Come and join Catherine Beaumont for a lovely day of willow weaving to make your very own egg basket!

What to Expect:
Using Somerset and locally cut willow in a variety of colours Catherine will guide you in making your very own egg basket - useful not only for eggs but collecting herbs from the garden, a little picnic tea break, blackberry picking, Easter egg hunts or even for throwing confetti from!

This is a day long course that has limited space and everything you need to make the basket will be provided.  This basket is about 30cm across and 14cm high and Catherine will show you different weaving techniques from a simple weave for the side to other techniques that allows you to bring in different colours of willow and of course form the handle.

The ticket price also includes a light lunch and hot and cold refreshments.

About Catherine:  Catherine Beaumont is a professional English willow basket weaver based in Midhurst who developed a passion for basket making after a weekend workshop in 1996. Using English, and locally sourced willow and coppice materials she loves to create beautiful baskets in traditional and contemporary designs.

After initially learning the basics of basketry in 1996, she was fortunate to meet Jack West, a second generation basketmaker. After the closure in 1971 of Cobbetts, the basket making factory in Guildford, Jack had set up as a self employed basketmaker; he had a keen eye for detail, and masses of knowledge. Jack was always willing to advise her on the projects and orders she received at farmers’ markets, including making panniers for donkeys, an umbrella basket for a vintage car, or a wicker arrow carrier for medieval re-enactments. He taught her traditional methods, and techniques he’d learnt over the years. His advice was invaluable.  He was basketmaking daily until the age of 86, only a few weeks before he died. He was passionate about basketmaking.and Catherine feels privileged to have been able to work and learn from him.

Tickets are £95 each and include all that you need and refreshments. Tickets are available here