15th & 16th June 2024. Marischal College, Aberdeen. In this two-day workshop you will have the opportunity to learn how to make a blanket basket with handles. We will be working from 10am till around 3/4pm each day with plenty of time…
20th April 2024. Abriachan, Inverness. Weave your own oval garden trug using willow with Malcolm from Cat’s Back Baskets. Come and join Malcolm for a fun day of weaving and leave with a beautiful creation for your home and garden….
25th/26th May 2024. Bolton Village Hall, Northumberland. Twining is a technique that lends itself to using plant fibres to make pockets andpouches. This workshop will explore different ways of using twining, starting with‘flat’ structures and then working on a mould…
25th April 2024. Dervaig, Isle of Mull. This workshop is perfect for beginners, there is no previous experience needed.We will go through some basic techniques and you will finish with a fruit basket to take home. Children above 16 are…
April 24, 2024 Glentrool, Galloway Come and get creative and learn how to make your very own Willow Dragonfly. Perfect for adorning your garden. You’ll learn how to make a beautiful dragonfly using various willow weaving and crafting techniques. Enjoy…
20th & 21st April 2024 Newburgh, Fife Spend two days with Donald Spy Baskets making a traditional round shopping basket or an unusual asymmetric basket with a hazel handle. Donald will guide you through the various steps involved in making…
May 26th 2024 Cromarty, Easter Ross This one-day workshop is a brief introduction to the world of coiled basketry The coiling technique for basketry has been used across the globe for millennia. Tutor Aurore Whitworth will introduce you to some…
20th June 2024. Greystoke, Penrith. Breathable and beautiful in its own right, and perfect for storing garlic, keeping it both fresh and dry. Your rush basket will be woven by hand, using the native English common bulrush (Scirpus Lacustris). You…
April 2024. Poldrate, Haddington. Basket Making Beginners & Improvers with Janice Hall. In term 3 (4 sessions), there will be an introduction to ‘framed basketry’ where you will be able to make a shallow garden trug and small fruit platters….
16th-19th May 2024. Naturally Useful, Moray. This course is suitable for beginners and improvers, for those wanting to expand their experience and knowledge in basket making. There are various bigger-than-usual baskets which could be made during this weekend (which there…
