Pet Baskets Collection

For the most important member of your family, we have the perfect pet basket.

Because we make to order we can make the size you need, if what you see below isn’t quite right.  We can also make the baskets using a different combination of colours – or in all buff willow.

We lovingly make all our baskets with Great British willow to create strong and durable baskets that keep their good looks for many years and can easily be washed.

If you need help or advice, please connect with us via WhatsApp using the Chat with us button below or email us and let us know how we help.

There are four naturally produced colours of willow.

The greenish tone you can see in the cosy cat basket above is known as ‘green’ or ‘brown’ willow – ‘green’ when it is freshly cut and ‘brown’ when it has dried out.  (We refer to it as green willow in our descriptions because of the colour).  The actual colour of the ‘green’ willow depends on the variety of willow: many varieties like the one we use, salix triandra, are greeny brown, but there are red and yellow varieties too.  The organisation basketry & beyond have a lovely website with more information about willow and basketmaking.

If you take ‘brown’ willow and boil it for a couple of hours the bark takes on a darker colour – we call this ‘steamed’ willow.

If you take ‘green’ or ‘brown’ willow and boil it for about 10 hours then strip off the bark it becomes ‘buff’ willow – as in the pet carrier above.

The colour ‘white’ is produced by stripping willow once the sap has risen in the spring – as soon as the new buds start to appear.  The sap gives it the pale creamy colour.