by Jane Haselden | Jan 19, 2022 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
January is flying by and there is no sign of the winter blues here. There is so much to be done and our new home gives me so much inspiration for making! My very first basket of the year, was one that I made just for myself. I found some old baling twine in one of our...
by Jane Haselden | Sep 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Over the past couple of months, I have been experimenting with some of the plants that I have gathered and dried from my garden. Much as I love working with raffia, exploring and developing ways to use the plants that I grow or that grow naturally around me, has...
by Jane Haselden | Jan 14, 2021 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
As much of the UK has found itself back in full lockdown, I thought I would share a little basketry tutorial, for you try out. Earlier this week, I made a little coil basket out of dried leaves from our garden. This technique is really simple, you don’t need any...
by Jane Haselden | Jan 7, 2021 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
A new year always seems to bring with it a renewed motivation to push forward, try new things and settle into good routines. After the disruption of Christmas and two kids birthdays, we’re about ready for some normality and I am determined to make this a good...
by Jane Haselden | Oct 22, 2020 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
It’s been a few weeks now since I first started to hand-dye my own raffia with natural dyes. Since then, I have been having a great time using it and making more dyes along the way. It has been really satisfying to start bringing these skills together and I feel...
