Festive Decorations Workshop

Sun 16 November, 10am-1pm

Join us on Sunday 16 November, 10am-1pm for a fun morning creating tree and reindeer decorations and a beautiful festive star from willow.
Donald and Karen of Silverhare Baskets will guide you, using lovely sustainable eco-friendly willow.

All materials, tools and a few mince pies provided (and no annoying festive music – promise!)

The session includes a short break for refreshments. There is tea and coffee available at the centre, but we recommend you bring snacks or a packed lunch.

Please be aware that working with willow is hard work for the hands and brain, so expect to be a little tired by the end of your busy but enjoyable day.

About the tutor

Donald & Karen Spy are a husband and wife team, handcrafting baskets in a lovely garden near Cupar in Fife. Working with willow grown in Fife and Somerset to create beautiful and useful baskets and other items. Donald Spy started making baskets in 2020 after 28 years in the Fire Service. Donald and Karen are passionate about willow as a sustainable materials describing it as ‘a beautiful material; light, flexible and very strong. Perfectly sustainable; it can be grown as a coppice for many years. It sequesters carbon, encourages wildlife and bio-diversity, and is fully compostable’. Donald and Karen make one-off baskets for sale under Silverhare Baskets to order which you can find for sale at Pillars of Hercules near Falkland.