10th July 2026. Banchory, Aberdeenshire. Join this teen-friendly workshop that will teach you traditional weaving techniques to create a sustainable, fat-ball-holding bird feeder. For ages 13 to 19. You will learn basic basketry techniques such as creating a round base,…
28th June 2026. Edinburgh. Try your hand at willow weaving in this beginner-friendly afternoon. Spend a day with professional East Lothian basket maker Jilly Greig learning the basic weaving skills whilst working on a real basket project. Materials provided and…
6th & 7th June 2026. Newport on Tay, Fife. Spend two days with Donald and Karen Spy (Silverhare Baskets) making a traditional round willow basket. This will be a relaxed but challenging weekend where participants will make either a traditional…
3rd – 4th October 2026. Munlochy, Inverness. Learn the basics of basketweaving with professional basket-maker, Tim Palmer. His pieces have included the use of New Zealand flax, hair moss, willow bark, day lily and rush alongside the more traditional birch…
5th to 7th June 2026. Dunblane, Stirlingshire. Allt Festival is a celebration of creativity and imagination taking place across the Forth Valley region of Central Scotland. Allt Festival is committed to showcasing a wide range of disciplines, ensuring there is…
29th & 30th May 2026. Scone Palace, Perthshire. Scone Palace Garden Fair offers the perfect day out for gardening enthusiasts and their families. Situated in the beautiful grounds of Scone Palace, and featuring a fantastic line-up of exhibitors and makers,…
3rd to 7th June 2026 Aberfeldy, Perthshire. Places available due to last minute cancellation. This course is run from an ancient hazel coppice, is fully catered, includes onsite camping and is truly unique. Learn how to weave a hazel basket…
4th July 2026 Melrose, Scottish Borders. Join Karla Pearce at Bowden Village Hall near Melrose to make this beautiful shallow oval frame basket with a split and shaved central rib. Use pre-formed hoops and pre-shaved ribs or learn to make…
5th to 7th June 2026. Whittingham, Northumberland. Traditional baskets from Orkney and Shetland offer a rich array of styles. Without easy access to willow or other materials better known further south, people used what was available, largely oat straw, but…
Highland Folk Museum. Well, who knew there was so much to baskets? Helen Pickles describes and illustrates the variety of baskets in the Highland Folk Museum collections in her Blog article. Types of baskets, purpose, materials and methods of construction…
