Basket Making Improvers / Intermediate with Jilly Greig – Tuesdays

Classes will run from the third floor of the Poldrate Granary Building. 

 

This set of classes is designed for those who have at least two years of basketmaking experience in the beginner’s class at PACC or with other basket makers. You will need to know how to make round and oval bases, stake up, wale, French and English rand, and lay down different rod borders.

These classes will build on the skills learned in the beginner’s class, and take your basket making up another level. You will explore more advanced weaves, scalloming, packing, and shaping, as well as creating new styles of baskets with your gained knowledge.
Willow will be soaked and prepared for you, which you will pay Jilly Greig directly for at the end of each term. This will be no more than £50 per term per person.

This term we are hoping to create a fishing creel, which introduces new techniques and skills, such as scalloming, d base construction, lid making and toggle and hinge making. This will take five sessions to create as it uses many skills.

Look forward to you joining me!

 

Jilly is a willow basket maker based in the Lothians. She has a particular interest in using traditional techniques including frame basketry, to design functional and decorative willow baskets and other structures for gardeners.