Spelk Basketry - Lorna Singleton - BS087

Lorna Singleton is a coppice worker, basket maker and green woodworker. Specialising in Spelk Basketry - About Lorna - "I am one of the UK’s last remaining ‘swillers’, a specialist in weaving baskets using coppiced oak. From a workshop tucked away in the Cumbrian woods I weave traditional baskets known as spelk baskets, or swills. I cut and prepare the wood by hand, seeing the whole process through from the tree to the finished product, coppicing the woodland to create a truly renewable resource and improving biodiversity. I’m one of the last people still practising this ancient skill and keeping this important knowledge alive." https://www.lornasingleton.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/lornaweavesoak This episode is part of a trio focusing on the technique of coppicing. THey were made possible by the Bill Hogarth Memorial Apprenticeship Trust (BHMAT). *** BHMAT are now inviting applications for our next placement and hope to interview and start the placement soon (by the end of the year/beginning of 23 hopefully). *** Episode links Woodlanders Video - https://vimeo.com/223835984 Sebastian Cox - https://www.sebastiancox.co.uk/ Wood Water Weave - https://www.lornasingleton.co.uk/wood-water-weave Owen Jones - http://www.oakswills.co.uk/ Dick Preonneke - One mans wilderness - film pt1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG3fUIoXQ5A & pt2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3NRdZ8J24Q Dick Proenneke - One man's wilderness book - https://www.waterstones.com/book/one-mans-wilderness-50th-anniversary-edition/richard-louis-proenneke/sam-keith/9781513261805 BHMAT - http://www.coppiceapprentice.org.uk/ The Mick & Pat Show Join us for informal conversations surrounding beer, film, politics and philosophy. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Connect with me: IG - @jeffreythenaturalbuilder Twitter - @JNaturalBuilder Facebook - Jeffreythenaturalbuilder LinkedIn - Jeffreythenaturalbuilder Support this podcast - https://www.patreon.com/buildingsustainability