Messenger of happiness and herald of spring
As a lucky charm. Swallows have been considered harbingers of good luck or spring since the Middle Ages. And due to my current limited mobility in my arm, I have a lot of time to Read More …
Category: Basketry
Korbwaren – Basketry
Working in the workshop with obstacles
Over the last few days, I have been trying my hand at weaving to see whether my tennis elbow is strong enough to bear weight again. As I discovered, my arm is not quite ready Read More …
Basket with handle experiment
While browsing the internet, I came across a basket with a special handle. I liked it so much that I decided to weave a round basket with that handle using a base I already had.
Querbeet – Farm festival in August at the Pappelhof
Updated on 21.10.2025 Only a few weeks to go until Querbeet’s 2025 farm festival in Reichelsheim. I will also be there with my basketware. Here again as a route planner with my marked location at Read More …
Experiments with willow and a wicker chair
Before the company holidays in May, I put willows in the garden in the tub to soak. They have now been in the water for three weeks. I found a weaving technique on the internet Read More …
Safety first
Updated on 10.11.2024 Even in the dark season, it is always important to be seen. What applies to car drivers and cyclists, namely safety first, applies even more so to pedestrians. The sooner you are Read More …
Do you also have a xxx basket?
Updated on 31.12.2023 It’s all a matter of definition A basket is a woven container for filling and carrying the objects it contains. on handles or grips. I make baskets in many sizes, shapes and Read More …
Who wants to see hard-working craftsmen?
Updated on 03.05.2025 It’s probably time to give a short sign of life from me as a craftsman or basket maker. In addition to chair and back weaving and smaller basket repairs (handles and handles) Read More …
Customer order completed
Updated on 31.12.2023 For a customer I braided a Hotte or Tanse or Kiepe or Kötze, also called a reef. Behind all these names there is simply a backpack basket that I made at the Read More …
For rainy days
Updated on 25.10.2025 What does a basket maker do during company holidays, i.e. on vacation, when the weather doesn’t allow her to lie on the beach? Of course she has a few willows with her Read More …