2025 Internship Program
Wickerwork
Wild basketwork
You will discover ancestral know-how, in contact with nature and plant materials.
You will experience a basketwork technique in a small group in a friendly atmosphere.
At the end of this experience, you take home the object you have woven.
Most courses are accessible to everyone, although some models are more difficult than others.
To check the difficulty level, refer to the pictograms.
Stage vannerie panier osier zarzo Tressages Pas Sages
Stage vannerie panier osier zarzo noeud japonais Tressages Pas Sages
Accessible to all
Requires technical gestures
Stage vannerie panier zarzo rond osier brut Tressages Pas Sages
Stage vannerie panier zarzo rond osier brut Tressages Pas Sages
Stage vannerie panier zarzo rond osier brut Tressages Pas Sages
> Monday 03/17/2025
> Friday 04/25/2025
> Saturday 05/10/2025
> Monday 06/23/2025
> Friday 07/18/2025
(to be combined with the flat zarzo basket course on Saturday 07/19/25)
> Saturday 06/09/2025
Zarzo technique:
Large round basket course
in raw wicker basketwork
You will learn how to weave the zarzo basket in its round format.
The "zarzo" basketwork technique originates from Spain: it involves clever interlacing in which the strands are alternated.
You will use very long strands of wicker that you will implement in broad and repetitive gestures. The graphic and symmetrical braiding will gradually take shape in a hand-to-hand combat with the wicker: little by little, the intertwined strands will become a basket under your amazed fingers!
> Please note <
> The wicker strands used for this technique are long and strong: this may require some strength in the fingers and hands.
> This technique is ideal for discovering basketwork: pleasure and results guaranteed...
Accessible to all
Zarzo technique
Large flat-bottomed basket course
in raw wicker basketwork
You will learn how to weave the zarzo basket in its rectangular format with a flat bottom.
You will use very long wicker strands that you will use in precise and repetitive movements.
> Please note <
> For this form of zarzo basket you will have to bend the strands without breaking them, which requires a certain precision in the movements.
> The wicker strands used for this technique are long and strong: this may require some strength in the fingers and hands.
Requires technical gestures
Stage vannerie panier zarzo plat osier brut Tressages Pas Sages
> Monday 04/07/2025
> Saturday 06/14/2025
> Saturday 07/19/2025
(to be combined with the round zarzo basket course on 07/18/25)
> Saturday 10/25/2025
Accessible to all
Zarzo technique
Basket and tray course
in raw wicker basketwork
A short course for a simple introduction to wicker and an original technique.
You will discover the zarzo basketwork technique by exploring the potential of interlacing.
You play with wicker colors and crossings.
> Please note <
> You can choose to make one of the 2 models in half a day
> Or you choose the full day to experience both variants
Zarzo basket and tray (full day)
> Monday 12/05/2025
> Saturday 06/28/2025
> Monday 10/20/2025
The sculptural objects of Tressages Pas Sages explore the forms and materials of basketry in a contemporary manner. By shedding the question of use, Alexandra Ferdinande addresses art lovers, collectors, and spaces seeking a poetic and unique dimension.
Openwork basketwork day 1
Decorative object
Drop on Catalan background
In this course, you will learn openwork basketwork by creating a customizable decorative object.
You start your work with a Catalan-inspired background.
You explore the avenues offered by a volume full of curves and roundness, taking inspiration from the drop and pod motif.
Accessible to all
Friday 07/11/2025
(Possibility of combining with the openwork basket course on Saturday 07/12/2025)
Wicker tontine course
light fixture or plant stand
Stage vannerie osier tontine structure tipi pour plante ou lampe Tressages Pas Sages
Stage vannerie osier tontine structure tipi pour plante ou lampe Tressages Pas Sages
Stage vannerie osier tontine structure tipi pour plante ou lampe Tressages Pas Sages
Stage vannerie osier tontine structure tipi pour plante ou lampe Tressages Pas Sages
To make your wicker tontine, you will set up a dark raw wicker structure on which you will climb a spiral. This work on verticality allows you to create large pieces.
You can use this object however you like: it can become a light fixture, a decorative object for the home, a support for climbing plants...
> Please note: the electrical system is not provided, you can bring the elements you want or install them at the end of the course
Accessible to all
Saturday 03/22/2025
Monday 03/31/2025
Saturday 04/19/2025
Decorative suspension stage
in wild basketwork
The sculptural objects of Tressages Pas Sages explore the forms and materials of basketry in a contemporary manner. By shedding the question of use, Alexandra Ferdinande addresses art lovers, collectors, and spaces seeking a poetic and unique dimension.
In this workshop, you will weave a round hanging basket. You will use wicker embellished with stems and vines that you have learned to glean and prepare.
The day begins by weaving the structure of the wicker suspension, then you will discover the art of picking plants along the paths.
You will learn to glean ivy, brambles, wild clematis and other plants that you find along the way...
You'll use them to complete your unique hanging decoration. You can choose to place it in the garden to feed the birds or in your home as a decorative element to add a plant.
Monday 10/13/2025
Saturday 10/18/2025
Stage suspension vannerie sauvage osier et glanage Tressages Pas Sages