Christmas Hours:
Wednesday, December 4th - Monday, December 23rd: 11:00 - 5:00
Christmas Eve: 10:00 - 1:00
Closed December 25th and 26th
$165.00
Handwoven rush wastepaper basket*
Rush Matters is a heritage craft business started over 30 years ago in England by Felicity Irons. Felicity, who is self-taught, harvests English rush in the same manner as was done in Anglo Saxon times. She is one of the last freshwater rush cutter/weavers in England.
To make their products, English bulrush is harvested from punts on the river Ouse and Nene in Bedfordshire. The rush is wind-dried and sun-bleached, then stored in a 15th century barn where it is eventually handwoven, plaited, coiled and stitched into a wide range of products and floor matting.
7.8" diameter x 9.8" high
* Colors of rush work may vary and will most likely be green to start, but will mellow to golden honey tones as they age.
Woven by hand in England
