Willow weaving

Learning to soak basketry willow is an art. Madame Twig takes you through the process of soaking and mellowing in three short videos.

Each spring there is a very short window to harvest willow rods. You can use the rods for weaving willow baskets, making living willow sculptures, making a wattle fence or other garden structures. Learn the techniques we use at Joybilee Farm to harvest our willow rods.

On the shores of Loch Na Fooey, basket maker Joe Hogan uses local willow, birch and larch to create woven sculptures of delicate beauty. Photographs Lisa Linder

When: April 28, 2016 @ 9:45 am – 4:30 pm Where: Broadrake, Chapel-le-Dale, Carnforth, North Yorkshire LA6, UK We ran a couple of very successful Willow Weaving courses with Phil in summer 2015 and are please to have some more dates for 2016. Please see website for more details of these fascinating workshops.

Make a beautiful and practical woven bird basket from willow branches. Learn how with this tutorial that walks you through the process.

Information and advice on willow preparation, willow types, suppliers, harvesting. How to soak willow and how to properly prepare willow prior to using.

It's not just a creative project but also a fantastic opportunity to explore and develop your artistic skills. In the following article, we will guide you on how to make a willow swallow for beginners using simple and easy-to-find materials.

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Handy TIPS and advice on how to prepare willow for SCULPTING, equipment needed and WHERE to buy your willow from

Storage, preparation and use of willow for weaving - Willows Nursery

Made from Dicky Meadows willow by Vicky Moore

Basketry, art and craft of making interwoven objects, usually containers, from flexible vegetable fibres, such as twigs, grasses, osiers, bamboo, and rushes, or from plastic or other synthetic materials. The containers made by this method are called baskets. The Babylonian god Marduk “plaited a

How to start growing willow for basket making. A question I get asked a lot is how do I get started growing willow? How much area do I need to plant? What varieties would you recommend? Let’s dive into all of that here. But firstly I want to say I do not have all […]