Raffia Basket Bundle (Includes Part 1 and 2)
Learn all the skills you need to create beautiful raffia baskets, shapes and even a bag!
Priced in US dollars
These two raffia basket workshops cover five different techniques and various styles to take you on your basketry journey.
Raffia is an amazing plant fibre that can be used for many crafts.
It is a great fibre to start off your basket making journey as it is strong, pliable and versatile. You can create great shapes and it’s a really fun craft to learn.
This course is suitable for beginners and you will learn how to create many types of coiled baskets using this natural fibre with several techniques.
In the first Raffia Basket Course you will learn
- How to work with Raffia
- The tools you will need
- Five different starter circles
- Five different coiling techniques
- Shaping your basket
- How to create handles
- Finishing off and more ….
In the second Raffia Basket Course you will learn
- Oval baskets
- Shaping around a form including bottles and a container
- Creating coloured patterns
- The cutest rectangle bag
- How to make cord / string
- And some more handles and straps to incorporate into your work.
It is recommended that if you haven’t enrolled in the first Raffia Basket workshop it is recommended that you do. You can do that here Raffia Basket No 1
You will be able to combine what you learn from the first and second workshop to create your own unique pieces.
Please note these creative workshops are for personal use only and are not to be used or replicated in a commercial manner. By enrolling in a Craft School Oz online course you agree to this.
Your Instructor
Ruth has always been a crafter - and one that loves to pass on her love for creating. She trained as a clothing designer in the UK, working with textiles and fashion warehouses. When she came to Australia she graduated from Box Hill TAFE with a Diploma of Visual Arts and then completed a Bachelor of Adult Learning and Development at Monash University.
Ruth has taught art and crafts at a tertiary level and also through community education programs, some in very remote areas. She strongly believes in the need to facilitate opportunities for creative workshops in rural and regional communities. She knows first hand that people in these areas often don't often get the chance to participate in events like these, and being able to explore creativity in a supportive, safe space is an essential part of life.
Her interest in teaching, craft, and supporting regional areas became the perfect foundation for what is now this wonderful crafty community. And now bringing online workshops means everyone can access what she teaches.