Couldn’t have hoped for a better first lesson back @star_wing_brewery
Beautiful weather and lovely people. Thanks guys for making it such an enjoyable day. 😊 @karen_lawrence_basketry #willow #willowlesson #willowplantsupport #willowhangingbasket #learnsomethingnew #funwithfriends #funinthesun #weavingwillow #willowweaving #willowweavinginsuffolk
One way to use up odds and ends is to make these little soap dishes. 😊
They are super sturdy, allowing water to drain away. Available on my Etsy shop, search for KLawrenceBasketry
I’ve just sent this small garden basket off to the Worshipful company of Basketmakers.
They asked all the Yeomen members to make something small to go on the tables at their first ‘live’ lunch later this year.
Unfortunately I won’t be able to attend but I can imagine the fun and excitement of meeting together again rather than on zoom. 😊
I am trialling a bee sculpture for a shop in Suffolk. What do you think?
Our chicken kept photo bombing the pictures so here she is. Pretty sure she thought she could eat it 😂
This beloved Moses basket was in need of a new border and handles. It has been with the same family for 35 years and the next baby, due soon, will be the 20th baby to sleep in it.
The trouble with a new border is that it’s not as strong as the original and can slip off if picking up heavy things. The grandmother-to-be saw a photo of plaited handles on a cradle and there was our solution!
I made a seven strand rush plait that goes all the way underneath the basket making it safe to pick up even if baby is inside. Hope that it will be used for lots more babies to come 😊
A remake of a beloved laundry basket in buff willow. The only difference is that I put an English foot on. This is replaceable when it wears out.
I’ve also repaired the original one with a new border and handles but recommended it be retired to a quiet corner. After 30 years of hauling laundry it’s earnt a rest. 😊 @karen_lawrence_basketry #willow #willowlaundrybasket #willowbasket #laundrybasket #buffwillowbasket #hardworkingbasket #functionalbasket #lovedforyears #thebasketmakersassociation
This little willow chair looked as though it had a bite out of one side. I felt as though it would be counterproductive to try to ‘patch’ it in any way. Where the damage was meant the chair wouldn’t be very strong afterwards.
So I took the back off and redid it as a continuous piece. Now it should be nice and strong. Ready to serve the next generation of little people. 😊
My evening obsession with making market bags continues. This one is crocheted with some wool I had lying around. A test piece really to see how I liked the shape etc. I would now like to make it in string or cotton. 😊 @karen_lawrence_basketry #marketbag #crochet #testingtesting #takeabag #zeroplastic #thebasketmakersassociation
This is the final shopper heading to Kent. A bowl shape, round basket with a double zigzag weave. Made with Dicky meadows willow. 😊
Basket number 2 of 4, an oval shopper made with white willow stakes and black maul weavers. The sides are woven with a single zigzag weave. 😊
