Welig Heritage Crafts - Traditional Skills and Contemporary Willow Sculpture., Portaferry

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Welig Crafts - Basketry, Chair Seating & Countryside skills.

Welig Heritage Crafts produce traditional willow basketry, bespoke baskets, sculptural pieces and public art; garden ware, living willow installations and rustic furniture. We also undertake other traditional countryside skills including chair seating, drystone walling and hedge laying. We provide training and are available to demonstrate many of our skills including basket making, pole lathe turnery, spoon carving and other coppice crafts at public events and for groups where appropriate.

We also manage Hands on Workshops which is a community of tutors offering a wider range of crafts and

skills that we can offer alone, see www.handsonworkshops.org.uk

A visit to our workshop enables visitors to see traditional crafts alongside contemporary sculpture. We grow much of our materials on site including around fifty varieties of willow, hazel and many other trees for our work. Welig Crafts is a member of the Basket Makers’ Association, The Irish Basket Makers Association and the Hedge laying Association of Ireland. It is also a member of the Crafts Council of Ireland, the Craft and Design Collective and Ards Arts Collective.

Elaine has won two awards at the R.D.S National Crafts Competition and continues to exhibit her work both locally and further afield.

In 2015 the Welig Heritage Craft were awarded a Gold Award in the Green Tourism Business Scheme.

Opening times

Saturday 13:00-16:00.

For opening times during the rest of the week, please ring in advance.

Price list

From £4 for small woven pieces. Price for baskets, willow installation, rustic furniture, hedgelaying and walling vary. Cash and cheques only, Euros accepted.

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Parking Available
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Contact information for: Welig Heritage Crafts - Traditional Skills and Contemporary Willow Sculpture.

Address: 63 Cloughey Road Nunsbridge Portaferry Newtownards County Down BT22 1NH
Web Address: www.weligcrafts.co.uk
Email: contact@weligcrafts.co.uk
Phone number: (028) 4277 1542
Phone number: (07732) 600 907
Cost: Paid test Admission charges apply