Willow Baskets and Workshops
Come and make your own at a workshop in Etchingham, Lewes or Tenterden, or take home beautiful and useful baskets woven from natural fibres grown on the Kent and Sussex border.
Willow baskets and workshops from Marianne van Niekerken, the maker behind Crafty Basketry, since 2006.
Allow Me to Guide You
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For Beginners
Your first willow basket in a day, taught step by step in a small group of up to six.
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For Improvers
Take your weaving to the next level: learn borders, feet and by-stakes.
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Private Tuition
A private session for you or your own group, or one-to-one lessons planned around you.
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“Marianne’s teaching style is calm, clear, and sprinkled with just the right amount of humour. I arrived a complete beginner and left proudly clutching a beautiful willow basket… Highly recommend—just be warned, you might get hooked!”
Sabi, Beginners day, Lewes, Google review, March 2026
Students’ Choice Award, Platinum · Craft Courses. Read more reviews
Baskets to Keep
My baskets begin in the willow bed. I grow 14 varieties of willow on the Kent and Sussex border, and the place where each rod grew shapes its colour and texture.
Every rod is grown through the seasons in all weathers, then harvested, sorted, graded, prepared and woven by hand.
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