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  1. Hats, hats, hats

    2018-06-10 20:36:50 UTC

    For some reason, I get to do lots of hat-related things. I have met some fantastic milliners and makers of hats, and I even made a “scythe crown” that ended up being eaten by a goat… In celebration of basketry hats… Edie Obilaso of And They Loved Hats and I…


  2. Knitting and Stitching Spring 2018

    2018-06-10 20:16:42 UTC

    I’ve always been a knitter, but never thought I’d have an exhibit in the Knitting and Stitching Show at Olympia. This year I had two! Included on the City Lit “Making” stand were “Variations on a Flamingo” and “Crow’s Feather Basket”. Thank you to City Lit Fashion and Textiles for…


  3. Best Basket 2017

    2017-06-19 21:44:00 UTC

    I’m over the moon that my Highland Hairmoss Basket has been awarded third prize in the Best Basket 2017 competition held by the Worshipful Company of Basketmakers. What a huge and unexpected honour The basket is made of hairmoss (Polytrichum commune), picked in Toscaig on the Applecross peninsula where I…


  4. Inspired By…

    2017-05-16 08:13:00 UTC

    A year ago my “Variations on a Flamingo” coiled baskets, inspired by a David Bailey photo in the V&A collection, were selected for the “Inspired By” exhibition in Morley Gallery. It was a privilege to be part of such a varied and interesting exhibition.  The exhibition guide is still online,…


  5. Tulips in Toscaig

    2017-04-24 17:47:00 UTC

    Our neighbours on Applecross Croft grew these glorious, very elegant tulips and photographed them in my candy cane basket! Today it is snowing outside, but the tulips are safe inside, in a vase in our kitchen… A basket of Applecross Croft tulips! © Valerie Hodgkinson Tulips from Applecross Croft ©…


  6. Basketry on the catwalk…

    2017-03-10 09:19:00 UTC

    Noel Stewart, S/S17: rush and willow transformed! Noel Stewart, A/W16: cane as you’ve never seen it before… A little of my basketry went into these extraordinarily beautiful pieces by the hugely talented milliner Noel Stewart. I’m very proud to have made a small contribution to two of his glorious collections!…


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