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Small or Child's Handled Woven Rush Basket - Handmade in Cornwall - 602

Small or Child's Handled Woven Rush Basket - Handmade in Cornwall - 602

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A simply woven but very pretty rush basket - a beautiful gift for a small child.

The basket is hand-woven from Common Club Rush which grows in low-lying areas of the country - eg 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 current 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.

20cms wide x 13cms deep x 16.5cms high to the border.

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Anne and Alan

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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.

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I made the larger version of this as the first rectangular rush basket I made for myself - simple, small but practical. I made a much smaller version for my nearly two-year old great niece - as a Christmas gift. She loved it and used it so much with her toys. And still does as it crops up often in photos I see.

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 me with your ideas. Commissions are always welcome.

The price includes P&P - if you wish to purchase more than one item from our shop, please contact us prior to placing your order so we can recalculate the postage and packing costs.

This item will be posted to you by Cornish Craftwork Basketry & Alan Thomas Photography within 5 days of receiving payment.

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