Berry Basket Making

Berry Basket Making – Vanessa Miller
Cost: £40 per person – Pre-booking is essential
Vanessa has been weaving baskets since 2016, when shortly after moving to Cornwall she found willow growing in her garden. She is passionate about traditional techniques, growing and weaving plant materials into functional and artistic pieces. As a retired paramedic in the London Ambulance Service, she has swapped busy city life for the calm and relaxing craft of willow weaving. Though, she acknowledges that while it is relaxing, it can still be tough to master new techniques. She runs private workshops for all levels of experience and says that one of the things she enjoys most is passing on knowledge of this ancient craft.

She belongs to the Basket Markers Southwest, Heritage Crafts and The Basketmakers Assocation.

Places are limited so to take part in this fabulous workshop please book direct by emailing vanessajmillar@yahoo.co.uk

Age range 18+

Please note lunch is not provided.

This workshop is part of Helston Makes It! a week-long annual celebration of makers and craft. This year, the festival celebrates trades and crafts with a link to withy and grown materials to tie in with our new exhibition Withy Lore ( 12th September – 1st November).