Rustic Hedgerow Chair

with Ivor Hancock, Buckland St Mary Village Hall – 10am to 4pm

Discover how West Country folk used to make, strong, comfortable hedgerow chairs with materials from hedges, woods and gardens. The secret of their craft was in selecting the right shapes of branches for the different parts of their chairs. Cut green from the hedge these "grown components" had great inherent strength and, when fitted together in a cleverly devised sequence, produced a chair of proven strength and reliability. Materials and tools supplied. Take home your own hedgerow chair.

Cost £50

Blackdown Splint Basket

with Martin Turner, Buckland St Mary Village Hall – 10am to 4pm

This local version of the traditional Westcountry Splint basket was used on farms for carrying potatoes, turnips etc. The sturdy construction gives it many uses around the garden and home. Using goat willow from the Blackdowns and some green woodworking techniques, you will fashion and assemble your own basket to take home. Materials included.

Cost: £50

Traditional Hazel Hurdles

with Martin Turner, Buckland St Mary Village Hall – 10am to 4pm

Traditionally made hazel hurdles are the strongest and most durable of all and can be hard work to make. In this introductory day, Martin will show you how to select hazel rods from ones he has already cut, how to set up the uprights or zails, split the rods and twist the hazel into the weave. By the end of the day you will come away with a small 3ft by 3ft hurdle and good knowledge of the fundamentals of hurdle making.

Cost: £50

Hedgerow Baskets

with Izzy Beazley, Buckland St Mary Village Hall – 10am to 4pm

An introduction to basket making. Create a unique and colourful round willow basket incorporating hedgerow materials. Learn about the Somerset tradition of harvesting willow and find out how it is prepared and used in crafts.

Cost: £50

Willow Christmas Decorations (half-day course)

with Izzy Beazley, Buckland St Mary Village Hall – 10am to 1pm or 2pm to 5pm

Come and make beautiful festive decorations with willow and hedgerow material. Create wreaths, table centre pieces and other hanging shapes to give your home a rustic, natural feel this Christmas.

This is a half day course with one class from 10am to 1pm and a second on the same day between 2pm and 5pm.

Cost: £25

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