Filming baskets

by Adam Jones-Lloyd My filming adventure with the Basketry Then and Now project began in June 2016 with what started as a one-off trip to The Museum of English Rural...

Pigeons in War – and pigeon baskets in war

by Greta Bertram Last month I visited the Royal Pigeon Racing Association’s Pigeons at War exhibition at Bletchley Park and met with Colin Hill from the RPRA to find out...

Basketmakers’ Lists of Sizes and Prices

by Greta Bertram I do not know their origins, but since at least 1850 various basketmaking associations, such as the Journeymen Skip, Basket, and Hamper Making Society, the London Union...