| Manufacturers of handmade willow baskets - grown and handcrafted in Norfolk by Adrian Charlton and Ruth Kidd |
 
Adrian Charlton
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| 1985 | Receive a grant from Rural Development Commission to study traditional basket making skills under Norfolk Master Basketmaker Terry Bensley. As an apprentice I was taught a full range of East Anglian fishing, agricultural, domestic and trades basket ware. |
| 1989 | Start attending exhibitions and shows countrywide trading as Traditional Willow Basketry. Taught adult education classes for Broadland Education Authority in willow basket making. |
| 1994 | Win best craft exhibitor at Royal Kent Show |
| 1995 | Win best craft exhibitor at Royal Kent Show |
| 1997 | Exhibit at renowned Basketry Festival, Fete de la Vannerie, Vallabregues, South of France. Attend annually to present day. |
| 1997 | Study French basketmaking techniques with highly accomplished French/English trained Basketmaker Sally Goymer |
| 1997 | Organise ten weekend courses in Norfolk teaching traditional willow baskets (mainly East Anglian). Continue to present day with full calendar of teaching weekends throughout the year. |
| 1999 | Win best new exhibitor and best demo at Royal Berkshire Show |
| 1999 | Teach advanced willow class at Basketmakers Association Summer School in Woodrow Buckinghamshire |
| 2000 | Win best exhibitor Royal Berkshire Show |
| 2000 | Formed Partnership with Ruth Kidd trading as the Norfolk Basket Company |
| 2001 | Study with Master Basketmaker Norbert Faure at Villaines les Roches (studying Perigourdin) |
| 2003 | Teach two 2-day courses in willow basketmaking on Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada |
| 2003 | Teach at “Branching Out” Festival, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada |
| 2003 | Teach one week willow Backpack course Salt Spring Island. Teach beginners and intermediate courses in willow in Mount Vernon, Washington State U.S.A |
| 2005 | Teach Perigourdin course in Salt Spring Island. Teach Willow course in Mount Vernon, Washington State. |
| 2007 | Teach Perigourdin Course at York basketmakers Association Spring School. |
| 2008 | Start teaching vocational training on one to one basis from my workshop. |
| 2010 | Teach ‘Trouble Shooting Course’ at Basketmakers Association Spring School, York |
| Continue to present day exhibiting and demonstrating at mostly local Shows. Further study of basket making techniques and materials and willow culture during travels in Turkey, The Netherlands, Belgium, France. Cultivation of many varieties of willows. Experimentation with different varieties and drying, soaking times etc. |
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