Our latest order for longtime customer David Mellor Design. Best of luck with the opening of their new store in Marylebone. We have been making baskets for David Mellor for many years now and their championing of British crafts with an emphasis on quality and design makes a visit to their shops in Sloane […]
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Willow and Chestnut Fence
Just spent an enjoyable few days making this willow and chestnut fence for clients, Hattie and Richard here in SW France. Bit of a job getting the chestnut posts through the hardcore but once they were in it was a pleasure to use a mix of this years willow, last years crop from Chez Neymard […]
Anglia News Comes to the Dordogne
With Brexit on everyone’s lips, we were approached by Anglia TV to ask if we would take part in a short film for the Anglia News about expats in Europe and how Brexit was likely to impact on us. Natalie Gray spent the day with us filming both our home and work life. Obviously, […]
Willow Cutting at Chez Neymard
Got the willows cut early this season, all done by January, thanks to some help from our friend, basket student and neighbour Fabrice Serafino. Fabrice is planting his own bed here in the Dordogne this year and swapped time for cuttings, so a great way for him to get started and for us to ease […]