30th October 2026.

Aberfeldy, Perth & Kinross.

Learn how to weave your own willow frame basket on this 1-day basketry course. Frame baskets were essential tools in the daily life of rural folk the UK. Deeply integrated industries such as fishing and farming as well a multitude of other daily tasks.

Here at the Wilderness Folk School we make baskets from lots of different materials. Willow, however, is a great material to learn to weave with. It is flexible, strong and easily available. This course gives you the skills to make your own willow frame basket that will give years of service.

Join like-minded people for a fun and sociable day learning willow weaving techniques –

Willow; how to buy, source and store willow.
How to split hazel into splints and make a frame
How to weave willow around the frame

£109. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO BOOK VISIT The Wilderness Folk School.