Tutor Michelle Mateo
10am - 4pm
Lunch & afternoon tea provided
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This one-day workshop is suitable for beginners with a little weaving experience and those at a more intermediate level
Workshop Details
In this one-day class you will weave an ash splint basket with a rectangular bottom and round top, with a wooden carved handle. The techniques used today have their roots in traditional basket making of North America.
Each ash splint used to weave the basket starts as a section of the tree’s growth ring and are created through pounding an ash log. All the splints will be prepared in advance but you will learn about the process and tools used to do this.
The skills learnt in the day will give you the foundation to adapt future baskets to your own design and it will give you a new appreciation of the mighty ash; it's durability, flexibility, strengths and weaknesses.
Skills / Techniques Covered
Materials
Materials are not included in the booking fee. All materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be £45 payable to the tutor during the workshop
Students - please bring with you:
A notebook and/or camera should you wish to take your own notes or make a visual documentary.
10am - 4pm
Lunch & afternoon tea provided
Click here for Timings & Refreshments
This one-day workshop is suitable for beginners with a little weaving experience and those at a more intermediate level
Workshop Details
In this one-day class you will weave an ash splint basket with a rectangular bottom and round top, with a wooden carved handle. The techniques used today have their roots in traditional basket making of North America.
Each ash splint used to weave the basket starts as a section of the tree’s growth ring and are created through pounding an ash log. All the splints will be prepared in advance but you will learn about the process and tools used to do this.
The skills learnt in the day will give you the foundation to adapt future baskets to your own design and it will give you a new appreciation of the mighty ash; it's durability, flexibility, strengths and weaknesses.
Skills / Techniques Covered
- How to ‘harvest’ ash splints
- Preparing ash splints for weaving; knife techniques and uses of different tools
- Basic weave
- Finishing the rim; woodworking and knife techniques
Materials
Materials are not included in the booking fee. All materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be £45 payable to the tutor during the workshop
Students - please bring with you:
A notebook and/or camera should you wish to take your own notes or make a visual documentary.