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Dream weaver

From a beautiful old oast house near Rye, willow weaver Julie Gurr designs, creates and sells a range of baskets that are unlike anything you are likely to find in mainstream outlets.

Quirky shapes, unusual colours and intricate patterns are the hallmark of her painstaking work, which draws on the skills and ancient traditions of basket weaving from around the world.

Unlike most basket makers, however, Julie has a particularly impressive unique selling point: she grows her own range of willows

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