Round two-tone willow shopping basket with a tall handle, in pale stripped willow and brown Dicky Meadows, on grass
Close-up of the two-tone weave and handle of the willow shopping basket
Round two-tone willow shopping basket with a tall handle, in pale stripped willow and brown Dicky Meadows, on grass
Close-up of the two-tone weave and handle of the willow shopping basket

Two-tone Shopping Basket

£95.00

Available: 1 in stock.

Nipping to the shops for milk, cheese and biscuits? This is a useful size for everyday bits and bobs. Shopping baskets are traditionally made of stripped willow because it's light, and this one will hold up to 30kg of shopping and become an heirloom. It can also be made with a foot: get in touch if you'd like one.

Size
Height 26cm (45cm to the top of the handle), diameter 34cm.

Willow
UK-grown organic stripped white willow; home-grown Dicky Meadows.

Delivery
UK delivery is calculated at checkout.
Outside UK? Ask for a delivery quote.

Willow varies from year to year, so your basket’s colours may differ slightly from the photos and your screen.
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Please read my basket terms, shipping and returns before ordering.

Available: 1 in stock.

Nipping to the shops for milk, cheese and biscuits? This is a useful size for everyday bits and bobs. Shopping baskets are traditionally made of stripped willow because it's light, and this one will hold up to 30kg of shopping and become an heirloom. It can also be made with a foot: get in touch if you'd like one.

Size
Height 26cm (45cm to the top of the handle), diameter 34cm.

Willow
UK-grown organic stripped white willow; home-grown Dicky Meadows.

Delivery
UK delivery is calculated at checkout.
Outside UK? Ask for a delivery quote.

Willow varies from year to year, so your basket’s colours may differ slightly from the photos and your screen.
Join my mailing list to hear about new baskets.
Please read my basket terms, shipping and returns before ordering.

The Details

  • I love the softness of stripped willow. I don't strip it myself, I buy it in, but I still love using it in my designs. With my home-grown Dicky Meadows it looks more rural and rustic, and different from the plain Somerset shopping baskets. It's still quite a traditional shape: why change a good, functional design?

  • Brush with a soft brush if dusty. If muddy, give it a shower, brushing gently while you rinse, then dry it outside in the wind in a shady spot. Baskets like this usually only need some care every 10 years or so. Don't leave it outdoors in wet or damp weather: after a few hours the white willow soaks up the moisture.

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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