Irish turf basket
Irish turf basket made in rush that Sarah harvested from the river Isle on the Somerset Levels in 2020.
The recipe for this basket can be found in the book 'Rush Baskety - Weaving with Eight Makers' published in 2018 by The Basketmakers' Association. Based on a basket of about 100 years old that would have been put by the hearth to contain peat turf for use on the fire. The original basket was found by Olivia Elton Barratt, basket recipe written by Ruth Slater.