Welcome to Oxfordshire Basketmakers
Oxfordshire Basketmakers (OB) promotes basketry in Oxfordshire and beyond through a regular programme of basketry workshops, talks, visits and social gatherings; there are also opportunities to exhibit.
OB was founded in 1999. It developed out of an informal group of local makers and enthusiasts who for some years had been meeting and sharing their skills. Founder members were inspired by the first Oxford Summer School (1991), the Pitt Rivers Museum's exhibition Basketmakers (1992), the activities of the national Basketmakers' Association and the City & Guilds basketry courses offered by the City Lit in London.
Today OB has more than 100 members throughout Oxfordshire and beyond. These include professional basketmakers and teachers as well as researchers, collectors and many people who simply like baskets or enjoy 'having a go' from time to time.