Willow Weaving Workshops at the Yorkshire Craft Festival.
Parliament Street, York 10-14th April
Come along and create your own handwoven willow sculptures and garden decorations with willow artist Toni Cross.
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.
Bookable Workshops 1 hour approx £20
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 Growing Harlequin Tree
12th April 12 noon Dragonfly
13th April 10am Swallow
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
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.
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.
