Ready to expand your basket-making techniques? In this advanced course, you’ll build on your skills to create beautiful coiled baskets and bags using raffia. Learn new shaping techniques, intricate patterns, and more creative ways to customise your work.
What’s covered in this course:
✅How to shape & coil oval baskets
✅Techniques for forming baskets around bottles & containers
✅How to incorporate coloured patterns into your designs
✅The cutest rectangle bag—perfect for a handmade touch
✅How to make your own raffia cord/string
✅Advanced handle & strap techniques to refine your pieces
✨ New to raffia basketry? It’s recommended to start with the Raffia Basket No.1 course first! Enrol in both courses as a bundle & save!
What you can make
What you will make
- Introduction & what you will need (1:38)
- Plaiting the raffia (3:09)
- Adding extra threads (2:52)
- Trimming off threads (1:02)
- Pressing the raffia cord (1:37)
- Stitching the base (5:17)
- working up the sides (2:04)
- Finishing off (6:24)
- Making a cord strap (6:25)
- Attaching the strap (3:53)
- pressing the bag (1:39)
- Adding a lining (optional) (8:01)
What our course participants say...
Your Instructor
Ruth Woods is a dedicated and experienced professional in the arts and crafts sector, having devoted over 30 years to teaching in this field. She founded Craft School Oz a decade ago, providing a platform for individuals to learn and explore their creativity.
Recently, Ruth has expanded her offerings through an online school, offering a variety of workshops focused on basketry and slow stitching. Her latest achievement includes the publication of a popular book titled "Finding Form with Fibre," which highlights the work of talented artists and explores different basketry techniques. Ruth's genuine passion for her craft and commitment to sharing her knowledge inspire and empower aspiring artists worldwide.