Soft fibre basketry – 2 evening taster workshops

Start Date: Thursday 4/06/2026 (Weekly)

Time: 06:30pm

Duration: 2 (total 4) hrs

Price: £80.00

Ability: All Welcome

Tutor: Liz Zass

Tickets Available: 6

About this course

Duration: This course consists of 2 evening workshops

Thursday 5th & 6th June 6.30 - 8.30pm

We are very excited to offer this series of short workshops with Liz Zass, artist and weaver, to introduce soft fibre basketry techniques using basic and recyled materials.

All welcome, no previous basketry experience needed.

About this course:

Embracing the 'something from nothing' philosophy basket maker Liz Zass, uses contemporary and recycled materials for sculptural and functional pieces using traditional basketry and weaving techniques. Over these 2 evenings she will be showing 2 varieties of soft fibre basketry: bias and hexagonal plaiting using paper and recycled materials - an ancient craft with a modern twist.

You’ll make your first piece in paper yarn prepared yourself and plaited to form a strip that can be formed into a flat shape or coiled vessel .

Narrow bands of woven "strips" are the basis for many ethnic textile tradtions , with pieces often joined together in a variety of creative yet practical ways.

We’ll discuss options for making larger pieces, experimenting with other weaving materials and ways to think about design for further projects.

The second workshop will look at hexagonal weaving using japanese packing tape to make a small open basket , and looking at experimenting and pushing the boundaries in choice of materials that can be used.

About the tutor:

Beginning in 2017, Liz studied basketry at City Lit college in Central London. She compleated a range of short courses and workshops, followed by their unique 2 year in-depth basketry course, and a further year of advanced study.

She likes to work with recycled and recyclable materials wherever possible.

Materials: all mateials will be supplied

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“Taking the time to learn in the inspiring environment of Colne Road Studios was such a treat! The group was welcoming and supportive and Rachel is an extremely talented and generous teacher, sharing her skills and knowledge to give us fresh perspectives and a wealth of useful advice and feedback. I felt my ability and interest in drawing had been revived after many years dormant, learning how to observe as well as how to draw. I would encourage anyone willing to pick up a pencil to have a go, and have already signed up to Rachel’s next course! “CB March 2025

‘I decided to do the Drawing for Beginners class at Colne Road Studios as I have recently started painting for the first time since school and felt that doing a beginner drawing class would aid me with this in looking at image and form. That and the fact that I hadn’t picked up a pencil to draw since I was a teenager. The course exceeded my expectations. The group were lovely and from very different backgrounds – some beginners, some already dabbled, and a couple were professionals who used drawing in differing forms in their careers. Rachel Labovitch is an exceptional tutor. She is informative in her teaching approach bringing in examples of other artists as we went along meaning that new or well-known works of art were discussed and techniques explored. She is positive, supportive and very encouraging. I left each class feeling inspired and even did ‘homework’ during the week to practice what I’d learnt – something I didn’t do at school. I would highly recommend this course to anyone and everyone – if you think you can’t draw, you’ll be proved wrong and you’ll start to notice the world around you with fresh eyes.’ LA Feb 2025

Can I park nearby ?

A CPZ is in force from Mon to Sat 8.30 – 6.30pm
Limited paid spaces available in surrounding roads with Ring Go cashless Parking

Max stay 4 hours during operational hours

Holly Road Car park, behind Marks & Spencer TW1 4HF

Mon to Sat – 8am to 6.30pm.
This car park is accessible and free to park in outside of these hours. Max stay 4 hours during operational hours – walking to the Studio approx 9mins

Are your courses just for adults or do you offer any courses for children ?

At the moment the courses at Colne Road Studios are designed for adults over the age of 18 . The aim is to create a relaxed environment, provide a bit of an escape and switch off from every day responsibilites. We are not able to accommodate children in our classes, nor do we provide children’s classes at this time.

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All of our longer courses are exchangeable up until 28 days prior to the start of the course. After this, you are able to change your booking to a different course for a £20 admin fee. Please note that from 14 days prior to the start of the course, your booking is non-refundable and non-exchangeable.

Our refund policy is strict because it enables us to pay ourselves and our tutors a fair wage, and remain accessible as a studio.
Every time we are asked to to accommodate a refund request, we would be forced to lower our staff wages or increase our prices – both of which we really want to avoid. We hope you understand that this is why there are no exemptions to our refund policies.

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