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SUMMER SCHOOL 26th July-31st July 2010

'Plaited Paper Basketry' with Linda Mowat.

Monday 26th to Thursday 29th Paper — whether new or recycled, hand or machine-made, thick or thin, printed, painted or written on, is a wonderful medium for basketry. Its texture and flexibility make it particularly suited to the plaiting technique, in which two-dimensional weaving magically moves into three dimensions, accompanied by fascinating shifts of colour and pattern. This course is suitable both for beginners who have never made a basket before and also for more experienced makers who would like to discover how far plaiting can take them. From simple and elegant checkweave shapes you can move on to experiment with more sculptural forms, or try out the many possibilities of twills, hexagonal weaves and overlays.

LINDA MOWAT studied archaeology and worked at the Pitt Rivers Museum, where her interest in textiles developed into a fascination with basketry. She has been teaching since the early 1990s, including City & Guilds Creative Basketry at the City Lit in London from 2004-7, and for the Basketmakers’ Association Spring School in York in 2009. She is a founder member of Oxfordshire Basketmakers, and chaired the organisation from 2006-9. Her work has often been on show at Oxfordshire Basketmakers’ exhibitions and during Oxfordshire ArtWeeks.

Course Cost for 4days £140. Materials costs to students:£5 - £10 depending on the materials used. Non Refundable Deposit £50.