Jo Hammond

East Anglian Oyster Tendle

£385
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The oyster tendle is an ancient and very special basket indigenous to the East Anglian estuaries, last known to be made on Mersea Island, Essex for its original purpose. We commissioned Jo Hammond, a highly regarded and skilled, local willow worker to make these seasonal baskets for us. The baskets are made from material foraged seasonally and woven entirely from wild hedgerow elm.

What makes these baskets all the more precious is the fact they can only be made once a year, due to seasonality of the particular elm used.

A native to East Anglia, Jo Hammond is one of county's best willow workers. Now living close to the Stour Estuary, her degree in Fine Art shows itself in her feel for simple rhythmic designs.

The baskets are shallow, almost rectangular frame baskets which were used to carry oysters picked from the estuary mud. Elm is really strong and tough, said to be resistant to salt water- and it’s certainly hefty stuff to weave with. The rope like loop (called a grommet) that gathers together frame hoops and ribs is thought to be unique.”My baskets feature English Elm for the handle, rim hoops and ribs, Wych Elm for ribs and weavers… and having sussed out good foraging spots I can collect all the materials on foot.”

Dimensions:

Large: Length: 55cm x Width: cm x Height with handle: 19cm

Extra Large: Length: 64cm x Width: 44cm x Height with handle: 36cm

We aim to make ordering from us as straightforward as possible.

Once your online transaction has been completed your order will be confirmed by email within 24 hours. If your order is placed on a Friday, or over the weekend, your item will be shipped within 3 days from the Monday.

Using Royal Mail our shipping rates are calculated based on the estimated weight and size of the items. 

You have the option of First Class Delivery (which cannot be tracked), or Tracked delivery ( to enable you to track your package through all stages of the delivery process)

UK CUSTOMERS

Please allow 3-5 working days for delivery in the UK. In most cases it will be less.

INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS

We do ship outside of the UK and are delighted to do so, but we ask you to email, susanna@themerchantstable.co.uk, so we may give you an accurate shipping cost to your destination.

Any customs or import duties are charged once the parcel reaches its destination country. These charges must be paid by the recipient of the parcel. Unfortunately, we have no control over these charges, and cannot tell you what the cost would be, as customs policies and import duties vary widely from country to country.

DUTIES

We recommend contacting your local customs office for current charges before you order, so you are not surprised by charges you were not expecting.

Please be aware that your parcel can be also delayed by customs and subsequent charges can be applied. We have no control over this, and cannot supply any details why or for how long your parcel will be delayed.

If you wish to return a purchase please notify us at susanna@themerchantstable.co.uk

If you are unhappy with our products in any way, they can be returned provided they are in saleable condition.

If you wish to return your item and receive a full refund items need to posted/couriered back to us within 7 days of being received by you.

Please note refunds to Debit/Credit Cards normally clear in 1/2 days after receipt of the returned goods.

Returns received outside the above time frame will not be accepted. For all returns you will be required to arrange and pay for the return of the products to us.

We will only accept returns provided the goods are received by us in the condition they were in when delivered to you.

ADDRESS FOR ALL RETURNS & EXCHANGES

Please returns items to: 

The Merchant’s Table
10 Church Street
Woodbridge
Suffolk IP12 1DH

The Maker

Jo Hammond

Jo Hammond is one of East Anglia’s best willow workers. Jo grew up in Suffolk and Essex and still lives nearby, close to the Stour Estuary. She aims to use and promote locally-grown materials and make the most of the wonderful variety of colours to be found in willow. Jo began basket-making when living in the middle of a wood- the gift of a book opened her eyes to the weaving materials that were all around her home.
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