{"id":26466,"date":"2026-05-31T13:15:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T12:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fippennynews.co.uk\/?post_type=event&p=26466"},"modified":"2026-05-31T13:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T12:15:19","slug":"creative-workshop-willow-weaving-garden-sculptures","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/fippennynews.co.uk\/?event=creative-workshop-willow-weaving-garden-sculptures","title":{"rendered":"Creative Workshop: Willow Weaving Garden Sculptures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When:<\/td>Sun 16-Aug-2026 @ 09:30 - 16:00<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t
Where:<\/td>Bere Marsh Farm, Shillingstone<\/a>
Bere Marsh
Shillingstone
Dorset
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Calendar:<\/td>Beyond Okeford Fitzpaine<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

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Creative workshop: willow weaving garden sculptures<\/h2>\n

Enjoy a creative day making your own willow garden sculpture at Bere Marsh Farm, with willow artist and basket maker Yanina Stockings<\/span><\/p>\n

Yanina brings her strong values to this workshop, putting conservation and sustainability at the heart of the timeless process of weaving.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During the day you will learn how the willow is grown, harvested and processed, and learn several key weaving techniques to produce your own garden sculpture like the ones in the photos below. Some of the willow you may use in your sculpture was planted in 2021 at Bere Marsh Farm, in an area well suited to the regular flooding we experience from the Middle Stour river.<\/p>\n

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided, but please do also bring your own packed lunch.<\/p>\n

About your tutor, Yanina Stockings:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Willow weaving expert\u00a0<\/span>Yanina Stockings grew up in the Highlands of Scotland<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0surrounded by the ancient Caledonian pine forests<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0M<\/span>uch<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>inspiration for\u00a0<\/span>her<\/span>\u00a0work is gained from time spent in woodlands and other natural places.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Yanina<\/span>\u00a0has<\/span>\u00a0a BSc Hons in\u00a0<\/span>C<\/span>onservation<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>ustainability is\u00a0<\/span>very\u00a0<\/span>important<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>her<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>All of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>her<\/span>\u00a0willow and rush\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>sourced in the south of England<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>w<\/span>here possible\u00a0<\/span>she<\/span>\u00a0harvest<\/span>s her\u00a0<\/span>own\u00a0<\/span>willow\u00a0<\/span>locally.\u00a0<\/span>Yanina\u00a0<\/span>trained as a teacher at Southampton University in 2009 and now run<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0many varied willow workshops around the south of England making this ancient rural craft accessible to everyone.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Booking is essential<\/strong>\u00a0as spaces are limited<\/li>\n
  • Suitable for adults only (ages 16+)<\/li>\n
  • This event is not weather dependent and will go ahead in wet weather (under the cover of our barns)<\/li>\n
  • There is a minimum number for this event to go ahead<\/li>\n
  • No refunds for cancellations within 14 days of the event<\/li>\n
  • A full refund will be given if we have to cancel the event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Event Code:<\/strong> [CRT]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    16\/08\/2026 @ 09:30 – 16:00 – <\/p>\n

    Enjoy a creative day making your own willow garden sculpture at Bere Marsh Farm, with willow artist and basket maker Yanina Stockings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26462,"template":"","event-categories":[328,318,313],"class_list":["post-26466","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-categories-beyond-okeford-fitzpaine","event-categories-farming-and-agricultural","event-categories-wildlife-and-gardening"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fippennynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/event\/26466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fippennynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fippennynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fippennynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fippennynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fippennynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fippennynews.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fevent-categories&post=26466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}