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Rush Heart - Handmade in Cornwall from Somerset Rush - 622

Rush Heart - Handmade in Cornwall from Somerset Rush - 622

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A simple hand-woven 3-strand plait put together to form a heart fastened with simple twine.

Available in two sizes:

Small - 14 cms high x 11 cms wide
Medium - 19 cms high x 16 cms wide

Common Club Rush (Schoenoplectus lacustris) grows in low-lying areas of the country - Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and the Somerset Levels for example - 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.

I hope you enjoy your heart.
Anne

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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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Thank you for shopping with us.

Hearts - in all their shapes, sizes and forms - are beautiful gifts and home decorations. These pretty little rush hearts, traditionally crafted from a simple 3-strand plait, will adorn any room in your home.

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

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Designed by Anne and Alan Thomas in Cornwall

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