Generations of Exceptional
Craftsmanship

Basket Maker

It has been said that humans have an intuitive ability to weave a basket, just as a spider weaves its web or a bird makes a nest.

I served an apprenticeship as an electrician for four years and continued as a maintenance electrician until i ventured into basket making in 1985 , a complete contrast to factory environment that replenished my soul and opened up the wonderful world of heritage crafts.

I obtained a placement with a Basket Maker in Somerset through the Rural Enterprise Scheme, where i learnt the basic English basket making techniques , methods and essential skills to start my career as a basket maker.

Over the past 40 years i have made many different baskets for all sorts of customers initially through village craft shows and summer fetes , more recently and thanks to the world wide web i mostly sell on line with the majority of my work being bespoke storage baskets along with basket making workshops.

You may see some of my work in television productions to include Disney, find it fix it flog it and many others.

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.

A certificate awarded to Geoff Travers by The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers. The certificate features a crest at the top with a blue shield, two white griffins, and a red banner at the bottom. It has signatures at the bottom right and a red seal at the bottom left.
A woman wearing a black gown with gold chains and a medallion stands next to a man in a black tuxedo and bow tie, both in a decorated room with antique decor and gold accents.

Willow baskets do not pollute the oceans, they are incredibly long lasting and can be composted at the end of their life.

Proud to be plastic free

We are all becoming more aware of the environmental impact of single-use plastics

It’s said that 70% of all plastics ever created are still in the environment today, and unfortunately they are not going away any time soon.

It can take decades for plastic to degrade, and in the meantime, our oceans, forests and land are becoming increasingly polluted.

Do we really want to leave the planet to our children knowing that there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish by 2030?