Courses
Our upcoming workshops are listed below.
All our workshops are aimed for beginners and are held at Arch 27 in Worcester city centre.
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Storage baskets - 3 day workshop
15th/16th/17th November 2024 - full booked
22nd/23rd/24th November 2024 - NEW DATE -one space available
During this immersive course you will experiment with form and colour, and explore a range of different weaving patterns, with time to embed skills while creating two round ‘stake and strand’ willow baskets over three days. Weaving in a small group of just 6 people, Sarah will be on hand to guide you through each process. With the creative choices and design decisions in your hands, the course aims to provide an experience with willow - a truly wonderful natural material.
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​This workshop caters to anyone wishing to connect with their creative side, and those who want to explore both technique and design concepts.
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Follow the link below to find out more
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Introduction to rope-coil weave: 2 day workshop
5th + 6th October 2024- fully booked
26th + 27th April 2025 - NEW DATE ADDED
On this creative and explorative two day course, you will create a sculptural basket using the rope-coil weave technique. Weaving in a small group of 6-8 people, Sarah will guide you through each process to make your very own piece of willow basketry inspired artwork.
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This textural weave is developed slowly and makes for a calm and meditative experience. The form emerges slowly as layers of willow wind their way around the piece, building on those before them.
The aim of this creative course is to give you the space, encouragement and skills to develop a spirit of play and discovery as you weave - making changes and creative decisions as the work develops.
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This workshop caters to anyone wishing to connect with their creative side, and for those who want to explore both technique and artistic expression, and it encourages a flexible outlook of letting go and allowing a piece of work take its own course with you as its guide.
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Follow the link above for all the details
Our range of workshops
We teach a range of different styles of baskets, from small and large baskets for the garden and home, to artistic contemporary styles.
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I have been on two Hopewood Basket weaving courses so far and would definitely recommend them. Sarah and Marcus are great teachers and really lovely people. They explain each step clearly and genuinely want everyone to produce something they are pleased with. All those on both of my courses went away with something far better than they could ever have imagined being able to create. It’s a really enjoyable way to spend a day learning something new or building on your skills.
Alison Burrows
