Name: Traditional Round Basket Willow Weaving Workshop
Start: 2024-12-05T11:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-12-05T17:00:00+01:00
Location: The Southern Malting, Kibes Lane, SG12 7BS Ware, United Kingdom

*Additional Date Added!
Traditional Round Basket Willow Weaving Workshop – Join us and Judi Evans for an Autumn series of weaving and willow workshops.
Spend an enjoyable day learning the willow weaving techniques to make a round basket suitable for serving bread or storing nuts for Christmas.
In this workshop we will be using different varieties of willow to create a basket using the stake and strand technique. This is a perfect introduction to willow basketry, ideal for anyone interested in discovering this traditional craft. Participants can expect to learn about material selection and preparation, whilst developing an understanding of the different stages involved in the basket making process.
All tools and materials provided.
Please note that all weaving and willow work requires a certain degree of flexibility, especially in the hands.
Judi is a regular stallholder at our Tudor Square and Southern Maltings markets. She first discovered her love of basketry 16 years ago, but it wasn’t until 2017 that she had the opportunity to immerse herself more fully in the fascinating craft. In 2018 she spent a year learning with Cambridgeshire Basket maker Debbie Hall, who taught her many willow skills which she further developed in 2019 through a City and Guilds Certification in creative Basketry. She continues to hone and develop her skills, learning with basket makers across the UK and running beginners workshops locally for small groups, where she hopes to pass on her love and enthusiasm for this ancient craft.
Judi is a member of the Basket Makers’ Association, The Heritage Craft Association and Hertfordshire Basketry.
Additional Information:
The workshop is being run with a maximum capacity of 4 and will run for 6 hours from 10am – 4pm on Thursday 5th December at a cost of £75 per head. A half hour lunch break is included. Participants can bring their own packed lunch or buy a lunch or snack from our café. Tea and Coffee is provided but other refreshments are payable.
The session will be held in south cowl which has lift access.
PLEASE NOTE: Sales for this workshop need to be completed one week prior to the workshop to allow time for the correct amount of willow to be prepared and soaked in advance.
Please check our website for Judi’s other workshops, twining, coiling a basket from foraged leaves and willow weaving Christmas decorations.
Southern Maltings is the trading name of Ware Arts Centre Limited and is a registered charity (Registered charity no. 276998). All events are run by volunteers and proceeds go towards developing the Southern Maltings into an amazing creative arts centre which will enable us to put on a wider and more frequent range of events and activities for the whole community.