Willow Platter Weaving workshop

Come along to Dora House and join Lisa Dear to learn about willow weaving and create your own beautiful platter using British grown, natural materials.

You will learn a number of different basketry weaving techniques and we will discuss the sustainable, tactile qualities of coppiced willow and it's different applications.

A perfect introduction to this heritage craft,suitable for beginners and artists wishing to explore new materials.

Please kindly note that good manual dexterity is needed.

We have organised a morning and an afternoon session and please note space is very limited so book early to avoid disappointment.

This workshop is part of the Royal Society of Sculptors' Year of the Home programme, marking 50 years since Dora House, the former home and studio of sculptor Cecil Thomas OBE FRBS, was bequeathed to the Society. Through exhibitions, workshops and events, the programme explores ideas of home, belonging, memory and making.