ONSITE Sweet Chestnut Bark Craft - Sat 28th & Sun 29th September 2024
SKU:
s1NM280924-8
£220.00
£220.00
per item
Included on each day:
- Five hours of expert tuition
- Well-lit studio space
- Homemade cookies on arrival
- Filter coffee & selection of teas available free all day
- Freshly prepared lunch
- Homemade afternoon tea
- Ample Free Parking
- Free WiFi
- Easy ground-floor access
Click Here for directions to The Victory Room, Bucklebury for the 2024 ONSITE workshops
Tutor Nick McMillen
10am - 4pm
Lunch & afternoon tea provided
Click here for Timings & Refreshments
This two-day workshop is designed for complete beginners and those with experience
10am - 4pm
Lunch & afternoon tea provided
Click here for Timings & Refreshments
This two-day workshop is designed for complete beginners and those with experience
Workshop Details
On this workshop you will learn how to make a small foraging basket from the inner bark of the sweet chestnut tree. The basket will include a bent wood handle made from either chestnut or ash.
The class will start with getting straight into the action and steam bending the wooden handles in forms ready to dry. Once this is done we will turn our attention to the chestnut bark. We will discuss bark harvesting times, what to look for when selecting stems for bark, harvesting techniques, and how to prepare your bark for storage.
The group will then be shown techniques to prepare bark ready for weaving. By the end of the first day the students will have woven the base and sides of their baskets. On the second day the group will start with packing down the weave and preparing the baskets to have the handles fitted. Then we will take the handles from the forms and fit them to the baskets. The final process will be to finish the basket with the border.
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 £30 payable to the tutor during the workshop. The tutor can take cash or card payment on the day for the material costs
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.
On this workshop you will learn how to make a small foraging basket from the inner bark of the sweet chestnut tree. The basket will include a bent wood handle made from either chestnut or ash.
The class will start with getting straight into the action and steam bending the wooden handles in forms ready to dry. Once this is done we will turn our attention to the chestnut bark. We will discuss bark harvesting times, what to look for when selecting stems for bark, harvesting techniques, and how to prepare your bark for storage.
The group will then be shown techniques to prepare bark ready for weaving. By the end of the first day the students will have woven the base and sides of their baskets. On the second day the group will start with packing down the weave and preparing the baskets to have the handles fitted. Then we will take the handles from the forms and fit them to the baskets. The final process will be to finish the basket with the border.
Skills / Techniques Covered
- Steaming bending
- Harvesting & storing bark
- Preparing bark for weaving
- Twill weave
- 3 strand twining
- Wrapped border
Materials
Materials are not included in the booking fee. All materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be £30 payable to the tutor during the workshop. The tutor can take cash or card payment on the day for the material costs
Students - please bring with you:
- Note book and pencil/pen
- Gardening gloves
- 12 clothes pegs for holding the border in place whilst working on it
- Please wear sensible clothing that won't snag
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.