Sandra Barker

 I am a full time working basketmaker and chairseater in my home village of Ashwell, Herts, and one of the ten yeoman members of The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers.My training has been through the thirty years in Cambridge, London and Europe.  Apart from the practical side, I run workshops, courses and give lectures and demonstrations countrywide.  I work for different societies and groups, including English Heritage, National Trust, Worshipful Company of Basketmakers, Basketmakers Association, LEA, to name but a few.My aim is to preserve every aspect of my craft, its materials, history and to explore the future and share my knowledge in the widest sense.Yeoman of the Worshipful Company of Basketmakers, City of LondonFreeman of the City of LondonCity & Guilds Basketry & Woven natural materialsCambridge & London College of Furniture and DesignTeaching Traioning Certificate, Cambridge