Handwoven willow Moses basket
December 15th, 2008
Tonight I was investigating a travel mattress I saw at Babyccino Blog, and I stumbled across a lovely Moses basket woven in England from willow fronds. It vaulted right into my top-five bassinet list, from back when I was searching for one, right next to that Leander swinging canvas cradle:
It’s about $206, converted from pounds, at the British site Natural Mat (who also manufactures it). Natural Mat ships overseas and there is a six week lead time.
To me, there is something about a Moses basket waiting empty for a baby that evokes exactly the delicate, amorphous last days of waiting for the baby when you can almost see them there, wrapped up safe and sound inside. To me, the way it captures all the hope and anticipation and fragility of waiting make it the sweetest piece of furniture there is, which no doubt is why bassinets still catch my eye these days.
(If you’re waiting for your first baby, I feel like I should share my tip, here - leave yourself freedom to figure out how the sleep thing works, then order the beautiful nest. I’m sure there is a Feng Shui rule somewhere about how empty, expensive baby nests drag down the chi of a household!)
Tonight I was investigating a travel mattress I saw at Babyccino Blog, and I stumbled across a lovely Moses basket woven in England from willow fronds. It vaulted right into my top-five bassinet list, from back when I was searching for one, right next to that Leander swinging canvas cradle:
It’s about $206, converted from pounds, at the British site Natural Mat (who also manufactures it). Natural Mat ships overseas and there is a six week lead time.
To me, there is something about a Moses basket waiting empty for a baby that evokes exactly the delicate, amorphous last days of waiting for the baby when you can almost see them there, wrapped up safe and sound inside. To me, the way it captures all the hope and anticipation and fragility of waiting make it the sweetest piece of furniture there is, which no doubt is why bassinets still catch my eye these days.
(If you’re waiting for your first baby, I feel like I should share my tip, here - leave yourself freedom to figure out how the sleep thing works, then order the beautiful nest. I’m sure there is a Feng Shui rule somewhere about how empty, expensive baby nests drag down the chi of a household!)
