Commissions and basket sales

Baskets and other commissions are available direct from me or from my latest stockists  Oak Tree Farm, in Woodborough, Debbie Bryan in Ruddington and the Lace Market and The Golden Rabbit  in Dusseldorf.

I don’t keep a huge range of stock as I find that people very often want to commission a basket to their own exact requirements. I’m very happy to undertake commissions and will enjoy discussing with you the options and sizes available.

The images below are of the baskets I have produced in the past, they are intended to give an indication of the range. My baskets are mainly made in the English tradition but I also make celtic frame baskets (see below) and am enjoying making other useful and beautiful articles in willow for use in the garden and home that are not necessarily baskets. There is very little waste with basket making and some items are made from the off cuts. In fact, nothing is wasted, if I can’t make it into something it finds its way onto the fire to keep me warm.

NEW Inspired by Jenny Crisp’s book Willow

Inspired by Jenny Crisp’s ‘gathering basket’ £50
Inspired by Jenny Crisp’s ‘Natural template’ from £25

Celtic Frame basketsCeltic Baskets from £25 – £40
Celtic Frame Baskets are made over a frame of usually willow, in these baskets I have used other materials to contrast with the willow, some are all willow. These have Dogwood, apple wood, Ash and Bramble.
The baskets in this image, range from 5 inches to 9 inches diameter.

 

 

Round Baskets with and without handles
Round baskets include shoppers, log baskets, fruit baskets. All made with willow.

 


SkepsSkeps from from £45
A very useful size and shape as useful in the playroom as on the allotment. Strong and durable all made from willow.
The Skeps in this image, range from 10 inches to 9 inches high.


 

Skeps and log baskets can be made with grab or integral handles (see right) price range £45 – £75 depending on size

 

Traditional Flower Trugs 22″x 11″ and smaller – from £30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Log Baskets – various sizes, from £45 – the two on the left above are both 40cm high and 50cm diameter, these were for a commission and cost £50 each.

Log baskets can be made to the size of your choice, also available, square baskets, robust enough for logs that can be carried one handed, as below £45

Shopper baskets

Just what you need to avoid using plastic bags when you’re shopping, stylish, hand made and will last you a lifetime – from £30 for a Small Shopper

Small shopper above

large shopper (left) from £60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Umbrella basket

Commissioned; this basket was made from a number of locally grown willows £65

Gardeners baskets

These popular baskets for gardeners have a divider to keep tools upright and seeds safe from wet mud, from £45, very popular basket!