My Dad, Max Gaudion, and I will be running two Ponier à Cou basket-making courses in Guernsey, the first 7th-9th February and the second 21st-23rd March.
These courses will be held in the beautiful Guernsey farmhouse at Les Caches Farm, Rue des Villets, Forest, hosted by The National Trust of Guernsey.
Would you like to join us and make your own traditional Guernsey basket?
The course will begin with an introduction on day 1 at 7.30pm, when we will start making the basket frame. The course will then continue from 10am until 5pm on day 2 and day 3.
"I thoroughly enjoyed my two days with Claire and Max Gaudion learning the heritage craft of basket weaving. They patiently took us through each step explaining everything with humour and anecdotes as we went along. They both have great skills and compliment each other beautifully. Everyone came away with a beautiful ponier á cou and a smile. A fantastic two days!" Denise F.
The fee for the course will be £200.00 per person. All materials and tools will be provided.
Please email Jemma Field, Estate Manager and Coordinator at the National Trust of Guernsey to book: emc@nationaltrust.gg
"I booked a special present to myself - a willow weaving course with Max & Claire Gaudion. I had no idea what to expect and was both astonished & delighted to create (and complete) from scratch, a delightful ponier à cou in only 2 days. All the way through the course Claire was attentive and helpful and full of the historical facts about this very Guernsey specific craft. I enjoyed myself enormously and have a beautiful & practical basket as a wonderful reminder. I would suggest these courses are suitable for all levels and that you can go at a different pace from your colleagues and still get superb results." Rachael L.
