Katy Bremer is a Scottish basketmaker and artist who loves to make baskets of all shapes and sizes, as well as making masks and sculptures, and pushing the limits of what basketry techniques are capable of. She is also a medieval reenactor and takes great pleasure in chatting to anyone who will listen about baskets and their history.
Katy’s Website: https://www.katybremerbasketry.com/ (https://www.katybremerbasketry.com/)
Katy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katybremerbasketry/ (https://www.instagram.com/katybremerbasketry/)
Support the musicians from this episode: https://thearmaghrhymers.bandcamp.com/album/volume-ii (https://thearmaghrhymers.bandcamp.com/album/volume-iihttps://thearmaghrhymers.bandcamp.com/album/volume-ii)
Full Show notes: https://www.woodlandweaver.com/zigzag12 (https://www.woodlandweaver.com/zigzag9)
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4 Jun 2026
Basketry Book Review: Scrape the Willow Until it Sings
Zig Zag Podcast Basketry Book Reviews!
Scrape the Willow Until it Sings
The words and work of Basket Maker Julia Parker
by Deborah Valoma
31 Mar 2026
Polish Basketry Songs & Stories with Paulina Adamska, the Serfenta Association
A bonus interview with the wonderful Paulina Adamska of the Serfenta Association. Serfenta shares, promotes and manages knowledge about the intangible heritage of basketry in Poland. They offer workshops to bring craft experiences to everyone and they offer events about the meeting point between cultural anthropology, craft and the market. Paulina is a cultural anthropologist educator and Serfenta association leader. An experienced craft instructor and business woman, she gained her knowledge by studying at the university of arts and crafts in Poland. She has studied with outstanding masters and artists in Poland and abroad. Over the last seventeen years, Paulina has traveled extensively to research and record traditional basketry practices. In this episode, she walks us through her basketry research and the many stories and songs her and her team collected for their book Koche, which means basket in Polish. Listen in to her research journey along the Vistula river and dive deeper into the basketry culture of Poland.
Serfenta Website:
https://serfenta.pl/en/
Serfenta Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@serfenta/videos
Serfenta Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Serfenta/Serfenta Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/serfenta/?hl=en
24 Feb 2026
Baskets 2 day, Baskets 4 life with Ane Lyngsgaard
Ane Lyngsgaard has been making baskets since 1993. She has taught basketry across Europe, North America and Africa. Using old techniques, she weaves in new and innovative ways, exhibiting her work and collaborating with her basketry collective, Baskets 4 life. In 2022, she founded the app, Baskets 2 day, an online basket school that shares a variety ofweaving techniques with the basketry community.
Ane’s Website: https://pileriet.dk/ (https://pileriet.dk/)
Ane’s facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anelyngsgaard (https://www.facebook.com/anelyngsgaard)
Ane’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anelyngsgaard/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/anelyngsgaard/?hl=en)
Baskets2day App: https://baskets.today/eng/index.html (https://baskets.today/eng/index.html)
Support the musicians from this episode: https://thearmaghrhymers.bandcamp.com/album/volume-ii (https://thearmaghrhymers.bandcamp.com/album/volume-iihttps://thearmaghrhymers.bandcamp.com/album/volume-ii)
Full Show notes: https://www.woodlandweaver.com/zigzag9 (https://www.woodlandweaver.com/zigzag9)
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24 Jan 2026
Traditional Basket Making in Rural Ireland with Tom Delaney
Tom Delaney is a traditional Irish basket weaver based in County Mayo and the founder of Ould Crafty. Formerly an archaeologist, Tom spent several years travelling and working abroad before returning home to Ireland, where he combined his love of heritage, craft, and storytelling into a business that’s both a passion and a pleasure. Today, he focuses on reviving traditional Irish basket-making techniques, working mainly with willow and natural materials rooted in rural life and history.
https://www.ouldcrafty.com/ ( https://www.ouldcrafty.com/)
https://www.instagram.com/ouldcrafty/ (https://www.instagram.com/ouldcrafty/)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaJa6talLP45ClGid9gk0gQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaJa6talLP45ClGid9gk0gQ)
Support the musicians from this episode: https://thearmaghrhymers.bandcamp.com/album/volume-ii (https://thearmaghrhymers.bandcamp.com/album/volume-iihttps://thearmaghrhymers.bandcamp.com/album/volume-ii)
Full Episode Show Notes: woodland weaver.com/zigzag8 (https://Woodlandweaver.com/zigzag8)
26 Dec 2025
Snakes & Spiders: Pack Baskets in History & Folklore
The host of Zig Zag shares three folk tales exploring the history and folklore surrounding pack baskets, including stories of snake weaving and spider transformations.
14 Oct 2025
Woven Thresholds with Mo Hohmann
Interdisciplinary artist Mo Hohmann discusses her devotion to willow and the living tradition of basket weaving, connecting her craft to plants and ancestors in this interview episode.
12 Sept 2025
Historical Baskets with Steen Madsen
Host [Host Name] interviews master basket maker Steen Madsen about his lifelong dedication to historical basketry techniques and willow cultivation.
25 Aug 2025
Walking the Waterways with Ayeen Telopa
Host Zig Zag interviews mixed media folk artist Ayeen Telopa about her journey with willow basketry and land stewardship through watershed restoration.
17 Jun 2025
The Fibers of Place with Delia Fian
Delia Fian explores the connection between weaving and the environment, highlighting the importance of place in artistic expression in this interview.
17 Jun 2025
Basketry in Poland with Paulina Adamska
Paulina Adamska discusses the art of basketry in Poland, highlighting its cultural significance and traditional techniques in an interview.
27 Jan 2025
Wicked Willow
In this episode of Zig Zag you will hear a brief history of willow basketry in Europe. I will share how witches and willows are entwined through language, some history of wicker basketry in WW2, songs about willow and more! For the full show notes please click here (https://www.woodlandweaver.com/zigzag)
Many thanks to:
The Armagh Rhymers (https://open.spotify.com/artist/3BkDcaiD1DpgTSCkYFeCkB) for the opening and closing music.
The Serfenta Association (https://serfenta.pl/en/) for the song 'Lucimia, Lucimia'.
Dave & Toni Arthur- 'Alison Gross'
Steeleye Span- 'All Around my Hat'
To support Zig Zag click here (https://patreon.com/ZigZagPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink)
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