Mere Brow Makes, Northwich (2026)

I love to make beautiful things for the home using natural materials and to share this with others ❤️

07/06/2026

I am excited to say that Mere Brow Makes will be at The Royal Cheshire County Show on the 16th and 17th June!

Come and see me in the Agri-Centre where I will be bringing along some of our home grown willow and demonstrating the ancient craft of basket weaving. Visitors are welcome to have a try for themselves!

06/06/2026

Zarzo Baskets!

An incredible group of ladies came to the workshop yesterday to make Spanish style ‘Zarzo’ baskets. They involve a very different kind of weaving to a traditional basket, and while it is much less intensive on the hands, it still requires a huge amount of hard work, focus, patience and care.

It was a privilege to guide these ladies through the making process and getting to know them in between. A strong, gentle, fun and extremely tenacious group of women. We shared the highs and lows of making and of life! There were tears, laughter, hugs and some beautiful creations!

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

12/05/2026

Willow ‘Zarzo’ Basket Workshop

We are running a brand new workshop on Friday 5th June and there are just a few spaces left.

We will be making these beautiful Spanish ‘Zarzo’ baskets, very different in style to the traditional stake and strand basket.

This basket is perfect for a beginner, especially as it is much easier on the hands and is much less intensive to make!

The day will start at 9:30 and finish at around 4:30 or when everybody has finished. As usual I will cook us a delicious vegetarian lunch and we will share the joy of creating in a supportive and friendly group ❤️.

The cost will be £70.

To book your place, email Paula at [email protected]

02/05/2026

My brain is MUSH but I am so happy and proud of this amazing group of weavers!

All (apart from one) were absolute beginners but just look at their creations! They even managed void handles and a tricky rod border.

More importantly, we all got to share a sunny Saturday in a supportive, warm and fun community.

I feel so privileged that I get to do this ❤️

24/04/2026

SUCH a fun group today! Lots of laughter, really great company and an absolute pleasure to teach 😊.

They were also real grafters and worked their socks off! They should be so proud of their beautiful creations ❤️❤️

21/04/2026

Willow Flowers Workshop

Mere Brow Makes is based at Mere Brow Permaculture Project in Weaverham. I am a trained basket maker and run regular willow weaving workshops from our cosy space on the farm, all suitable for complete beginners (www.merebrowmakes.co.uk).

I love to create a welcoming and supportive space to create as a group and provide skilled guidance to ensure that everybody comes away with something handmade to be proud of! Our workshops are always fun and very friendly!

There are still a few spaces left on our willow flowers session on Friday 22nd May at 9:30 till 12:30! This is a great opportunity to have a go at working with this amazing natural material and learn some basic basketry skills (the centre of the flower is the base of a round basket!), without the intensity of a full day.

Your flower (s) will be as large or small as you wish to make them, you will have choices of colour and shape of petals etc - they are perfect as a wall hanging or garden feature. Everybody will work at their own pace but there should be time to make more than one flower in the session.

I am looking forward to this session and to seeing everybody’s unique creations! ❤️

To join us, email Paula at [email protected] 😊

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Northwich

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http://www.merebrowmakes.co.uk/

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