Oak Swill baskets are traditionally made in the Lake District and some parts of Wales. They are strong, durable, oval baskets made by weaving thin strips of coppiced oak around a hazel rim. Learn the cleaving, boiling and riving of oak, the steaming and bending of a hazel frame and the use of drawknives, froe and swiller’s mare. You will go home with one traditional oak swill basket.

Owen Jones has been making these durable and attractive baskets for almost twenty years. Although it is quite an intensive three days no previous experience or special skills are required.

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