by Jane Haselden | Jun 15, 2022 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
It’s that time of year when lots of people have been gathering dandelion stems, to use in cordage and basketry. Dandelions are great, I’m a big fan, but they are not the only gift from nature to be gathering right now. Here, the daffodil leaves are all...
by Jane Haselden | Jun 12, 2022 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
A couple of family days out this month, have led me to some wonderful examples of traditional Orkney baskets. The first trip was to the Fossil and Heritage centre at Burray. It is a lovely little museum, tiny but packed with interesting collections and well worth a...
by Jane Haselden | May 22, 2022 | Craft for Kids
aWren is always interested in what I’m making. The other day, she was looking at some samples of coil work that I had made for a tutorial and started swishing one of them about, like a ribbon twirler. We both decided that it would be fun to make one with proper...
by Jane Haselden | Apr 20, 2022 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
Today I am finally plucking up the courage to talk to you, about how you can help to support my work with basketry and natural crafts and also have fun learning and making along with me. Have you ever wondered what that red “Become a patron” button is all...
by Jane Haselden | Mar 31, 2022 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
I have wanted to work exclusively with plants from my garden or plants that I can gather locally, for a long while. I made a good amount of progress towards this goal, early last year, but having to move to several temporary homes, whilst waiting to find our proper...
