Dates of workshops for January -July 2026 will be detailed and open for booking in December 2025.

If you are interested in arranging a private workshop with a specific focus be it materials or techniques please do email Nadine at elybasketmaker@gmail.com to discuss dates, projects and cost. I also offer mentoring days for those who may be at a sticking point or crossroads in their Basketmaking practice.

Workshops will take place on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays with the occasional Saturday or Sunday.

Costs for a Full Day £120 and this includes materials and tea, coffee and biscuits, bring your own packed lunch if attending a full day. Full days start at 9.30am and finish at 4.30pm.

The class numbers are kept small so each participant has generous contact time in a relaxed mindful atmosphere.

The studio is a safe space and inappropriate language and behaviour will not be tolerated.Nadine reserves the right to ask participants to leave if unreasonable actions or language are displayed.

Booking & Cancellations

Email me Nadine at elybasketmaker@gmail.com to arrange a date and receive payment details. All workshops have to be paid for in full, two weeks prior to the class date to allow for material preparation. If you have to cancel your workshop for whatever reason, I have to adopt the following approach as lots of preparation happens prior to every session, and non-attendance results in wasted materials.

In the first instance a new date at a mutually convenient time will be offered.

A full refund will be given if the place can be filled by another participant if you can no longer attend BUT this has to be with two full weeks notice.

If the workshop is cancelled within 48 hours of the date only 25% of the booking cost will be refunded to cover administration time and material wastage.

If a participant cancels within 24 hours of the date no refund can be given.

Health & Safety

Sometimes accidents happen and this usually is through loss of concentration or too much haste. I will instruct participants in safe handling, use and storage of tools and materials to reduce the chance of an accident. Every workshop begins with health and safety and house keeping to ensure everyone is informed of possible issues and how to avoid them. I do not provide safety spectacles but participants are welcome to bring their own. Participants are encouraged to wash their hands well before eating and there are suitable facilities provided.

Because the materials being woven in workshops is usually a natural plant they may need a little wiping over before use, especially where the Rush is concerned. It grows in flowing water and likes to grow in the reed swamp margins of a waterway. This means it can be silty at the thicker butt ends and so wearing old clothes or coveralls or aprons is encouraged. On very rare occasions participants may react to the mould spores on the Rush because it grows in water. If you have allergies such as hay fever or are asthmatic bring antihistamines and inhalers in case you have a reaction. The regular washing of hands and avoiding touching your face is encouraged to reduce the likelihood of a reaction.

The materials themselves can be up to 2-3 metres long and present as trip hazards so careful, respectful and considerate handling of willow and rush is really important. Even short off cuts of willow make for a rolling hazard if stood upon so working in an organised manner keeping off cuts in buckets or baskets is very sensible. I know this from experience and have unintentionally roller skated onto my backside, so for warned is for armed!