Willow Weaving Workshop at the Yorkshire Craft Festival
Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/04/2025 - 14/04/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location
York Parliament Street
Categories
What’s on Offer?
Willow Weaving Workshop
Come along and create your own handwoven willow sculptures and garden decorations with willow artist Toni Cross. As part of the Yorkshire Craft Festival we will be hosting this fantastic workshop in the “Willow Weaving Marquee” on Parliament Street, in the centre of York.
A whole series of workshops are available, including plant obelisks, dragonflies, flying swallows, mini sculptures and growing Harlequin Trees.
In and around the scheduled workshops Toni will be running short drop-in sessions to make flowers, wreaths and even willow wands for the little ones. Just come along outside of the workshop times below, or all day from 1pm on Saturday. There is no need to book, although we may need to ask you to wait or return if it is very busy.
Great for keen gardeners and willow weaving beginners alike, these workshops are a great opportunity to learn a new craft, and enhance your garden this Spring.
We work with willow which has been grown in Somerset and specially dried. In order to be suitable for weaving it is then soaked to make it pliable, or sometimes with fresh unsoaked willow in very early spring. The willow we use for most workshops will not grow. Harlequin Trees are made from fresh willow which will root and grow.
There is no age limit but children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent.
Willow is a lovely medium to work with and most people find weaving relaxing and therapeutic. However, it can be quite hard on the fingers. We can find ways to alleviate this for most people, but if you have arthritis or other mobility issues you might want to discuss this with Toni first to see what help we can offer.
When and where are the workshops:
As part of the Yorkshire Craft Festival, these workshops will take place on Parliament Street in the heart of York, within the “Willow Weaving Marquee” . The workshops will take place on the following date/times:
10th April 10am Dragonfly
10th April 12 noon Growing Harlequin Tree
10th April 2pm Swallow
11th April 10am Plant Obelisk
11th April 12 noon Giant Flower
11th April 2pm Dragonfly
12th April 10 am Dragonfly
12th April 12 noon Dragonfly
12th April 2pm Obelisk
13th April 10am Obelisk
13th April 12 noon Dragonfly
13th April 2pm Plant Obelisk
14th April 10am Plant Obelisk
14th April 12 noon Dragonfly
14th April 2pm-3.30pm Easter Bunny mini sculpture- £30
Duration:
The Willow Weaving workshop will last approx. 1 hour.
Costs:
The workshop is £20. (excluding the Easter Bunny Mini Sculpture workshop)
Drop in workshops:
Just pop along without booking-or stay on after a booked workshop!
Wands for little ones £3
Mini Flowers £5
Colourful Wreath to decorate at home £5
All of these can be started any time, and take between 5 and 20 minutes to complete.
Capacity:
The workshop is suitable for 6 people at a time.
Fancy Booking?
If you would like to book a space at the workshop please click the link below:
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