Willowandyoga

Contact Name: Nicki Rowling

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Address:
5 Lakeview Cottages
Balchins Lane
Westcott, Dorking
Surrey
RH4 3LN

Willowandyoga

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Willowandyoga's Courses

Beautiful, practical, functional, kindling and wood handled baskets in the Surrey Hills.

Beautiful, practical, functional, kindling and wood handled baskets in the Surrey Hills.

Surrey - Next course on 21st March 2020

Come to the Surrey Hills for a day of weaving. This is a great introduction to working with willow as we weave from a wooden base to create a beautiful woven round basket. Choose to add a handle or make a larger kindling basket without one. Learning trac borders, three rod wale and a spiral border your basket will be functional and stylish. We offer different willow and a few other materials so it will be very individual. This basket workshop is ideal for beginners and we also cover where...

Garden tipi plant support

Garden tipi plant support

Online & Surrey - Next course on 7th March 2020

Come and visit us in the Surrey Hills where we run a variety of courses, baskets and garden willow to name a few. This sturdy Garden Tipi plant support is a beautiful structure in the garden and great at Christmas adorned with lights, holly and Ivy. Made with locally grown willow and supplies from Somerset it is just over 6' tall.

Living willow harlequin trees

Living willow harlequin trees

Online & Surrey - Next course on 7th March 2020

On arrival you will be greeted with a welcoming drink and homemade cakes. Gluten and dairy free available. Once settled in and the journey to get here forgotten, we begin the day learning about willow; how it is grown and prepared for living willow projects. You are supplied with a pot and compost and the making starts with techniques to create your own living willow harlequin tree.

The Tiffin basket

The Tiffin basket

Surrey - Next course on 22nd March 2020

Nestled in the Surrey Hills overlooking the fields is the Wotton Village Hall where we run the Tiffin course from 10am-4.30pm After teas, coffees and homemade cakes we talk you through the growing process of willow and how to prepare it for use. Then step by step we teach you how to weave the Tiffin. The Tiffin is a rectangular basket, with rounded corners created from an oak base, which we cut, drill, sand and oil for the bottom Using a variety of willows, cane, hop twine and sea grass...

Woodland crafts, carve, shape, create, weaving, ecology talks and wild cooking

Woodland crafts, carve, shape, create, weaving, ecology talks and wild cooking

Bespoke courses for couples and small groups only. Our woodland workshop and individual tuition is exclusively yours for the day. Costs - Minimum of 2 people - £90 pp or 3 to 4 people - £70 pp. Weekends or weekdays. Full day timings; 10 - 4 Meet at our woodland workshop in the heart of the Surrey Hills. As a couple or a small group you can choose one of the traditional woodland craft choices offered below, this is to ensure that you share the same craft experience together and...

Zarzo baskets in the Surrey Hills

Zarzo baskets in the Surrey Hills

Surrey - Next course on 9th May 2020

The Zarzo basket supposedly originated in Northern Spain where it was used by cheese makers for draining cheese. The course starts with an introduction to willow, where it is grown, its preparation and the different varieties you can weave with. We then sort sort and choose the right weavers for the basket. Working in pairs to set the basket up, you then move on to weaving your own. This also involves creating the handle and adding binding and decorative features. The course can be run for smaller groups at my...

Zarzo Flower Basket

Zarzo Flower Basket

Surrey - Next course on 19th April 2020

Come to the Surrey Hills for our half day course making a Zarzo flower basket, great for flower arrangements and collecting your vegetables and cut flowers. Working in two different colours the weave sweeps around to create this unique shape.