Whilst there are a few willow basketmakers about, it is still a declining craft. There are a good number of amateurs and many people using basketmaking skills to produce sculpture, the area that is in decline is the full time working basketmaker producing functional baskets and this is arguably the area that demands the highest skill – some would say that it is only through production work that your skills become honed.
Rob and Julie King work hard and make beautiful functional baskets at a speed that makes them affordable. Basket making is hard on the hands and speed and efficiency is everything if you want to make a living.
