“Whether you are a beginner, or an ardent ‘stick-twiddler’, we hope you find something you like, and we look forward to welcoming you to our friendly workshops in the beautiful surroundings of Wakelyns”

Emma & Adam

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Half Day Taster Courses
New for 2025
Lunch Included

Saturday 26th April

10 – 1pm. Tatza Baskets

Come and learn this wonderful Eastern European technique to make a beautiful bread basket.

Tatza Baskets on 26 April 2025 (10:00 am – 1:00 pm

2 – 5pm Berry Baskets

Come and learn to make a dear little Celtic Frame Basket. Perfect for foraging.

Berry Basket on 26 April 2025 (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm)

Cost – £50

Ticket Price includes all materials, Wakelyns Kitchen lunch plus parking.

Henny Penny Easter Baskets

19th April 2025

Come and learn to make this lovely frame basket, traditionally used to carry eggs, this makes a perfect Easter Basket.

Course runs from 10am to 5pm but extra time is available if necessary!

Cost – £95

Henny Penny Easter Basket on 19 April 2025 (10:00 am – 5:00 pm)

Ticket Price includes all materials, Wakelyns Kitchen elevenses & lunch plus parking.

Bicycle Baskets

4th May 2025

Make a lovely oval bicycle basket, complete with leather trims and straps.

Course runs from 10am to 5pm but extra time is available if necessary!

Cost – £95, 1 day

Bicycle Basket on 4 May 2025 (10:00 am – 5:00 pm)

Ticket Price includes all materials, Wakelyns Kitchen elevenses & lunch plus parking.

Willow Rucksack

28th June 2025

Come and learn to make this lovely willow rucksack complete with leather detail and straps.

Course runs from 10am to 5pm but extra time is available if necessary!

Willow Rucksack on 28 June 2025 (10:00 am – 5:00 pm)

Ticket Price includes all materials, Wakelyns Kitchen elevenses & lunch plus parking.

Cost – £130, 1 day

Large Asymmetric Pot Bellied Basket

12th & 13th July

This year we decided to offer this basket as a 2 day course, making the basket from the base to the handle (in a one day course I make the bases for you). This great sized, useful basket can either be used for everyday use or for storage in your home. It’s elegant lines, beautiful border and
unusual handle, means it is a very satisfying basket to create. Spend a lovely weekend with us at Wakelyns, we will visit our willow beds and harvest some fresh willow to add a splash of colour to your basket, from our beautiful, organic agroforestry lines. We can also coppice and peel some withies, to add white willow to your colour palette.

Course runs from 10am to 5pm but extra time is available if necessary!

Cost – £250, 2 days

Large Asymmetric Pot Bellied Basket on 12 July 2025 – 13 July 2025 (10:00 am – 5:00 pm)

Ticket Price includes all materials, Wakelyns Kitchen elevenses & lunch plus parking.

Lampshades and Lanterns

27th July

Cost – £95, 1 day

Come and learn to make a beautiful woven willow lampshade, using some of our lovely Wakelyns willow.

Course runs from 10am to 5pm but extra time is available if necessary!

Lampshades and Lanterns on 27 July 2025 (10:00 am – 5:00 pm)

Ticket Price includes all materials, Wakelyns Kitchen elevenses & lunch plus parking.

Buttocks Baskets

17th August 2025

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£95 – Ticket Price includes all materials, Wakelyns Kitchen elevenses & lunch plus parking.

Come and learn to make this unusual shaped Celtic Frame basket. A great size for everyday use.

Course runs from 10am to 5pm but but extra time is available if necessary!

Buttocks Baskets on 17th August 2025 (10:00 am – 5:00 pm).

Apple Baskets

Sunday September 28th 2025

Come and learn to make this lovely, seasonal Apple Basket, which also works well as a shopping basket.

£110 – Ticket Price includes all materials, Wakelyns Kitchen elevenses & lunch plus parking.

Course runs from 10am to 5pm but but extra time is available if necessary!

Apple Baskets on 28 September 2025 (10:00 am – 5:00 pm)

Rope-Handled Log Basket

Saturday October 11th 2025

In this course we will create an ample sized log basket with either rope handles or fingerholds depending on your preference. Perfect for cosy, autumn hearths.

£120 – Ticket Price includes all materials, Wakelyns Kitchen elevenses & lunch plus parking.

Course runs from 10am to 5pm but extra time is available if necessary!

Rope-Handled Log Basket on 11 October 2025 (10:00 am – 5:00 pm)

Christmas Decorations

9th November 2025

Come and make your own natural, sustainable decorations for the festive season, with organic Wakelyns willow. We will make Scandinavian Stars, baubles, candle holders and wreathes.

£80 – Ticket Price includes all materials, Wakelyns Kitchen elevenses & lunch plus parking.

Course runs from 10am to 5pm but but extra time is available if necessary!

Christmas Decorations on 9 November 2025 (10:00 am – 5:00 pm)

All tools and materials are provided. Take home your makings.

If you don’t live locally, why not stay over in a Wakelyns Ley Alley Pod?

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Adam and Emma say:

“We have been working together as Willow Phoenix since 2012 and have completed various commissions, festivals, events and community projects together. We currently working on large-scale commissions for the summer season, whilst teaching at Easton College ‘Beginner’s Basketry’ course.”

“We are both very excited to be working with Wakelyns to offer a series of seasonal willow basket projects for beginners to intermediate weavers. We we be including willow grown at Wakelyns and offer the opportunity to learn more about the process of coppicing, its sustainability and how it fits in to the wider landscape of agroforestry.”

“Weaving is a  mindful, sustainable craft, good for people, nature, and the planet. It’s the perfect antidote to our fast-paced life and the finished product is authentic and will last a lifetime.Weaving is an excellent way to connect to nature and is gentle, whole body exercise.”

“We are members of the Heritage Crafts Association and support it’s aims of promoting and teaching to keep the craft viable. We have also committed to learning to make baskets from the endangered crafts Red List, to keep the craft alive and accessible to future generations.”

“We look forward to crafting with you in the beautiful setting of Wakelyns, where we will take you through the process of making your own baskets from the willow trees in the field, to your completed project.”

Here are some of Adam & Emma’s other lovely work: