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- ONSITE Basketry - Upcycled Rolled Newsheet Baskets - Wed 24th May 2023
ONSITE Basketry - Upcycled Rolled Newsheet Baskets - Wed 24th May 2023
SKU:
PP240523-8
£102.00
£102.00
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Tutor Polly Pollock
10am - 4pm
Lunch & afternoon tea provided
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This one-day workshop is suitable for complete beginners and those with more experience
Workshop Details
Transform newsheets into a sturdy and useful basket. Recycle/Repurpose used newspapers to make a strong and versatile basket. Once the basic method is learned, it’s possible to make baskets of different sizes and for different uses around your home or office.
You will learn how to roll sheets of newspaper into long thin spills, and then how to join them together with colourful wires to create a basket or mat.
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 course.
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 workshop is suitable for complete beginners and those with more experience
Workshop Details
Transform newsheets into a sturdy and useful basket. Recycle/Repurpose used newspapers to make a strong and versatile basket. Once the basic method is learned, it’s possible to make baskets of different sizes and for different uses around your home or office.
You will learn how to roll sheets of newspaper into long thin spills, and then how to join them together with colourful wires to create a basket or mat.
Skills & Techniques Covered
- Selecting suitable newspapers
- Rolling Spills
- Getting started and working chosen basket or mat
- 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 course.
Students - please bring with you:
- Scissors
- A long knitting needle - about Size 8
- Notebook/pen etc
- Camera/phone with camera (optional)
- Cash to pay for materials as the tutor doesn't have a card reader
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.