Basketry taster: windmill knot and Burkina Faso techniques

City Lit

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In London

£ 209 VAT inc.

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    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This short course is designed to give you a taste of possibilities but will enable you to complete a number of small mats or baskets demonstrating these two techniques. These could be pieces in their own right or samples for future experiments/inspiration/projects etc. You will use the traditional British basketry materials rush and willow to explore basketry techniques used in further afield parts of the world.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- Make baskets and samples in rush and willow
- Identify a variety of materials that can be used for these two techniques
- Those with previous experience will be stretched in new ways.

Most materials will be provided and the college has enough tools for you to use in class.
A notebook and a camera would be useful to make notes and record your work in progress.

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  • Basketry
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Course programme

In this short course you will be introduced to the windmill knot and Burkina Faso techniques using willow and rush and you will be encouraged to transfer the skills learned to other materials once they have been mastered.

You will be taught by demonstrations, individual guidance, handouts, images, looking at samples and discussing your own and others' work.¿¿ No homework will be set but it would be very worthwhile if some repetition were done between sessions in order to consolidate and you will be encouraged to try out your own experiments and explorations.

Additional information

¿There are other, more specialised basketry courses throughout the year in Willow and Rush, you could study¿VC174 Rush basketry or¿¿VC184 Contemporary willow basketry and the two-year City Lit Basketry Course will be starting again in September 2019.¿ If you want a longer and wider introduction to basketry you can also take the Introduction to Basketry course. See course outline: General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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Basketry taster: windmill knot and Burkina Faso techniques

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