Reed Mace Baskets
August 30 (Saturday)
10.30am – 5pm
£140
Venue: open air woodland setting in a 70 acre ancient coppiced wood on a family-run working farm: peaceful and beautiful Dernwood Farm Nr Heathfield, East Sussex.
Spend a day in the woods making woven baskets using foraged wild reed mace, Typha latifolia (often known as bulrush). These open-weave baskets are perfect as a bathroom bin or for storage. Their beautiful texture and subtle colours make these a gorgeous addition to your home. Reed mace is a lovely material to work with, and we’ll gather some of it on the day from the site.
Learn how to harvest, store and process this easily available & useful basketry plant. You’ll be guided through all stages of the making process to give you a good understanding of the various weaving techniques involved.
‘Weekend’ Offer: make a ‘weekend’ of it by booking Pine Needle Baskets (Aug 29) & Reed Mace Baskets (Aug 30) together for £255
Suitability: ideal if you’ve already done some weaving and want to increase your knowledge of different weave patterns. If you’ve previously woven with English rush, it’s a good opportunity to consolidate your existing skills with this easily-foraged material that is similar to weave with. This course isn’t suitable for complete beginners.
Groups are kept small to allow for individual attention.
A simple but hearty vegetarian lunch is provided, we’ll have have a kettle on the camp fire, plus a huge tarp on hand for cover in case we need it. I aim to offer you a satisfying learning experience as well as an enjoyable time away from it all. To support you in getting the most from the day, we’ll connect to the woodland surroundings through a short and simple, guided mindfulness-based practice.
Ruby, thank you for such a wonderful workshop. I thought it would be something special I could share with my sister, and it was even lovelier than I had hoped. Jane, Brighton
Accommodation: camping is available at the farm venue and full details about this will be sent to you when you book on the course. The farm also has glamping options- cosy bell tents and cabins with wood-burners. The cost of staying at the farm isn’t included in the cost of the course. Read more about onsite and offsite accommodation options.
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See you in the woods!
