Baskets - rescuingthepast.co.uk

Basket making in rural communities used to be a thriving industry before more convenient and cheaper carrying methods were adopted. It is a shame that we don't use basketry as a means of packaging today, because women, as well as the men, were actively employed in this industry.

Many outlying rural communities, especially those near rivers and wetlands, relied on the willow for their trade, and so, the art and craft of growing this tree has died also. Today's basket makers buy-in the materials for thier work, perhaps they may consider cutting and treating their own material, however little is needed.

Advert, Ormes, 1924

Whinberry pickers, Bucknell, Shrops

General purpose egg basket

game basket

The finest basket makers art