Arts & Crafts, Dorchester!

Arts and crafts took place at Dorchester group, all the young people got involved and really enjoyed it. The were given raffia cordage demonstration of how to make it, all the young people picked it up fairly quickly, twisting their own lengths of cordage to make bracelets and necklaces, Discussion on where raffia comes from, then on to creating their own beads by cutting elder twigs, this enabled a conversation about elder trees and elderflower and elderberry wines. training in how to use a saw properly and also a mini drill

Some young people made use of the resin pieces previously made to make necklaces and key rings.