Wicker Picnic Baskets

Wicker Picnic Baskets - Materials used

Wicker Picnic Baskets are constructed using willow, which is a sustainable material.  The wicker, or willow as it is often referred to, is cut from the Willow tree.  The willow tree, which is similar to a shrub in appearance, grows rapidly allowing it to be harvested every season thus making it an environmentally sustainable material.  Willow grows in abundance throughout the Northern Hemisphere but it is native to China, where many wicker picnic baskets are made.  Wicker Picnic Baskets are lightweight for easy carrying, but are also robust and hard wearing.

Wine and Tea Wicker Picnic Baskets

Tea wicker picnic baskets include cups and sometimes a flask.  Wine wicker picnic baskets include glasses and sometimes a bottle cooler.  Baskets are available in two, four and six person sizes.  The size reflects the number of place settings contained in the wicker picnic baskest and the space to accomodate food or drink.

Manufacturing Wicker Picnic Baskets

Wicker picnic baskets consist of thrhee main components.  The base, which is the starting point and is woven using willow, the sides, which are woven around staves, and the rim.  Most wicker picnic hampers also have a lid fastened in place by leather straps.  The handles are sometimes integral to the basket, but often a leather handle is fixed to the basket.

A variety of different patterns can be made by altering the colour, pattern, size and placement of a certain style of weave.  A picnic basket may include a linen lining and this is often brightly coloured.  The contents of the picnic basket will normally include plates, cutlery, cups, glasses and napkins.

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