Anne and Alan Thomas
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A shopping basket/handbag beautifully hand-woven from hand-harvested Somerset 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.
Simply woven in an alternating pairing and 2x2 pairing weave panel and plaited handle.
Measures 36 x 16x 18 cms. To top of handle 31cms.
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.
Enjoy your basket
Anne
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