Natural Straw Crafts and Corn Dollies - Ravenshead Library - Adult Learning

Ravenshead Library, Ravenshead

Date	22 September - 6 October 2022
Sessions	Thursdays: 10am - 12pm
No. sessions	3
Venue	Ravenshead Library, Ravenshead View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 12
Cost	Free

About this course

This course is for anyone with an interest in straw work, and no previous experience is required.

Working with straw is part of our cultural past, however it is something few people are aware of. This course will give you an introduction to working with straw, covering three different techniques across three weeks.

This course is programmed as part of the Miner2Major Landscape Partnership scheme, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

We will start from scratch, from a sheaf of corn (wheat), and will look at how corn is prepared for straw work. From this, we will work with three main straw-working techniques: plaiting, making corn dollies and making himeli.

Additional techniques will be referred to as something that can be explored after the course.

By the end of this course you will:

Understand how to sort, prepare and store straw
Know different techniques for weaving plaits
Be able to make a simple corn dolly
Know about making himeli
Have an appreciation of other straw techniques
Understand the heritage of straw work
Will have the resources and knowledge to take the skill further

Please bring:

an apron and a tea towel
scissors
an A4 folder, for paperwork and handouts
reading glasses if you need them

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: