Introduction to Basketry Workshop with Annemarie O’Sullivan

Photo credit- Annemarie O’Sullivan

Learn the beautiful craft of basketry by creating a Sciathog, a small, shallow ribbed frame basket that was traditionally used for straining potatoes. It is beautiful as a wall piece, or on the table holding fruit or bread.

The cost of the day includes a tour of the House and Garden, an artisan lunch, tea and coffees, and all tools and materials. Suitable for all levels.

About the tutor

Annemarie O’Sullivan is a basket maker who works on small-scale domestic objects to large-scale architectural installations.

‘Using willow, which I grow and harvest, I use weaving and binding techniques, which have been used for hundreds of years to make a range of functional and non-functional work.  I’m really interested in seeing the process of making through, from the source to the finished piece.

I am very grateful to all the makers who came before me, who discovered amazing ways to make and construct. Without them I would have nothing. I love the simplicity of basket making. All I need is a knife and some rods of willow and I can make a basket.’

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