Willow garden basket workshop with Sarah Le Breton

Ever popular, choose to make either a lovely oblong or oval willow basket. Perfect for gathering vegetables or for foraging. Ever popular, choose to make either a lovely oblong or oval willow basket. Perfect for gathering vegetables and foraging. Sarah Le Breton has designed and developed both of these baskets so that you get to learn some English willow techniques and achieve a decent size basket in a day. You’ll be weaving with willow locally grown on the Somerset Levels. LEARN: The fundamentals of how to make a willow basket! How to make a catalan platter base, a 3 rod wale weave with colourful stripe, a 4 behind 2 rod border and a Somerset apple picker twisted willow handle. ABILITY: The oblong (aka rectangular!) garden basket is ideal for beginners and oval basket is best for those with a little more basket weaving experience. VENUE: Chevithorne Village Hall, Chevithorne, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7PU. (15 minutes from M5, junction 27, 5 mins from A361 dual carriageway). TIME: 9.15 arrival for 9.30am start. 5.45pm finish (approximately). DETAILS: Maximum of 8 participants. Price includes all materials and refreshments. Tools provided. Sarah has teamed up with a lovely local caterer who provides us with a delicious homemade lunch of soup, sourdough bread, cheesy biscuits and cake. £12.50 payable on the day by card or cash.. T&C's & Accessibility: It is your responsibility to read workshop terms & conditions at Sarah Le Breton’s website (www.sarahlebreton.co.uk) at the time of booking. These include the cancellation and change of date policy. If you have accessibility requirements please contact me before booking your workshop. Based in Devon, for over a decade designer - maker Sarah Le Breton has been teaching and organising her Willow Day Workshops throughout South West England. With her extensive experience, Sarah wants to enable you to discover this wonderful craft form and create your own beautiful basket.