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Sarah Le Breton Willow Shoulder Bag
Sarah Le Breton Willow Shoulder Bag

Saturday, 9th May 2026, 9.30am-5.30pm

WILLOW SHOULDER BAGS with SARAH Le BRETON

Create your very own willow shoulder bag. Designed by Sarah so that you can successfully achieve in a day a lovely chic bag that features the stylish diagonal / Irish side weave.

This versatile bag can be finished with a long leather shoulder strap or with two smaller handles made into a perfect sized lunch bag (30cm × 15cm).

Suitable for both adventurous beginners and those with existing willow weaving experience. Also great for basketmakers as an introduction into making willow shoulder bags.

About Sarah:
Located in Devon, South West England, Sarah Le Breton is a professional basket maker, designer and teacher renowned for honouring and being inspired by our UK basketry heritage whilst drawing from her sculptural roots.

Focusing upon willow basketry, Sarah designs all the baskets that she teaches and uses locally sourced Somerset willow. Sarah was last year’s Maker in Residence at Kelmscott Manor, the home of William Morris in Oxfordshire.

See more of Sarah’s wonderful willow work at https://www.sarahlebreton.co.uk/

and https://www.instagram.com/sarah_le_breton/

Notes: Sarah will supply the 22mm wide leather straps and brass fixings but participants are welcome to bring their own vegetarian / vegan option such as a canvas or repurposed fire hose strap if they wish.

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be in copious supply, but please bring a packed lunch.

Total cost including materials (and refreshments) £118

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be in copious supply, but please bring a packed lunch.

We hope you can join us!

For more information about the venue:-
https://stnicholasmarston.org.uk/church-hall

EVENT VENUE: St Nicholas Church Hall, 4 Elsfield Rd, Old Marston, Oxford OX3 0PR

* Parking can be found at the front of the hall or in the adjacent road. Please be respectful to the residents in terms of parking living nearby and close to the hall.