Basketry: Rescuing, Reviving, Retaining

Basket making in the British Isles today is rich and diverse. A combination of knowledge, skills and practices, it encompasses a wide range of materials, forms, techniques and cultural influences. The Basketmakers’ Association’s (BA) Traditional Basketry Project (TBP), working in partnership with Heritage Crafts, strives to rescue, revive and retain skills and promote information about UK basketry traditions. TBP is now creating a central resource that can be learned from and used to inform and educate the current and next generation of basket makers.

Ruthin Craft Centre and guest curator Gregory Parsons are thrilled to be working with the BA’s TBP to bring the Centre’s fourth exhibition on this most ancient craft to Wales. Ruthin Craft Centre is open Tuesday – Sunday, 10:00-17:30.

The BA TBP’s exhibition was first displayed at Tear Up Festival (21-25 August 2024) and will tour to the Harley Gallery, Nottinghamshire (12 April – 29 June 2025).