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A 2 day workshop with Anna Turnbull who is a regular tutor for Northumbrian Basketry groups. Anna will guide you through the stages of a rectangular based basket, on a frame, followed by working the sides either straight or with some shaping using various weaves. Leather handles are incorporated in various ways before finishing with a border edging.They will be much admired - the larger version makes a perfect picnic basket holding a baquette and bottle of wine with plenty of room for cheese and a spot of fruit too.

Popular Willow Weaving and Basketry tutor Phil Bradley is leading 2 day workshops in the weaving skills necessary to make a traditional Frame Basket on the March course or an English Round Basket in April, with Square baskets for those with some experience in September. Phil’s gentle, relaxed teaching style will guide you through the various weaving patterns for the different parts of the basket - the base, sides, and the final edging for the English basket. You will gain an understanding of how the willow behaves as you weave...

Popular Willow Weaving and Basketry tutor Phil Bradley is leading 2 day workshops in the weaving skills necessary to make a traditional Frame Basket on the March course or an English Round Basket in April, with Square baskets for those with some experience in September. Phil’s gentle, relaxed teaching style will guide you through the various weaving patterns for the different parts of the basket - the base, sides, and the final edging for the English basket, and the frame, ribs, the body weaves and a handle for the Frame...

Popular Willow Weaving and Basketry tutor Phil Bradley is leading a 2 day workshop in the weaving skills necessary to make Square baskets for those with some experience in September. Phil’s gentle, relaxed teaching style will guide you through the various weaving patterns for the different parts of the basket - the base is worked on a prepared oak frame and will involve .. ...... The Square basket is a recent addition to our basketry workshops and is idea for those ready to move to another basket style following on...

Spoon Carving with Steve Tomlin This two-day workshop is perfect for beginners for those wanting more time to embed the main skills involved in greenwood spoon carving. We'll start with the basic techniques of greenwood axe work to roughly shape a kitchen stirring utensil followed by knife work. Different knife cuts are taught with emphasis on working safely and efficiently, and how to work with the grain of the wood to get a smooth finish You'll take home a range of finished items including a stirring spoon, a butter spreader...

One day sculptural willow weaving workshops in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales with lovely views of Ingleborough, Whernside and Ribblehead. This is a Willow Curlews workshop. The tutor Phil Bradley lives in NW Cumbria near Cockermouth where he grows a total of 37 different varieties of sustainable willow on several local sites. The willow is used mainly for basket-making, but also for garden structures and sculptures as well as decorative animals and birds, which is a popular one-day workshop topic. The workshops take place inside a renovated barn with original beams...

One day sculptural willow weaving workshops in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales with lovely views of Ingleborough, Whernside and Ribblehead. The tutor Phil Bradley lives in NW Cumbria near Cockermouth where he grows a total of 37 different varieties of sustainable willow on several local sites. The willow is used mainly for basket-making, but also for garden structures and sculptures as well as decorative animals and birds, which is a popular one-day workshop topic. The workshops take place in a large outside barn with plenty of space for the extra long...

One day sculptural willow weaving workshops in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales with lovely views of Ingleborough, Whernside and Ribblehead. This workshop explores different methods to create giant willow seeds pods inspired by a variety of natural forms found in both wild and garden flowers . The tutor Phil Bradley lives in NW Cumbria near Cockermouth where he grows a total of 37 different varieties of sustainable willow on several local sites. The willow is used mainly for basket-making, but also for garden structures and sculptures as well as decorative animals...