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Business Register
- Molly Rathbone [Merseyside] map
- Use willow, N.Z.flax, rush, hedgerow, dewberry, bark of all sorts, marram grass and pine needles. Maker of ordinary and extraordinary baskets.
- 01704 875524
- molerat[at]talk21.com
- Jeremy Cuss [] map
- Re-canes and re-rushes chairs. French polishes.
- 020 8994 4030
- Lee Dalby [] map
- I work to commission - most basketry work undertaken but specialise in frame basketry (split willow that I grow in London). Landscaping with earth and willow since 1991 (seats, podiums), sculptural & architectural structures with bamboo (since 1998)
- Teaching: Teaching is generally frame baskets. I do some willow and bamboo experimental structures, chiefly to architectural students. Some private tutoring in this area with schools/colleges
- 0208 317 2530
- marshchav[at]hotmail.com
- Sheonagh Winterborne [North Lincs] map
- Experienced chairseater in cane, rush (including straw-wrapped rush), seagrass, cords and skeined willow. Also undertakes upholstery and restoration. Some chairs and stools for sale.
- Teaching: Has taught City & Guilds chair caning at Leeds College of Art & Design. Teaches chairseating and traditional upholstery at her workshop to small groups (max 5) or on one to one basis.
- 01724 783302
- www.thechairlady.co.uk chairseater[at]yahoo.co.uk
- Norma Barwis [London] map
- Chair caning and rushing
- Teaching: Weekly classes in chair seating: local Adult Ed centre, South Thames College
- 020 8874 8429
- Joanna Frost - Cane and Rush Seating [Notts] map
- Chair seater in cane, rush, willow, seagrass and Danish cord chair seats. Local collection available.
- Teaching: Will demonstrate caning and rushing.
- 01773-761391
- Shuna Rendel [Oxon] map
- Exhibition work. UK and International. Contemporary one-off sculptural and flexible pieces. Natural materials. For images, see Crafts Council photo store
- Teaching: All levels. Flexible structures - netting and linking techniques. Twining techniques. Mixed materials. Design. Slide lectures.
- 01494 881709
- rendel[at]lineone.net
- Robert Summers [Oxfordshire] map
- I do round willow-work with brown willow I also work with rush - tablemats pots etc and chair or stool seating I make greenwood stools either on a pole-lathe or shaving horse I would be happy to consider commissions for any of the above and to give personal tuition although I have no experience in teaching groups
- 01865 721695
- louiseandbob[at]googlemail.com
- Ruth Thompson - Sylvan Skills [Northumberland] map
- I work with schools, art galleries, country parks, museums, nurseries, community groups, gardening groups etc. I am a member of Lapwing Crafts, a not for profit social enterprise teaching crafts.
- Teaching: Qualified to PGCE (Post 16) level. I teach craft days/courses in living willow sculpture, hurdle making, obelisks, border edging, plant protectors etc. Also Xmas decorations, stars, lanterns and simple basketry.
- 01661-842074 and fax
- sylvanskills.co.uk timruth[at]onetel.com
- Mona Leckie [Norfolk] map
- Retail outlet for baskets: chairs finished with rush/cane: supply small quantities of materials
- Teaching: Beginners basketry: Cane seating, rush seating
- 01328-863598
- mona[at]englishbaskets.co.uk
- Sue Kirk - Ecological Basketmaker [Northants] map
- Commissions taken for round, oval and square baskets. Traditional and contemporary baskets made from either organically grown willow from our allotments or from top quality Somerset willow grown by Steven Pearce. We sell work at a local farmers market every month.
- Teaching: Willow weaving workshops for beginners and improvers at King's Cliffe Village Hall throughout the year.
- 01780-470-876
- www.suekirkwillowbaskets.co.uk suekirk723[at]btinernet.com
- Sally Goymer - Sally Goymer Basketmaker [Glos] map
- Professional willow basketmaker, Yeoman Member of the Worshipful Company of Basketmakers. Single commissions, large orders. Visits to workshop by appointment. Bicycle, bottle, cribs, cradles, creels, doctors, display, fruit, flower, hampers, kitchen drawers, laundry, linen, letter, layette, logs. Picnic, planters, shopping, shelving, trays, tablemats, toys, trolleys, trugs, trunks, umbrella, vegetable, wastepaper
- 01242 510724
- www.sallygoymer.co.uk
- Grace Gray [Hants] map
- Cane, rush, Danish cord, straw, seagrass, willow, whole cane chair seating; some repairs (and commissions) to baskets, cradles and artefacts.
- Teaching: Regular classes 6 hours weekly in all forms of chair seating. Some rush and willow basketry, rush hats. Short courses only.
- 01962-881387
- grace.gray101[at]btinternet.com
- Paul Nicholson [] map
- Specialist repairer of antique and modern chair seats in cane and rush, including all types of bergere work, and also re-seating in seagrass and Danish cord. Working demonstrations undertaken at local shows.
- 01305 853215
- nicholson985[at]yahoo.co.uk
- John Waller - Underwoodsman [Kent] map
- Willow baskets, garden structures and living willow structures. Hazel/willow wattle hurdles and chestnut gate hurdles, continuous weave, on-site fencing. Handmade indoor and outdoor furniture. Coppicing, tree felling and tree surgery. Hedgelaying, coppice products. Courses in green woodwork and coppice skills covering all above. For details see website, www.underwoodsman.co.uk
- Teaching: Basketry, wattle hurdle making, pole lathe, hedgelaying, coppicing, living willow seats, garden structures, chair making, charcoal, rakes and besoms, trug making, all run at Greenwood Workshop, Bore Place, nr. Sevenoaks. See website for details
- 01892 740303 07788 748618
- www.underwoodsman.co.uk info[at]underwoodsman.co.uk
- John Towner [Kent] map
- All types of seating, for trade and private
- Teaching: Teaching on voluntary basis for disabled charity, also mental health; chair seating, all materials
- 01233 840448
- Anne R. Walsh [Lancs] map
- Renew chair seat backs etc in rush, cane, & Danish cord.
- 01253 711853
- Ann Barnett [Leics] map
- Re-seating chairs, stools etc. in rush, cane, seagrass and Danish cord (including Hans Wegner wishbone chairs)
- 01509 550381 07949 725047
- Alan Sage - AJS Crafts [Kent] map
- Traditional and contemporary coppice products, services and tuition including a wide variety of willow and hedgerow baskets, trugs, stave and frame baskets, plant supports, trellis, fencing, gates, hurdles, garden structures and furniture. Commissions for sculptures, works of art, living willow projects and bespoke items also undertaken.
- Teaching: Courses and tuition available in a wide range of coppice crafts including: beginners basketry, trug making, willow sculpture, plant supports, hurdles, living willow structures, bentwood furniture, environmental art, corn dollies, cordage, hay rakes, besom brooms and coppicing. Courses can be tailored to suit your specific needs.
- 01233-820461
- info[at]ajscrafts.co.uk
- Sandra Barker [Herts] map
- Traditional English baskets: rush and cane seating, demonstrations for country fairs, theme days, steam rallies and events. Talks 'Wonderful World of Willow', 'Plait in History' - both for a wide variety of societies and groups.
- Teaching: Basketmaking and chair seating in willow, cane, rush, chair cane and rush, all levels, esp. beginners
- 01462-743009 07720 828184
- www.basketmaker.net sandra.barker[at]care4free.net
- Maire Smith [Herts] map
- All types of chair caning, some willow baskets, miniature cane baskets
- 020-8449-3381
- Mary Butcher - Mary Butcher Baskets [Kent] map
- Basketmaker, mainly with willow, and chair seater. Teach, make, write, lecture, curate exhibitions, research, administer international projects, City and Guilds teaching, exhibit internationally. Supplier of books ?Willow Work? a manual for beginners, ?Basketry Carte Blanche? and 'Encircled by Lines?, two catalogues of my work. Supplier of Japanese red side cutters.
- Teaching: All levels, traditional and contemporary. All materials, plus plastics, wire, threads.
- 01227-766427
- marybutcher[at]madasafish.com
- Ted Bruce [Shropshire] map
- Ted crafts a wide range of strong, attractive, functional baskets from English willow (dog to log washing to waste trug to shopping trolley). He maintains a small stock of baskets whilst increasingly working to commission. Enquiries welcome. Available for talks and demonstrations. Member of the Shropshire Guild of Contemporary Craft.
- Teaching: Ted is an experienced and enthusiastic teacher. Traditional techniques using willow are taught to beginners and improvers. He can organise and run a class for a maximum of 8 but prefers teaching at home where he can accommodate 2 students in his workshop
- 01691 661217 07870 238787
- www.tedbrucebaskets.co.uk info[at]tedbrucebaskets.co.uk
- Sister Myfanwy Worthing - Cane and Rush Restoration [Shropshire] map
- Cane seating, close cane seating, rush seating, Danish cord seating. Experience in chair backs, rising sun, medallion, with many difficult shapes and sizes, also curved. Restoration of old cane and rush chairs to their original state. Sets welcome. Portfolios of my work before and after.
- 01694 722595
- Julie Gurr [Scotland] map
- Willow baskets, quality traditional baskets including cradles, shopping baskets, lobster pots, log baskets and own contemporary designs including lamps and sculptural work. Studio on the Isle of Arran open to the public.
- Teaching: Beginners and improvers willow basketry.
- 01770 700506 01770 700388
- www.willowweaver.com juliegurr[at]cooptel.net
- Joan Campbell [] map
- Willow garden frames, arches, bird feeders: willow log, linen, laundry baskets, chair seating, mediaeval trader, living willow structures
- Teaching: All levels: willow & cane baskets, chair caning, garden willow structures & sculptures. Workshops for children. Demonstrates at craft fairs etc.
- 0141-563-5996
- www.scottishwillow.co.uk joan.campbell1[at]ntlworld.com
- Anna King [Scotland] map
- Constructed containers using locally sourced natural fibres, string, bark, moss etc.
- Teaching: Talking to students on aspects of design etc/mentoring with small groups and individuals
- 0131-447-1546 and Fax 07747 401170
- anna.king[at]btinternet.com
- Lise Bech [Scotland] map
- Functional and decorative pieces in Scottish willow, specialising in sculptural organic asymmetric forms
- Teaching: Groups up to 8 adults: round and oval willow work and beginners. Square work to individuals only
- www.bechbaskets.net earthrite[at]gn.apc.org
- Pippa Scott [Powys] map
- Commissions accepted for willow baskets of all types, also eco-coffins, garden structures, living willow structures and basket repairs.
- Teaching: Willow basketmaking, garden structures and decorative items. Children and adults. Beginners and Improvers
- 01686 420423
- pippa[at]deeppool.fsnet.co.uk
- Pip Weaser [Argyll] map
- Willow, hedgerow baskets, using locally grown materials. Priced from ?10 to ?500. One off items only. Sculptural, non-functional as well as functional.
- Teaching: Beginners: willow and hedgerow
- 01852-200260 and fax
- pip.weaser[at]talk21.com
- Lluis Grau Suro [Ourense, Galicia] map
- Traditional split wood and willow baskets from Catalonia, the Pyrenees and Galicia in Spain.
- Teaching: Beginners - Advanced. Spanish basketry forms and techniques. Courses outside Spain by arrangement in advance. Courses and basketry holidays offered at Lluis' holiday cottage 'Casa dos Artesans' in Galicia, NW Spain. Courses can be given in Spanish, English or French.
- +34 988 20 74 04 +34 669 600 620
- www.lluisgrau.com lluisyanna[at]terra.es
- Jonas Hasselrot [Sweden] map
- Spruce roots (frame baskets): birch roots (coiled work): birch bark (folded and plaited)
- Teaching: Spruce roots (frame baskets): birch roots (coiled work): birch bark (folded and plaited)
- +46 8 550 182 40
- jonas.hasselrot[at]telia.com
- Katherine Lewis [USA] map
- Willow basketmaker and willow grower in the Pacific Northwest, USA. Functional baskets for the home and garden made primarily from our farm grown willow. Supplier of willow cuttings. Commissions welcome. See our website for photo gallery, basket sales, classes, willow cuttings and more.
- Teaching: Willow basketmaking for beginners and intermediate levels. Materials and tools provided.
- 001 360-428-3076
- www.dunbargardens.com baskets[at]dunbargardens.com
- Elaine Burke and Clive Lyttle - Welig Crafts [N. Ireland] map
- The main part of our work comprises willow basketry in both traditional Irish and our own designs sold from our workshop. We work in our own homegrown brown willow. We attend (selected) craft fairs, do demonstrations and exhibit our work. We also produce gardenware, hurdles etc. and install living willow sculpture.
- Teaching: We teach at our own workshop and for other venues. Courses are suitable for beginners and improvers. Working in brown willow we can provide tuition in roundwork, oval, fitching, scalloming, garden structures and willow sculpture. Places on our courses are limited in order to ensure a good tutor pupil ratio.
- 028 4277 1542 07732 600907
- www.weligcrafts.co.uk info[at]weligcrafts.co.uk
- Eva Seidenfaden [] map
- Provide courses with different teachers/techniques in beautiful surroundings, talks about basketry. Engaged in basketry projects in Burkina Faso
- Teaching: All levels & techniques, Burkina and Perigord in particular.
- (00 45) 7575-1405 (0045) 7575 3612 Fax
- www.vissinggaard.dk eva[at]seidenfaden.net
- Judy Hartley [Wales] map
- Plant supports, alternative Xmas trees, willow and hedgerow materials, craft co-op (baskets)
- Teaching: Beginners and Improvers; teaching at gallery workshop, local demos and teaching
- 01291-672-469
- Mandy Coates [Conwy] map
- Full range traditional baskets in willow and hedgerow: rush seating (beginners), repairs
- Teaching: Beginners in brown and hedgerow, round and oval, plant supports etc
- 01745-833742
- Jo Mills [Somerset] map
- Makes colourful baskets, especially one-offs and individual commissions, also various plant supports. Mainly uses willow with occasional hedgerow materials.
- Teaching: Teaches beginners and improvers round basketry; also half day adult festive willow and plant supports workshops within 50 mile radius of South Somerset.
- 01460 241886
- jomillsbaskets[at]tiscali.co.uk
- Lorraine Houlden - Rush and Cane [Somerset] map
- Chair seating undertaken in locally harvested rush; also in cane and a wide range of other materials. Restored old childrens' chairs and stools available for sale.
- Teaching: Tuition offered in chair seating to suit individual needs
- 01749-679683
- Brenda Burt [Somerset] map
- Cane chair seating, seagrass, Danish cord. Supplier of Danish cord and Danish hooked nails
- Teaching: Beginners to Improvers: cane seating, seagrass, Danish cord: day tuition
- 01460-281636 (day) 01458-273461 (eve)
- brenda.burt[at]tiscali.co.uk
- Melanie Carroll [Somerset] map
- Baskets sold from stock. Commissions and repair work in willow
- Teaching: Willow baskets for beginners and intermediate
- 01643 863448
- Christine Addley [N.Yorks] map
- Restoration of chairs with cane, rush, seagrass and Danish cord, blind caning, double caning and medallions
- Teaching: All levels seating, cane, rush, sea grass, Danish cord, close caning, double caning, blind caning and medallion work
- 01653-658560
- Helen Campbell [Dyfed] map
- Basketry designer/maker and workshop leader. I have enjoyed the progression of learning to make and sell traditional willow baskets to teaching willow weaving skills. My current basketry design ideas and interests include a range of abstract and figurative sculptural forms.
- Teaching: Freelance tutor with a broad experience of working with a range of community groups and for different organisations. Seasonal day classes and short courses for beginners and improvers : willow basket making; hedgerow basket making; willow garden structures and sculptures and recycled crafts.
- 01994-419615
- Christine Llewellyn [W. Sussex] map
- Produces small, medium and large baskets for the home in willow and hedgerow. Tipis and plant supports in Spring. Play-domes/tunnels in both dry and living willow and hazel. Gives talks, slide presentations, using BA slides, and demonstrates basketmaking at clubs, shows and craft events. Runs own beginners/intermediates basketmaking workshops with many repeat students and occasional one-to-one students.
- Teaching: Organises own beginners and intermediate classes in basketmaking. Tipi making workshops in Spring using locally harvested willow. Also a tutor for adult education weekend workshops run by the County Council.
- 01243-551056
- llewellyn[at]tecres.net
- Brigid and Anna Kirsch - Eastbridge Willows [Surrey] map
- Willow growers and suppliers, specialising in over 70 coloured varieties. We can supply 10 inch sticks or bundles of withies for planting. We also undertake commissions for living willow structures.
- Teaching: We provide courses in willow-related subjects e.g. living willow structures and basic basketry.
- 01252-852562
- www.eastbridgewillows.com
- Jackie Sweet [E. Sussex] map
- Makes, sells and accepts commissions for a wide range of traditional and contemporary baskets. Also garden structures, including obelisks, plant supports, trellis screens, fences, hurdles using willow and hazel but also work with split wood, bark, hedgerow and recycled materials. Accepts commissions for basket repairs.
- Teaching: Runs occasional workshops for children, beginners and intermediates in willow, hedgerow and recycled materials
- 01273-400444
- jackiesweetbaskets[at]hotmail.com
- Jackie Sherman - Sherman Restorations Ltd [Herts] map
- Chairs reseated in cane, rush, seagrass, willow and Danish cord. All woodwork restoration undertaken - loose joints, veneering, polishing, reviving, turning, carving, gilding, ceramics and on-site work.
- 01438 716673 07986 949937
- www.shermanrestorations.co.uk contact[at]shermanrestorations.co.uk
- Gwen Doherty - World of Willow [Dorset] map
- We grow over 80 different varieties of willow. Our passion is for developing the best possible colours for basketry, floristry and design projects. We supply cuttings from our collection, fresh bundles of coloured weaving rods, living willow kits, dried coloured bundles, weaving kits and weaving supplies.
- Teaching: We bring visiting artists in to run workshops on basket making and making small willow sculptures. We have overnight accommodation available in Shepherds Huts.
- 07810 515413
- www.worldofwillow.co.uk contact[at]worldofwillow.co.uk
- Debbie Hall - Salix Arts [Cambridge] map
- Living willow structures, play areas, mazes, bespoke fencing. Complete service: design, construction, maintenance, consultancy. Willow sculpture large and small for garden and home. Demonstrations for events, workshops in willow weaving and basketmaking. One to one tuition.
- 01799 584111 07736 952730
- www.salixarts.co.uk debs[at]salixarts.co.uk
- Julie Hedges [Shropshire] map
- I design, make and sell wearable and sculptural pieces in ply-split braiding and decorative twisted cords and I am happy to accept commissions. I welcome visitors to the studio by appointment only; please call or email me first.
- Teaching: I teach workshops in ply-split braiding in both two and three dimensions to beginners and those with some experience of the technique, throughout the UK. Please call or email me for further information.
- 01743 340701
- www.juliehedges.co.uk julie.hedges[at]virgin.net
- Ken Trayler [Suffolk] map
- Chair caning, seagrass and rush seating to antique and modern furniture. I can do all patterns of canework including close caning, also Danish cord providing I can obtain the right materials. For full details phone me for a chat. Trading since 1967
- 01502 578261
- Andris Lapins [Lativa] map
- Basketmaker for 28 years, mostly willow skeins and whole white willow. Supplier of willow skeins.
- Teaching: I teach at my guild, TINE, in Riga and have also taught and demonstrated in England, Denmark, Sweden and the USA.
- +371 6762 0094 +371 2630 7200
- alapins[at]apollo.lv
- Hazel Godfrey [Herts] map
- Practising willow artist making work for garden and natural environments. Commissioned work includes designing and making feature panels, baskets, arches, sculptural work for gardens/conservatories, also living willow. Available for longer term projects and residencies. To view example of work - www.facebook.com/hazelgodfreyart or www.hvaf.org.uk/Hazel-godfrey/gallery
- Teaching: Willow workshops for beginners - techniques for garden structures, plant supports, border edging, hanging baskets, small sculpture, living willow. Willow grown locally on my plantation in North Herts. For details of workshops or to discuss requirements please call or email.
- 07905 689602
- hazel[at]witchazel.freeserve.co.uk
- Tom Hare - Tom Hare [Warwickshire] map
- I am an artist working with willow to create large sculptural pieces to commission
- Teaching: Sharing this process is fundamental to my work. I teach all ages within community and festival settings
- 07776 405990
- www.tomhare.net tom[at]tomhare.net
- Lois Walpole [France] map
- Public and private commissions for functional or sculptural work. Writing books and articles and curating exhibitions on basket themes.
- Teaching: All levels all materials within the context of contemporary
- 00 33 05 45 89 63 35
- www.loiswalpole.com lois[at]loiswalpole.com
- Ruth Pybus [Conwy] map
- I make oak swills, cyntell and Welsh hazel baskets. I am available to demonstrate at shows. I am collating information about basketry local to my area where there was a tradition for making hazel baskets.
- 07909 078730
- framebaskets.co.uk r.pybus[at]tinyworld.co.uk
- Sue Marsdon - Chairs Re-Caned & Rushed [Suffolk] map
- I can re-seat chairs with rush, cane and seagrass and am happy to do modern Habitat style machine cane seats.
- Teaching: I have taught chair caning regularly at Cottage Crafts in Sudbury for the past 15 years. I also demonstrate at craft and antique fairs.
- 01787 378977
- www.suemarsdon.co.uk
- Sally Broadway [Somerset] map
- Cane, rush and straw chair and seat repairs for trade and private customers. Traditional hand woven and sheet cane repairs. Rush seating. Straw Orkney chair back repairs. Unusual and contemporary seating - rimpi, dryad chairs, shaker tape.
- Teaching: Cane and rush seating for individuals and small groups.
- 01225 852418
- www.sallybroadway.co.uk sally_broadway[at]yahoo.co.uk
- Anna Turnbull - Biteabout Arts [Northumberland] map
- Artist working with willow, hedgerow materials and wool. Contemporary and traditional baskets and sculpture. Commissions undertaken.
- Teaching: Experienced, qualified teacher. Workshops for adults and children.
- 07786 765264
- annaturnbull[at]gmail.com
- Joanna Callaghan [Herefore] map
- Moreton Wood is a woodland managed for conservation and biodiversity. Products are made from natural materials available in the woodland using greenwood working and weaving skills. Craft courses are run in the woods. Basketmaking products include chair seating, hedgerow baskets, woven hurdles, pyramid plant supports and sculptures.
- 07920 851674
- www.moretonwood.co.uk moretonwood[at]googlemail.com
- Janet Baker - Manaton Makers [Devon] map
- One off commissions welcomed for private clients. I make contemporary and traditional baskets in willow, cane and rush. Manaton Makers includes weavers and jewellery makers and I can include their expertise within my designs.
- Teaching: Private lessons available locally and though Devon ACL in Totnes
- 01647 221237
- jan[at]manaton.eclipse.co.uk
- Richard Cook - the odd chair [Warwickshire] map
- Specialising in furniture restoration using cane, rush, Danish, rushcord, reel rush, seagrass and Lloyd Loom. Talks including practical demonstration and other rural skills. Demonstrations from a school fte to a County Show complete with Victorian style handcart and work clothes. Full Public and Product Liability.
- Teaching: Available to travel with all materials for group tuition at your venue at a time to suit you. 4-8 students, 2 or 3 days. Open weave or close caning all pattern types. Hand twisted or pre twisted bulrush. Seagrass all patterns. Individual tuition arranged at Lodge Farm.
- 01926 484649 07920 048003
- www.lodgefarmplants.com theoddchair[at]btinternet.com
- Owen Jones - Owen Jones Oak Swill Basket Maker [Cumbria] map
- Oak swills are a traditional split wood basket from Cumbria and are made by weaving thin strips of riven oak around a steamed hazel rim. I have been making them since 1988 and sell mainly at shows and events where I demonstrate my craft.
- Teaching: I teach a three day course on oak swills. We start with an oak tree and everyone ends up with a swill. We go through the whole process including cleaving, boiling and riving the oak, dressing and steam bending the hazel. No experience is required.
- 01229 885664
- oakswills.co.uk owenjones2008[at]btinternet.com
- John Galloway [] map
- I use both natural and dyed white and buff willow producing a variety of domestic and commercial baskets. I mainly use rib-randing on the outside of the basket giving a smooth surface to show off the colour and weave effects. Ropework for handles also features in my work.
- Teaching: I enjoy teaching all abilities of willow basketmaking. I teach technical manufacture, design and dyeing. Having taught Design/Technology in schools over 17 years I have an enhanced criminal records bureau disclosure. I work using a lap-board on the floor. However I can accommodate those who find this difficult.
- 020 8319 2701
- www.john-galloway-baskets.co.uk john[at]john-galloway-baskets.co.uk
- John Felix - Knowbury Cane Seating [Shropshire] map
- Almost 20 years experience in cane seating, including sun rays and medallions and curves. Rush seating also done plus wider repairs to wooden frames and upholstery undertaken.
- 01584 890638
- Ruby Taylor - Native Hands [East Sussex] map
- Commissions undertaken occasionally. Special interest in the archaeology of basketry.
- Teaching: Woodland courses in wild basketry using materials weve foraged, including bramble, grass, leaves, bark, reed mace and wild rose. Also evening classes and day long indoor courses from time to time, using other materials including rush and recycled things.
- nativehands.co.uk nativehands[at]ymail.com
- Caroline Gregson [Cheshire] map
- Willow sculpture, Screens and wallhangings using willow, rush, aluminium, and steel. Traditional willow baskets (when asked!) and repairs
- Teaching: Traditional and contemporary willow baskets, Beginners to advanced Willow sculpture - all levels. Cane and rush to Intermediate. Recycled materials to all levels.
- 01829 741322 07989 751469
- www.carolinegregson.com mail[at]carolinegregson.com
- Brian Crossley [Cheshire] map
- Second generation caner with over 40 years personal experience. Expert in all applications using British and American patterns on antique and modern furniture, including loom cane. All workmanship of the highest standard. Active in North West England and North Wales but will consider commissions from anywhere in the UK
- Teaching: At all levels of competence. Experienced caners work on their own furniture but beginners are able to use a small frame in the shape of a simple bedroom chair which can be completed in one day. Researcher on the history of both caned furniture and the craft. Talks and demonstrations offered to groups.
- 01244-335308 01244-335027 fax
- bcrossley[at]rowton.plus.com
- Christine and Patrick Redstone - Redstone Willows [Cheshire] map
- We design and install living willow sculptures to enhance the outdoor environment from December - March. Willow rods, cuttings and bundles. Growing 140 varieties of willow we can supply living willow and cuttings in season and brown willow while stocks last.
- Teaching: We work with schools, community groups, museums and councils using greenwood willow to enhance the outdoor environment, classrooms, play areas with sculpture and outdoor furniture. Available for short talks and demonstrations. Classes held throughout the year in basketry (beginners and improvers) willow sculpture and Christmas Willowcraft and Willow for the Garden in season in rural Cheshire.
- 07800 824484
- www.redstonewillows.co.uk christine[at]redstonewillows.co.uk
- Joan Smith [Cleveland] map
- Cane and rush seating, Danish cord seating, basketry repairs
- Teaching: Teach basic basketry skills, stool seating, basic rush weaving
- 01642-817071
- jborthwick[at]fastmail.fm
- Nadine Anderson [Cambs] map
- Traditional & contemporary baskets, hurdles, continuous woven fences, local pattern eel traps in Somerset & Cambridgeshire willow, rush mats, baskets & hats made from rush. I harvest at Wicken Fen Nature Reserve (baskets sold in their Visitor Centre), rush chair seating, one-off commissions & exhibition pieces in various natural materials.
- Teaching: I teach various willow & rush basketmaking, garden structures, workshops at Wicken Fen Nature Reserve through the year (all levels). History and art curriculum related workshops for schools, adult education, evening classes and one to one technique sessions. Stake & strand, frame, looping, twining, plaiting, coiling.
- 01353-777633 07885 714181 (Mob)
- n.anderson33[at]btinternet.com
- Julian Askham & Claire Conroy - Water Willows [] map
- Organic willow grower and supplier. Living willow structures in kit form, bespoke structures supplied and built, hedging & ornamental, winter colour, rods and cuttings, screening, trellis & obelisks. Registered with Soil Association AA16904
- 0845 02042245 Fax: 01908 230535
- www.waterwillows.com
- Christine Brewster [Berks] map
- Contemporary functional willow baskets. Living willow and willow sculptures. Plant supports and garden structures. Chair seating with cane, rush, seagrass and Danish cord. Repairs to baskets and wicker conservatory furniture. Talks and demonstrations of basketmaking and recycled materials.
- Teaching: Willow basketmaking for beginners and improvers. Plant supports and willow garden structures. Willow weaving for children and craft groups. Plaiting and contemporary basketmaking with recycled materials.
- 0118 966 2250 07786 062 860
- www.stripeybasket.co.uk Christine[at]stripeybasket.co.uk
- Carol Horsington - Cornish Willow [Cornwall] map
- Range of baskets, rustic furniture and willow products for home and garden. Wood from sustainably managed coppices and much of our willow is home grown.
- Teaching: Range of courses at beginner and intermediate level. Workshops inc garden structures, Xmas decorations. Materials used are willow and rush, sometimes hedgerow materials as well and coppiced wood.
- 01566-782626
- www.cornishwillow.co.uk info[at]cornishwillow.co.uk
- Geraldine Jones [Cornwall] map
- Installation, woven sculpture, basketry, living willow, site decoration for events, collaborative work.
- Teaching: Basketmaking, basketry techniques for other applications, all ages.
- 01326 561155 work 01736 762055 home
- gjones[at]worldwidewillow.com
- Lyn Edwards [Devon] map
- Teaching: Willow and hedgerow beginners and improvers, cultivation and use of willow, living willow
- 01288 331102
- Linda Lemieux [Devon] map
- Basketmaker, mostly log, garden and fruit baskets in natural coloured willows. Willow and rush grower and supplier. Rush for chair seating and basketry (collection only) and willow cuttings (February) for sale. Shop selling local sustainable crafts (basketry, tools, wood-turning) open Fridays and Saturdays. Rush and willow chair re-seating service. www.wildwoodswillow.org.uk
- Teaching: Courses in rush and willow chair seating, frame baskets and rush baskets. All levels, all ages. Childrens' courses including bush-craft activities. Historical and archeological basketry research and commissions.
- 01647-231330
- www.woodandrush.net info[at]woodandrush.net
- Hilary Burns [Devon] map
- Hilary works in a chunky contemporary style. Willows gathered from her collection cultivated in Devon are used with the bark on. Oak, ash and cherry splints may be incorporated. Work to commission, through selected craft fairs or Devon Guild of Craftsmen. Any interesting large or small scale work considered.
- 01803 553144
- hilaryburns[at]freenetname.co.uk
- Sandra Cotterell [Cumbria] map
- The Chair Workshop provides expert furniture re-seating and restoration. We supply natural seating materials, tools, booklets and Liberon wood restoration products. Stock includes chair cane, pre-woven loom cane, rush, pre-twisted rush, seagrass, Danish cord, ropes and whole willow. Established 1989.
- Teaching: Personalised tuition in all chairseating methods. Workstations for 1-2 people and flexible class times, charged per hour plus materials. Sedbergh has pubs, shops, fell-walks and is Englands Book Town. Why not combine your class with a visit to the area? Open Monday-Saturday, 9.30am - 5pm usually, or by appointment.
- 01539 621489
- www.chairworkshop.co.uk info[at]chairworkshop.co.uk
- Lin Lovekin [Cornwall] map
- I make a variety of baskets using Somerset and homegrown Cornish willow. Commissions considered.
- Teaching: I teach beginners basketmaking workshops from my homebase of Carteen/Helston. Small groups with lots of individual attention..
- 01736 763676
- bohallee[at]hotmail.co.uk
- Felicity Irons - Rush Matters [Beds] map
- We harvest English Bulrush in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire and from then make rush floor matting (made to measure) log baskets, tableware, bags, hats, cushions, Moses baskets and much more. We supply rush. We undertake re-caning, rush seating and re-upholstery.
- Teaching: I run weekend workshops in my studio for beginners to advanced students. They are great fun and very productive. I give talks and demonstrations and teach in schools and colleges.
- 01234-376419 07778 266386
- www.rushmatters.co.uk felicityirons[at]rushmatters.co.uk
- Kate Sankey - West Moss-Side [Scotland] map
- West Moss-Side is a renovated steading on an organic farm. It is a venue, exhibition space & workshop. Masterclasses, beginners courses & 'share & learn' sessions are held throughout the year. It is the focus for the Stirling & central Scotland SBC group. A place to meet, learn & grow.
- 01786 850428 07870 156502
- www.westmossside.com kate[at]westmossside.com
- Tim Johnson [Isle of Wight] map
- Basketmaker and Artist based on the Isle of Wight working in a variety of traditional and contemporary ways for commissions, sales, markets, demonstrations, exhibitions, research projects and residencies. Specialising in combining diverse materials such as willow, grasses, rushes, bark etc to create unique baskets both functional and sculptural.
- Teaching: An experienced teacher, gallery educator and project leader having taken part in numerous large scale projects co-ordinating the creation of large scale collaborative public artworks. Tim teaches a variety of traditional techniques with hard and soft materials and particularly specialises in teaching participants how to identify, harvest and process wild materials for use in their own making.
- 01983 611260 07785 593045
- timjohnsonartist.com johnson[at]timstring.freeserve.co.uk
- Jonathan Ridgeon - Jons Bushcraft [Warwickshire] map
- Jons Bushcraft focuses on sharing nature based skills and knowledge through subjects such as willow basketry, bushcraft, primitive skills, woodland crafts and outdoor pursuits.
- Teaching: Willow basketry courses - guiding beginners through each stage of the basket making process, making the techniques easy to understand. Courses run most weeks throughout the year.
- 02476 382411 07999 815798
- jonsbushcraft.com jon[at]jonsbushcraft.com
- Evans Rachel - Wheatcroftwillow [Staffs] map
- Staffordshire basketmaker. I make traditional willow baskets, hold small stock and make to commission, also repairs. Picnic, log, shopping baskets, flower baskets, trays, linen, wet and dirty, bike baskets. I also make sculptures and living willow structures.
- Teaching: Teaches basketmaking, Christmas crafts, sculptures for all ages, schools, youth and community groups. CRB checked and insurance up to 5 million.
- 07779 121031 01538 703817
- www.wheatcroftwillow.co.uk wheatcroftwillow[at]googlemail.com
- Mahon R [South Yorks] map
- Rush seating to a very high standard. All types of cane work undertaken from modern pre-woven cane chair seats to medallion backs and blind bergere work. Also seagrass and Danish cord seats replaced. Family business established over 35 years.
- 0114 220 3566 0114 236 3107
- Jane Jennifer [Norfolk] map
- Professional English willow basketmaker. Learned trade from Sue Chapman of New Buckenham who learned hers from Ronnie Woods of Dereham. Majority trade from functional baskets but commissions accepted for one-off wall hangings and off the wall requests are considered.
- Teaching: Teaching two students at a time, slowly
- 07791 611647
- www.janejennifer.co.uk jane[at]janejennifer.co.uk
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