Willow Swallow Decorations

Join local Master Basketmaker, Nadine Anderson, to weave Swallow and Swift decorations in locally grown willows using basic frame basketmaking techniques.

The swallows are 18cm x 25cm and the swifts 25cm x 25cm. There should be time in the workshop to complete 1 of each.   Delicate fine willows will be used making it accessible to anyone who may have strength issues with their hands.

All materials, tools and instruction provided.

It is 29 years since Nadine Anderson wove her first willow basket, a rather strawberry shaped affair, but still it gripped her becoming her obsessive hobby and gradually full-time job. She has a City and Guilds qualification in Creative Basketry, and has served as course coordinator for The Basketmakers Association committee, is an active member of Cambridge Open Studios and became a Yeoman Basketmaker to The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers in 2017.  She has woven props for films and created two full sized Green men costumes in Rush for The Lord Mayors Show.  She grows her own willow and harvests the wild freshwater Rush in waterways around Ely, this small-scale domestic practice is especially important to the integrity of her work.

All tools and materials will be provided.