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WILLOW GATHERING BASKET
Mindful day weaving a traditional willow basket with handle
Service Description
Spend a full day learning the ancient craft of willow basketry and go home with a beautiful round basket with handle, made entirely by hand. A calming, rhythmic and deeply satisfying day in the heart of East Sussex. Tutor: Nick Vane Time: 9am — 5pm Level: Complete beginners welcome Class size: Maximum 5 — kept small for individual attention throughout THIS CLASS IS PERFECT IF YOU You're looking for a genuinely mindful day away from everyday life. You'd love to learn a traditional craft with real heritage and take home something beautiful and useful. You enjoy working with natural materials and learning by doing. WHAT YOU'LL MAKE A traditional round willow basket with handle, woven from scratch using premium English willow. Made entirely by hand using techniques passed down through generations - yours to take home at the end of the day. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN How to select and prepare natural willow. Safe handling of traditional basketry tools. How to create a round base using the pairing technique. How to stake and weave the sides using multiple traditional weave patterns. How to finish a professional border. How to craft and attach a simple handle. Nick will also cover basketry terminology and where to source materials so you can continue at home. WHAT PEOPLE SAY "Nick gave us expert tuition giving a background to the types of willow and their uses while explaining each stage of the basket's construction in easy to understand words and demonstrations. We came away with handsome, sturdy baskets and amazed ourselves at our abilities. The Oast Studio is an environment of calm with encouraging creativity everywhere." - Barbara WHAT'S INCLUDED Premium quality English willow and all materials, professional basketry tools, warm custard tarts on arrival, teas and coffee throughout the day, and a delicious two-course lunch. ACCESSIBILITY Most of our classes are held upstairs. If you have any accessibility concerns please get in touch before booking: info@oaststudio.co.uk
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If you’re unable to attend for any reason, please note that we are unable to offer refunds for our courses. However, you are welcome to transfer your booking to a friend or family member — just let us know who will be attending in your place. Alternatively, once the course is fully booked, we can attempt to resell your spot through our database and social media. If we are successful, we can either issue a refund (minus a 10% administration fee) or offer you a place on an alternative course, subject to availability.
WILLOW GATHERING BASKET
Mindful day weaving a traditional willow basket with handle
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Spend a full day learning the ancient craft of willow basketry and go home with a beautiful round basket with handle, made entirely by hand. A calming, rhythmic and deeply satisfying day in the heart of East Sussex.
Tutor: Nick Vane
Time: 9am — 5pm
Level: Complete beginners welcome
Class size: Maximum 5 — kept small for individual attention throughout
THIS CLASS IS PERFECT IF YOU
You're looking for a genuinely mindful day away from everyday life. You'd love to learn a traditional craft with real heritage and take home something beautiful and useful. You enjoy working with natural materials and learning by doing.
WHAT YOU'LL MAKE
A traditional round willow basket with handle, woven from scratch using premium English willow. Made entirely by hand using techniques passed down through generations - yours to take home at the end of the day.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
How to select and prepare natural willow. Safe handling of traditional basketry tools. How to create a round base using the pairing technique. How to stake and weave the sides using multiple traditional weave patterns. How to finish a professional border. How to craft and attach a simple handle. Nick will also cover basketry terminology and where to source materials so you can continue at home.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
"Nick gave us expert tuition giving a background to the types of willow and their uses while explaining each stage of the basket's construction in easy to understand words and demonstrations. We came away with handsome, sturdy baskets and amazed ourselves at our abilities. The Oast Studio is an environment of calm with encouraging creativity everywhere." - Barbara
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Premium quality English willow and all materials, professional basketry tools, warm custard tarts on arrival, teas and coffee throughout the day, and a delicious two-course lunch.
ACCESSIBILITY
Most of our classes are held upstairs. If you have any accessibility concerns please get in touch before booking: info@oaststudio.co.uk
