21st August to 18th September 2026. Newport on Tay, Fife. Learn to create useful and beautiful willow baskets using traditional weaving techniques. Tutors Donald and Karen Spy, of Silverhare Baskets, will guide the class through the process of willow weaving…
22nd & 23rd August 2026. East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire. Choose from two full-day basket making workshops at the National Museum of Rural Life.Each workshop, led by willow artist and forager Max Johnson, features a different style of basket to make…
26th July 2026. Bowden, Scottish Borders. Join Karla Pearce at Bowden Village Hall to make your own small round basket, perfect for the berry picking season. You will learn the basics of round stake and strand basketry, all achievable in…
18th to 20th August 2026. Northumberland. Monica Guilera is visiting Northumberland in August, and 2 places have become available on the Nansa basket technique she is teaching. This is a wonderful opportunity to work with Monica, who is based in…
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…
