Textile Basketry – soft sculpture with wrapping

Friday 28 June 2024. West Dean London, Dilke House, 1 Malet Street, London, WC1E 7JN. A one-day workshop with a focus on wrapping with connections to coiling. Wrapping and coiling of a core material is worked in the hands with the use of a few simple tools. Working around a core, the wrapping adds structure, […]

Textile Basketry – with stitching and loops

Friday 21 June 2024. West Dean London, Dilke House, 1 Malet Street, London, WC1E 7JN. Making a cross-over between basketry and textiles, this course offers an opportunity to sample looped stitches under tension on a frame and on fabric. Loops can be found in simple looping (or knotless netting) of basketry, in blanket stitch, needlelace […]

Basketmaking – plaited paper baskets

Friday 10 May 2024. West Dean London, Dilke House, 1 Malet Street, London, WC1E 7JN. Using paper, explore how it can be used to make woven containers or baskets. With no experience required, the main technique of plaiting will be taught. Plaiting uses long, flat, flexible strands. The strands are woven across one another to […]

Twined basketry on a small scale

Friday 26 April 2024. West Dean London, Dilke House, 1 Malet Street, London, WC1E 7JN. The course will focus on the technique of twining, making a connection with both basketry and textiles. Twining requires the weaving of an active element around a passive warp. The weaving is worked in the hands with the use of […]

Plaits and Braids for Basketry – sculptural or functional

Friday 2 – Thursday 8 August 2024. West Dean College, West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex. PO18 0QZ. This course is in week one of the 2024 West Dean Summer School. There will be additional activites and events happening as part of the week, so it’s not just a long course! Explore the techniques of plaiting […]