Willowandyoga

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...

We are a family of three teaching a variety of willow weaving courses in the beautiful Surrey Hills near Dorking. Based at a few different venues we can create different courses to work with your needs in these difficult times. This project is a beautiful living willow harlequin tree. Once settled in and the journey to get here forgotten, we begin the day learning about willow; how and where it is grown, the preparation needed for the project and all the techniques required for you to make your own beautiful...

We are a family of three teaching a variety of willow weaving courses including baskets and garden willow projects in the beautiful Surrey Hills near Dorking. Based at a few different venues we can create different courses to work with your needs in these difficult times. After an introduction to the world of willow, how it is grown and prepared for use, we shall teach you how to create the beautiful garden plant support for sweet peas and garden beans. A truly sustainable addition to your garden. We give you...

We are a family of three teaching a variety of willow weaving courses including baskets and garden willow projects in the beautiful Surrey Hills near Dorking. Based at a few different venues we can create different courses to work with your needs in these difficult times. After an introduction to the world of willow, how it is grown and prepared for use, we shall teach you how to create a beautiful sculptural onion. The base is prepared for you and using a buff willow from our suppliers in Somerset you...

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...

We are a family of three teaching a variety of willow weaving courses in the beautiful Surrey Hills near Dorking. Based at a few different venues we can create different courses to work with you needs in these difficult times. On this half day course which is great for beginners you will be making a beautiful Zarzo Flower basket. Also great for collecting your vegetables from the garden and many other uses. The Zarzo originated in Northern Spain for draining the cheeses and can be made as a flat tray...