Home | History of Basket Making | Contact Us | Shopping Basket | Checkout | About Us | Special Offers Browse Categories Wine Carriers Hampers Shoppers Linen Baskets Miscellaneous Waste Paper Bins Log Baskets Baby Cribs   Shop Links Product Index View All Products Advanced Search Useful Links Customer Accounts         The art of wicker basket making was developed at the early stage of man's evolution. The number of craftsmen employed and the output of their labour must have been immense but such are the temporary nature of willow and the humble status of the willow basket maker that the evidence of the scale of production has all but disappeared. Now I am one of the last wicker basket makers in the North West of England. To keep the trade going I now make the type of things you can see - I can make almost anything, so give me a chance to prove it. Derek Noble     The art of basketmaking was developed at an early stage of man's evolution. In Britain oak, hazel and willow provided material for making the strong rigid containers necessary in everyday life. Fences and houses, too, were built from wickerwork or wattles. Read More >     I started work as an apprentice basket maker serving three years; I worked on the plank for a further three years for the same company. In 1976 I moved to Somerset as a training officer I trained fourteen young people over the next three years some are still basket making to this day. Read More > Wicker Dog / Cat Basket Pet Basket made from buff willow with plywood base. > View Product Round Shopper Round Shopper 2 tone Size 340mm dia 230mm high + handle. > View Product 4 Bottle Wine Basket 4 bottle wine basket made from buff willow. > View Product   Waste Basket Waste Basket made from buff willow. > View Product Two Lidded Hamper Two lidded hamper made in buff willow. > View Product Childs Cot Made from buff willow with plywood base. > View Product             Home | Shopping Basket | Checkout | Contact Us | Terms of Use | Store Policies Useful Links | Mail List | Special Offers | Privacy Policy Copyright © British Baskets 2007 Design by CG Design - web design lancashire