Try it out: basketry

- Source and prepare suitable materials.
- Make a completed checkweave basket.
- Make a completed bias plaited basket.
- Describe how you would make similar work independently from the same or similar materials.
- Identify the difference between several different types of Plaited Basketry.

Basic materials and equipment are provided.
Small quantities of additional/alternative materials may be available to buy from the Tutor.If you would like to buy
art materials for your personal use outside of the course, City Lit students receive 10% discount off everything* from
Cass Art, the UK's leading art supplies retailer. Your tutor will advise you on what you should buy. You will need to
show your enrolment receipt in-store to receive your discount. Visit the Charing Cross shop at 13 Charing Cross
Road WC2H 0EP or find your local shop at *Terms and conditions apply, visit

You will be taught using a mix of demonstrations together with verbal explanations by the tutor and handouts to
support this, you will also have opportunities to observe and handle samples and examples of work made using this
technique. There will be a short slide presentation showing examples of Plaited Basketry from around the world
putting it into both a traditional and contemporary context.