Oval willow cat bed with a cream cushion and a fluffy grey-and-white cat, by a window

Side view of the oval willow cat bed with instep, with the cat sitting up inside

Oval Cat Bed with Instep

£150.00

Made to order: allow 14 weeks.

An oval cat bed with an instep, woven in locally grown Dicky Meadows willow, which is lovely and fine, on UK-grown steamed willow uprights, stout, waxy and chocolate brown. It can also be made for a small dog, in any variety of willow.

Size
Height 22cm, width 55cm, depth 40cm.

Willow
Dicky Meadows sides; steamed willow uprights; Black Maul base.

Delivery
UK delivery is calculated at checkout.
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Willow varies from year to year, so your basket’s colours may differ slightly from the photos and your screen.
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Made to order: allow 14 weeks.

The Details

Some cats aren't happy where they live, and this one was rehomed. In his new home he needed a comfortable bed in a spot where he could still follow everything going on in the street. He has plenty of room to sleep however he likes, and can rest his head on the slightly raised sides.
Once you’ve ordered, I’ll email you to confirm when I’ll be weaving it. Each basket is made from this season’s willow, so the colours will vary a little from the photos; that’s part of its character.
Depending on your cat, brush it with a soft brush regularly or once a month, and go over it with the soft brush of the hoover every six months. On a windy day, take it outside and brush it. It can also have a shower once a year, or after an "accident".

Round willow basket on the grass, handwoven by Marianne van Niekerken in Kent

Made with a Respect for the Material

Give every basketmaker the same project and they'll each finish a very different basket. I like to work very neatly, but I also like things to be natural. If a willow rod isn't quite what you'd expect, and it doesn't affect the integrity of the rod, I make a feature of it.

The connection between the material, me as the maker, and you as the person who will love and use it for many years is one of the main reasons I'm a full-time basketmaker.

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