The Course
Join us at our heritage craft centre, nestled into the diverse landscape of The Forest of Dean to learn basketry.
Be guided through the ancestral skill of basketry by our weaving specialist, Amy. Amy has a diverse skill set in weaving and cordage making. You can see her other basket making courses here.
The course will explore explore the use of different varieties of willow and willow preparation. You will then learn how to make basket with a handle, suitable for foraging and harvesting other tasty delights.
This course is suitable for beginners and those who want to continue to hone their basketry skills with the support of a skilled craftsperson.
The Workshop
On the day of the workshop we invite to you arrive half an hour early so you can grab a cup of something warm, and get to know Kensley Sheds and The Rewild crew.
The workshop will start at 10:00 am. Amy will guide you through the history of basketry, the uses of different willow varieties and help you to start you basket.
After a short comfort break and demonstration, you will continue to weave your berry baskets.
We will break for a nutritious lunch, with ingredients grown from our permaculture allotment at 12:45pm . Our kitchen follows pay what you think it is worth principles.
After lunch you will continue to create your baskets with Amy’s specialist support. By the end of the day you will have achieved a stunning basket that will be ideal for foraging a range of delicious wild edibles.
At 5:00pm we will end our workshop and invite you to provide us with any feedback you may have, so we can continue to develop our courses to continue to inspire you in the future.
Please note that this workshop will be run outside so make sure to wear weather appropriate clothing and sturdy shoes.
The Venue
This course is set at our off-grid woodland craft centre, Kensley Sheds, right in the heart of the beautiful Forest of Dean, for more information about our venue click here.
Spending time with your little people, learning new skills can be a wonderful experience. We love having a range of ages around and young people bring with them different ways of seeing the world, a different kind of creativity.
This crafts person is happy to welcome young people onto this workshop.
Under 8’s are free
8-13 require 1 child’s ticket per day.
Over 13’s require an adult ticket.
Your child remains your responsibility at all times, if the workshop leader deems your child to be a safety risk to the session, you may be asked to leave & this would be non refundable.
Please choose the correct half price rate.
Profits
The Rewild Project is a Not for Profit, Community Interest Company, and Social Enterprise. It is our mission to support local craftspeople and promote heritage craft skills. We Rewild People by teaching these skills of self reliance and resilience for an uncertain future.
After the craftspeople are paid, and costs are covered we put any profits back in to the community with our ‘weekday sessions for disadvantaged groups’ a lifeline for many local people who we pick up each day and bring to Kensley Sheds and others sites to build community, skills, and share nutritious hot, locally produced food.