Norfolk Hedge Baskets

Contact Name: Jonathon Carrie

Address:
4
Intwood Road
Cringleford, Norwich
Norfolk
NR4 6XD

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About Norfolk Hedge Baskets

I make my baskets using hand cut materials from the Norfolk countryside.
Naturally sustainable, cut, selected & crafted by hand.
Basket making using natural & local materials is an ancient tradition & an environmentally sound solution to a sustainable future.
In Norfolk there is great beauty in the hedgerows at any time of year; I aim to capture that beauty in my baskets.
Hedge basket is the way that I describe my own basket style; rustic, shapely, colourful, useful & beautiful.

Norfolk Hedge Baskets's Courses

Introduction to English willow basket making

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Introduction to English willow basket making

In-person course

Norfolk - Next course on 26th September 2020

£140

I have been teaching this course successfully for over 8 years. Come and spend an enjoyable and rewarding weekend learning the magic of basketry. Have you ever looked at a basket and thought "how is it done?". Well this is your chance to learn those ancient secrets. The aim of the course is to instruct you in a small group environment the basics of English Willow basketry. You will make a round shopping basket and a round bread basket. You will learn how to make the woven base; stake up...