Weave Away – 4-6 August 2026: Marguerite Herlant – Round Picnic Basket with Lids

The 4th Weave Away Camp here at Bryn a Môr is set to be a great one! Another amazing international tutor as well as one of England’s best basketry teachers are both coming to far flung West Wales. The course includes delicious homegrown homemade food and top notch tuition. We are also situated on a beautiful wild coastal farm, so you can relax and retreat from everyday life.

Marguerite Herlant is a French basketmaker, who has been trained as a basket weaver at the french basketry school in 2018-2019 in Fayl-Billot. After gaining professional experience at the Villaines-Les-Rochers Cooperative, she opened her own business in 2021. Marguerite is dedicated to traditional techniques, designing sustainable items using willow grown less than 10 kilometers from her workshop.

On this course Marguerite will teach you how to weave a round picnic basket with lids. You will be guided to make an oval basket from a round base. The sides will be woven with french randing. A foot, 2 lids and a cranked rope handle will be added. This basket can be made in brown or buff willow.

 The class size is limited to 8 to allow for maximum attention and guidance for each student. Materials charged per item made. Fee includes tuition for 3 days from 4th-6th August 2026, times 9.30-5pm each day, as well as a lovely homemade vegetarian lunch and all refreshments.

***This includes tuition and lunch only. If you wish to camp or rent a Shepherd’s hut, and have breakfast and evening meals provided, this needs to be added as a separate product.

For more information and to book your place visit https://brynamor.co.uk/product/marguerite-herlant/