Basketmakers` Association N.L. 153

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No. 153
The
Basketmakers’
Association
for basketmakers
and chairseaters
Newsletter - May 2015
Janice Brooklyn’s cane ‘Cocoon’.
Ane Lyngsgaard. Willow barks and
fibreconcrete sculpture.
John Cowan. Quarter cran herring basket. Yew coffee table designed
and caned by Brigitte Graham.
Contents
2Editorial
3
BA Summer Gathering 2015
4
Aprons With BA Logo
5
Basketry Of The Year 2015
8
Basket Makers South West.
Don Gaskins
10
Information Please
12
City & Guilds Basketry course at the City Lit, London.
13
Enhanced Membership
14
More Favourite Baskets 3
Maurice Bichard
16
Advertising Rates.
16
For Sale
18
Re-caning a set of ‘classic’ chairs.
Brian Crossley
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‘Basketry Identity’ at Riverhouse Arts Centre, Walton-on-Thames. John Page
27
Musings on Basketry Identity Exhibition. Joyce Hicks,
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The BA Committee.
29
Basketmakers’ Association Calendar 2016
30
A Slop Bucket Handle. Sally Goymer
35
Basketmakers’ Association Bursaries and Special Awards 2015 Update
37
BA Publicity.
38
Chair Cane Quality.
Brigitte Graham
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The British Red Cross Fair 2015
40
BA Enews.
41
National Trust’s Visitor Centre, Aberdaron, NW Wales. Lee Dalby
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La Vannerie en Bretagne (Basketmaking in Brittany)
46
BA Sales
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Dates For The Diary April 2015.
Information for contributors
Contributions may be clearly hand-written, typed or on a disc (CD or DVD) in most
major formats or by email to [email protected]
Photographs may be black/white or colour and either digital or print, labelled with
your name and reference to the article. If digital, please send original photo as from
your camera on CD or email. JPEG files at least 600 pixels across, ideally 2000+ pixels
please.
Basketmakers’ Association: www.basketassoc.org
Tel: 0845 201 1936 email: [email protected]
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Editorial
I have been editor for some years now and think it high time someone else had
a go, so would be pleased to hear from you if you are interested. Please email
me or phone for a chat about what is involved.
The application form for Westhope is in this issue, as well as notes for the BA
Summer Gathering and the AGM. How time flies!
By the AGM our committee will need three new members and there is a note
with more details later in this issue but if you are nominating someone please
do so in writing, with their permission to the Secretary, Judith Ferns by 1st
July.
There is also information of increased bursaries available. Search it out.
I very much hope this arrives in time for you to consider entering something
for the Best Basket competition. Details somewhere within.
The images on the covers are of BA members’ Basketry Identity exhibition at
Walton-on-Thames.’Delilah’ by Carole Bevis is shown on the front.
The deadline for the next newsletter is 9th July. Please send me anything you
think might be of interest to fellow enthusiasts by then.
Newsletter Editor:
Advertising:
Sales:
Membership:
Business Register:
Other Enquiries:
John Page
Flat 21, 18 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0HR Tel: 020 7836 2662
Email: [email protected]
Jacqui Squire, 4, Chandos Terrace, Avington, SO21 1DD 01962 779852 [email protected]
Iris Hawkes, 216 Walton Road, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 0HR
Tel: 020 8979 3217 [email protected]
Sally Goymer, 37 Mendip Road, Cheltenham, Gloucs GL52 5EB
Tel: 01242 510724
Margaret Dean [email protected]
Judith Ferns, Hon Sec. 18 Haslin Cresc, Christleton, Cheshire, CH3 6AN.
[email protected] Tel: 0845 201 1936
The contents of this newsletter are copyright and no part of it may be reproduced without the
permission of the editor who will consult the author.
The views expressed in the Newsletter are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect
those of the Association.
ISSN 0267 9892
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Summer Gathering 2015
Saturday 11 July 2015 from approximately 11am to 4pm at the University of
Cumbria, Ambleside Campus.
Accommodation is available on site, in single, en-suite rooms at a cost of
approximately £36 per night. Meals are not provided but there are fully-equipped
kitchens for guests to use (www.cumbria.ac.uk). Bookings should be made
directly with the University. Nicola Calman on 015394 30224 or email
[email protected] is the point of contact. Please remember to
mention you are with the Basketmakers’ Association. Alternative accommodation
is available in the village. www.amblesideonline.co.uk offers a good selection.
Light refreshments will be available during the day but there are plenty of places
to buy sandwiches or more substantial meals in Ambleside.
Short talks on the following topics (not necessarily in this order) will be at
11.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm
Welsh Split Hazel Baskets – Ruth Pybus
Guardening, Caring for the Land – Edward Acland
Rush Bearing – Joan Newby
Rope Making – Walter Lloyd
Other demonstrations and “have a go” opportunities will include:
Oak swill making – Owen Jones
Willow handles – Phil Bradley
Rush mats – Jane Bradley
Using a shave horse – Lorna Singleton
Later in the day there will be a private view of an exhibition at the Armitt
Museum, focussing on the baskets found within the Beatrix Potter “Little Books”.
This is a selling exhibition which will then be open to the public and run for a
week at the museum. www.armitt.com
We hope you are tempted to extend your stay in Cumbria and are compiling
some self-guided tours to places of interest that you may wish to follow on the
Sunday. Details of places of interest were also included in the last newsletter
(NL152) or visit www.visitcumbria.com for more ideas.
Please do not hesitate to contact Helen Elvin on [email protected]
or Alison Shaw on 01539 822911 (evenings) for further details.
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APRONS with BA LOGO
In response to several requests these are now on offer.
Made of 65% polyester 35% cotton twill.
There is a large pocket, incorporating a pen pocket. The neck tie has an
adjustable buckle. Length 86cm, 72cm width. We have a small supply to see
if there is a demand - green with the logo printed in white, red with the logo in
black and blue also with black logo.
The price is £15 including postage & packing to UK addresses. Available from
Iris Hawkes (see BA Sales page). Please state your preference as to colour, with
a second choice in case the first is no longer available.
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BASKETRY OF THE YEAR 2015
After the success of the bi-annual competition, the Worshipful
Company has now decided to have an annual competition with
three prizes.
First Prize £ 1,500 Second Prize £ 1,000 Third Prize £ 500
DEADLINE DATE FOR ENTRIES 29 May 2015.
The main objective of this is the assembly of images of basketry to be retained
in the Archive of the B.A. as a record of basketry and relative items made today.
The other objective is to promote British Basketmaking.
In the first year of this enhancement of the competition, the entry will be restricted to Members of the Basketmakers’ Association and Yeoman Members of
the Company. The prize-winning entries will be selected by the Trade
Committee of the Worshipful Company.
This collecting of basketry images has an important role in recording our
craft for now and for future craftspeople. To that end we look forward to
receiving a large number of entries, a chance to see the rich diversity within
our craft. Basketry here includes chair seating, straw work, traditional baskets,
contemporary baskets and any other allied structures. Any techniques and
materials may be included in these categories. You may be an experienced
maker, just coming into the craft, using things and ways traditional or nontraditional. We would like to have a range of images to deposit in the BA
archive as a permanent record. Please do not feel you must be excellent – it is a
wide record we would like. Up to 10 entries will be chosen from all the photos
submitted for the physical creation to be viewed. Three of these will be chosen
to receive the prizes.
Judging will be by a minimum of three members of the Worshipful Company’s
Trade Committee, at least one of whom is to be a basketmaker. None shall have
entered the Competition. The decision of the judging committee is final and no
communications will be entered into.
The three winning Baskets will be on show at the Trade Dinner on 15th
July 2015 and then auctioned later in the year on behalf of the
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Company’s Charity and the remaining Baskets will be offered for sale
on your behalf, at this event. All unsold items will be returned by the Company.
ENTRY:
1. One object to be submitted per entrant.
2. This should fit within a 60cm cube as a maximum.
3. Entry will be by JPEG images (not huge files
please), WeTransfer e-mail to [email protected] or traditional
photographs (not slides). A maximum of four images of the one object
should be sent, to include three different views and a close-up to show
detail. These will not be returned.
4. Each entry should have the following information:•
Name of Basket
•
Name of maker
•
Technique
•
Materials
•
Dimensions
•
Full contact details including address, phone number and email if available.
•
A short statement giving full permission for the Company, the Company’s
Charity and the Basketmakers’ Association to use the images for publicity
and future projects.
5. DEADLINE DATE FOR ENTRY: 29 May 2015. Late entries will not be
accepted. If sending photographs please post to Stephen Gee, Flat 1, 14 Greville
Place, London NW6 5JH. At the same time please email
[email protected] to say that the photographs have been sent. Only
non- arrivals will be followed up.
6. JUDGING will take place in early June. Entrants will be informed in
the second half of June. Up to TEN baskets will be selected from all
submissions and the makers of these will be asked to send their work to
London (full details on selection) for the final round of judging. Postage costs
for this will be reimbursed by the Company provided a receipt is available.
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7. PRIZES: The three prize winners will be invited with a guest to the
Company’s Banquet at the Mansion House on the 16th September 2015
to receive their prizes and a certificate. (Banqueting tickets and travel costs will
be paid for at the Company’s expense but not accommodation).
8. The prize-winning baskets will become the property of the
Company. They will be auctioned at an appropriate event later in the
year and the monies obtained will be for the benefit of the Company’s
Charity.
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Basket Makers South West.
Don Gaskins
Thanks to the efforts of our dedicated and hard working Committee, ably
chaired by Carol Horsington it has been another busy and successful year for
BSW. Although membership has dropped slightly over the past twelve months
there has been plenty of enthusiastic support from members for the group's
activities.
Courses have included an action-packed week at Dartington in February when
Ian Strugnell taught Refined basketry skills, Hilary Burns a Devon Fowl Crate.
(See nl 150) and Geraldine Jones Gypsy Hedgerow Baskets consecutively on
three, two-day courses in February. Clare Revera deserves special mention as
she attended all of them - but did admit to feeling 'willow weary’ at the end.
In March Mary Butcher taught Oval Shoppers at North Molton, followed by
Hilary Burns with Catalan Baskets in April at Porthleven and Joe Hogan came
over in September to make Irish Sciobs at Whiddon Down and Porthleven.
Between these events we
fitted in Share Days involving
Fruit Juice containers and
Tetra Pack weaving, tree
bark stripping and frame
baskets in various venues.
Some members went on the
annual hunt for rush at Isle
Abbots in Somerset in June
and we attended the Bean
Pole day at North Hill near
Launceston, the International
Blacksmith’s Festival at Exeter,
South Molton Apple Day,
South Brent Woodfair and
the Pumpkin weekend at RHS
Rosemoor in North Devon.
For our Summer Meeting in
May we visited Saveock Mill
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Bronze Age Beehive
near Truro for a very informative day with archaeologist Jacqui Wood whose
home is adjacent to the remains of a Bronze Age settlement. We were transported back to around 1500 BC for the day weaving hats from marsh reed,
eating (freshly cooked) prehistoric food and admiring artefacts from the past,
which had been found on the site. We also inspected Jacqui's recreated Bronze
Age round house which was surprisingly dry and cosy even though built into
the slope of the field.
We held our well supported Annual General Meeting in November at Cowslip
Workshop near Launceston. All in all it has been a very hectic year.
Activities planned for 2015 include a return visit by Mary Butcher to teach
square work, making Sculptural Processional items with Geraldine Jones,
a Lashing course with Shuna Rendel, Chair Seating with Brigitte Graham,
Willow Sculptures with Mary Jannaway and Italian Market baskets with
Hilary Burns. We are also booked to be represented at The Stylish Home and
Garden Show at Mount
Edgcumbe Country Park
near Plymouth and a New
Fibre event at Holsworthy
in Devon. No peace for the
wicked!
As always we will be very
pleased to welcome new
members if you live in the
South West or are planning
to move down here. Sue
Kerwood on 01395 233669
or windrushwillow@aol.
com is our Membership
Secretary or visit our
new website at www.
basketmakerssouthwest.
org.uk
BSW Members plaiting field rushes
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Information Please
Sally Goymer writes:
This firescreen was offered to me by Iorworth Pritchard, a chair caner who was
a BA member for over 20 years. It is made entirely from willow skeins, lashed
and bound onto a metal leg. It measures approx. 24 inches across and the leg
is just over 12 inches. I've never seen anything like it and would welcome any
information.
In Newsletter 135 is a piece by Susie Mulligan who reproduced an earlier, larger
version for Alford Manor house in Lincs. and a note about Robt. Campion’s(?)
Virgin & Child before a firescreen in the National Gallery.
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Norma Barwis was sent this image by a student who visiting a market saw this
interesting item. It has signs of fixing to the wall and the seller thought it was a
reed flattener. Does anyone have any ideas?
JAPANESE RED SIDE CUTTERS for sale
You may be familiar with these excellent, very sharp Japanese
cutters, with a spring, I now have a supply available at £20 UK,
£22 Europe including p&p; £18 without
The new reprint of Willow Work is also available: £10 UK; £12
Europe; £14 rest of world, inc p&p. £9 without.
Cheques payable to: Mary Butcher, 6 Downs Road,
Canterbury, Kent CT2 7AY
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City & Guilds Basketry course at the City Lit, London.
The City Lit continues to run a two-year course in creative basketry
incorporating a City & Guilds level 2 certificate and the next intake will be in
September 2015.
The course is taught one day a week and introduces students to a broad range of
basketry techniques in a wide variety of materials. The course will work through
elements of design, sampling of materials and processes, investigation into
ethnographic, historical and contemporary aspects of basketmaking all of which
will help inform the development of ideas and understanding of basketry.
Students will explore and experiment with basketry in willow, jute, various
cords, rush and cane as well as less traditional materials such as wire, card,
and paper, learn techniques such as stake and strand, twining, plaiting and
coiling and be encouraged to develop skills and experimental work in areas
that interests them. They will write an Illustrated Study on a subject chosen by
themselves and will work towards producing a number of assessment pieces to
qualify for a City & Guilds certificate.
The current students’ exhibition will be from 8th - 11th July.
More details from the college on 0207 492 2600 or John Page: 0207 836 2662 or
[email protected]
Ply-Splitting in 3 Dimensions
by Julie Hedges, published 2013
£20 + £3 p&p
available from Julie Hedges
01743 340701
[email protected]
www.juliehedges.co.uk
also Talks and Workshops in Ply-Splitting
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Enhanced Membership
Following Kathy Clark’s excellent work in setting up and managing this
much valued benefit for members, she has now handed over to
SUE ANDREWS, who will be happy from now on to deal with all queries
involving Enhanced Membership.
Sue can be contacted on either:
[email protected] or 01692 582 108
Become an ‘Enhanced Member’ of the Basketmakers’ Association and
receive
additional benefits of Public & Product Liability Insurance.
The cost for this Enhanced Membership subscription is £10.60 from when
you pay until 31 December 2015.
Nancy’s Field Willow
Willow grown without added chemicals from the Trent Valley,
Nottinghamshire
Full range of sizes and types, from fine basketry rods to poles suitable
for Yurts
Living willow up to 3.5m
Courses and commissions
For further details check out our website www.nancysfield.co.uk
Or contact us at Nancy’s Field, 2 New Cottages, Grove, Retford, Notts,
DN22 0RJ
Tel: 01777 703074 and ask for Chris or Anna
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More Favourite Baskets 3
Maurice Bichard
The covering of fragile objects to keep them safe during transport has long
been the work of basketmakers. French statutes in 1561 defined one of the
three categories of workers as those (faissiers) who produced 'open work',
and also covered glass or ceramic bottles and jars. In Nl 114 in August 2005
I featured a slender wine bottle beautifully covered in small rush by Maria
Raimonda Pinna from Sardinia. I mentioned another object using even finer
material. This is it! A curiosity which I chanced upon while touring a craft
factory in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China in 1997. Although I had long
since ceased collecting Far Eastern baskets to concentrate upon European
work, this one proved irresistible.
It is tiny. The white porcelain cup has a rim diameter of only 5.5cm, and
stands 4.5cm tall. Its size suggests a use for spirits rather than tea, but in all
my experience of drinking toasts our cups had no handle. Some highly skilled
and patient fingers have covered the exterior with a classic Chinese basketry
construction. The base starts with 4 flat sticks crossing at their centres to form
an 8-pointed star. These are 1mm wide and are tied in by 9 rounds of weaving
which only makes a 2mm band. They extend beyond the base rim and turn up
to become side stakes, broadening to reach 2mm. Eight bye-stakes are added,
and then another 16. The whole base is only some 3cm across (the size of a 50p
coin) but has at least 22 rounds of weaving. There are a further 60 rounds up
the side, including several dark coloured weavers which create a pattern near
the top rim.
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The handle is wrapped separately.
It is not clear to me whether this
component was then stuck onto the
already covered cup. The material
looks like bamboo skein, but
could be split straw, grass or rush,
varnished to a light coffee colour.
I doubt if the weaving had any
insulating function, or gave much
protection, so it may be purely
decorative.
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ADVERTISING RATES.
After many years the committee has agreed the following increases from 1st
September 2015.
A whole page will be £45, a half page £25 & a quarter page £12.50 but with the
addition of £25 for non-members.
Felicity Irons
Rush Merchant
Traditional freshwater English Rush
£25.00 plus VAT per bolt
Our rush harvest is available. Fine/medium or coarse rush is available for
baskets, chair seating or matting. Please specify when ordering so that I may
supply you with the material you want.
I am happy to see people at my workshop or to send rush wrapped in Industrial cling
film (carriage up to 3 bolts - £21.50 plus VAT for 24hr service) Credit/debit cards taken.
Please ring to check availability.
Rush Matters, Grange Farm, Colesden, Bedford, MK44 3DB
www.rushmatters.co.uk.
Tel & Fax 01234 376419 or mob. 07778 266386
Email [email protected]
FOR SALE
A 1920s style three piece suite with ball and claw feet and woven cane
medallions, upholstered in cream fabric.
£500 o.n.o. Contact Mr Pritchard 0208 529 0884
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BASKETMAKERS’ ASSOCIATION AUTUMN MEETING
SATURDAY 17th OCTOBER 2015 10.30 – 4.00
Theme: CHAIRSEATING –
the programme for the day and the speakers
will be announced in the next Newsletter
As part of the Autumn Day our AGM will take place at 11.00 a.m. at
The Artworkers’ Guild
6, Queen Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 3AT.
There is a town called Korb (basket) in a winegrowing district near Stuttgart,
Germany. The city arms contain grapes and a bee skep!
Stefan Scheffelmann
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Re-caning a set of ‘classic’ chairs.
Brian Crossley
Commissions to re-cane chairs and other items come via varied routes, but an
unexpected approach came from an International Interior Designer in London
who enquired:‘Our Client has a set of 8 chairs which are in need of refurbishment. Some of the
caning has come loose, some of the chairs are now uncomfortable and it may well
be that they will all need to be redone in order to achieve a uniform colour. Is this
something you would be interested in and be able to provide an estimate and lead
time?’
The picture attached with the enquiry was immediately recognisable as of a
‘classic’ chair: the MR10 designed by Ludvig Mies van der Rohe, made initially
between 1927-30, then subsequently re-issued by Thonet GmbH and Knoll
International.
Such chairs are not very common and rarely arrive in a Chair Caner’s Workshop for restoration, so the techniques used will be discussed in more detail
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than Caned Chairs are normally reviewed in the Newsletter.
The next step was to make arrangements to examine the chairs in-situ. An
initial surprise was to find that one had had all the cane removed and the
tubular steel frame was in three pieces, the remaining chairs being in varying
conditions, but all needing re-caning.
Examination of the chairs revealed that
caning used for the weft (side to side)
was formed by a double thickness of
5mm wide cane used back to back so
that the cane’s good face was on view
on both faces of the caned panel. The
double thickness cane was woven
together on alternate sides of pairs of
3.5mm centre cane forming the warp
and wrapped around the tubular frame.
However, other details were somewhat
of a mystery - for example how were the
front and top edges of the caned panel
supported between the tubular frames
and the cane joined? I submitted a
quotation and timetable for completion
of the 8 chairs based on my understanding of the details at this stage.
The client indicated that the chairs were uncomfortable, for the top edge of the
panel tended to dig into the back of the sitter (see the first picture) and asked
if this could be resolved. Arrangements were made to deliver the dismantled
tubular frame and another damaged chair to my Workshop, the objective being
to assemble the three piece frame and re-cane it, using the other chair to clarify
details which were not immediately visible on the first examination.
After assembling the two main pieces of the frame using sleeves inserted into
each end of the tubes and these joints tightened by an Allen key, including
inserting the ‘spreader bar’ into pre drilled holes, the first step was to determine
how and where the front and top edges of the panel were supported and how
the warp was secured. There was nothing suggesting any of these details –
no marks on the tubular frame, no holes, no indication as to locations and
certainly no other pieces of the frame. Careful probing and examination
of the damaged chair slowly revealed the construction details. Fortunately
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there were no real surprises, so that my quotation and timetable were able to
accommodate the assumptions made when the chairs were first examined.
Measurements were taken to locate the position of the front edge of the panel
so that restoration could commence. The front and top edges of the panel are
supported by a length of wood shaped at each end to fit the tubular frame, and
the warp attached to the wood by staples.
This was then completely wrapped over its full length (top and bottom) by a
halved length of 12mm diameter centre cane which was steamed to make it
very flexible and quickly attached by nails to the wood. During this process,
the tubular frame was clamped tight against the shaped ends of the wooden rail
to hold it in the correct location.
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The next stage was to cover the rail by wrapping it in a layer of raffia. The
reason for the raffia is not known but it was decided to exactly adopt the
materials and sequence used in the existing chair. All was then finally
wrapped tightly in 5mm cane.
The lengths of warp were by this time all over the place and not held tight
or in the correct location. This was solved by making a jig with slots in the
correct locations to hold each pair of warps. Location was initially achieved by
holding each pair in place with masking tape and then screwing a cover over all
warps to hold them in a tight grip and the assembly temporarily clamped to the
tubular frame at the rear of the seat section, while at the same time developing
tension in the warps.
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As weaving progressed the jig was moved along the tubular frame in short
moves up the back until the top was approached. Each time the jig was moved,
the grip on the warps had to be loosened and then re-clamped into position
and the jig then re-clamped to the frame to maintain the tension in the warps.
The 5mm woven cane was used wet and joins were staggered in the two plies
to achieve continuity. Joins in the cane were achieved by simply overlapping
the end of one length with the end of the new length for approximately 70mm,
relying on friction to achieve the joint, exactly the process used in the original
chairs.
As the jig reached the top
of the chair back it was
removed and a decision
was required as to where
to place the top rail in
an effort to make it more
comfortable.
Research reviewing
many publications on
the history of furniture
determined that the top
rail could either be on the vertical
section of the back or on the short
horizontal section at the very top
of the frame. Adopting the latter
location meant that the rail would
not dig into the sitter’s back and
the decision was taken with the
client to adopt this position. The
techniques used on the front rail
were duplicated on the top rail.
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When the first chair was
complete, the client examined it
and took the decision to have all
other 7 chairs re-caned using the
identical processes: for the initial
chair was comfortable due to the
re-positioned top rail. There were
no surprises other than finding the sleeves loose and bent in one chair, which
was solved by straightening the sleeves and re-tightening. The final picture is of
two chairs back to back illustrating their appearance.
The client’s permission to publish this article is gratefully acknowledged.
Footnote.
Having noted above that such ‘designer’ chairs are not common, I was very
surprised to discover before arriving on one of my recent visits to Finland
to introduce groups of Master Upholsterers to the craft of Chair Caning,
that one participant had an identical chair and planned to re-cane it. I took
the purpose-made jig with me to assist, for by this time all eight chairs were
complete. However their tubular chair frame was not very well-made, had
different dimensions, plus the front and top rails were made in steel and welded
into position. Discussing this chair with others on the course and the course
leader we came to the conclusion that this chair was probably a reproduction.
However this was re-caned using the techniques above and produced a very
pleasing result.
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Suppliers of high quality goods for all your basket making requirements:
Willow—buff, brown, steamed and white
Seasonal Living Willow
Tools—bodkins, knives, rapping irons, tallow and secateurs
Range of basket making books
Weaving kits for beginners
Visit us on the Somerset Levels

Open Monday to Saturday, 9.30am—5.00pm all year
round including bank holidays.

Guided tours of the willow processing areas and
basket making workshops Monday to Friday at
11.00am and 2.30pm.

Museum— a rare collection of basket-ware dating
from 1850 to present time.

The Lemon Tree Coffee House

Shop with full range of willow products

Frances George leather goods/The Muddy Dog
Company

Don Bishop Photography Willows Gallery

The Withies Studio
PH Coate & Son Ltd, The Willows & Wetlands Centre, Meare Green Court, Stoke St Gregory, Taunton, TA3 6HY
Telephone 01823 490249
www.coatesenglishwillow.co.uk
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Basket making workshops - beginner/intermediates
Fun and useful – no experience needed
Workshop Tutor: Paul Tuck or Jonathan Coate
Saturday 14th February 2015
Saturday 21st March 2015
Saturday 18th April 2015
Saturday 16th May 2015
Saturday 13th June 2015
Saturday 11th July 2015
Saturday 19th September 2015
Saturday 17th October 2015
All workshops run from 9.30am to 4.00pm (approx)
You will be taught basic techniques to create a simple round basket.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided by the Lemon Tree Coffee House.
The workshops will take place in our own professional basket workshop and you will not
need to bring any tools as they will be provided for your use for the day.
All workshops costs £85.00 which includes all materials and lunch and you get to
take your work home with you at the end of the day.
Numbers are limited to 7 per workshop so that tutor can give everyone maximum
attention
To book a place for yourself or as a gift for someone else please contact Caroline Butler on
01823 490249 or [email protected] or print your own form from the
website www.coatesenglishwillow.co.uk. Places are limited so book early!
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‘Basketry Identity’ at Riverhouse Arts Centre, Walton-onThames.
John Page
An impressive sight on entering the exhibition space was Carole Beavis’s
‘Delilah’, a winged angel, left hand raised, effortlessly surging upwards. This is
how some of us would like our basketry to seem: beauty and grace effortlessly
achieved. This exhibition was full of such things, lifting the spirits and showing
what a skilled and inventive lot the BA is.
To begin I had a little difficulty relating some pieces to the title of ‘Basketry
Identity’ but once I had given up and just looked rather than thought, I was
happier, and in any case whatever we make cannot but reflect us in some way.
There were, of course, pieces that were intimately related to their maker, such
as Joyce Hicks’s impressive ‘Left Loop’; a reproduction of her index fingerprint
in bronze wire, whilst other makers showed their recognizable ‘trademark’
work.
Makers who grew, harvested or processed their materials were in evidence.
These included Andris Lapins who skeins and knots willow, Hillary Burns who
incorporated five different plants from the West Country and esparto grass sent
as a present from Spain into a large hanging and Sheila Walton’s ‘Swedish Swirl’
was made from parts of a door in her house and a cherry tree from her garden.
Geography was an influence. Ruth Glasheen’s local chalk grassland and
Geraldine Poore’s East Anglia were beautifully evoked in necessarily restrained
colours in coiled raffia and in plaited watercolour papers.
Most delightful were the contents of a tall cabinet of small-scale works,
among them Ruth Stungo’s ‘Fallen Leaves’: delicate skeletons of pine needles
plaited and twined, Sherry Doyal’s lime bast beaker of great labour-intensity
but retaining a delightful lightness, Ingrid Press’s beautifully coiled, Japanese
inspired (?) basket, of somberly dyed raffia contrasting with Kathryn
Hollingsworth’s radiant blue shallow coiled basket.
There was a good number of traditional baskets for specific purposes, such a
beautiful Quarter cran from John Cowan, and both Pascal Carr’s simply elegant
baskodenn, a Breton sardine basket, and a Canterbury watercress basket from
Dominic Parrette were new forms to me. Contrasting with these were some
glorious organic shapes in Norma Adams’ sisal ‘Scholar’s Rock’, Geraldine
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Jones’ ‘Shell Wire’, Gareth Williams’ ‘Towel Thing’ and Joan West’s coralinspired ‘Colony’.
From a more personal perspective, I humbly bow my head to Di Hannah, Rosie
Farey, Nadine Anderson, Ruth Salter and Sue Andrews for their exemplary
rushwork.
There is to be a photographic record of the exhibits for the BA archive and I
hope this will be both freely available and widely used to show ourselves off to
the wider world which, I fear, still harbours the belief that basketry is a dull and
old-fashioned, or no- longer practiced occupation. Nothing could be further
from the truth given this show.
Musings on Basketry Identity Exhibition.
Joyce Hicks, BA Chair
Riverhouse is over. We shut the doors to the gallery and walked back to our
cars, which were full to the brim with repackaged pieces of work from the
exhibition, ready to post back to their rightful owners. One always feels a sense
of loss when taking down an exhibition, the excitement and stress of bringing it
all together at the start have long since evaporated, all that is left is the tidying
up after the party is over.
When the BA was offered the opportunity to exhibit at the Riverhouse Arts
Centre at Walton-on-Thames I volunteered to join a subcommittee of four,
I lived not too far away and had helped to organise similar events before.
Our merry band of four, Jill Witham, Debbie Hall, Mary Butcher and I met
with the gallery director Emily Boulting in the Spring of 2014. We now had
a time scale and a plan in place but what about a title, a theme? This was to
be an exhibition of BA members’ work and we wanted to encourage as many
members as possible to take part. We decided on Basketry Identity, a title that
we hoped would allow all to think about what basketmaking means to them
personally and professionally, and also one that could be interpreted more
creatively if so desired.
A call for entries went in the newsletter, and what happened next? Nothing.
We had very little response initially and, as the closing date approached, I
became increasingly anxious. What if we did not receive enough entries?
Would there be an exhibition? We extended the closing date and re-advertised
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the exhibition and gradually the photos started to arrive, a steady stream at first
and then a full-flowing torrent up to midnight on the closing date. My inbox
just about coped.
I became more and more excited as I looked at the photos showing some
fantastic pieces of work. We would have an exhibition. Relief all round.
Next was the selection day. We always knew that we had to curate the
exhibition, to select work that was well made, had met the brief and would
contribute to a pleasing and interesting exhibition for the public to view. We
knew we had to select work that reflected the skill of present day basketmakers
and the diversity of the BA membership. It is a responsibility curating work
and we took it seriously, chose anonymously (only I knew the makers’ names)
and the gallery director had the final say. We felt sad rejecting entries as we
appreciated that everyone who had submitted work had spent much time and
effort making their piece and would be disappointed to learn that their work
would not be included in the exhibition.
The good news went out to the successful makers and arrangements for
delivering work were made. We were on track. Over the next six weeks Jill’s
house filled to bursting point with all sorts of boxes. The day before the set-up
everything was transferred to the gallery and tomorrow would be Christmas
Day. Or so we thought. Like all good Christmases, things have a tendency
not to go to plan. When we arrived the previous exhibition’s pins were still
in the walls! We could not have internal scaffolding: Health and Safety! How
would we suspend certain pieces of work? Where were all the plinths we had
been promised? It was an exhausting day, taking each piece of work out of its
box, being careful to read the hanging instructions, keeping all the packaging
and driving it back to Jill’s. During the afternoon Richard Kerwood arrived
with his superb willow towers, creating a dramatic entrance for the exhibition.
Then, as if by a miracle, it finally came together. Perhaps it was the influence of
the beautiful willow angel flying above us? At 7pm everything was displayed,
our work was done and yes, it looked pretty good, we were happy. Time to go
home for a drink.
Over the next four weeks many people visited the exhibition. We ran courses
for children, where more than twenty made Easter baskets taught by Clare
Revera and Mel Bastier. The adult course over two days, taught by Judith
Needham, was very successful. It is hoped that these courses will be repeated
at the Riverhouse Arts Centre.
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A total of 21 pieces, representing 37% of those for sale, were sold for just over
£2,750.
Finally and most importantly, we wish to thank all BA members who
submitted work as without your efforts and skill there would not have been a
Basketry Identity Exhibition. We hope that we achieved our objectives to bring
basketmakers, and the Basketmakers’ Association to a wider audience.
PS. We hope to repeat this exhibition in the future. If you enjoy working as
part of a team and would like to help in this way and/or would like to join the
BA committee please get in touch with me, by phone or email.
01483 503 720
[email protected]
The BA Committee.
This year we lose three long-serving members of the BA committee, Kathy
Clark our Treasurer, Judith Ferns the Secretary and Debbie Hall.
Kathy has been busy handing over to Carol Shepherd, who joined the
committee in March and will take over as Treasurer at the AGM in October.
We are keen to have some new faces on the committee and especially need folk
with IT skills who might be interested in the BA Database, the new website,
and the Newsletter.
We meet at a very comfortable venue in Central London every two months
to discuss and agree on all matters regarding the day-to-day running of the
association, BA events e.g. the Summer Meeting, BA courses, Bursaries and
exhibitions. We also discuss the future of the association and try to move it
forward in a direction that satisfies all our members.
If you think you would like to become more involved and serve on the committee
please get in touch with me, Joyce Hicks, current Chair, and we can have a chat.
Basketmakers’ Association Calendar 2016
We hope to produce a BA Calendar for 2016. This will be a special edition of
photos from the recent Basketry Identity exhibition. It will go on sale at the
Summer Meeting in Cumbria this year, and at the AGM in October. You will
also be able to buy one mail order from Iris Hawkes in the usual way.
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A Slop Bucket Handle.
Sally Goymer
.
In the last newsletter I wrote about covering handles of jugs with chair cane
and it reminded me of another job I was given some years ago. It was to repair
the handle of a slop bucket, part of a washstand set of bowl, soap dish and hot
water jug.
The handle was broken at the point where it encircled the lug on the side of the
bucket. As it stood waiting its turn in my workshop I pondered on why it did
not break or even flex when lifted, especially when full of water.
When I unraveled it I found a piece of wood shaved and shaped to fit
underneath the double row of centre cane. Obviously I realized there was
something else there, given the thickness across the bridge, but I still thought it
should break. On removing the wood I discovered a fine but strong metal rod
in the space between the cane and wood. Eureka! Bicycle spokes have many
uses.
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Basketmakers’ Association Bursaries and Special Awards
2015 Update
The following bursaries are still available until the end of August 2015.
Monies donated by the Basketmakers’ Association:
Course Subsidies: Three bursaries of up to £100 each
These are awarded to Local Basketmaking Groups to help with the costs for
courses involving out of area tutors.
Traditional Basketry Project Study Bursary: One bursary of £250
For the study of basketry for the Traditional Basketry Project
Barbara Maynard Bursary: One bursary of £50
A bursary for the prospective purchase of tools and equipment.
Special Awards: Up to £1000
This money is available to basketmaking groups to help with funding for
demonstrations, installations and exhibitions. Please contact Judith Ferns, BA
Sec [email protected]
Bursary monies donated by The Charitable Trust of the Worshipful
Company of Basketmakers, awarded by the BA:
At Westhope Autumn School: Three bursaries of £100 each
Traditional Basketry Project Study Bursary: One bursary of £250
For more details and application forms for any of the above bursaries please
contact Sue Andrews, the new Bursaries Sec on the phone at 01692 582 108 or
by email to [email protected]
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Basketmakers’ Association Autumn Courses 2015
Westhope College, Craven Arms, Shropshire
Friday September 11th - Sunday September 13th
The Autumn Course is again being held at Westhope Craft College, which
is 6 miles north of Ludlow in the beautiful countryside of the South
Shropshire Hills. The college was established by Anne Dyer and Elizabeth
Rumble in the late 70s and currently offers a wide variety of craft courses.
It has been an educational charity since 1994. For a tour of the college and
gardens visit the Westhope website at www.westhope.org.uk.
The classrooms are light and spacious and overlook the lovely gardens,
which you are welcome to explore. The residential accommodation, recently
refurbished, has shared or single rooms, with some en suite. You are
welcome to bring camper vans and park in the car park, there are also local
B&Bs. Westhope is famous for its excellent food, much of it homegrown,
with generous tea, coffee and homemade snack breaks throughout the
weekend.
Fees
Please see booking form overleaf for details
NOTE Non BA members need to contact Sally Goymer (BA Membership
Secretary, telephone 01242 510724) to join the BA which costs £25.
Bursaries
Three £100 bursaries, provided by the Worshipful Company of
Basketmakers’ Charitable Trust, are available to BA members of at least two
years continuous membership at the time of application.
Details & application forms from Sue Andrews
email [email protected] Tel 01692 582108
Please submit your application by 30th June 2015, the bursaries will be
awarded in mid-July.
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Two courses are on offer for £215 for two nights’ bed and breakfast all inclusive.
Rush hats and mats with John Page
John Page was bowled over by the 1999 Crafts Council International Basketry
Exhibition, inspired by an oak swill, and signed up for the nearest course
he could find: the City and Guilds creative basketmaking course at City Lit,
London. Later he was asked to take over as rush tutor from Betty Grace and,
later still, took on running the course. When not teaching, John repairs harps.
He has yet to make an oak swill.
Make a rush hat (or two if you are quick) to your own design or experiment
with a variety of starts and weaves for rush basketry. These samplers will take
the form of table mats but there is no reason why you should not bring a mould
or two to work over and convert these into baskets.
Cost of materials approximately £10
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Two courses are on offer for £215 for two nights bed and breakfast all inclusive.
Willow round baskets on a mould with Eddie Glew
Eddie Glew is a second generation basketmaker and willow sculptor. His
business, Blithfield Willowcrafts, is based in Staffordshire. Eddie was a Queen
Elizabeth Scholar in rural craft in 2014.
http://www.blithfieldwillowcrafts.co.uk/
This course will serve as an introduction to those new to weaving over a
mould. Work will use four and five foot rods in at least 2 colours.
Cost of materials approximately £10 with an opportunity to purchase a mould
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BA Autumn Courses September 11th - 13th 2015
Course
Name
Address
Tel no
email
Course Fee Friday to Sunday @ £215
Bookings are on a first come first served basis, as is the allocation of single
rooms. Students may stay on Sunday night for £50, payable to the college.
A number of en suite rooms are available for £10 per night, payable to the
college.
To book a place please send a deposit of £50 (£25 non-returnable) or the
full fee which is payable by 31st July 2015
Cheques payable to The Basketmakers’ Association Ltd
Online banking - Barclays Sort Code 20-24-09 Account No 53360458
Please reference West & your name. Please tick if you have paid online q
Please send completed form to
Jill Witham, 7 Linfield Close, Hersham, Walton-On-Thames KT12 5EY
email [email protected] Tel 07754 44880
Please let us know if you have any special dietary requirements or food
allergies
Please let us know if you are arriving by public transport on Friday and will
need collecting from Ludlow Station
Cancellations should be made in writing to Jill Witham
The Basketmakers’ Association Ltd. Registered in England & Wales No. 8199799
Registered Office B1 Laser Quay, Culpeper Close, Medway City Estate, Rochester, Kent ME2 4HU
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BA Publicity.
Agatha Kail distributes our publicity leaflets.
If you require leaflets for distribution in your area or a special event you are
holding, or going to or any local workshops, please now contact:
Agatha at [email protected]
Or phone 01530 838 943
There is no charge for the leaflets or postage to you.
Banners advertising the BA are available from Ellen Musgrove
at Musgroves Willow.
phone: 01278 691 105
fax:
01278 699 107
[email protected]
Display Boards are also available for an event at which the BA could be
advertised. Please contact Sheonagh Winterbourne at
[email protected]
Please let us know how you use BA publicity and what is happening in your
area. We would love to hear about your events, Open Studios, or anything you
may be doing publicly with baskets and chair seating. Include photos please
and do think about where you could publicise the BA.
Blencogo Willow
Quality basketmaking willow in SW Scotland
www.blencogowillow.com
Contact Robert Drake on 01387 780652
email: [email protected]
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Chair Cane Quality.
Brigitte Graham
There seems to be no end in sight to the disruption caused by the Indonesian
Government’s embargo on the export of the 'raw' rattan poles for processing
into chair cane.
Any cane we get hold of has come via the black market, and consequently there
is no quality control.
My question is - has any one found a way of making this cane usable?
Personally, I have found that brittle cane will always be brittle, no matter how
long it is soaked for.
Flaky cane can be helped by dipping in water with hair conditioner added!
The problem will be - how long is this second quality cane going to last as a seat?
Who is responsible for the expense of replacing a seat that fails?
As there does not seem to be any viable alternative.
On antique furniture should we:1. Use the 2nd quality cane with instruction not to use the chair.
2. Use plastic cane as a stop gap.
3. Use string (at least it will give something to sit on!)
4. Irreversibly ruin the chair by having the seat upholstered?
There are many many small businesses that will probably have to stop trading if
no solution can be found.....
Redstone Willows at Redstone Centre - bundles and cuttings
Many varieties of Cheshire grown Spray Free Basketry Willow
Sorted or unsorted bundles for collection or delivery by TNT while stocks last.
For more information email [email protected] or Phone 07800 824 484 / 01270 882200
Cresswellshawe Farm, Sandbach Road North, Alsager, S-O-T, ST7 2AU.
Go to http://redstonecentre.com/location for a map
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The BRITISH RED CROSS FAIR 2015
in the City of London
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to raise £3,000 for the British Red Cross?
We need all basketmakers’ help to achieve this figure by donating a few small
decorative items suitable to sell at a Fair just before Christmas in November
or December. These items can be a small basket, willow, cane rush or other
suitable materials: Christmas trees, angels, reindeer, stars or hearts or any
other small eye-catching designs. We will be happy to collect any items at the
Summer Meeting or the Autumn Gathering & AGM. We should not miss this
opportunity to help them and also show our craft.
Trade Committee of Worshipful Company of Basketmakers/Basketmakers
Association
Mary Butcher, Joyce Hicks, Betty Grace, Sheonagh Winterbourne, Bunty Ball.
Eddie Donaldson, Peter Yarker and Jonathan Pryzer.
If you need more information please do not hesitate to get in touch with Bunty
on 01473 256 653 or [email protected]
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BA ENEWS.
It has been decided to put together an ‘Enews’ to be sent out between Newsletters. This will go to all members with email and may be copied to non BA
members of Local Groups and anyone else interested.
They will start at the end of June with a copy date of June 15th.
Subsequent dates: End of September (copy date Sept 15th)
End of December (copy date Dec 15th)
End of March (copy date March 15th)
If you have any information suitable for an Enews: Exhibitions, useful websites
etc. please send them to me, Bunty Ball.
[email protected] or tel: 01473 256 653.
A selection of stools
reseated by Jan Sargeant
who seems to find old
stools and chairs in need of
renovation/restoration- “or
perhaps they find me! I
clean the frames up and
like to try different patterns
with seagrass. The one
at the front, left, is 'reel
rush', the long one was my
demonstration piece at the
Holker Garden Festival last
year.”
The pros & cons of prewound rush were raised in
nls 148 & 149.
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National Trust’s Visitor Centre, Aberdaron, NW Wales.
Lee Dalby
The ‘Information Pod’ was a commission that came through Pandora Vaughan
and Huw Meredydd Owen, architectural interpretation designers, as a listenand- look station in the newly-built visitor centre to tell the story of the holy
Island of Bardsey that lies around the headland where treacherous tidal waters
makes public visiting a virtual no-go situation. I took inspiration from the
view of Ennli, the traditional Welsh name of the island, from near the headland
and developed design and form ideas from geographical features found there.
The structure was made possible by major assistance from Mandy Coates doing
the good weaving work, and partner Adrian Farey, their son Freddy, and friend
Stuart who operate the Elwy Wood company that built the base from green larch.
Near the close of the project Jenny Crisp vitally helped out over the crest of the
structure. The framework was built at the workshop near Mandy’s home then
transported to a noisy construction site full of painters, electricians, floorers, plasterers
and installers of other narrative art
pieces. All this human traffic, let alone
the freezing temperatures, made it very
dicey at times. So not a cosy gallery
space at that point.
The Pod has seating made by young
Fred, enabling visitors to view the
screen and hear spoken words about
the historical and religious context
of Ennli, and me talking about the
uses of willow in Celtic culture over
thousands of years, suggesting the
notion that many designs later cut in
stone or cast or woven with gold were
previously made in willow as prototypes. These from the same variety
local crab and lobstermen used to
make the catch pots and Ocean-going
currachs till not long ago.
Diolch to all of the folk who helped on this project.
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Edwina Hart, minister of economic development for the Welsh government,
who visited on completion of the centre. Photo NT.
The cane workshop
Supplier of Superior quality Chair Cane size 0-6, Pre-Woven Cane,
Centre and Lapping Cane, Seagrass and Kooboo.
Dutch Chair Rush, Salt Rush and Coopers Rush now available.
We also sell a full range of Caning Tools and Willow Basket Making Tools
.
Website: www.thecaneworkshop.uk.com
Mike and Ingrid Hubbard
T’whit T’woo, Trewint, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7TG
Tel: 01566 880189
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La Vannerie en Bretagne (Basketmaking in Brittany)
408 pages, 1360 pictures and illustrations, hard cover
Presses Universitaires de Rennes, Rennes, France
Price 28 €
ISBN 978-2753535312
Review by Ruth Stungo
What a curious book, fascinating and maddening at the same time! It is
difficult, too, to assess how useful it could be for English-speaking basketmakers, depending perhaps on where our particular interests lie. The lengthy
French text is accompanied by a much shorter English summary, a translation
that leaves a lot to be desired. However, there is much of interest within, and
with a decent French dictionary, or better still the BA book of basketry terms
in different languages, it is not that difficult to understand.
We all look at things in different ways and, often without even thinking,
categorize them to suit our particular purpose. As practical basketmakers we
are used to distinguishing baskets by the technique used to make them, or
according to their purpose. Being confronted by a different approach can be
unnerving – challenging too, but possibly also rewarding? Here we are invited
to think about the various types of Breton baskets grouped not according to
making technique, but by the arrangement of their stakes, as a reflection of
their distant origin.
This book is based on a PhD thesis, adapted here for a more general audience
(further pruning, and tailoring of the language to suit the audience might
have improved comprehension). Roger Herisset is well-versed in practical
basketmaking, the latest of several generations of basketmakers in his family,
and so well-suited to a study of this sort. He has considered a particular group
of baskets from Brittany, unlike those from other parts of France, and invites us
to see new significance in this difference.
He is interested in two particular groups of baskets, the main one unique to the
area, and characterized as having curved stakes either arising from, or crossing
at, a single point, and hemispherical in shape (a lobster-pot is an example). A
second group has curved stakes arising from two centres, and is more spherical
in shape (frame baskets, for example). Based on study of these two groups he
has developed a system of basketry classification, which takes into account the
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position adopted by the basketmaker in making the basket. This classification,
he claims, has universal application.
A lot of questions come to mind, not least as regards his giving so much weight
to the position adopted by the basket maker when working in establishing
his classification – don’t we make personal decisions about sitting/standing
when at work? Questions might be asked about the uniqueness of some of his
groups, and his ideas about diffusion of types across historical time.
How much do we need another classificatory scheme? Here, he becomes more
interesting, suggesting a link between these basket groups and early patterns of
settlement in the Brittany peninsula going back to Celtic and Gallo-Roman times.
At a time when interest in early basketmaking is on the increase, with surprising
new finds being recorded, conjectures like his need to be thought about.
There are many good things to be found within; foremost amongst them the
large number of historical photographs of local basketry – alas, not all very
clear. There is also a lot of information about the different plants and other
materials used in basket making in the region in the past. Wade past the
horrors of the English translation and it’s an interesting read, but one that
could have been so much better.
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A page taken from La Vannerie en Bretagne (Basketmaking in Brittany)
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BA SALES
DETAILS OF ALL THE ITEMS ON OFFER FROM THE BA
AT CURRENT PRICES WHICH INCLUDE COST OF POST & PACKING
One of the benefits of membership is the opportunity to buy items which
are not easily available, or are unavailable, through normal sales outlets
and frequently the BA can obtain a discount on the normal retail price.
Unfortunately postage rates have changed once more. This lists takes account
of the new rates. Again, the BA has absorbed some of the increases. We have
also been able to source a less costly provider for copies of some of the DVDs.
The items marked ** are new, or newly available again.
Please keep this list - it is printed only in the May Newsletter as it takes up so
much space.
PAYMENT: By Cheque with order please, payable to the “Basketmakers
Association Ltd” in £ sterling payable by a UK bank. This is the preferred
method. However, overseas members may pay electronically. You will need
the following information:
SWIFTBICBARCGB22
IBANGB343BARC20240953360458
SORT CODE20-24-09
If you use this method, when you make the payment, please quote the BA
reference (which we will send you).
All the items are available from Iris Hawkes, 216 Walton Road, East Molesey,
Surrey KT8 0HR.
Please be sure to quote your MEMBERSHIP NUMBER when ordering.
OVERSEAS MEMBERS: Please ensure your equipment is compatible with the
PAL system used to produce the DVDs
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BOOKS and DVDs
BASKET BORDERS 106 pages A4 ring bound BA publication. Comprehensive
instructions for willow, rush, plaited and cane borders. 33 members contributed
and Mary Butcher edited the text & diagrams.
Prices £12.50 to UK address, £14 to Europe, £17 Elsewhere
DVD “How to make ROUND BASKETS with side handles”
Fred Rogers and Mary Butcher, both experts and experienced teachers, teach the
traditional English willow techniques. It is comprehensive, starting with choosing
the rods through to the border and the final picking off. Excellent for both
beginners and more experienced makers.
Prices: £9.00 to UK address, £10.50 to Europe, £12.00 Elsewhere.
DVD “How to make OVAL BASKETS with cross-over handle”
This very good instructional DVD follows on from the DVD above. The
traditional English under-the-foot base is taught and the normal shopping-basket
handle. Again good for beginners and experienced makers.
DVD “SQUAREWORK - Fred Rogers Willow Class”
Fred Rogers, who was a professional basketmaker for over 50 years, teaches the
making of a Picnic Hamper with drop-in lid, Foot Track, T-shaped partitions,
wire Hinges, Hasp & Noose fastening. Also D-shaped handles, pet basket Notch,
5-pair plait border and touches on skeining.
DVD “How to make A FITCHED SHOPPER”
3 discs
Sally Goymer teaches in detail this useful and elegant basket and includes many
professional tips about the use of willow, how to plan the making of a basket, etc.
Sally is one of our most knowledgeable basketmakers.
Prices: £10.80 to UK address, £12 to Europe, £13 Elsewhere.
**DVD “How to make A DOMED-LIDDED HAMPER” 5 discs
Sally Goymer teaches this willow hamper which incorporates square work base & false
wale: the sides have slewing, French randing, waling: the lid is domed with twisted
rope handle and hinges. She also gives numerous tips for better working.
Price: £12 to UK, £13 Europe, £14 Elsewhere.
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“WILLOW IN THE BLOOD” by STAN DERHAM includes a CD (only playable
on a computer). Don’t be put off by the title!! 44 pages A5 15 illustrations A
BA publication
This is a fascinating account both of Stan’s lifelong experience as a willow grower
and of changes and practices in the industry during the last century. The CD
features conversations with his daughter. Many members used to seek out his
willow for its reputation of good quality and reliability. Sadly Stan Derham died
recently, but happily this record of his life remains.
Prices: £5.50 to UK, £6.80 to Europe, £7.90 Elsewhere
(Deduct 50p if you do not want the CD)
“50 YEARS ON THE PLANK” by COLIN MANTHORPE
48 pages A5 32 illustrations. A BA publication
Many of us have benefited from Colin’s teaching and his immense knowledge
and skill. Colin has been a professional basket maker all his life and he writes
fascinatingly about his apprenticeship and the large commercial trade based
at Great Yarmouth. He became a Yeoman of The Worshipful Company of
Basketmakers and has been presented with an award in recognition of all he has
done to benefit the future of the craft.
Prices: £5.50 to UK address, £6.50 Europe, £7.50 Elsewhere.
The Basketmakers’ Association is producing a series of DVDs featuring traditional
British baskets and their making to record the skills and baskets which are
gradually being superseded by factory products. We stock the DVDs in rotation.
Currently on offer are the following:
**DVD “Making A CUMBRIAN OAK SWILL” 2 discs - “Preparing the Material”
and “Weaving the Swill” demonstrated by Owen Jones.
Owen Jones is one of the very few makers of this classic basket. He shows the
process from felling the young oak to final weave using hazel and oak. Each part
of the basket has a name - spelk, bool, taws, etc. It takes years of practice to attain
the level of skill so deftly demonstrated by Owen as he weaves this hard-wearing,
sophisticated masterpiece.
Prices: £7.50 to UK, £8.50 to Europe, £9.50 Elsewhere
DVD “Making A PORTHLEVEN LOBSTER POT”
by George Chambers
demonstrated
George Chambers has now retired from fishing, but he has made hundreds of this
unique basket, which is made from the inside out on a pole jig using tamarisk and
willow, both local plants. Working out from Porthleven he would lay 4 strings of
28 lobster pots for crabs and one string of 24 pots for lobsters. But interestingly at
Newlyn the tides differed, necessitating different strings and numbers of pots.
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Prices: £13 to UK, £15.50 to Europe, £16.00 Elsewhere.
**DVD “Making A LOWESTOFT TRAWL” demonstrated by Colin Manthorpe at
a BA Summer Meeting - it took him less than an hour! Trawls were used to take
fish from the nets down to the trawlers’ ice rooms. Outside measurements are
22 inch diameter, base 14 inches and height 13 inches to the rim. In appearance
similar to a Herring Cran but unlike the cran they are not a legal measurement.
Prices £6 to UK, £7 to Europe. £7.50 Elsewhere
DVD “NORFOLK PEA GATHERER”
Colin Manthorpe demonstrates the making of this somewhat fish-bowl shaped
basket using white and buff willow with cross-over handle. He explains how to
adapt the weaves when using other materials to maintain the shape and size of this
traditional basket.
Prices: £6 to UK, £7 to Europe, £7.50 Elsewhere.
DVD “4 BASES AND A PARTITION”
Colin Manthorpe demonstrates oval, square and slewed round willow bases, All are
used in the making of a traditional shopper called a Funky Doodle..! He also shows
how to add a partition to a square shopper to use it as a picnic basket.
Prices: £6 to UK, £7 Europe, £7.50 Elsewhere.
DVD “ASPARAGUS BASKET”
Colin demonstrates this strong, rectangular willow basket made to protect
the delicate shoots. No longer used by the trade but once Colin used to make
hundreds during the short asparagus season.
Prices: £6 to UK address, £7 to Europe, £7.50 Elsewhere.
THE 1956 NATIONAL LIST issued by The Employers’ and Employees’ Federation
(i.e. the trade union) The BA reprinted these rules of practice which set out the
national wage rates and conditions for the British Basket Industry. It specifies the
size, number of stakes, the weave and pay rate for each basket. These specifications
are still of practical use today and are invaluable as a record of all the baskets then
in production such as potato prickles, laundry baskets, Winchester quarts.
“HOW TO MAKE HURDLES” by ANDREW BASHAM
12 pages A5 Published by The BA. Soft cover.
Andrew Basham learnt from Edward Farman, a 3rd-generation maker in East
Anglia, and is very experienced. The leaflet covers material, preparation,
harvesting, tools and construction.
Prices: £2.50 to UK address, £3.50 to Europe, £4.25 Elsewhere
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“CULTIVATION AND USE OF BASKET WILLOWS” compiled by The BA and
Rothemsted Research (formerly Long Ashton Research Station of The Bristol
University)
28 pages A4 Soft cover. Publ. by TheBA. As far as we know, it is the only book
devoted to the growing of willows. It is comprehensive and of practical use to
small and large-scale growers.
Prices: £6 to UK addresses, £7 to Europe, £8 Elsewhere.
**“BASKETMAKING IN IRELAND” by JOE HOGAN
300 pages, 24x17 cm approx. Many photos, drawings and diagrams. Soft cover.
Thankfully now reprinted by the publishers, this is a marvelous book - the result
of Joe Hogan’s years of experience in making baskets and his deep academic study
of traditional Irish baskets with all their local variations. Each chapter contains
information for those with a general interest in traditional crafts and then has
a technical description on how to make the baskets described, including potato
baskets, creels, wicker currachs, calf muzzles, sieves, and many others such as
those made of rushes, straw and grasses. There is a chapter on Professional
Basketmaking, and 5 appendices on basic techniques, curing raw hide etc., a
bibliography and a glossary.
Throughout one senses an appreciation of the skills, the culture, the men, the women
and the materials which have combined to produce these amazing objects.
Prices: £22.30 to UK, £27.75 Europe, £32.40 elsewhere.
“BARE BRANCHES BLUE BLACK SKY” by JOE HOGAN
74 pages 24x17cm. Many photos. This is Joe’s latest book in which he describes
the baskets he has made from 2005 to 2010 when he started making nonfunctional baskets, still using traditional willow techniques. He talks about the
evolution of his work and how it has been inspired by the sculptural qualities
of the materials he uses, poetry and myths, world events, the countryside and
philosophy.
Prices: £10 to UK address, £12.70 to Europe, £15 Elsewhere.
“WICKER AND VENEER BASKETS (includes punnets) - The British Standards
Institute’s Packaging Code issued in 1950. This is a photocopy. These small
rectangular white baskets are those in which we used to buy mushrooms and
strawberries. The code defines skips, chips, hampers, some basket terms and styles
e.g. “Can Basket: a coarse slewed open basket used to hold 1 to 16 gallon cans of
chemicals”. Some diagrams. Part B deals with veneer baskets including a detailed
drawing to show their construction. Part C deals with punnets.
Prices: £1.55 to UK address, £4 to Europe, £4.60 Elsewhere
“MAS QUE CESTOS - cesteria espagnola” (More than baskets - Spanish basketry)
by CARLOS FONTALES. Text in Spanish & English. 60 pages 17x23 cm, Soft
cover. Publ. 2014. For 20 years Carlos has been seeking out and recording
the making of basketry objects necessary for people’s everyday life - not just
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baskets, but cradles, fish traps, capes, shoes etc. usually made by the people
for their own use, not to sell. The people and skills are dyeing out. Carlos
has sought to gather this knowledge before it is lost for ever. His book covers
many materials, techniques, forms, their geographical locations; also extremely
interesting photographs. See the Feb 2014 NL for Lois Walpole’s review. Price is £14
to UK address. Overseas members can buy direct from Carlos for 10 euros + postage [email protected]
“SPLIT WOOD BASKETRY FROM LOS ANCARES “ by LLUIS GRAU AND
ANNA CHAMPENEY
63 pages 22x30 cm A4 Ring bound. Text in both Spanish and English.
Sponsored by The BA and The Worshipful Company. Publ. 2013. It describes the
history, context, techniques and materials used to make these beautiful baskets
which are specific to Los Ancares in northern Spain. Lluis has learnt from the
few remaining makers to become an expert and teaches the techniques so that this
unique skill may not die out. Anna, who has published a study of C20 Galician
Folk Crafts, is the inspirational translator.
Prices: £6.50 to UK address, £10 to Europe, £12.45 Elsewhere.
“ANGUS MACPHEE, WEAVER OF GRASS” by JOYCE LAING
This small book tells the moving story of Angus MacPhee, who crafted unique
versions of everyday objects using grasses as material. A casualty of WW1 he
did not speak for years. The book deals with mental reactions, ingenuity, and
inspirational human spirit. Members who saw the play about him in London were
very moved.
Prices: £13.50 to UK, £16 to Europe, £17.15 Elsewhere.
“EAST WEAVES WEST” - catalogue of the Exhibition which toured UK and
Holland.
One page plus a photo of their exhibit is devoted to each of the 22 Japanese and
25 UK makers together with career details and sometimes their philosophy.
There are thought-provoking essays by Hisako Sekijima, Mary Butcher, Catherine
Atherton and Lee Dalby; also a List of International Resources - festivals, courses,
magazines, material suppliers, museums; a Bibliography & Contacts for the exhibitors.
Price: £3 UK address, £5.75 to Europe, £7.80 Elsewhere
“RUSH SEATING”
A useful 6 page instructional leaflet published by the W.I. some years ago.
Prices: £1 to UK address, £2 to Europe, £2.75 Elsewhere.
“OPEN HEXAGONAL PLAITING” by JONI BAMFORD
28 pages A5 Black/white illustrations. This is a copy of Joni’s original 1993
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booklet. It has a very thorough explanation of the variations which the technique
offers. (This and the following book were published by The BA as a tribute to Joni
and the price includes a small donation to the British Heart Foundation.)
Prices: £3 UK address, £4.00 Europe, £4.70 Elsewhere.
“PLAITED BASKETRY” by JONI BAMFORD
28 pages A4 Ring-bound Many diagrams
This is Joni’s “how-to” book on straight, bias and twill plaiting. It includes 7
projects detailing materials and surface decoration. The last 2 pages show colour
photos of finished work.
Prices: £10 to UK address, £12.25 to Europe, £13.40 Elsewhere.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LABELS to re-use envelopes to save trees. They also publicise The BA. At the foot
of each label is an illustration of a caned chair and a willow shopper, with BA’s web
address. They are in pads of 50.
Prices: 1 Pad - £2.50 to UK address, £4.70 to Europe, £5.30 Elsewhere
2 Pads - £4.75 to UK address, £7.25 to Europe, £8.25 Elsewhere
CAR STICKERS These are not too large, 85mm square, and look smart. They
are printed in black on white. Self-adhesive. The BA logo is surrounded by the
words “basketmakers association”.
Prices: £1.50 to UK address, £2 to Europe and Elsewhere.
BA BADGE Round with safety catch. The BA logo is enamelled in brown on gilt
background. They are very attractive.
Prices: £4 to UK address, £5.70 to Europe, £6.40 Elsewhere.
BA MUGS: Bone china with a coloured basket-weave design and the BA logo on the sides.
Available at all major BA events from Bunty Ball or Jill Witham. NOT available by post.
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The following may be of interest but are available only from the members shown.
See Membership list for contact details and Nls for reviews.
TOOLS: Ingrid Hubbard, Linda Lemieux, Ellen Musgrove, Jonathan Coate, Mary
Butcher.
BOOKS: Baskets in Europe by Maurice Bichard Nl 131 p47
Chair Seating by Kay Johnson, Olivia Elton Barratt, Mary Butcher Nl 131 p49
Willow Work by Mary Butcher Nl 140 p19
Ply Splitting in 3 Dimensions by Julie Hedges Nl 148 p51.
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DATES FOR THE DIARY APRIL 2015.
Feb 5 – Aug 16
Shifting Patterns. Not strictly basketmaking but a very interesting exhibition
of Pacific Bark cloth and clothing. Free admission. Room 91, British Museum,
Great Russell St, London WC1B 3DG.
March 21- May 10
Re-Making the Past. Six contemporary makers respond to inspiration from
prehistory.
This exhibition brings together a group of artists who have developed exciting
new work that reflects a common root in a fascination with the ancient
past. They will focus on themes that forge links across the visual arts and
archaeology, inspired by sources including the bronze age. Artists include Mary
Butcher, basketmaker, Susan Kinley, glass, Helen Martin, Syann van Niftik,
and Wright & Teague. Metal, resin, ceramics, enamel work, textiles as well as
natural fibres & glass.
For Workshops and drop in days etc see the website www.crafts.org.uk
Tel: 01626 832 223.
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF.
June 9- July 18
The above exhibition will move to the Touring Crafts Study Centre, University
for the Creative Arts Farnham, Faulkner Road, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7DS
www.csc.ucreative.ac.uk Tel: 01252 891 450.
April 18 – July 5
Dail Behennah: Fieldwork. New work in willow and other materials maps out
her sense of place, in solid form. Free admission and free parking on site. Open
daily 10am-5.30pm. 2-day workshop on May 16 & 17th ‘Responses to the
Nature Table’. Cost £130. Lunch included. Must book
Gallery 3, Ruthin Craft Centre, The Centre for the Applied Arts, Park Road,
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales. Tel: 01824 704774. www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk
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Oct 3- Nov 8
The above exhibition will move to the Museum in the Park, Stratford Park,
Stroud, Glos GL5 4AF. Closed Mondays.
April 23- Aug 2
Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation. This show will be the first major
exhibition in the UK to present a history of the Indigenous Australians through
objects, and will celebrate the cultural strength and resilience of both the Aboriginal peoples and the Torres Strait Islanders. There will be some baskets amongst
the objects. Tickets £10. Children free. Open 10-5.30pm. Last entry 4pm
www.britishmuseum.org
May 2- 26
SELECT SPRING FESTIVAL
Exhibition: The Power of Ten. Among the ten artists exhibiting are Caroline
Dear, Shuna Rendel & Susie Gillespie. Susie’s work it not exactly baskets but
natural textiles.
The Museum in the Park, Stroud, Glos GL5 4AF.
Workshop: Mary Crabb. May 10 & 11.
Workshop: Ruth Wood. May 23&24 Coiled aborigine vessels.
Susan Early is showing in the SELECT TRAIL OPEN STUDIOS. May 9 - 10,
and May 16 - 17.
Details : 01453 751 056. www.sitselect.org
Free brochure available from March 2015.
May 16 & 17
WEIRD & WONDERFUL WOOD. An annual experience for all those who
love wood. All sorts of stands and events including basketmaking. Venue:
Haughley Park, Wetherden, Nr Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 3JY. Sat 10.30-6pm
Sun 10.30-5pm. Admission Adults £8, Conc £6 Children under 12yrs £4.Under
3yrs free. More info Tel: 01359 240724. www.weirdandwonderfulwood.co.uk
or
[email protected]
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May 27
HERITAGE CRAFT FESTIVAL.
Showcasing historical Crafts at one of Europe’s most popular museums.
St Fagan’s Museum of Wales, Cardiff CF5 6XB.
www.museumwales.ac.uk
June 5-7
CONTEMPORARY CRAFT FESTIVAL.
Plenty of Exhibitors, workshops and talks. Mill Marsh Park, Bovey Tracey,
Devon.
www.craftsatboveytracey.co.uk
June 27- Oct 4
LAURA ELLEN BACON will be adding a sculpture to the exterior of the
Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath BA2 4DB. Tel: 01225 388 569.
www.holburne.org
July 11
The Basketmakers’ Association Summer Meeting 2015. Will be held in Cumbria at the University of Cumbria, Ambleside Campus. The event will be from
11am- 4pm. Demonstrations & talks. Small exhibition of baskets from the
Beatrix Potter Books as the theme will be held in the nearby Amitt Museum.
This will be open for the week with a Private preview on the Sat evening from
approx. 5.30pm
This is a lovely area of the country, it would be good to see as many members
as possible attending this event, particularly our more northern friends. Please
look for the more detailed information elsewhere in the Newsletter.
Although this is a one day event there is so much of interest closeby. Blackwell
Arts & Crafts House, Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Brantwood (Ruskin’s former
home where Brian Crossley restored some cane furniture), Grizedale Forrest
and some local basketmakers workshops/willow beds.
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July 8 – 11
City Lit/City & Guilds Basketry Course students’ final show, Keely Street,
London WC2B 4BA. Details from the Visual Arts dept nearer the time. 0207
492 2703
July 16-19
Art in Action. Basketmaker Rachel Poole will be demonstrating at
Waterperry House, Nr Wheatley, Oxon OX33 1LG. www.artinaction.org.uk
July 20 - 27
EXHIBITION: ‘Not just baskets.’ An exhibition of a wide variety of work by
local members of the Welsh Basketmakers South Wales Group. Open daily:
10.30- 4.30pm. Admission Free but Car parking charges apply. £4 for full day.
£2.50 for half a day. Tel: Country Park Rangers 01656 725 155. At the
Visitor Centre, Bryngarw Country Park, Brynmenyn, Bridgend, South Wales.
CF32 8UU.
For directions:
http://www.bryngarwhouse.co.uk/en/visitor-info/
August 20-23
Basketry Summer School in Lichtenfels. For full details of these courses and
the one held just before the September Basketry Festival go to www.sommerakademie-flechten.de .This website is in English/German. There are several
different courses available.
Sept 11-13
BA Westhope weekend courses. Tutors. Eddie Glew Willow over a mould.
John Page will teach Rushwork. Full details elsewhere in the Newsletter.
Oct 17
BA AUTUMN DAY! The theme for the day will be chair seating. It will
incorporate the Association AGM. The Art Workers Guild, Queen Square,
London.
YORK SPRING SCHOOL DATES for 2016. April 3-8.
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PLEASE NOTE!
If you have any information you would like included in this list please email it
to me well before the next copy date.
I do add information to the Events page of the BA website if it is between
Newsletters. See note about the new Enews initiative somewhere in this
newsletter.
Bunty Ball Tel: 01473 256 653 [email protected]
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For those people planning holidays these are the Festivals and Exhibitions in
Europe that I have been given. Please check dates before travelling. If you hear
of others not listed please let me know.
BASKETMAKING FAIR, Issegeac, Dordogne, France. This is an excellent
event with many visiting basketmakers from France and other countries,
usually held in July. For more Info. www.issigeac.fr
BASKETMAKING FESTIVAL, August 8 & 9 2015. Vallabregues, Nr
Avignon, France . This is the largest basket making festival in France. Anyone
requiring further information to just visit or take a stand can contact Brigitte
Harambillet: Tel: 06 63 84 93 14
[email protected] www.fetedelavannerie.com
Aug 21-23
WORLD FESTIVAL of WICKER, BASKETRY and HOP FAIR, Park of Culture
& Recreation and the Museum of Basketry and Hop growing, Nowy Tomysl,
Poland.
IV International Basketry Competition for the Grand Prix of the Festival,
Weaving and Wicker Forum, a Fair of woven goods from all around the world
and an exhibition of works etc. Organised by the Polish National Association of
weavers and basketmakers and the Nowy Tomysl Town Council
www.festiwal-wiklina.pl/Image/files/3rd%20World%20Wicker%20Festival.pdf
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July 19 –September 6
Exhibition: Flechtkultur in Uganda in the Basket museum Dalhausen,
Germany. Opening lecture: 19 July 11.30. Uganda is a country with proud
traditions of art-relating to crafts. www.korbmacher-museum.de
ITALIAN RUSH FESTIVAL, Villanova di Bagnacavallo, nr Ravenna, Italy.
Held the second w/e in September. Villanova, where the festival is held is quite
a good walk from the village of Bagnacavallo if you do not have transport.
There are no buses! Email: [email protected] website: www.erbepalustri.it
Tel; + 39 0545 47122 Tourist Service Bagnacavallo tel: +39 0545 47122
Sept 19 & 20
LICHTENFELS BASKETMAKING FESTIVAL & MARKET
This is an excellent festival and market. For more information see website.
www.korbmarket.lichtenfels-city.de
Oct 3 & 4
BASKETMAKING FESTIVAL, Salt, Gerona, Spain. The largest basketmakers
fair in Spain showcasing the diversity of the Spanish traditional and
contemporary work with visiting makers from France, Germany, Italy, UK,
Denmark.
You may enter the international competition with cash prizes. A very friendly
festival. Contact Monica Guilera. [email protected]
Catalan Basketmakers Association, www.cistell.cat . www.firadelcistell.cat
N.B.
The courses list is regularly updated on the website so do keep an eye out for
new ones.
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Regular Courses
Basketmaking & Chairseating (Tutor: Sandra Barker)
Various locations - mainly Herts
Herts
01462 743009
Tuition in all chairseating methods incl. cane, rush,
Cumbria
seagrass, Danish cord and ropes to suit various abilities.
(Tutor: Sandra Cotterell)
015396 21489
Willow Basketmaking (Tutor: Norah Kennedy)
Gloucestershire
01453 751010
Chair seating classes cane, rush, Danish cord, seagrass
for beginners and very advanced Mondays 10am - 2pm
and Wednesdays 7pm - 9pm (Tutor: Grace Gray)
Winchester,
Hants
01962 881387
Spanish basketry techniques and forms at all levels in
split wood (wide and narrow strips), willow and cane.
Tuition and courses given to guests staying at Casa dos
Artesans Spanish holiday cottage, dates by arrangement. (Lluis Grau Suro)
Galicia, Spain
+34 988 20 74 04
Classes in cane, rush and seagrass chair seating (Tutor:
Christine Addley)
North Yorkshire
01653 658 560
Frame Baskets, 3 different styles using hazel, rowan,
dogwood & willow (Linda Lemieux)
Chagford,
Dartmoor,
Devon
01647 231 330
Regular Courses in Basketmaking and Willow Structures/Sculpture (Debbie Hall) at Salix Arts
Cambridgeshire
01799 584 111
Regular courses in Willow Basketmaking & Rush Seating ( Sheila Wynter) For full details write: : 4 Trinity
Road, Stroud, Glos GL5 2HX
Stroud, Glos
Willow Basketmaking Classes (Katherine Lewis)
Mount
Vernon,
Washington,
USA
(001) 360 428 3076
Basketry Workshops, for groups and individuals. TexNr Arundel,
tile basketry techniques with an emphasis on experiWest Sussex
menting and exploring. (Mary Crabb) www.marycrabb.
co.uk
01903 746 515
Willow Baskets, Garden & Living Willow Structures
etc. (John Waller) Courses all year round. Full details
see www.underwoodsman.co.uk
Nr Edenbridge, Kent
01892 740 303
Basketmaking, Willow Sculpture & Garden Structures
(Sue Kirk) at King’s Cliffe Village Hall. Full details:
www.suekirkwillowbaskets.co.uk
Nr Peterborough, Northants
01780 470 876
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Willow Basket Workshops & Rush Seating tuition for
Nr Arundel,
individuals on one-to-one basis all year round. For full West Sussex
details www.willow-woman.co.uk (Christine Llewellyn)
www.willow-woman.co.uk
01243 551056
Willow Basketmaking & Garden Structures, all year
round in small groups (Annemarie O’Sullivan). www.
annemarieosullivan.co.uk
Lewes, East
Sussex
07947 919 891
Basketmaking and Willow Sculpture (Christine Redstone) at Redstone Centre
Alsager,
Stoke-onTrent
07800 824 484
Arts, Rush & Cane Studio Gallery - Chair Seating Most
methods and all abilities welcome.Tuition (Erica Hemming)
Netheravon, Nr
Stonehenge,
Wiltshire
07864 860 522
Willow & Rush Basketmaking classes. Individual or
small groups. Tuition in own workshop on edge of
Bodmin Moor. Contact: (Carol Horsington) or info@
cornishwillow.co.uk
Bodmin
Moor, Cornwall
01566 782 626
One to One or Group tuition (Joan Campbell) Willow/
Hedgerow baskets, round, oval square & frame baskets
or Willow Plant Support & Small Hurdle
Bishopbriggs,
Glasgow
0141 563 5996
Willow Basketmaking for Beginners & Improvers
(Jenny Pearce)
Canon
01531 670 574
Frome, Nr
Ledbury, Herefordshire
Spanish Basketry courses. Techniqes in esparto grass,
palm, Mediterranean cane etc. Accommodation &
meals provided during course. (Carlos Fontales)
Updated details of courses on http://carlosfontales.
blogspot.com
Segovia,
Spain
003 461 774 5508
Chair Seating Classes in Cane, Rush, Danish Cord
& Seagrass - All levels. Thursday 10-12.30pm Tutor:
(Norma Barwis)
Earlsfield
020 8874 8429
Basketmaking (Monday mornings) (Liz Balfour) at Pol- Haddington,
drate Arts & Crafts Centre Contact: www.pacc.org.uk
East Lothian
Occasional Two Day Courses for very small groups to
Canterbury,
do chair seating or basketmaking (Mary Butcher) www. Kent
marybutcher.net
01227 766427
Tailored one-to-one workshop tuition for intermediate
and advanced basketry students (Roy Youdale)
Bristol
0117 951 1421
English Willow Basketry (Jane Jennifer) Celtic Frame
Baskets & Catalan Tension Trays regularly taught in
very small groups Full details www.janejennifer.co.uk/
Diss, Norfolk
07791 611 647
Wild’basketry in the woods. March-October
Occasional evening classes & day-long indoor classes.
(Ruby Taylor) Full details www.nativehands.co.uk
Sussex and
Surrey
01273 487 264
Beginners Basketmaking Workshops in home studio
(Avril Smolders) For details www.willowworkshop.
co.uk
Leamington
Spa, Warwickshire
01926 832 598
Beginner & Improver 1 day courses. Learn techniques
in the traditional English style (Julie King) Full details
www.englishwillowbasketworks.co.uk
Dereham,
Norfolk
Courses in Garden Structures, Willow Sculpture,
Frame Baskets & Sussex Trugs (Dominic Parrette) Full
details: www.sussexwillow.co.uk
Horam, East
Sussex
01323 844 094
Regular courses in Basketmaking, Garden Obelisks &
Contemporary Willow Creations (Nicki Rowling) Full
details www.willowandyoga.com
Westcott,
Dorking,
Surrey
01306 884 741
Welsh Hazel Frame Baskets (Ruth Pybus) Full details
[email protected] o.uk
Abergele,
North Wales
07909 078 730
Regular courses at 3 different venues in Suffolk (Jo
Hammond) Full details www.johammond.net
Suffolk
01473 327 646
Willow related courses using our beautiful homegrown coloured willow (Anna Kirsch) Further details
www.eastbridgewillows.com
Crondall, Nr
Farnham,
Surrey
01252 852 562
Willow Basketmaking Workshops (Susan Early) Full
details: [email protected]
Gloucestershire
01452 812 067
Willow Basketmaking courses with (Helen Jackson)
Aberdeenshire
01339 884 401
Willow Basketmaking for beginners and improvers in
very small groups at home. Courses available all year
round. For larger groups please contact me Paul Windwood at [email protected]
Wimborne,
Dorset
01202 885 075
1 & 2 day Basketmaking Courses in the heart of Staffordshire for beginners, intermediate & advanced. 1 to
1 tuition also available. Eddie Glew Full details www.
blithfieldwillowcrafts.co.uk
Staffordshire
07528 150 756
Courses on Specific Dates
5-Jun
Chair Seating in Cane, Seagrass &
Danish Cord - beginners to experienced (Brian Crossley) plus Upholstery at Burley Hall
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Waverton, Chester,
Cheshire
01244 335 308
6-Jun
Plaited Bark Basketry Alan Sage at
Godinton House. Full details: ajscrafts.
co.uk
Ashford, Kent
07923 616 608
7-Jun
Basket with Hazel Handle Sue Kirk.
Beginners, intermediates & advanced
at King’s Cliffe Village Hall - Full details: www.suekirkwillowbaskets.co.uk
Nr Peterborough,
Northants
01780 470 876
8-11 June
Willow Work for the Garden Dominic Parrette Beginners/Intermediate.
Course No. 3D5426. Full details: www.
westdean.org.uk
West Dean College, Nr 01243 811 301
Chichester, West Sussex
13-Jun
Improvers Basketry you will need to
have already made at least one willow
basket using stake & strand method
Chris, Pat & Simon Redstone Further
details www.redstonewillows/willowcourses
Alsager, Cheshire
01270 882 200
13-Jun
Willow Sculpture - create a small willow sculpture such as a duck or hen
Alsager, Cheshire
01270 882 200
13-Jun
Willow Basketmaking workshop Jonathan Coate or another. Beginners/intermediates. Basic techniques to create
a simple round basket Further details:
Nr Taunton, Somerset
01823 490 249
13-Jun
Make a simple Frame Basket in a day
for beginners Richard Kerwood at
Higher Barn
Aylesbeare, Exeter,
Devon
01395 233 669
13-14 June
Basketry Techniques for Mobiles & Kinetic Structures Stella Harding at Morley College Course Code VTX150A
Westminster Bridge
020 7450 1889
Road, London SE1 7HT
14-Jun
Willowcraft for the Garden - make
plant supports, wigwams, mini woven
panels or hurdles Chris, Pat & Simon
Redstone Further details www.redstonewillows/willowcourses
Alsager, Cheshire
01270 882 200
14-Jun
Rope Borders & Plaited Borders Nr Peterborough,
bring a round or oval base ready to be Northants
staked up etc. Sue Kirk Intermediates
& advanced at King’s Cliffe Village
Hall - Full details: www.suekirkwillowbaskets.co.uk
01780 470 876
14-Jun
Sunflowers, Dragonflies & Hearts
one day course for beginners Richard
Kerwood at Higher Barn
Aylesbeare, Exeter,
Devon
01395 233 669
19-Jun
Waverton, Chester,
Cheshire
01244 335 308
20-Jun
Dried Willow Plant Supports Richard
Kerwood 1 day course for beginners
at Cool Contours Full details:www.
coolcontours.co.uk
Nr Banbury, Oxfordshire
20-Jun
Dried Willow Plant Supports Richard
Kerwood 1 day course for beginners
at Cool Contours Full details: www.
coolcontours.co.uk
21-Jun
Make a simple Frame Basket in a day
Richard Kerwood 1 day course for beginners at Cool Contours Full details:
www.coolcontours.co.uk
21-Jun
Make a Simple Frame Basket in a day.
One day course for beginners Richard
Kerwood at Cool Contours Full details: www.coolcontours.co.uk
27-28 June
Seat Weaving with Rush, Cord or Bark. Ullingswick, HerefordBring along a chair or seat that needs
shire
re-seating and learn to weave a new
seat. For more info contact Jo at jo@
moretonwood.co.uk www.moretonwood.co.uk
28-1 June
July - Willow Basketmaking or Chair
Seating in cane and rush Mary Butcher. All levels. Course No. 3D5461Full
details: www.westdean.org.uk
2-Jul
Willlow Basketmaking Mary Butcher.
Beginners. Course No. ID5465 Full
details: www.westdean.org.uk
3-Jul
Waverton, Chester,
Cheshire
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07920 851 674
01244 335 08
4-Jul
Make a Simple Frame Basket in a day.
One day course for beginners at Axe
Estuary Wetlands Richard Kerwood
Full details: countryside@eastdevon.
gov.uk
Devon
11-Jul
01823 490 249
11-12 July
Beginners Basketry - using stake &
strand method to make a small shopper Chris, Pat & Simon Redstone
Further details www.redstonewillows/
willowcourses
Alsager, Cheshire
01270 882 200
11-12 July
Sculpture Weekend Sue Kirk at King’s
Cliffe Village Hall Full details www.
suekirkwillowbaskets.co.uk
Nr Peterborough,
Northants
01780 470 876
11-12 July
Willow Basketry Alan Sage at Godinton House. Full details: ajscrafts.co.uk
Ashford, Kent
07923 616 608
15-17 July
Summer School Basketmaking
Workshop. Throughout the 3 days you
can work on any project you choose
Sue Kirk Beginners, intermediates &
advanced, Full details: www.suekirkwillowbaskets.co.uk
Nr Peterborough,
Northants
01780 470 876
17-Jul
Waverton, Chester,
Cheshire
01244 335 308
25-Jul
Willow Sculpture Alan Sage at Godinton House. Full details: ajscrafts.co.uk
Ashford, Kent
07923 616 608
25-26 July
1 & 2 day Basketmaking courses,
beginners, intermediate & advanced
Eddie Glew Full details: www.blithfieldwillowcrafts.co.uk
Staffordshire
07528 150 756
7-Aug
Waverton, Chester,
Cheshire
01244 335 308
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15-Aug
Alsager, Cheshire
01270 882 200
21-Aug
Waverton, Chester,
Cheshire
01244 335 308
29-30
August
1 & 2 day Basketmaking courses for
beginners, intermediate & advanced.
Staffordshire
07528 150 756
4-Sep
Waverton, Chester,
Cheshire
01244 335 308
5-6
September
Weekend Weaving Course. Opportuni- Colesden, Bedfordshire
ty to try range of different techniques
including weaving, twining, plaiting,
knotting, sewing, roping & chair seating Felicity Irons Full details www.
rushmatters.co.uk
01234 376 419
5-6
September
Trug Making Alan Sage at Godinton
House. Full details: ajscrafts.co.uk
Ashford, Kent
07923 616 608
12-13
September
Beginners Basketry - using stake &
willowcourses
Alsager, Cheshire
01270 882 200
18-Sep
Waverton, Chester,
Cheshire
01244 335 308
19-Sep
01823 490 249
24-27
September
Willow Basketmaking - influences
from East Germany All levels. Course
No. LW5614 Full details: www.westdean.org.uk
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26-27
September
Basketmaking Weekend Sue Kirk. Beginners, intermediates & advanced at
King’s Cliffe Village Hall - Full details:
Nr Peterborough,
Northants
01780 470 876
26-27
September
Basketmaking Workshop Susan Early
Full details: susanearly@btinternet.
com
Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire
01452 812 067
26-27
September
1 & 2 day Basketmaking course for
beginners, intermediate & advanced,
Staffordshire
07528 150 756
2-Oct
Waverton, Chester,
Cheshire
01244 335 308
3-4
October
William Shrive Cutlery Basket Sue
Kirk Intermediates & advanced at
King’s Cliffe Village Hall - Full details
Nr Peterborough,
Northants
01780 470 876
7-9
October
Sculptural Willow for the Garden
Dominic Parrette Beginners/Intermediate. Course No. 2D5649. Full details:
www.westdean.org.uk
10-Oct
Alsager, Cheshire
01270 882 200
10-Oct
Improvers Basketry - you will need to
have already made at least one willow
basket using stake & strand method
Alsager, Cheshire
01270 882 200
10-11
October
Willow Basketmaking for Beginners
and Improvers Jenny Pearce Further
details: www.jennypearce.co.uk
Canon Frome, Nr Ledbury, Herefordshire
01531 670 574
10-11
October
Basketmaking Workshop Susan Early
Full details: susanearly@btinternet.
com
Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire
01452 812 067
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16-Oct
Waverton, Chester,
Cheshire
01244 335 308
17-Oct
a simple round basket. Further details:
01823 490 240
22-Oct
Dried Willow Plant Supports. 1 day
course for beginners at Derry Watkins
Special Plants Nursery Richard Kerwood
Nr Bath
01225 891 686
24-25
October
1 & 2 Basketmaking course for beginners, intermediate & advanced Eddie
Glew Full details:www.blithfieldwillowcrafts.co.uk
Staffordshire
07528 150 756
6-Nov
Danish Cord - beginners to experienced (Brian Crossley) plus Upholstery
Waverton, Chester,
Cheshire
01244 335 308
7-Nov
Willowcraft for Christmas including
willow wreaths, bells, angels, stars &
Christmas Trees Chris, Pat & Simon
Redstone
Alsager, Cheshire
01270 882 200
7-8
November
Beginners Basketry using stake &
willowcourses
Alsager, Cheshire
01270 882 200
All course details to Ann Brooks, Pond Cottage, North Road,
Chesham Bois, Amersham, Bucks, HP6 5NA Tel 01494 726189
email: [email protected]
The Association awards a number of Bursaries to enable its members to attend courses. Applications
are considered in January, May and July. Full details of eligibility, amounts and applications procedure
are available from Sue Andrews, the new Bursaries Sec on the phone at 01692 582 108 or by
email to [email protected]
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THE BASKETMAKERS’ ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE
Mary Butcher
President
Joyce HicksChairman
Judith Ferns
Hon. Secretary
Kathy Clark
Director Responsible for Finance
Jonathan Pyzer
Representing the Worshipful
Company of Basketmakers
Sue Andrews Rae Gillott
Louise Arthur
Sally Goymer
Sherry DoyalCarol Shepherd
Sheonagh Winterbourne Jill Witham
MEMBERSHIP
of the Basketmakers’ Association is open to all amateur and professional basketmakers, chair seaters and practitioners of related crafts, students, historians,
collectors and suppliers of materials and tools and anyone interested in basketry.
UK membership
£25 per annum
Two people at same address £32 per annum
Europe including Eire
£28 per annum
Two people at same address
£35 per annum
Other overseas
£30 per annum
Two people at same address
£40 per annum
All Payments to be made in £ stirling.
To join: Contact Sally Goymer at address on page 2 or go to www.basketassoc.org/join
ADVERTISING RATES
Full page: £40 (members), £50 (non‑members)
Half page: £22.50 (members) £30 (non‑members)
Quarter page: £11.25 (members) £15 (non‑members)
cheques should be made payable to “The Basketmakers’ Association Ltd” The Basketmakers’ Association cannot accept any responsibility for goods or services advertised
within this Newsletter.
Contact Jacqui Squire [email protected]
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Fallen Leaves by Ruth Stungo. Pine needles,
thread, monofilament, copper wire
Gareth Williams’ looped and coiled
Towel Thing.
Left: Diane Hannah. Spinning Top.
Bottom Left: Ingrid Press. Dyed raffia
coiled over a pine needle core and a
willow handle.
Bottom Right:
baskodenn.
Pascal Carr’s
Ann Nazareth. ‘It Was That Big.’ Paper cord.
Norma Adams. ‘Scholar’s Rock.’ Split-ply
braided sisal.
Judith Needham’s Onion-shaped cat basket.
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