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Foraging Basket with Driftwood Handle
A two-day willow weaving workshop at Market Place Theatre where participants make a foraging basket with a driftwood handle, led by Soheil Roohipour.
About it
Fri 2-Sat 3 Apr [2-day course] | 10am-4pm | £125
During this two-day willow weaving class, you will create a symmetrical basket in a few different varieties and colours, making your own unique foraging basket which is both functional and decorative for your home.
Under the expert guidance of Soheil, you will learn how to weave a circular base and construct the sides of the basket and then finish your basket with asymmetrical decorative border and driftwood handle.
Participants will be supported step-by-step to create their piece and assisted with using sharp tools, making this workshop suitable for beginners or those with some previous willow weaving experience. The art of willow weaving is a meditative and relaxing activity where you can engage with a natural material and create a basket in a time-honoured way. If you have a favourite piece of driftwood/wood that you would like to use as a handle, you are welcome to bring it with you to see if it would be suitable.
Basket making is a physical activity and requires reasonable stamina which allows for standing up for an extended period, physical movement and applying pressure with fingers and hands.
All materials and tools supplied.
Max No: 6 | Suitable for age 16+ | Tutor: Soheil
Roohipour
Fri 2-Sat 3 Apr [2-day course] | 10am-4pm | £125
During this two-day willow weaving class, you will create a symmetrical basket in a few different varieties and colours, making your own unique foraging basket which is both functional and decorative for your home.
Under the expert guidance of Soheil, you will learn how to weave a circular base and construct the sides of the basket and then finish your basket with asymmetrical decorative border and driftwood handle.
Participants will be supported step-by-step to create their piece and assisted with using sharp tools, making this workshop suitable for beginners or those with some previous willow weaving experience. The art of willow weaving is a meditative and relaxing activity where you can engage with a natural material and create a basket in a time-honoured way. If you have a favourite piece of driftwood/wood that you would like to use as a handle, you are welcome to bring it with you to see if it would be suitable.
Basket making is a physical activity and requires reasonable stamina which allows for standing up for an extended period, physical movement and applying pressure with fingers and hands.
All materials and tools supplied.
Max No: 6 | Suitable for age 16+ | Tutor: Soheil
Roohipour
