Wild Weaving

A six week course in May and June with Jeanette Gray

Tuesdays 11am - 1pm

Dates: May 12th, 19th and 26th, June 2nd, 9th and 16th

The course is designed for anyone who feels they need a slower pace, a little more space, or a gentle creative reset. It offers time for restoration, reflection, and quiet connection—with the natural world, with others, and with yourself.

Through the ancient practice of basket-weaving with foraged natural materials, we’ll explore how making can support wellbeing.

Sessions include:

- Collecting and preparing natural plant fibres from the local landscape

- Noticing how the seasons shape which materials are available

- Learning traditional weaving techniques such as twining, coiling and simple frame basketry

Sessions are free to ensure cost is not a barrier, though donations toward expenses are very welcome and support future opportunities at the gallery.

No experience is needed, and the emphasis is on enjoyment rather than perfection!

Places are limited and offered with care, so that those who will benefit most have the opportunity to take part.

Sessions are free, ensuring that cost is not a barrier to participation, but donations towards costs are very welcome, so please pay what you can.
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About Jeanette Gray:

"I began weaving in 2012 when I attended my first willow basketry course- it was love at first basket! Since then I have completed a 2 year professional training in basketry from City Lit College in London.

"Although I am originally from Scotland, I now live in Machynlleth Mid Wales. I specialise in using wild materials gathered from the landscape, and use weaving as a way of engaging with individuals and various community groups who want to learn practical skills, connect to heritage and landscape and explore their relationship with the natural world.

I believe that weaving is a tactile way of approaching many of the issues that we face today, both as individuals and collectively. Not only is it of huge personal therapeutic value, but by working with foraged plants we come to experientially understand the value of our natural world and are inspired to care for it. Basketry also opens up new ways of connecting with our complex heritage- through the use of local materials combined with weaving techniques from all over the world, and skills handed down over thousands of years, we are able to explore ideas around home, place and land rights."