Wild Basketry Courses
Wild Basketry courses connect you to the natural world, ancestral knowledge and a living tradition
Wild Basket Weaving courses are all about foraging wild plants from the hedgerow and land in a sustainable way, then making a beautiful, useful basket to take home with you.
Courses take place in a beautiful 70 acre private woodland near Lewes in East Sussex, UK
Read about Ruby, co-founder and tutor at Native Hands, and author of Wild Basketry
A unique blend of in-depth practical learning and reflective connection, these courses offer a restorative time out from daily life
You can read FAQs here
Who are Wild Basketry courses for?
- Anyone who wants to learn to make baskets sustainably from wild plants
- You feel the need to get away from your screens and remember another way of being human
- You want to have unique handmade baskets to use in your home
- You’re interested in learning ancestral skills and ways of relating to the living world that feel more sane
- You love making things and trying new techniques and materials
- You’re looking for a nature-based creative activity to share with a friend or loved-one
- You’ve already learned some basketmaking but want to expand your knowledge to include plants you can forage
- You’ve read Wild Basketry and want to learn from Ruby in person…
Courses are also for you if:
- You long for some time out in nature, working with your hands, alongside others
- You want to develop a connection to the plants where you live, through crafting
- You’re an artist / maker who wants to incorporate woven elements into your practice
- You just love the idea of weaving a basket from an overlooked plant
Courses are designed for adults, although 16-18 year olds are welcome on some courses if accompanied by a participating, responsible adult.
Our skill-level guide gives you info about all courses, including which ones may be suitable for teens.
Native Hands courses are a mobile phone-free environment.
For those wanting to take photos, there will be a 20 minute window of opportunity after lunch, and again at the end of the day. It’s recommended to bring a notebook & pen with you to the course.
Such a holistically structured and enjoyable day of learning in the woods. Soul food.
Andrew, Sussex
An extraordinary couple of days – so enriching to learn exciting new skills in a completely new way.
Flora, Sussex
The basket weaving workshop was so relaxed yet focused. Clear instructions with space to crack on and explore, with your supportive skills and knowledge on tap. Richard, London
See you in the woods!
Featured in the Guardian lifestyle section. National Geographic & Toyota put Native Hands in their top 125 UK adventures.
