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Online Basket Classes now available!

December 10, 2018 By rua

Great news from BGA- I now have an online video tutorial website, and have begun to offer weaving projects for you to try.

There’s a free Willow Handbook available, just click the link to learn more.  https://vimeo.com/328193575

Make a beautiful Garden Trug, a shallow basket for your garden produce.

https://vimeo.com/r/2f40/Yjh3Ui9RRU

If you like to help our garden birds, you can weave a simple Bird’s Nest.

https://vimeo.com/r/2e0K/eHBzSUt2ZG

There is also a stunning centre-piece for your table, in the form of a Catalan Platter.

https://vimeo.com/r/2eqa/dVVSZ0VBSn

You can learn to weave a bike basket with handle and straps

I’ve a tutorial on how to weave an egg-shaped shopping basket

How about a traditional oval shopper?

For a really traditional Irish potato basket called a ‘Skib’

And then, if you really are looking for a series of videos to make yourself a proficient weaver, there’s an offer of buying seven tutorials entitled ‘From Beginner to Basketmaker in Six Easy Steps’, which includes a free video of a traditional Irish Creel, follow the link below

For anyone looking for some serious weaving and potential career opportunities, I’ve a tutorial on how to weave a willow Coffin

All details and more projects can be found on biggreenweaving.com

If you would like to be kept informed, just send an email  to brendanrua@gmail.com, and I will keep you posted.

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