Workshop Details

Join us for this fabulous new 4 week frame basketry course with local artisan basket maker Karen Bek. Date: Thursdays in October 2nd, 9th 16th & 23rd. Times: 11am-4:30pm Cost: £540 - £240 now on booking and the balance in September. (please note if you would like to pay instalments this can be arranged individually) Venue: Wiveton Parish Rooms, The Street. Wiveton. NR25 7TH This short course will teach you how to make baskets using a frame technique. You will use pre-set frames of different shapes and sizes to create functional and beautiful pieces for your home. You will have a choice of willow colours to weave with throughout the course. You will start with a flat simple shape and to get used to how the willow is used and move on to creating a frame basket. During week one, you will use forked branches to form an outline shape and add ribs to weave around to create a flat platter that can be used to serve bread, as a fruit bowl or as somewhere to keep your keys. In week two, you will create a curved bowl using a pre-set hoop. You will learn how to shape and add ribs to give depth to the bowl and how to create an even weave with fine Norfolk grown willows. In week three you will uses the techniques developed in weeks one and two to progress and start a frame basket with a handle, learning how to join pre set hoops together, forming and setting ribs and maintaining an even shape in the basket. Week four will be all about finishing the frame basket, using fine willows to complete the weaving, creating a neat and even weave and learn how to neatly trim the willow. A delicious two course lunch as well as plenty of cake and refreshments are included in the workshop days to ensure you keep your stamina for all the weaving! Do bring your own secateurs if you have them, although Karen does have some right handed secateurs you can use if not.