Forage and Make Cordage from Garden Plants
Schedule
Fri May 15 2026 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens | Penzance, EN
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Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens and the surrounding area is full of wild and cultivated plants that can be used to cordage. Discover how to transform common and exotic plants into simple plant fibres to make decorative and practical string for all sorts of projects.On this day you will:
Experience a foraging walk through the sculpture gardens and surrounding area to gather materials to make cordage from
Learn about different plants and how to processthem to make into usable threads
Discover and practice the technique of cordage making from 4 different plants
Explore different examples of how cordage can be used
Go away with plant fibres to use on your own projects
Your facilitator: Rachel Lambert is a foraging guide (since 2007) and award-winning author on wild food and cooking. She first learnt to make cordage from nettle fibres in her early twenties and quickly became obsessed with the process and made metres and metres for creative projects, including jewellery. Thirty years later she is offering hands on workshops to share this simple, meditative skill, highlighting the amazing qualities of plants and ‘weeds’ that surround us.
Find out more about Rachel and her foraging work at: https://www.wildwalks-southwest.co.uk/
£95 – Booking essential – Includes day entry to the Gardens. BYO lunch or buy from Tremenheere Kitchen.
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Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Gulval,Penzance, Cornwall, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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