Withy Lore were invited to fascilitate a family day at the Museum of Cornish Life in Helston for their annual Helston Makes It events 2025. We delivered drawing, willow and rope weaving activities all inspired by our Withy Lore exhibition which was on display upstairs.

Withy Lore touring exhibition at the Museum of Cornish Life in Helston September - November 2025. Celebrating the craft and heritage of withy pots, a tradtional form of crab/lobster pot from the south west that is now classed as endangered. Funded by The Fishmongers Company, Basket Makers' Association and the Little Parc Owles Trust.

10 years of withy pots Next November will mark 10 years since I began my journey exploring the heritage craft of withy pots around the South West. So much has happened since and I feel very lucky to have shared this with my two boys (my little Salix Piskies) and hopefully helped instill in them a connection to their heritage and a sense of belonging. In 2022 I self published a story book called Withy pots & Salix piskies, aimed at enabling people to discover more about the threatened craft of...