Explore basketmaking and weaving with plant fibres. Create unique, beautiful pieces and enjoy the rewarding process of natural crafting.

Explore the beauty of Bowermere Cottage garden & discover the best plants for basket making, plus tips on craft techniques and plant care.

Explore tips on setting up, working with raffia, and storing it to make the most of your projects with Annie Clarke

Benita's journey our Baskets from the Garden course turning plants into art. Get inspired by her story and explore your own creativity!

Explore the beauty and versatility of New Zealand Flax in basket making.

There is something magical about vines. They defy gravity, winding and twisting creating environmental sculptures, sometimes in the most...

I want to weave now! Hands up if you’ve experienced wanting to weave and realising you haven’t the right plant fibre or you have to dry...

It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of...

To create gorgeous functional and decorative baskets you need to find some materials to create them with. This isn’t that difficult but I...

When I'm teaching, I'm often asked how much raffia is needed to make a basket. It's a good question, because, I assure you, once you...

Meet Louise Freckelton Louise lives on a small-scale alternative farm and conservation area named Highfield Farm and Woodland. It's a...

I’m new at making baskets but I'm just loving the creative outlet. I enjoy the natural colour palette that creating them brings.

Crafting doesn't need to be a trip to the store for lots of new packaged items. That's the beauty of this craft - you can use mostly...

I often feel a tiny bit of jealousy when someone tells me they've just learned to basket weave. I remember the feeling of discovering...

Raffia is a natural fibre that is perfect for basket weaving; it is strong, holds dye superbly, and is easily malleable. Basketmakers...

The latest edition of Meet the Makers talks to two talented basket weavers who learnt their craft later in life. Both make stunning baskets

Connective stories across our Craft School Oz community. Seeing what inspires others, what gets them making baskets, is what inspires me!