All Away with Willow Coffins are individually handmade and include:

  • A lining of 100% natural, cotton calico;

  • A solid weight bearing wooden birch/ pine base;

  • Locally grown, handwoven Scottish willow - sides and lid;

  • Strong, full weight bearing, natural fibre, sisal rope handles;

  • Handcrafted hazel wood toggles, which hold the lid securely in place.

Close-up of an Away with Willow wicker basket coffin with a lovingly woven willow heart in front of a window showing a garden and shed outside.
A woven Away with Willow wicker basket coffin with an open willow heart resting on a wooden surface.
Close-up of a woven willow wicker medium sized basket coffin resting on green grass.

Away with Willow Coffins aim, is to ensure a gentle, loving departure by providing at it’s heart a sustainable, environmentally friendly approach.

A woven wicker willow coffin outdoors on green grass near Edinburgh, Scotland.

A variety of additional options include:

  • A calico cotton pillow with natural sheep fleece stuffing;

  • Open or woven small or large willow hearts that can adorn an Away with Willow Coffin;

  • A wooden name plate;

  • A willow casket (as a keepsake, using the same-coloured willow as your chosen coffin) with a calico cotton draw string lining to hold your loved one’s ashes, (and adorned with willow hearts, if you would like this too).

An Away with Willow Coffin with a wooden birch name plate centre piece in the center of the lid, surrounded by woven willow hearts as optional extras.
The willow field with trees and bushes under a clear sky, locally grown willow used for the Away with Willow coffins grown just outside Edinburgh, Scotland.
A woven willow casket that will be created using the same willow as was used to make the Away with Willow Coffin, it will contain a drawstring cotton calico bag to hold your loved one's ashes and adorned with woven willow hearts.

The willow used to make the Away with Willow Coffins is locally grown and sustainable. The willow is harvested every year during the Winter, by hand, and it takes approximately 8 weeks to get the full harvest safely gathered in.

An Away with Willow wicker coffin with a strong birch/ pine wooden base outdoors in the field near the workshop on the outskirts of Edinburgh , Scotland.
A stone wall running along a grassy trail on a hilltop, with rolling green hills in the distance under a blue sky.
Koren Calder working on creating a woven Away with Willow wicker basket coffin in her woodworking shed. The shed has wooden walls and shelves filled with tools and supplies in the background.
A small woven Away with Willow wicker basket coffin for a child, baby or beloved pet placed on green grass outside the workshop near Edinburgh, Scotland.

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