Ths course is suitable for complete beginners. It's super easy!

In the kit you will receive:

• One large bundle of thick high-quality willow weaving rods – these will form the uprights.
• On large bundle of thinner rods - these will for the spiral weave that travels up the plant support.
• All our willow is sustainably grown in Somerset. 
• A soaking bag - your willow will need to be soaked for a few days before you weave it - full instructions are included.
• One information leaflet.

The course includes:

• Over three hours of expert instruction with leading basketmaker and teacher
  Mollie McMillen. 
• You can access the course from any device by logging into our website (we will provide you with login details after purchase). 
• Our courses are produced by our BAFTA-winning team of filmmakers which means
  they are clearly presented and well thought out. 
• Students
  are taught the right information at the right time, which means they
  get great results. Plus we are always on hand to answer questions.

For this course you will be using so-called 'brown willow', which is willow in it's natural state with the bark still on. 

This is essential because the bark will protect your plant support from the weather when it's outside.

To make brown willow pliable for weaving you will need to soak it for 5 days in the soaking bag provided with your kit. 

That
might sound like a lot but it's extremely easy - all you do is put the
willow in the bag, fill it with water and leave it outside on the ground
(full instructions are included in the course).

We now offer
brown willow courses because we've found that although it take longer to
soak, it's actually easier for beginners to work with. It's more
flexible and it never snaps when you're weaving it round tight corners.

Its also prettier and allows the weaver to use different varieties of willow with different-coloured barks.

If you've never used brown willow before it's an absolute must, and once you've tried it you'll never look back!

Each plant support will take around 2 hours to make.

We design all our courses so that they require absolutely minimal
tools. To do this course you will need: 

• A pair of secateurs
• Some celotape
• A tape measure

That’s it!