Willow Posy Baskets
Willow Posy Baskets
The Queens Drawers Projects
Event Description
Participants will make small posy baskets and flowers from willow, based on the design of a
favourite brooch the Queen has worn for over 70 years. Although we may not have the bright colours of the beautiful Flower Basket Brooch, there will be some real flowers to arrange in the baskets.
Participants will need to have a reasonable amount of strength in their hands to be able to work with the willow. Please wear older clothes, such as you would wear for gardening, sandals are not advisable.
This workshop is part of a series of 5 artist led workshops funded by the Art’s Council Lets Create Jubilee fund from Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - ensuring that creativity plays an important role in local community celebrations for Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
The Event
On Sunday 29 May led by artist maker Jane Frost, 12 participants in an all day
willow weaving workshop made small posy baskets based on the design of one
of the Queen’s brooches that she has worn for over 70 years. They first learned
techniques of weaving and how to handle the willow by making large flowers,
learning on the way technical terms like ‘upset’ , ‘pricking up’ , bodkins, waling
weave, stakes and strands. Everyone found the work quite challenging but really
enjoyable, creative and satisfying and produced some fabulous results.
What the participants thought
The Queens Drawers Project
This workshop was part of a series of 5 artist led funded by the Art’s Council Lets Create Jubilee fund from Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - ensuring that creativity plays an important role in local community celebrations for Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
All of the works made will be kept in Adams to go on exhibition on Friday 3 June, after which they will be returned to the maker.
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