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The Gardening Basket - Course and Kit

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What’s Included?
  • Learn to weave a beautiful willow gardening trug basket.
  • Get all the materials you need delivered to your door.
  • Get lifetime access to Mollie Mcmillen's brilliant, in-depth online course
  • This is a perfect project for beginners.

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About this Gardening Basket Kit

Weave your own willow gardening basket, a shallow, trug-style oval with ribs and a twisted handle across the middle This basket is perfect for carrying secateurs, gloves and twine round the garden, or bringing in cut flowers and vegetables. Leading basketmaker Mollie McMillen guides you through every step in beautifully filmed video lessons you can pause and rewatch, from the woven base to that elegant roped handle. Your kit arrives with all the willow you need - no experience required: Perfect for you, or the gardener in your life.

Here’s a preview of the Gardening Basket you’ll learn to make:

How It Works

1
Start watching the online course - it's super easy set up and you get lifetime access.
2
Receive a lovely DIY kit in the post that includes all the materials you need for the course.
3
Spend a wonderful afternoon learning and crafting - referring to the online course as you go.
4
Experience the joy and satisfaction of making something beautiful and useful with your own two hands!

Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for beginners who have a fair amount of experience and confidence in craft.

How do I prepare my willow for weaving?

For this course you will be using brown willow, which is willow in its natural state with the bark still on. 

To make it pliable for weaving you will need to soak it for five days in the soaking bag provided with the 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).

Brown willow is essential for this project because the bark will protect your bird feeder from the elements.

But we also now offer brown willow courses because we've found that it's actually easier for beginners to work with. It's more flexible and it never snaps when you're weaving it.

If you've never used brown willow before it's an absolute must!

What's included in the course and kit?

In the willow Gardening Basket kit you will receive:

  • One large bundle of high-quality willow weaving rods - enough to make your basket and have some willow left over for smaller projects.
  • An information leaflet.
  • A soaking bag - your willow will need to be soaked for a few days before you weave it - full instructions are included.

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.

Shipping

We aim to ship every order within 24 hours and delivery takes 1-2 days. Scottish highlands can take 2-3 days extra.

Please note - shipping to offshore islands costs and extra 19 pounds.