location: SheffieldBasketry making is the weaving of unspun vegetable fibers, usually to form a container. Baskets making done from any wood, vine, leaf, or fiber that could be formed into a desirable shape. On this course you will make a large willow basket which can be used for logs, laundry etc. Previous experience would be useful as this is an intensive two-day course. Basket making survives in many parts of the world today in forms, techniques, and materials similar to those used in past ages. While continuing as a living tradition, it has undergone a revival of interest among craftspeople, leading to new forms of expression. Just as weavers make pictures with tapestry, basket makers now use basketry making techniques to create sculpture. Basket weaving is a craft nearly as old as human civilization itself. Even today, archeologists throughout the world continue to unearth baskets dating back thousands of years. In fact, most historians agree that basket weaving is the world’s oldest known craft. Stake and Strand baskets are the 'type that you will find in current 'professional' basket making, basically introduced from Roman times. The material used will be local willow, and sometimes 'peeled willow' that is with the bark removed.
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