Willow bird feeders workshop (morning)

What you will make

An ideal introduction to using willow and basketry tools. These lovely bird feeders also double up as fairy light holders, making an enchanting summer garden party feature.

What you will learn

In this course, students will learn how to create two types of willow bird feeders. Using wooden jigs as a starting point, Lisa will cover techniques that include waling, spiral weave,a simple trac border and a willow tie.

Meet your tutor: Lisa Dear Lisa makes functional and sculptural basketry, predominantly using willow but also incorporating materials gathered from the Sussex woodlands where she spends most of the year. Originally self taught she is guided by traditional British and European basketry techniques and contemporary influences. She finds inspiration in the quiet of the natural world where she spends extensive periods of time, living closely with the land, in  long conversation with nature. She regularly sells, teaches and exhibits in Sussex.