Basket Making Malvern

Contact name: Becky Gunton

413
Total bookings

Rating

(189)

almost 7 years
with CraftCourses

Maker's bio

Located next to the Malvern Hills Started making baskets with willow, learning from Hans and Madelone Mattes in Ballingeary, Macroom, in County Cork and harvesting willow from Tallow, near Yougal, we all met at a Winter Solstice gathering at the Ashram 1991. 1992 weaving at the Malvern Arts Workshop, thanks to Janet Maguffy 1994 Forest Fair demonstrating 1994 demonstrating with Hobby Horse Craft Fairs throughout the Midlands. 1995 agent, Charles Cordell of Acorn Activities, classes begin 1995 Teachng at Glastonbury Festuval Regular teaching days in Malvern and festivals 2010 Basketry Sudio completed

Courses, kits & gifts

platinum award

Malvern

Basket making for beginners using traditional willow basketry techniques

1 day

Next date: 9th Jan 2026

8 places left

(180)

£95.00

platinum award

Malvern

Foraging Basket

6 hours

Next date: 9th Jan 2026

8 places left

(8)

£95.00

platinum award

Malvern

Willow Backpack

2 days

Next date: 3rd Apr 2026

4 places left

£190.00

platinum award

Malvern

Willow Trug Basket, square base, scallomed

6 hours

Next date: 3rd Apr 2026

£95.00

Recent reviews

All maker's reviews

24 Nov 25'

Paul reviewed: Basket making for beginners using traditional willow basketry techniques

"John and Becky are brilliant tutors!! Thoroughly enjoyed our course. I definitely want to do another basket making course! The lunch was laid on and was gorgeous! Thanks for my Foraging Basket..... "

11 Nov 25'

Amanda Naylor reviewed: Basket making for beginners using traditional willow basketry techniques

"Excellent course, lovely friendly informative tutors, fab lunch and came home with a lovely big basket that I’d made ….with help 😊"

17 Sep 25'

Glen B reviewed: Foraging Basket

"Becky and Jonny excellent basket weaving instructors. For anyone like myself, who may have reservations about embarking on such a course for the first time; I hope you can be rest assured to cast these doubts aside, with the assurance you will be helped just enough to finish your basket within the allocated time. Very good class, great day, and thank you."

13 Sep 25'

Linda Atkinson reviewed: Basket making for beginners using traditional willow basketry techniques

"Wonderful course Becky and Johnny perfect teachers very friendly environment easier than it looks so try it good fun too lunch gorgeous and coming home with such a great basket highly recommend real value for money "