Tutor Polly Pollock
10am - 4pm
Lunch & afternoon tea provided
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This one-day, onsite workshop is suitable for complete beginners and those with more experience
Workshop Details
Work with wools and threads in a fabulous range of colours and learn how to make a small and colourful (or if you prefer, more muted!) coiled basket or mat. Coiling is a unique basketry technique in that it is stitched rather than woven, spiralling from a central point, similar to coiled pottery. It is a technique traditionally used in many places around the world, including in parts of North Africa where the Berber People make patterned coiled basketry using colourful wools and yarns.
It is a slow technique, so depending on how fast you work, and how big you want to make your basket or mat, it might be necessary to complete your basket at home, but if this is the case you will receive plenty of demonstration and instructions on how to finish off your work. All materials and equipment will be provided to make a small coiled basket.
Skills & Techniques Covered
Materials
Materials are not included in your booking fee. All materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be up to £10, payable to the tutor during the class.
The tutor is unable to take card payments so please bring cash or cheque
Students - please bring with you:
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.
10am - 4pm
Lunch & afternoon tea provided
Click here for Timings & Refreshments
This one-day, onsite workshop is suitable for complete beginners and those with more experience
Workshop Details
Work with wools and threads in a fabulous range of colours and learn how to make a small and colourful (or if you prefer, more muted!) coiled basket or mat. Coiling is a unique basketry technique in that it is stitched rather than woven, spiralling from a central point, similar to coiled pottery. It is a technique traditionally used in many places around the world, including in parts of North Africa where the Berber People make patterned coiled basketry using colourful wools and yarns.
It is a slow technique, so depending on how fast you work, and how big you want to make your basket or mat, it might be necessary to complete your basket at home, but if this is the case you will receive plenty of demonstration and instructions on how to finish off your work. All materials and equipment will be provided to make a small coiled basket.
Skills & Techniques Covered
- How to get started
- Basic stitches
- Using colour to create pattern
- Shaping
- Approaches to finishing
Materials
Materials are not included in your booking fee. All materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be up to £10, payable to the tutor during the class.
The tutor is unable to take card payments so please bring cash or cheque
Students - please bring with you:
- Scissors
- Notebook/pen etc
- Camera/phone with camera (optional)
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.