GWERNOGLE, Carmarthenshire – 4-Day Intensive Skills Workshop – Traditional Round Baskets 10-13 July 2025
£465.00
2 in stock
Description
July 10th – July 13th 2025 ( THURSDAY – SUNDAY)
Location: West Wales Willows, The Mill, Gwernogle, Carmarthen, SA32 7SA
£465 per person (plus £25 materials fee paid directly to Justine on the first day.)
Are you brand new to willow weaving or perhaps participated in 1 or 2 courses and wish you could spend more time practicing each element of the basket with expert tuition on hand?
This opportunity could be just what you are looking for!
An exciting programme developed by West Wales Willows where you can immerse yourself in a brand new 4-day course in progressive weaving with tutor, Justine Burgess.
Hosted at West Wales Willow’s studio in Carmarthenshire located in Brechfa Forest by a stream, the course will focus on all aspects of a traditional round basket, from bases to side weaves and borders to handles. A home cooked lunch, sweet treats and tea/coffee are included.
**There will be a maximum of 4 places available**
The course will provide you with time to practice each element under Justine’s expert guidance, giving you the confidence to see your progression and take the skills forward in the future. Lots of hints and tips to improve you technique will be shared from Justine’s 10 years of willow weaving experience.
DETAILS ✨
Your experience will include:
– Lunch and sweet treats every day as well as access to a coffee/tea station throughout the day
The course will cover:
– Round bases: how to construct traditional stake and strand bases and things to consider when designing your base.
– You will have time to practice and make 3-5 bases and turn them into baskets (and other items) during the course.
– Optional Basketmakers Tool Kit available to pre-order – perfect to store in one of the baskets you will make. On the website here: https://westwaleswillows.co.uk/product/tool-bundle/
IMPORTANT CANCELLATION POLICY:
If you are unable to attend a course please let us know as soon as possible.
- If a cancellation is made 28 days or more before the course start date then a full refund will be given or you can swap to another course.
- If a cancellation is made between 28 days and 14 days before the course start date and we are able to allocate your place to another student, then a 50% refund will be given. In the event that we are unable to allocate your place to another student, no refund will be given.
- If a cancellation is made less than 14 days before the course start date then no refund will be given.
Our right to cancel a workshop
Should we need to cancel a workshop due to unforeseen circumstances, we will aim to give you as much notice as possible of the cancellation. Unfortunately, we cannot accept any liability for travel or other costs.
“This four day course was amazing. So happy I decided to go for it! I had never done any willow weaving before and yet I came away with three very professional baskets that I am thrilled with. Justine clearly explained and demonstrated all the procedures we needed to learn. She was both patient and skillful at sharing her knowledge with us. I left feeling confident that I can continue to develop my new found love for basketry and weaving now. I definitely recommend this course. ”
“I have had the most wonderful time on the 4 day basket making course!
Justine is a brilliant teacher, so knowledgeable and encouraging. I wanted to make something a little more customised to my needs, which was challenging my beginner level skills. Justine was able to guide me in technique and bring out my confidence in creating a basket I am extremely proud of. I feel so inspired, and have found a passion for basket weaving – I had never done it before.”
“Justine from West Wales Willows was extremely knowledgeable, supportive and encouraging, often finding alternative solutions if I struggled with an aspect of weaving due to past injuries to my hands.
She covered lots of different aspects of basketry from growing and preparing willow to many different types of weaving so that we experienced a range of willow and techniques which we could then use to make our final woven pieces.
Everyone worked on different projects to suit their own requirements and it was just as interesting working on my own projects as watching everyone else’s develop.”