It's not a kuksa it's a...............willow basket:)

[Monikieman]

So, instead of posting kuksa pictures here's a medium basket I made on a course at the weekend.

Managed a bit arty farty Harry Lauders walking stick in it as well.

 

[Toddy]

That's rather nice , and I like your design feature too

Who was the tutor ? I was on a felt boot making course this weekend.

M

 

[Monikieman]

Felt boots sounds great Mary. I have an incling for moccasins or some sort of slippers with wool/leather.

Jane Wilkinson from Special Branch baskets was the tutor. It was a great weekend. Thanks very much.

 

[Robson Valley]

My grandmother had several baskets like that, various sizes. We picked or dug up garden veggies in those.
Nice job, moniekieman, you snapped me back 60 years. You built a time machine.

 

[Goatboy]

Lovely basket, like the varied materials/colours. I keep promising myself a basketry course, would love to make stuff to that standard.

Sent via smoke-signal from a woodland in Scotland.

 

[John Fenna]

Very nice indeed!
I love making baskets ... but I think I need more lessons!

 

[spandit]

That's superb! Wish my willow would grow a bit quicker so I could have a bash...

 

[milius2]

Great basket, I will NOT show what I've acomplished in baskety it's such a nice craft to master as there is so much material to choose from just around the corner..

 

[Toddy]

Jane Wilkinson's lovely and she is such an inspirational teacher
http://specialbranchbaskets.com
A busy, active, lady too

Liz Gaffney has a felt making studio at Dalmally Station (on the West Highland line), and she is another superb teacher
http://www.heartfeltbyliz.com/news/

My living room floor is covered in wool just now and my boots are drying out on the radiator
The tutor this time was Moira Buchanan from FeltinArt in Glasgow.
http://www.feltinart.com
I had a very good day

M

 

[Muddypaws]

That is a tidy looking basket. Serious skills envy here!

 

[Dreadhead]

wow very nice mate!

 

[richardhomer]

Very nice mate. I have a willow basket making kit that my wife has got me. I Need to soak the willow first before I have a go. I just waiting until I know I have a weekend where the kids have things planned so I can get stuck into it!.

It came form here. http://www.basketkits.co.uk/
They have quite a few different sort of kits for sale

 

[sandbender]

That is really nice, something I have always wanted to get more experience off.

 

[Monikieman]

Thanks for your comments folks. Toddy, Jane must be a good teacher as that was my first attempt. I don't think I could remember all the different weaves if I tried it on my own again though!!

 

[Leadblaster]

Fantastic work, really nice. How did you start,or where did you start and have you any basic advice for making one ...

 

[Monikieman]

Hi Leadblaster. I've a head full of ideas and I'm getting round to ticking them off. (But new ones appear aswell!)

I fancied it for a while. There was an Angus Open Studios day where artists open there studios and I went to see Jane Wilkinson at Special Branch Baskets. When I got there I saw that she did coracle courses. I paused for thought and decided to do a basket course first. There are so many steps, quite easy when you have an expert at hand, but easilly forgotten.

I would suggest a course locally. Great fun.

 

[forginhill]

Would love to learn to do something like that. Your basket came out very well! Hopefully more will follow....