At last a blog! We have been without internet for three months and are now back to normal (thank you to Orange for a speedy resolution to this problem!!) Now working on stock baskets and orders. As usual at this time of […]
Tag: chestnut
Willow Basket Making Courses and Basket Market, Bouxurulles. Vosges.
Spent a productive 4 days in Bouxurulles, Vosges, France. Great to meet up with some old basketmaking friends and make some new contacts with students. Taught an Asparagus basket on day one using the English stake up method and ‘blunt, square corners’. Eight very capable French students. Vegetable gatherer on day two with the English […]
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 […]