Wood & Rush

06/12/2025

26/09/2025

Rush and bark baskets in beautiful Exhibition “ Entwined”, a family affair! last 2 days

26/09/2025

“Undoings” wonderful woven tapestry by Suzanne Lemieux
Last 2 days of an amazingly beautiful exhibition ,Chagford Devon
Sat / Sun 10-4 pm

04/09/2025

Come visit, exhibiting and demonstrating all week with my very talented sister , Suzanne Lemieux, niece Emily Player and friends Suzi Crockford and Jude Freeman.

19/04/2025

Come and make a beautiful willow frame basket in which to gather this season’s foraged delicacies.

10am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday 26th and 27th of April 2025.
£140 for the two days.

Please bring your own lunch, tea and cake provided.

For more information or to book a place please email [email protected]

26/02/2025

I ll be holding the Basketry Guild again this year alongside many other wonderful Guilds, find out more through the link to their website in my bio.

26/02/2025

Making willow plant supports for the garden
1-day course
Saturday 29th March
10.30-3pm

Learn how to weave beautiful and strong plant supports using willow grown here on the land.

£50 plus (£7 material fee per support)

26/02/2025

Irish Donkey Creel Log Basket
22nd - 23rd March
10am - 4pm

Make a beautiful, strong Log Basket based on the traditional Irish Donkey Creel, using authentic techniques with locally grown willow.

Please wear warm & waterproof work clothes & shoes - the course is outdoors all day
Please bring your own lunch - tea & coffee are provided
Online booking form via link in bio

Cost - £140 (plus materials payable on the day £20-25)

26/02/2025

Traditional Frame Basketry Course
26 -27th April
Chagford, Dartmoor

Using a range of beautifully coloured semi-green willow, dogwood, & hazel. Construct a ribbed basket, with or without a handle, using Irish & Polish frame basketry techniques.

Using willow grown and harvested on the land here.

Suitable for beginners & experienced.

Please wear warm work clothes & shoes
Please bring your own lunch - tea & coffee are provided
Online booking form at link in bio

Cost £140 (plus materials payable on the day)

04/02/2025

Willow Growing and Harvesting Course
Sat 15th Feb 2025 - nr Chagford
10:30-3:30
£50

Booking here

http://www.woodandrush.net/courses/courses.html

This course covers

🍃Willow growing
Preparing and choosing the site
Selecting varieties for different uses
How to plant and cultivate
Maintaining the withy bed
Harvesting and tools
Cutting sorting and grading
Storage and preparation for weaving

06/11/2021

Saturday November 27th 2021 . Chagford Artisans Fayre.
Come and delight your senses with awesome handcrafted magic! See you there !