Field Farm Project

An outdoor learning centre specialising in bow making, basketry, outdoor living skills, farm life, horticulture and explorations in natural history.

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This huge and glorious light shade was completed today and taken off to its new home at the show room of springwoodupholstery. A fantastic challenge to weave on such a scale for such lovely customers. This… https://t.co/RuHK3K5wEO

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Slowly slowly catchy monkey...
Happily I have a good list of willow commissions to complete but this creation has been scratching at the back of my mind and in my finger tips for quite some time.
Its proving to be a… https://t.co/A4hkVHjEPI

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As part of the fantastic concept of #artistsupportpledge we will be putting our baskets up for sale here during the period in which our business is halted, exhibitions are on hold due to Covoid.

This cedar bark… https://t.co/RFNT364WqB

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Our yearly cedar bark harvest. Its a little different from the traditional methods where weavers harvest a strip from each tree. This allows the tree to heal around the bark wound and continue to grow… https://t.co/HE74EvbOKC

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So that was a weird day.

I had been commissioned by the wonderful emfdlondon to create two vast baskets for the entrance hall for the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre in London. It was ment to be installed in May.… https://t.co/3vttSRmc5s

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We have a few spaces left on our next Bow Making Course running from the 23rd - 26th April 2020
You will make your own beautiful laminated bow using hand tools with lots of guidance from Nick McMillen… https://t.co/YfKZhWb19Q

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When storm Dennis runs off with your Internet and you can't binge watch Game of Thrones the mat making begins!
Nicks latest cedar bark mat is underway. After hours of working out the pattern on graph paper, hours of… https://t.co/Ri65vdelEO

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A pleasure to meet Margaret of turnerandthom this morning. She is the force behind this wonderful place, staunch supporter and promoter of hand crafted art, design and products, nurturing holistic ways of living,… https://t.co/JT5clbKbAn

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Wonderful festive workshops. Thank you to all those happy crafters who came to weave and create beautiful handmade Christmas gifts and decorations for their homes.
Deep sense of satisfaction and contentment as… https://t.co/R1XOXxzaJs

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So folks, gift vouchers are in!
How about giving a course as a gift this Christmas? No wasteful packaging, no extra cluter in your home, no need for tedious returns... Instead a wonderful experience, making something… https://t.co/8bFIluqCe3

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Waiting for the rain this morning. The calm before the storm. Heavy, ladened clouds and the dry earth anticipating a good drink.

I managed to get out before the rain to gather some fire lighting materials I've had… https://t.co/bLvTlEqHz9

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Happy weavers. 5 friends spending time together weaving. They were surprised by the efforts needed to tame the unruly willow but very chuffed with their results. Catalan tension trays or willow platters, whatever… https://t.co/VwT2LJkhey

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A new beauty I'm a little in love with. Foraging pouch from mixed plant fibres all harvested here on the farm: Nettle and bramble fibres, yellow flag iris, willow bark and the structural spokes are the leaves from… https://t.co/hkBUedNJlK

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Glorious day with the Year 7's from @pgs_1732. They bought the sunshine and happy enthusiasm this year as part of their induction programme.
We made fires in the woods, tasted autumn harvest from the hedgerows and… https://t.co/qjYQ6SFmDT

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First day day back with the Wild Child Club. What else to do in September other than go blackberry picking! 15 kids all getting stuck in the hedges, a few prickles but mostly scoffing and getting nice n sticky!
Some… https://t.co/iC960dT7rb

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Bottoms up. I'm working on a series of little baskets to line the shelves in the new visitors centre at queenelizabethcountrypark. They opened their new centre yesterday and are now open for visitors!

This series… https://t.co/Ivz3afkrpX

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Check out these beauties, Japenese wineberries loving life in our forest garden! You have to be quick to get a taste though as the birds find them equally delicious.

Nick also planted guelder rose in the forest… https://t.co/CXinYdItJ7

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Summer Kids Camp rocking it on the first day!

#summerhols #kidshavingfun #kidsgowild #bushcrafts #walkingstaffs #hammocklife #openfirecooking #woodlandgames #kidscourses @ Field Farm Project https://t.co/SvafwGFC2p

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First time at making bread! Much fun with the boys and our beautiful neighbour @chagaorganics who came over to give us a lesson! She is a diamond, and to top it off she gave us some delicious homemade rhubarb and… https://t.co/ATU59gyre2

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Last day of term was perfect for messing about in the river!
We spent the week with Henry Beaufort School providing one of their options for enrichment week. We offer a rich, experiential journey into our landscape… https://t.co/Zu2MjtsKKO