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Trug Making Course

£210 
10:00 - 17:00
Tutor: Dominic Parrette
Hot drinks included
Thursday 21st & Friday 22nd July 2022 - SOLD OUT
Join the Waiting List
"I found Dominic to be a patient and experienced craftsman who really seemed to enjoy sharing his knowledge with others."


​ABOUT THE COURSE

This course will cover the construction of a traditional trug made from sweet chestnut and white willow. Learn from a professional trugmaker how to cleave, shave, steam-bend and soak the wood and make your own garden trug.

Students will make a no. 6 garden trug. Starting with a coppiced sweet chestnut pole, students will cleave, shave and steam-bend the handle and rim of the basket. The boards are then shaped and shaved from white willow before being soaked and nailed into place. White willow feet are then added to the basket.

THE COURSE WILL GIVE YOU

  • knowledge of how to cleave and shave green wood using traditional tools and techniques including a drawknife and shave horse
  • experience of how to steam bend wood
  • experience of how to use jigs to form the handle and rim of this unique frame basket

THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR

A range of abilities encompassing all levels of expertise, including beginners.​

WHAT TO BRING/WEAR

  • Stout footwear and outdoor clothing. This course will take place outdoors in our Woodland Classroom.
  • Packed lunch or lunch is available from the Beech Cafe

ABOUT THE TUTOR

Dominic has been basketmaking for nearly twenty years and making trugs for over ten, initially working alongside Pete Marden at the Truggery. His basketry is predominantly frame baskets often incorporating split or cleft wood elements. The Sussex Trug is one of the local traditional frame baskets in East Sussex. His work is inspired by the Sussex landscape and incorporates locally harvested materials wherever possible.
www.sussexwillow.co.uk

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You can get 10% discount when you stay with us during your course for 2 nights or more in our campsite or eco lodge. Use the discount code: stay-with-us
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Earthworks Trust & Earthworks Foundation

​The Sustainability Centre is owned and operated by ​The Earthworks Trust (Charity No.1079866).
Our trading company is Earthworks Foundation. All profits go to support our charity The Earthworks Trust.

SITE VISITORS

Please be aware that our 55 acre site is privately owned. Customers and clients are welcomed at their own risk. All visitors are reminded that this is a countryside site and all tracks, paths and car parks are informal, uneven and may not all be suitable for people with mobility issues.
As we are located in the South Downs National Park dark skies zone, there is no lighting on site after dark.
We advise sturdy, appropriate footwear at all times and use of a torch at night.


​Charity Number ​​ 1079866

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The Sustainability Centre 
​Droxford Road,
East Meon, Hants
​GU32 1HR
01730 823166

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        • Nature Led Meditation
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        • Woodland Management
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