How to weave a round willow basket base

31 January 2023

Watch our free tutorial, ‘How to weave a round willow basket base‘ with basket maker Rachel Hutton. 

Use 4ft & 5ft buff willow and/or 4ft & 5ft brown Black Maul. A 1kg bundle of 4ft and 5ft willow is plenty to weave a basket of this size. Willow is a bulky item. Postage costs are the same whether you buy 1kg or 20kgs! The round base can easily be adapted to make a flower.

How to weave a round willow basket base

Running order

00:18 Starting the base

02:16 The slath

07:30 Tying in the slath / starting to pair

16:56 Underfoot base

18:38 Joining butts to butts

21:26 Joining tips to tips

24:01 Lock joint

25:54 Finishing off/ pricking off (trimming)

This is the first of a comprehensive 6 part guide. Watch all the tutorials.