Linda Mills has been working with willow since 2004 when she initially attended a taster day at West Dean College near Chichester to make some willow platters and thoroughly enjoyed it. She decided she wanted to learn more and booked the next course immediately. After attending various day and  longer courses with a selection of tutors making frame baskets, bird and animal sculptures and Christmas trees, Linda moved on to learning to make traditional baskets as most people recognise them.  She makes a range of baskets and willow sculptures of small animals and birds. Some baskets contain other materials such as sea shells, shotgun cartridges and silver birch using some of the 350 varieties of willow grown in Somerset, Dorset and Hampshire.

By 2009 she started attending events selling baskets and by 2013 gave up her previous career to become a full-time basket maker. It was also then that workshops started to be run. Mainly outdoor events are now attended where demonstrations can take place during the day. She lives in Emsworth and attends Emsworth Arts Trail and is an Emsworth Artist. The Emsworth Artists Summer Exhibition is once a year for 5 days over August bank Holiday starting with a preview on the Friday evening then open from Saturday till Wednesday.