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Encircle Scotland - Scottish Basketmakers' Circle 25th Anniversary
Demonstration of Garden Structures in Drumclog, Strathaven ML10 6QG
June 22nd 2013
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Come along and see how to make a plant support for use and ornament in your garden. This is one of several events being held on the same day throughout Scotland to celebrate the 25th birthday of the Scottish Basketmaker's Circle. See the other events planned for the day below. |
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Herring Girl Baskets + Hebridean Creels
Dawn Susan and Bernera Historical Society are planning a joint event on 22 June 2-4pm at the Bernera Community Centre Cafe, Breacleit, Isle of Great Bernera, Outer Hebrides. Dawn will be demonstrating a herring girl basket and will be bringing examples of hebridean creels. Everyone is invited to come and participate; to share tales of using baskets and of basketmakers in their communities.
Contact Dawn Susan 01851 612409, dawn@hebrideanbaskets.co.uk
Weave on Portobello Beach
Anna Coldham - Watch and join in with the creation of a marooned boat, washed up on Portobello's sands ready to catch what comes in on the following tides...
Saturday 22 June, 2.30pm onwards (till 6 or so- when it is finished!)
Contact Anna Liebmann Coldham. 8/2 Marlborough Street, Portobello, Edinburgh
annatalamh@googlemail.com, 0131 2619259 / 07728388029
Feel free to just wander along, we'll be somewhere between the Beach House Cafe and the Portobello Swimming Pool.
walk, gather, make
Caroline Dear – walk, gather, make – walk along the shore, share tales of plant uses, gather found materials and make a basket or series of baskets; we'll see what the day brings. Location - North Skye contact - caroline at caroline@carolinedear.co.uk
Demonstration at the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival
Tim Palmer will be demonstrating at the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival from 22-23 June. Come and see fishing baskets on the Reaper, the Zulu from the Anstruther Fishing Museum, and talk about your memories of them, and other baskets, with the crew and with Tim. http://timpalmerbasketmaker.co.uk
Join Julie Gurr at the Brodick Castle Ranger Centre on 22 June
For further details, contact Julie on juliebaskets@gmail.com
Monique Verboets will be at Achmore
Contact her at monique@willowweaving.com
Basketmakers in Moray are meeting at Pluscarden
Contact Marion Campbell at marion@thebinns.co.uk
East Lothian Basketmakers
will be at the Gifford Open Garden on the 23 June
Coigach-Assynt Living Landscape:
Make a Willow Fish for Encircle Scotland Day
Make a willow fish and see how a small round basket is made to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of The Scottish Basketmakers Circle
Saturday 22 June, 2-4pm in Coigach Community Hall Lounge, Achiltibuie
Any queries please contact Romany at rgarnett@coigach-assynt.org or phone 01571 844172
Tea/coffee & biscuits available. Free.
Willow structures course at Palacerigg Country Park
Saturday 22 June, 9.30am - 4.30pm
As part of nationwide event ‘Encircle Scotland’, we are offering a course in making 3D structures for your garden using traditional willow weaving skills. The skills you’ll learn on this course will enable you to explore the techniques and create your own unique willow wonders. Once you’ve learnt the basic techniques and shapes, the only limit is your imagination!
Cost: £40. Please book in advance. Limited places.
Venue: Palacerigg Country Park, Cumbernauld
Contact: Visitor Centre 01236 720047
Autumn Gathering 2013
Friday 18 – Sunday 20 October 2013
Hospitalfield House, Arbroath, Angus
This year three stimulating courses will be presented over three days:
Coiled Basketmaking with found/ natural/recycled materials: Lois Walpole
Traditional Oak Swill Basketmaking: Owen Jones
Square Work Basketry: Geoff Forrest
All details to go out to SBC members in the Newsletter. Further information on the courses as well as booking forms for both the courses and the venue are available from SBC secretary Laura Hamilton
E: lmcham@btinternet.com T: 01355 302229
Courses update at 31 May 2013:
Owen Jones’s class: full
Geoff Forrest’s class: 2 places remaining
Lois Walpole’s class: 10 places remaining
Please make contact with Laura Hamilton to reserve your place and accommodation by the end of June.
recent exhibitions
'Locating the Nest'
Lizzie Farey, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
27-4-12 to 22-7-12
Images by Robbie O'Donnell
'Angus, Weaver of Grass'
An Edinburgh Fringe production at the Scottish Storytelling Centre
from 16th August from Horse and Bamboo
A performance telling the story of Angus McPhee, whose work has been replicated by one of our members, Joanne Kaar and will be used in the production.
Related links:
Horse and bamboo www.horseandbamboo.org
Joanne Kaar http://joannebkaar.blogspot.co.uk
Angus McPhee http://angusmcphee.blogspot.co.uk
SBC Autumn Gathering 2012, Isle of Lewis
Yes we will be gathering in the Outer Hebrides this October with three three-day courses. This is a chance to do some more in-depth learning, meet with old basketmaking friends, make new ones and find out what the SBC have been doing over the last year. We will be based at Lionel, which is near to the Butt of Lewis for all of you that have listened to the Radio 4 weather forecasts. Lionel is about 45 mins drive from Stornoway, which is where you come in by ferry or plane. Do have a look at the site for our accommodation for a flavour of north Lewis www.thedecca.co.uk
Here is a quote from the site:
‘The Decca is beside the beautiful exciting sandy beaches and glorious sand dunes of Eoropie. Behind the dunes is the machair, which is a delicate ecosytem awash with colourful flowers which fill the air in summer with a glorious sweet perfume. Behind the house is Stiapabhat Loch that is a bird reserve and a magnet for ornithologists with regular flurries of excitement as unexpected birds are blown off course and stay to get their bearings and rest. This is an area of huge exciting skies, fantastic light and dramatic landscapes that has attracted artists for many years. (Listen out for the corncrakes nearby in the summer and look out for the greylag geese and huge flocks of Golden Plover and Lapwings that surround Decca and the winter arrivals of whooper swans.)’
There is also a map on the website.
Dates: 18 – 20 October
Accommodation: At The Decca, Lionel, Ness. I have arranged accommodation to run from Wednesday 17 October evening meal to Sunday 21 October breakfast. It is also possible for you to extend your stay at The Decca if you wish. Single or shared room options. Depending on numbers, some of us may be at other houses nearby but all meals will be provided at The Decca. All other houses will be within 5 – 10 mins walk.
Courses
Creel Making with Donald MacArthur
Donald Macarthur is a native of Lewis and learned creel making from his father who was the last professional creel maker on the island. As well as making a traditional hebridean creel, Donald will also be teaching students to make a woven creel strap on a hand loom.
This course will be held in Spors Nis sports hall which is 5 mins walk from The Decca.
Exploring Heather with Caroline Dear
With this workshop we will explore heather as a basket making material. We will learn how it has been prepared and used in the past and what it was used to make.
A brief introduction to the course will be followed by a site visit to seek and gather the right heather to use. We will make heather rope and each person will make a small coil of heather rope. We will also look at different materials and how they can be used. On the second and third days we will make heather twined baskets and a panel or coil mat using the heather rope made previously.
This course will be held in The Decca
Basketry Fundamentals with Lise Bech
This course is an opportunity to learn, review or refresh the fundamentals of willow basketry. We will focus on round basket techniques - learning through demonstration and repeated practise - in an atmosphere of concentration and mutual support.
We will touch on willow propagation and harvesting, sorting, grading and soaking. There will be both Scottish and Somerset brown willow as well as stripped willow available in order that you can experience and find what works best for you. We may even be able to incorporate some local 'hedgerow' materials.
We will use a range of tools and discuss their pros and cons as well as their maintenance (but please bring your own).
Lise considered herself 'self-taught' till she met and learned from Colin Manthorpe, a traditional maker from East Anglia. Following Colin's techniques and advice she became confident enough to pass on her basketmaking skills and have be doing so for the last 20 years.
www.bechbaskets.net
This course will be held in Lionel School, which is 5 mins walk from The Decca.
Courses Cost
This year we are offering a £50 subsidy for those who need it. The full cost is £140 for the three days course if booked before 1 July. Accommodation prices depend on number of nights and whether room is shared.
AGM
We will also be holding our AGM at The Decca on Friday evening at 8pm.
Spors Nis is a sports centre and has two tenpin bowling alleys which can be booked for the evenings for extra entertainment!
This is a rare opportunity to visit and learn in this incredible place. Come for a breathtaking hebridean experience!
To book your place click here to download booking form
Or contact Dawn Susan at dawn@hebrideanbaskets.co.uk
See older events
Big Willow Project 2006
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