Willow coffin
Ducks and baskets in a row!
Living willow tunnel and dome
Willow coffin
My name is Mary Cross. I came across the wonderful world of willow back in 2008 and find myself all these years later still immersed in this captivating, sometimes hard, but very rewarding lifestyle. Always learning and love to pass these skills onto others. I always warn my students that working with willow can be highly addictive!
Willow coffins
​Willow (or wicker) coffins have become increasingly popular over the years. My beautiful, bespoke coffins are made in my workshop in Nunney near Frome with love and compassion. All the materials used in my coffins are fully biodegradable and environmentally friendly. The sustainability of the willow grown locally on the Somerset Levels make it a very important aspect of burials and cremations, whether they be a traditional or more alternative type of funeral.
​
You may like to come and help weave part of the coffin, this can play a major part in the grieving process.
Willow courses
Courses run regularly either at my workshop in Nunney or at other local venues in and around Frome or in Bath at the Urban Garden or just outside at Newton Farm, Newton St Loe. There are many options on offer from basketry to garden structures. They can be booked as part of a scheduled course or bespoke courses for private groups can be arranged in Nunney or at a venue of your choice.
I also run workshops at festivals. Shindig for many years and again this year in it's new home in Wiltshire. Heartwood and Wonderment
