Advent Wreath Binding & Paper Heart Plaiting Workshop

On Saturday 1st December, St. Giles' Christmas Tree Festival 2012 started with a workshop by Charlotte and Mette, two Danes who generously offered to teach the people of Cambridge a couple of seasonal Scandinavian craft skills. Children and adults applied themselves to the task of making an Advent wreath, starting with a base of straw which was covered by evergreen foliage and decorated with ribbons and candles. Other learned how to make plaited, heart-shaped baskets from woven paper, with delightfully colourful results, as the pictures show.