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Welcome to Cornish Craftwork Basketry and Alan Thomas Photography - beautiful rush and willow basketry along with stunning limited edition photographic prints taken mainly in the Devon/Cornwall landscapes.
If you are interested in learning more about taking photographs then feel free to contact us for details of Alan’s 1-1 workshops.
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I was asked by a friend if I could make her some rush coasters. I did and loved them, so they are now a regular part of my stock. As well as for drinks, these sit underneath vases or plant pots on surfaces which I don't want marking.
Whilst the sizing and weaves are obviously set for this particular basket, baskets can be made to order - for any purpose, to your size requirements and your preferred design. If you have something in mind, please don’t hesitate to contact us with your ideas. Commissions are always welcome.
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Very pretty but durable - these handmade coasters are woven from hand-harvested rush from the Somerset levels.
12cm diameter drinks coaster. Diameter may vary slightly.
Woven from Common Club Rush which grows in low-lying areas of the country - eg Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and the Somerset Levels - the latter being where I hand-harvest my own rushes alongside a team of fellow basketmakers from across the country. They are then dried in a barn in Devon and stored at my home in Cornwall, ready for weaving into beautiful items.
I love the annual tradition of gathering in the harvest - working with what the land gives and meeting up with friends and fellow basketmakers from across the country.
Rush is beautiful to weave with - soft and pliable in the hands and has its own delicious aroma. I love nothing better than driving back from Devon with my car packed with the sweet scent of dried rushes - excited by all the next weaving possibilities.
Rush weaving is a heritage craft basketry skill, utilising a locally and naturally sustainably growing material, often similar in its uses to straw but with its own ancient and rich history - rush-matting and chair-seating to name only two. Having virtually disappeared in this country, rush weaving is reviving, fitting in perfectly with green living practices as a renewable and sustainable product which will last for many years and has traditionally been handed down from generation to generation.
Designed by Anne & Alan Thomas in Cornwall
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