Crafts CouncilDirectoryGeoff Travers - BasketmakerWillow Basket makerSouthwick, EnglandBasketryWeavingCraft educatorWebsiteE-mailInstagramFacebookAboutInfoVideosSustainabilityI first ventured into basket making in 1985 by making rough hedgerow baskets as a hobby then I obtained a placement with a Basket Maker in Somerset through the Rural Enterprise Scheme. My goal was, and remains, to keep the traditional basket making techniques alive and enable rural crafts to continue to provide an active place in the modern plastic age. I am continually amazed at the craftsmanship of old and how they managed to achieve perfection in their work with such primitive tools.Focus:Traditional English baskets with a modern contemporary twistCommissions:Available for commissionsStockists:Somerset Guild of Cratsmentension tray Willow baskets do not pollute the oceans, they are incredibly long-lasting and can be composted at the end of their life. The carbon footprint of creating my willow baskets is minimal. All the baskets are hand-crafted by myself at my workshop in Southwick, Wiltshire. I source the willow from the Somerset levels, and occasionally local foraged materials - dogwoods, wild willow, coppiced hazel and any other interesting weave-able material.AboutI first ventured into basket making in 1985 by making rough hedgerow baskets as a hobby then I obtained a placement with a Basket Maker in Somerset through the Rural Enterprise Scheme. My goal was, and remains, to keep the traditional basket making techniques alive and enable rural crafts to continue to provide an active place in the modern plastic age. I am continually amazed at the craftsmanship of old and how they managed to achieve perfection in their work with such primitive tools.InfoFocus:Traditional English baskets with a modern contemporary twistCommissions:Available for commissionsStockists:Somerset Guild of CratsmenVideostension tray SustainabilityWillow baskets do not pollute the oceans, they are incredibly long-lasting and can be composted at the end of their life. The carbon footprint of creating my willow baskets is minimal. All the baskets are hand-crafted by myself at my workshop in Southwick, Wiltshire. I source the willow from the Somerset levels, and occasionally local foraged materials - dogwoods, wild willow, coppiced hazel and any other interesting weave-able material.WebsiteE-mailInstagramFacebookProjectBespoke storage basketsProjectOval shoulder basketProjectOctober collectionProjectTwisted SistersProjectSummer 21ProjectWillow Shopping Trolley