I produce willow baskets from my home in Carmel, Dyffryn Nantlle. They are unique and handmade, designed by the maker. The name of my business is from the Welsh word “helyg” which means willow and “Lleu” the hero of Welsh mythology, who appears in the fourth branch of the Mabinogi. The Nantlle Valley is associated with being the main setting of the story of Lleu Llaw Gyffes.
Shows
Wonderwool / Gwyrthwlan 2026
April 25 @ 10:00 am – April 26 @ 4:30 pm BST
Wonderwool Wales is the largest Wool, yarn, natural fibre and textile festival in Wales and the UK. Helyg Lleu…
The Wool and Willow Festival
May 30 @ 10:30 am – June 27 @ 4:30 am BST
The Wool and Willow Festival is an exciting and highly successful selling event that brings together people fr…
at Minerva Arts Centre+Wool and Willow festival
May 30 @ 10:30 am – June 27 @ 4:30 pm BSTThe Wool and Willow Festival is an exciting and highly successful selling event that brings together people fr…
at Minerva Arts CentreBovey Tracey Craft Festival
June 12 @ 10:00 am – June 14 @ 5:00 pm BST
at Bovey Tracey
Workshops
Swallow workshop
April 25 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm BST
Sunflower workshop
April 26 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm BST
Asymmetric Willow Basket Making
October 17 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm BST
Learn basket making techniques to create an asymmetric willow basket, with a driftwood handle. In this hands-o…
at Siop Iard Caernarfon
Defnyddir helyg amryliw o ffynhonnellau adnewyddadwy i greu basgedi lliwgar a thrawiadol. Dylunir nhw i’w defnyddio fel basgedi siopa, basgedi ar gyfer y beic, ar gyfer storio neu fel addurniadau. Maent yn gynaliadwy, bioddiraddadwy ac adnewyddadwy.
I mi, mae basged yn fwy na’r rhywbeth a ddefnyddir o ddydd i ddydd, mae’n undod o gelf a chrefft gyda’u gilydd greu rhywbeth unigryw o ran ei ffurf, gwead a siâp. [Darllen mwy…]