by Jane Haselden | Aug 26, 2023 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
All the way back in February I contacted Michael Sinclair (The Orkney Woodturner), to ask where I might be able to get hold of some wood for whittling. I had a little project in mind, one I still haven’t got around to finishing, but Michael very kindly offered... 
by Jane Haselden | Mar 29, 2023 | Basketry & Natural Crafts, Tutorials
I have had so many people asking me how to prepare the beautiful Phormium Tenax fibres, that I use, so here is my step-by-step guide! I must start by saying that, this is just the way that I have developed the processing of these fibres. As far as I am aware, it is... 
by Jane Haselden | Feb 23, 2023 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
I have been so thankful for the huge amount of interest and support for my work over the past couple of months. There isn’t much opportunity to see people’s reactions to my baskets, living and working on a small island. So your kind words, likes, shares... 
by Jane Haselden | Dec 24, 2022 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
We are fast approaching the end of 2022 and what a year it has been, here in our little house in South Ronaldsay. In amongst all of the renovations, getting our vegetable garden started and learning together, I have somehow managed to make lots of baskets over the... 
by Jane Haselden | Nov 1, 2022 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
I’ve had the chance to work with lots of different plants, at this point in my basket making journey, but my favourite above all others, has to be New Zealand Flax (Phormium Tenax). I was missing working with these glorious fibres. My own plants are just babies... 
by Jane Haselden | Aug 17, 2022 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
Rhubarb grows very well in the Orkney Islands and as you drive around the islands in late spring and summer, you will see it growing in gardens, on the roadside and even on the cliff edge. In the little courtyard between our house and its collection of outbuildings,...
