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Round basket course
By Hatton WillowThis course is perfect for those to have a first go at willow weaving will include different techniques of willow weaving and basket making. It will include weaving the base, staking up the basket, weaving the sides and turning down the border.
This course is £80 and will be held between 10:00am and 4:00pm in Nantgarw China Works Museum, Cardiff.
All materials and tools are provided and you take home everything you make. Please bring any refreshments, snacks and a packed lunch with you.
Sarah Hatton, the course tutor, has been willow weaving since 2008. Sarah has participated in many large-scale projects, including producing 70 gift baskets for world leaders attending the NATO Summit in Newport, recently creating a willow horse sculpture for National Trust property Tredegar House and represnting the UK at an exhibition in the United Nations in Geneva. She grows her own willow in Caerphilly which gives her a yearlong sustainable source of willow.
Guided by your tutor Sarah she will take you through the course step by step and will make sure that you go home with something you are proud of.
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