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New stock in Maiden Crafts, Redcastle. Donegal

May 26, 2025 By rua

The sensation of a special summer is rising….

In celebration of when Brendan & I arrived in Inishowen, we are releasing these for those who love the wild nature of Inishowen. T-shirts in Maroon, forest green and Black.

Thanks to Maiden Rock Arts & Crafts in Redcastle for anchoring the arts & crafts for us to buy locally made gifts!

Online Basket Classes now available!

December 10, 2018 By rua

Great news from BGA- I now have an online video tutorial website, and have begun to offer weaving projects for you to try.

There’s a free Willow Handbook available, just click the link to learn more. https://vimeo.com/328193575

Make a beautiful Garden Trug, a shallow basket for your garden produce.

https://vimeo.com/r/2f40/Yjh3Ui9RRU

If you like to help our garden birds, you can weave a simple Bird’s Nest.

https://vimeo.com/r/2e0K/eHBzSUt2ZG

There is also a stunning centre-piece for your table, in the form of a Catalan Platter.

https://vimeo.com/r/2eqa/dVVSZ0VBSn

You can learn to weave a bike basket with handle and straps

I’ve a tutorial on how to weave an egg-shaped shopping basket

How about a traditional oval shopper?

For a really traditional Irish potato basket called a ‘Skib’

And then, if you really are looking for a series of videos to make yourself a proficient weaver, there’s an offer of buying seven tutorials entitled ‘From Beginner to Basketmaker in Six Easy Steps’, which includes a free video of a traditional Irish Creel, follow the link below