Land based craft workshops to mark and celebrate The Wheel of the Year at Orchard Barn 2023 led by Jon Tyler




Spring Equinox

2-4pm Saturday 25th March

Easter basket craft

Welcome the coming of spring and look ahead to Easter by making a simple free-form basket using green materials harvest at Orchard Barn

Course Fee




Beltane

11am-1pm  Saturday 29th April Broach, Crown and Garland (workshop 1)

Celebrate the lush, verdant greenery and flora of spring. Make rush craft broaches, along with hedge-climber garlands and crowns.

Course Fee



2-4pm  Saturday 29th April

Broach, Crown and Garland (workshop 2)

Course Fee



Summer Solstice

11am-1pm Saturday 25th June

Native Plant Fibres Re-discovered (1) Make use of Nettles, Linden bast and Bramble stem natural plant fibres to weave wristbands and cordage.

Course Fee



2-4pm Saturday 25th June

Native Plant Fibres Re-discovered (2)

Course Fee



Lammas

11.30am-1.30pm Saturday 5th August

Grind and Bake

Mark the symbolic first harvest tradition of gathering grain and making a Lammas loaf. Try out wheat grinding and bake a bread twist (or damper) using native seeds (poppy, plantain) over a wood fire.

Course Fee




Autumn Equinox

11am-3pm Saturday 16th September

Demo session at Heritage Open Barn event

Nut baskets and examples of other craft items made at previous workshops





Samhain

12.30-3.30pm Saturday 4th November

Stone candle lights

Honour the connection between light and earth by shaping a chalk rock pebble using carving tools to make your own unique candle holder, complete with beeswax candle.

Course Fee







  Rush broaches

Rush Broaches

cordage fibre

Cordage fibre

Bread twists cooked over wood fire

Bread twists cooked over wood fire

Hand woven nut baskets and hedge fruit preserve

Free form nutting baskets and hedge fruit preserve

Stone candle holder and bees wax candleStone candle holder and bees wax candle




Workshops are primarily for adults. Older children are welcome but must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times