Basketry

For most of our working life we have been weaving functional baskets, repairing cane items, making old style cane furniture and weaving the seats of chairs in various styles. Since closing our shop and moving to the Sunshine Coast, we have been devoting most of our time to the expanding of skills that allow us to create baskets, both beautiful and quirky. Our use of colours, shapes, variety of materials and creative patterns of weave often brings a smile and a conversation with the viewer and the pleasure of creation to the maker.

We make traditional, contemporary, decorative and functional baskets.

Basketry workshops are held regularly at our Tanawha (Sunshine Coast) premises

I think there are many creative people who love baskets. They love them for their functionality, their texture, their appearance and their charm. They love them for the history they bring to mind, from ages past, and the pleasure of personal memories they evoke. We can provide inspiration, and teach techniques, to make the baskets created, full of character and joy, using colour and shape and textures, to make their statement.  

Our workshops will teach traditional basketry techniques, and using traditional materials, to create a contemporary or artistic (rather than functional) basket. We teach as a team of 2.

If you have a group who wish to learn we can have additional classes at a mutually agreed date.

 BASKETRY CLASSES / WORKSHOPS:

Please ring Cathie on 0417 617 810 to make a booking.

Each  class is one day (9.00am – 4pm) on our (very easy to find) veranda overlooking the Sunshine Coast.

Total cost will be $130 for basketry classes and includes materials for your basket. Extra cane can be purchased if you wish to make a basket at home.

BYO lunch. Tea, coffee and cake provided.

You will learn the basics or improve your skills while making your own basket. 

From here you can indulge your new interest and increase your skill further through classes and workshops that involve increasingly complex formal basketry projects

Be prepared to work hard to achieve the completion of your basket.

Proposed dates for 2023 are

BEGINNER BASKETRY CLASSES:

Your task is either a beaded fruit basket or a mini basket. Either option will teach you lots of basic skills to launch your basketry career with. You will also make a quick ‘sampler’ that will serve to remind you of the steps you have learned

Sunday 12th February

Saturday 1st April

Sunday 14th May

Sunday 9th July

Saturday 12th August

Sunday 15th October

Sunday 12th November

ART BASKET CLASSES:

Some basketry experience is needed. We will show you various techniques to enable you to use your skills creatively to make an artistic basket using shape, colour and texture.

Tuition in advanced basketry available on request. Groups catered for.

HAND WEAVING: Cost will be $210 for a 1 day class. (3 to 4 participants only) creating a hand woven seating on a sample board. Your own chair seats will be supported in follow up short visits.

Tuition in hand weaving is available on request.

SPLIT CANE SKILLS:

Cost will be $210 for a 1 day class. (2 to 3 participants only). You will make a small table. This can be followed by a “make a footstool” day at a mutually agreed date.

Tuition in Split cane skills is available on request.

 LET’S GET TOGETHER AND MAKE BASKETS

Everyone who has some experience making baskets, will be welcome.

This is a support group for anyone with some basketry experience.

Ron and Cathie will be busy making their own baskets but will be available to help anyone who needs it. Please ring to book in.

When - 3rd Sunday of the month 12noon– 4pm, covid permitting.

Cost - $10 plus the cost of materials used.

Show and tell will be encouraged to broaden your horizons and inspire.

From time to time a new kit will be available to purchase to use on the day with our help if needed, or taken home as a challenge, both to your skill and your time management.

Looking forward to seeing you soon.

Ron and Cathie Twaddle