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British Baskets
Baskets and hampers in English grown willow made to order by Derek Noble of Ormskirk. Products and a history of basketmaking.
Centre Cane Company
Importers of bamboo canes, tonkin poles, rattan materials and basketware. Essex.
Clare Wilks
Artist who creates site-specific structures mainly in willow. Completed projects, design sketches and living pieces plus example prices and workshops.
Crafts Mid Wales
Living willow sculpture, traditional handwoven willow baskets, rush hats and mats. Gallery of work and workshops.
Dane Coppice Crafts Group
Cheshire group holding workshops for willow basketry, willow sculpture and other related crafts.
Former Glory
Antique restoration services plus materials for DIY Includes brief descriptions of cane and rush seating methods with potted histories. Dorset.
Geordie and Anna's Orkney Chairs
Orkney chairs, suites and other wooden and straw items made to order. History, range and prices.
Guild of Straw Craftsmen
Straw craft includes marquetry, Swiss straw work, models made of straw, lip work, tied straw figures, finials and plaited straw hats as well as corn dolies. Resources, news and where to see straw work
Jenny Pierce Willow Basketmaker
English and Celtic style. Gallery of work and details of workshops in Herefordshire.
Jonathan Gordon
Willow basket maker using traditional tools, materials and methods. Suffolk.
Laura Ellen Bacon
Contemporary forms in willow for interiors and the landscape by a Derbyshire artist. Artist's statement, gallery of work and exhibitions.
Lizzie Farey, Artist and Basketmaker
Artist in wood and weaver of willow. Sculpture, commissions, latest work, traditional work and advice on planting and coppicing. Scotland.
Lois Walpole
Designer and maker of functional objects and art works using the techniques and the forms traditionally associated with baskets. Biography, exhibitions, ethics and gallery.
Robert H Towers Orkney Chairmaker
Traditional chairs with straw backs. Heritage, anatomy, photographs and ordering.
Roy Youdale Basketmaker
Offers a large selection of willow baskets. Includes gallery, background information and course details. Bristol.
Scottish Basketmakers
Arts organisation promoting the understanding and appreciation of weaving with wood and willow in Scotland. Galleries, courses, local groups and news.
Sit Upon Seats
Woven seating specialists. History of cane and rush seating, DIY sales and online museum pages.
The Basketmakers Association
Promotes the knowledge of basketry, chairseating and allied crafts; their making, study, collecting, teaching and use. Events, sales, membership and gallery.
The Cane Store
Supplier of raw materials, tools and instruction books. Order form and information for visitors. Lincolnshire.
The New Elizabethans
Barbara Fitch, straw work. Examples of Swiss straw lace and corn dollies. Courses, book, designs, techniques.
The Norfolk Basket Co
Adrian Charlton, a willow basketmaker offers courses and demonstrations as well as baskets made from his own willows. With photographs, prices and contact details.
The Waveney Rush Industry
Hand-woven rush products made to order. Origins, products, shop and a download video showing how rush weave products are made.
The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers
Established in 1569 to control basketmaking in London, now supports charity and the craft of basketmaking. History, diary and events.
Welsh Basket Makers Group
Background, membership information and details of courses held at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
Willowpool Designs
Steve Fuller and Simone Siegen. Craft items made from living and dried willow rods plus willow craft workshops.
Windrush Willow
Growers of over 100 different species of willow. Finished products, materials, and information on varieties, living willow, dead willow, structures and uses.