks to support from the Pilgrim Trust, Radcliffe Trust, William Grant Foundation, Sussex Heritage Trust, and private donors – Heritage Crafts invites craft practitioners and organisations in the UK to apply for small grants to fund projects that support…
24 & 25 Aug 2024. Newton Farm, Staffordshire. FESTIVAL DAY TICKETS. Saturday AND Sunday are Festival Days and the event is open to Day & Weekend Ticket Holders (£25/£50) There will be a whole heap of workshops you can participate…
5th July 2024. Forres, Moray. Starting with a square or rectangular base, you will be able to make a variety of style of basket during this workshop. Some previous basket making experience is needed and so not suitable for beginners….
Congratulations to Malcolm Farrow, SBC Secretary, who won first prize at the Royal Highland Show this year with a beautiful planter based on the theme ‘the four seasons’. His planter was woven with four varieties of willow, cleverly using colour…
