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Basket making courses &
holidays
 Creative Craft Retreats
based: Devon, UK
website: craft-retreats.co.uk
Residential weekend craft courses held in beautiful, secluded, tranquil surroundings deep in the north Devon countryside, a short distance from the coast. Highly experienced, friendly tutors share their knowledge and expertise. Delicious home-cooked meals using locally sourced produce are all inclusive in your stay, ensuring a truly stress-free, restful break.
| retreats | wood crafts | pottery/ceramics | timber frame/green oak building | basket making | country crafts | cookery | weekends/short breaks | UK |
John C. Campbell Folk School
based: North Carolina, USA
website: folkschool.org
Short vacations and courses teaching a diverse range of time honoured
crafts, music and dance in a beautiful location in the mountains
of Western North Carolina. Offering year-round week and weekend
residential courses.
| dancing | basket making
| felt making / felt work | storytelling | weaving | knitting |
quilting | printmaking | calligraphy | wood crafts | metal crafts
| musical instrument making | music playing courses | USA |
Isle of Tanera Mòr
based: North-West Highlands, Scotland, UK
website: summer-isles.com
A diverse range of creative retreats and courses in a fabulous location on the Isle of Tanera Mòr in NW Scotland. Retreats include painting and drawing, knitting, creative writing and willow weaving.
| retreats | basket making | knitting | Scotland |
Casa
Dos Artesans
based: Galicia,
Spain
website: casa-dos-artesans.com
Courses in weaving and basketry in North West
Spain, courses given in English or Spanish.
| basket making | weaving |
Spain |
Celtic Spirit
based: Inishmore,
Ireland
website: irish-culture.ch
Cultural holidays in Inishmore, Ireland, including
celtic heritage, Irish singing and dancing, basket
making and archaeological tours.
| folk/regional dance | archaeological tours | singing courses | basket making |
Ireland |
Creative Tourism
based: New Zealand
website: creativetourism.co.nz
Hands-on creative workshops and holidays reflecting
the diverse culture, art and Maori culture & cuisine of New
Zealand.
| felt making
/ felt work | basket
making | wood crafts | sculpture / carving | native peoples |
herbalism | New Zealand |
Joe
Hogan Baskets
based: County
Galway, Ireland
website: joehoganbaskets.com
Weekend and short breaks, including basic basketmaking,
willow and wood and creel making.
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basket making | Ireland
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Jenny
Pearce Willow Basketmaker
based: Herefordshire,
UK
website: jennypearce.co.uk
Basketmaking courses based on Celtic and English
regional designs, held in Ledbury, Herefordshire.
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basket making | England
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Lluis Grau Basketmaker
based: Galicia,
Spain
website: lluisgrau.com
Basketry courses and holidays in Galicia, Spain;
including Spanish split wood basketry techniques.
| basket making | Spain
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Lois Walpole
based: Charente, France
website: loiswalpole.com
Basket making holidays with Lois Walpole in south west France.
| basket making | France |
Old Chairs
based: Co. Clare, Ireland
website: oldchairs.ie
Antique restoration business offering weekend workshop courses throughout the year.
| antiques | upholstery | basket making | wood crafts | Ireland |
Roy
Youdale Basketmaker
based: Bristol,
UK
website: willowbaskets.biz
Two-day basket making courses in Bristol; basketmaking
for beginners, improvers and advanced students.
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basket making | England
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