WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Ready to weave some magic? Join master basketmaker and willow grower Peter Dibble for an exciting three-day workshop where you'll create your Oval Underfoot Base Shopper!

Peter’s basketry blends traditional methods with decades of experience, distinctive techniques, and eclectic influences. During this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to use randing and packing to shape your basket and finish it with an elegant bowed handle. Peter will share his favorite tips and tricks to help you build your skills and confidence.

Come challenge yourself, try new techniques, and discover a unique approach to this craft while having some good fun along the way.

• SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

• $950 + hst

Peter Dibble

Instructor Bio: Peter started to learn basic basketry from his father-in-law in the mid 1990's, since then he has been self taught and a full-time maker since 1997.

Peter’s style is inspired from the many baskets he has seen over the years, combining traditional methods and his own techniques. He also grows many of the willows he weaves with, having inherited the willow bed from his father-in-law. Being involved in the basket making process from start to finish gives him great satisfaction.

In-situ willow fencing was a large part of Peter’s work, but less so in recent years to allow him to step into the world of teaching. He gives one to one classes from his workshop in Norwich, he has been a tutor at all three Tear Up Festivals and other UK venues, he’s also taught in France & Germany and is very much looking forward to teaching at Canada Weaves.