You can make your plant support either inside or outside and the course comes with full instructions on how to approach it in both settings.

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This course is suitable for complete beginner!

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!

The course is online so you can access it from your laptop, phone, tablet or any other device whenever you like. If you're on your mobile or tablet you can also watch it via our app, which is called Teachable.

When you buy one of our courses you get lifetime access, which means you can watch it whenever you want and as many times as you want in future. This means you will always retain your new knowledge and skills.

When you buy one of our courses you get lifetime access, which means you can watch it whenever you want and as many times as you want in future. This means you will always retain your new knowledge and skills.

Our kits can be stored indefinitely so you can keep them as long as you like and weave them when you are ready.