Willow Weaving Course: Large Flower Sculpture
Learn core basketry skills while creating an impressive large willow flower – perfect for walls, fences, patios, or interior displays.
This course is especially valuable for beginners who want to build confidence before moving into basketry.
You’ll start by making a traditional slath, just as you would when beginning a basket. Into this, you’ll weave the flower’s centre, gaining essential understanding of space, control, and tension.
From there, you’ll add petals in a style of your choice, braid a strong stem, and use a figure-of-eight weave to form expressive leaves.
This workshop brings together multiple foundation weaving techniques in one rewarding project – an excellent step towards more advanced work.
The course takes place in the Heritage Craft Barn at Stanwick Lakes, a 750-acre protected Nature Reserve and Wetland of International Importance managed by Rockingham Forest Trust as an environmental charity.