Workshops

Workshops

Workshop Gift Vouchers
from £65.00
Bespoke Willow Weaving Experience - (1 Person)
£175.00
3 available
Bespoke Willow Weaving Experience - (2 People)
£285.00
3 available
Bespoke Willow Weaving Experience - (3 People)
£395.00
3 available
Skills Session - (1 Person)
£200.00
3 available
Skills Session - (2 People)
£340.00
3 available
Beginners Round Basket - Thurs 29th January
£110.00
Out of Stock / Fully Booked
Berry Basket - Fri 30th January
£110.00
3 available
Storage Basket - Thurs 12th & Fri 13th February
£195.00
1 available
Flower Basket Workshop - Fri 27th February
£110.00
1 available
Beginners Round Basket - Sat 28th February
£110.00
Out of Stock / Fully Booked
2 Day Oval English Basket - Wed 11th & Thurs 12th March
£195.00
5 available
Ose Basket - Fri 27th & Sat 28th March
£195.00
1 available
Berry Basket - Thurs 16th April
£110.00
7 available
Garden Basket - Fri 17th April
£110.00
1 available
Shoulder Bag
£110.00
Out of Stock / Fully Booked
2 Day English Round Basket
£195.00
Out of Stock / Fully Booked
Zarzo Basket Workshop
£110.00
Out of Stock / Fully Booked
Lampshade Workshop
£110.00
Out of Stock / Fully Booked

Willow Day Workshops

With over a decade of teaching experience throughout the UK, Sarah focuses upon you creating willow baskets, lighting features or sculptures that she has designed. Willow Day Workshops are suitable for beginners and those with existing willow weaving experience.  Just bring along lots of enthusiasm and by the end of the day you will be taking home your basket or sculpture! 

TIME: 9.15 arrival for 9.30am start. 5.45pm finish (approximately)

VENUE: Chevithorne Village Hall, Chevithorne, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7PU. (15 minutes from M5, junction 27, 5 minutes from A361 dual carriageway). Fully accessible, idyllic village setting with parking directly outside.

DETAILS: Maximum of 8 participants per day workshop, 6 participants per 2 day workshop.  Price includes refreshments and all materials.  Tools provided.

LUNCH: Local caterer Emma creates for us a homemade and local ingredient sourced delicious lunch of soup, sourdough bread, cheesy biscuits and cake. £12.50, payable on the day.

Future Workshop Dates 2026

When deciding on which basket workshops to teach, Sarah chooses to be responsive to recent requests and demand. May - July ‘26 dates will be released in February. As usual Sarah will be teaching at least three times per month a selection of willow baskets that she has designed for you at her one and two day workshops. These will be for both beginners and those with willow weaving experience. Signing up to Sarah’s newsletter enables you to receive these dates before their general release, giving you the opportunity of priority booking.

Further gift voucher details

An ideal birthday, anniversary or Christmas gift for family, friends or colleagues.  Gift voucher recipients have priority booking for a Willow Day Workshop of their choice or a Bespoke Weaving Experiences. Valid for 2 years, a £110 gift voucher, (or £65 part payment voucher), enables your lucky recipient a place at one of Sarah’s Willow Day Workshops. Once purchased you will receive via email an electronic gift voucher ready for emailing or printing.

Please note that it is the responsibility of the gift recipient to check for workshop availability and book their place.  Once a workshop date has been arranged by a gift voucher recipient all normal workshop terms and conditions, including cancellation and change of date policy apply.

For a Bespoke Weaving Experience a gift voucher can be arranged to the monetary value of your choice, please email willow@sarahlebreton.co.uk to arrange.


Further workshop booking details

ACCESSIBILITY: Whilst Sarah aims to make all her workshops as accessible as possible, please note that willow weaving is a physical activity, often far more strenuous than people imagine! To gain the most out of your workshop a good level of mobility as well as finger dexterity and hand strength is required. It is your responsibility to assess your own physical health and suitability for a Willow Day Workshop or Bespoke Weaving Experience at the time of booking and on the day of your workshop.

If you have any mobility, accessibility or physical health issues do please contact Sarah prior to booking your place. Full workshop can be found by clicking on T&C’s button located in the footer every website page.

Unless stated otherwise, all my willow workshops are for adults. Sarah will however accept 14+ year olds when they are accompanied by a responsible, participating adult.

DIETARY REQUIREMENTS: Do let Sarah know if you have any dietary requirements when you book your workshop place.


WILLOW: Due to availability and willow preparation, the types and  colours of the willow that you will be weaving with at a workshop may differ to those shown on publicity photos.

STAYING IN DEVON: Being in a beautiful area of Devon, with easy access to the moors, beaches  and the close by cathedral city of Exeter, why not make your workshop into a mini holiday and stay nearby? Available on request, Sarah has a great  list of recommended local accommodation and lovely eateries for you to  enjoy.

GROUP BOOKINGS & CHOICE OF DATES: For the best chance of securing  your Willow Day Workshop place/s Sarah strongly advise’s you to, if possible, offer a 2nd choice of date and if attending with friends / family please make one group booking.

WORKSHOP DEMAND: Due to the level of demand for Willow Day Workshops places are only allocated on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis on receipt of  both your completed booking with full  payment. 

JOINING WAITING LIST FOR WORKSHOP CANCELLATION PLACES: Due to the way the world is at the moment, very occasionally Sarah does have workshop cancellation places available. These are usually at very short notice. If you wish to attend a workshop that is already fully booked it is well worth emailing willow@sarahlebreton.co.uk to join the waiting list. Please state if you are interested in all workshops cancellation places for a particular workshop or for a specific workshop date. If a workshop cancellation occurs, Sarah emails those on the waiting list, updates availability on the workshop page, and if time allows, publicises the place on the news page.


TERMS & CONDITIONS: By booking a Willow Day Workshop or Bespoke Weaving Experience you are agreeing to Sarah Le Breton’s workshop t&c’s. It is your responsibility to read these t&c’s at the time of booking, these include the workshop cancellation and change of date policy. Full workshop t&c’s can be found by clicking on the T&C’s button located in the footer on every website page. 

Bespoke workshops for organisations

As well as having the extensive experience of teaching and organising her own Willow Day Workshops for over fifteen years, Sarah has taught bespoke basketmaking workshops and courses for a wide variety of clients.  These have included the RHS, River Cottage, Linley of London, Soho House Group, Somerset Rural Life Museum, CoLab  Exeter and The Garden House.

If you are an organisation who wishes to work with Sarah please email willow@sarahlebreton.co.uk

Organisation workshops 2026 details & dates

Sarah is delighted to announce that she will also be teaching for the following organisations in 2026:


RHS Rosemoor - Beginners Round Basket Saturday 16th May, Berry Basket - Saturday 4th July, Autumn Forager’s Basket Saturday 11th October.  For details and to book please head to https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor


Somerset Rural Life Museum: Beginners Round Basket – Saturday 7th March. For details and to book head to https://swheritage.org.uk/somerset-rural-life-museum

Oxfordshire Basketmakers’ Group - Willow Shoulder Bag - Saturday 9th May. Now fully booked but to join waiting list please head to https://www.tickettailor.com/events/oxfordshirebasketmakers/1800445

  • "I just wanted to say a big thank you for the 2 day workshop last week. I learnt a lot and great to have someone so practical in their approach rather than you have to do it a certain way. I still consider myself a beginner but really appreciated you ensuring I got any questions answered. I’m sure I’ll see you for a 1 to 1 in 2026."

    Gill, November ‘25, 2 Day Oval Basket Workshop.

  • "You have the patience of a saint and were amazing to coax all eight of us into successfully making wonderfully robust yet pretty baskets. The day was hugely fun, and I loved every moment of it – arriving at the cosy Chevithorne Village Hall (perfect venue), meeting fellow learners, the ready supply of tea and biscuits, the totally delicious lunch, and learning so much about not only making a willow basket, but also the history of basket making and issues faced by professional artisan basket makers. Having prevaricated for years, I now feel confident to get collecting materials and start making a basket on my own. Thank you!"

    Jane, October ‘25, Beginners Round Basket Workshop.

  • "Hi Sarah, I loved the garden workshop today. A full day that was so well planned and paced. The excellent group tuition and close individual attention is a perfect mix. Your bubbly personality made the whole experience such fun and I loved the snippets of the history of willow work which you included. The lunch was great too, and such amazingly good value. I will definitely recommend you to friends and hope to come back myself. Thank you."

    Judi, July ‘25, Garden Basket workshop.

  • "Dear Sarah, I'm emailing to thank you for today. Sam and I both really enjoyed the course and were so pleased with the baskets that we made. They came out better than I was expecting we could acheive for a first attempt, no doubt due to your expert guidance!"

    Ed & Sam, February ‘25, Beginners Round Basket Workshop

  • "Wow! What a super day I had yesterday. It was absolutely brilliant. I simply had to write to you this morning - even before breakfast to express my gratitude to you for sharing your amazing skills Sarah. I was blown away. And, to come away from a course/workshop with a basket…..well, I am well chuffed and sharing it with everyone that wants to see it.... You have such energy Sarah and light about you which is delightful…..clearly passionate about your craft."

    Joanne, January ‘25, Garden Basket Workshop

  • "Hi Sarah, Thank you so much for yesterday, sharing your knowledge, skills, ethos and passion for basket weaving. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and learnt so much! We love our baskets and look forward to practicing once back in Australia.... Go well and once again thank you!"

    Maree & Liam, January '25, Bespoke Weaving Experience in my home garden studio making Garden & Berry Basket

  • "Dear Sarah, Thank you so much for your energy, time and endless patience at the workshop on Thursday. I really enjoyed the day, and love my unique (slightly wonky and rustic!) basket. Your passion for willow shines brightly and is truly inspiring. I'm already looking forward to another workshop with you."

    Rosie, December ‘24, Garden Basket Workshop.

  • "Thanks so much for the amazing workshop a few weekends ago. It was thoroughly magic to weave again with you and the lush group of people who always seem to show up. The process of weaving is really moreish and I feel drawn to learning more. And also am struck by all your prep and planning that goes into your courses to enable us to have the best possible experience of all the ‘magic’ and flow…. Thanks for all the background work and thought that you put in. It really makes the day feel the maximum amount of fun! I also really appreciate your ‘no-one left behind’ approach - you feel like a helpful bee buzzing around, attending to your students and making sure no one feels as if they’re lost or left behind. A joy to observe and be part of so thanks for all of it! Hope to see you again in 2025."

    Sally, November ‘24, Berry Basket Workshop

  • “Dear Sarah, I just wanted to take a moment to say how much my sister, Sarah and I enjoyed your berry basket course yesterday. Your teaching was excellent and the day so complete and fulfilling. We were blown away with the end result of our hard work and your incredible patience! Even after an hour and a half drive back, we arrived home exhausted but completely buzzing!!! Thank you so much. You will be seeing us again. Kindest regards.”

    Mel & Sarah, November ‘24, Berry Basket Workshop.

  • "Hi Sarah, Just wanted to say thank you again for your hospitality and teaching over the most amazing last 2 days. So much fun spending time in your garden studio making a basket."

    Wendy, September ‘24, 2 Day Oval Basket at home garden studio.

  • "I have just completed a 2 day round basket course with Sarah which was truly amazing. Sarah is so passionate about willow basket weaving that it became the most inspiring and fun time with almost individual tuition. I thoroughly recommend her as a tutor and if you get the chance to go on one of her courses, go for it. She will inspire confidence and a love of baskets."

    Naomi, July ‘24, 2 Day English Round Basket Workshop at home garden studio.

  • "As always, I had a lovely day. It is always such a treat to weave with you. You are a very generous and wholehearted teacher. It feels that your passion and skills in making and weaving really enable you to support people on their own creative journey. Leaving, certainly me, with a sense of joy, achievement and a beautiful basket. I think they may always be wobbly but this one felt a bit less wobbly than the ones before. It is your gift as a teacher, genuinely lovely human being, to be able to facilitate a group of mainly strangers into making a basket and feeling connected in such a short space of time.”

    Jo, April ’24, Berry Basket Workshop.

  • Hi Sarah, Just wanted to say thank you so so much from me and my Mum for such a wonderful workshop.  Every detail was thought through, and your joy and passion for weaving was infectious and inspiring. We thought your teaching style was so impressive too and worked so well in the group.
 It really was such a brilliant day."

    Lily, December ’23, Beginners Round Basket Workshop.