Hatton Willow is a small business committed to making quality willow baskets handmade using materials grown in the UK.
Based in the South Wales Valleys town of Caerphilly, famous for its Castle and cheese, we use the heritage craft of willow weaving to produce willow products using willow harvested yearly from our withy bed. It gives us a sustainable source of willow which is an amazingly flexible material and provides us with a source of willow cuttings and willow bundles that we offer for sale. Hatton Willow attend many events throughout the UK and can give a talk or demonstration and run a willow workshop at your event.
Sarah Hatton of Hatton Willow has appeared on series 4 and 5 of the fantastic show The Repair Shop on BBC1 repairing a baby weighing scales and also a willow crib. Sarah has also appeared with fellow willow weaver, Mel Bastier, on the Gwent Levels episode of Countryfile weaving a female brinker willow sculpture.

Willow courses

COURSES

Through willow weaving courses we try our very best to spread the enthusiasm that we have for this beautiful traditional craft.

Shop

SHOP

We sell a number of items within our shop including a variety of willow baskets and willow cuttings.

Gift card

GIFT CARDS

With our gift cards you can let the recipient of your gift choose exactly what they want. You can select whether they are sent via email or post.

NEXT WILLOW WEAVING COURSE

5th November 2023

Christmas crafts course

This course will include different techniques of willow weaving and basket making. We will make a Christmas angel, a reindeer to hang on your tree and a wreath decorated with pine cones, holly, cinnamon and ribbon.

NEXT EVENT

24th October – 16th November 2023

Crafting a Better World, The United Nations Office in Geneva

The United Nations Office at Geneva are hosting a new exhibition entitled “Crafting a better world” to recognize and support the importance of handicraft around the globe. For the United Nations, it is also an opportunity to demonstrate another level on which we are all equal and to promote culture as an instrument of dialogue among people. I have been asked by the UK Misssion to the UN to represent the UK with one of my Welsh Shopper baskets.

Grow your own

GROW YOUR OWN WILLOW

We grow 25 different varieties of willow which you can purchase to grow your own. We have many sizes and colours of willow including some varieties from the National Willow Collection.

TESTIMONIALS

I really enjoyed it and found the class quite interesting. I always wanted to work with willow but never managed the courage to just get up and go.
Carolina Keast

Mum and I loved our willow weaving course at Nantgarw China Works.
Thank you ever so much, the Christmas decorations we made were amazing.
Alys Byrne

Thank you Sarah, fantastic day at the Carers Day. Everyone really enjoyed the willow weaving.
Claire Wheatley

Great day learning how to make Christmas decorations with willow. Thanks Sarah!
Caroline Kitson

Sarah Class weaving

Sarah Made by Hand

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