Wild Basketry Homewares
A day of making beautiful homeware from locally-harvested wild plants. Elegant in their simplicity, and gorgeous additions to the home and table.
Saturday 28 November
10am-4pm
£135
Venue: St Mary's Church Hall, Lewes, BN7 1QA
Perfect for the festive table, as gifts to loved ones, or for your own home.
These wild grass handbrushes make the sweeping of crumbs etc a pleasing ritual. The reed mace trivets are as beautiful as they are useful.
What you'll learn
You'll learn various basketry methods to make a beautiful pairing of useful homewares from locally harvested wild plants.
These brushes and trivets are inspired by Japanese utensils, and are made using traditional crafting techniques.
We'll be working with native wild plants, foraged locally by Ruby, which lend themselves perfectly to the techniques.
We'll talk about how, when and where the plants are harvested and processed.
There will be sample brushes made from a range of materials to inspire you further. And we'll discuss other plants you can use to weave trivets.
Ruby will guide you through all the stages of making your brush and trivet.
You'll leave knowing all you need to make further ones at home after the workshop.
What's included
All tools and materials,
We'll have a pan of mulled apple juice and some homemade sweet treats to warm your cockles and get you in a festive midwinter spirit.
Please bring a packed luch. There is a convenience store a few minute's walk from the venue.
Who this is for
Suitable for anyone who loves making things with their hands. Designed for adults, but 14-18 year olds are very welcome if accompanied by a participating adult. Group size is limited to 10 participants.
Venue
St Mary's Church Hall is a warm, spacious venue with lots of natural light. There is free, on-street parking in the area. It's a 5 minute taxi ride from the train station, or a 15 min walk from the main bus route.
Venue address: Highdown Rd, Lewes, BN7 1QA map link
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