Basket willow

How to harvest basket willow rods from coppiced willow stools and use them for weaving willow baskets. Includes a video-tutorial to help you succeed.

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 […]

Willow is such a versatile tree. There are thousands of willow varieties. Within them are basket making varieties specifically grown for the qualities we need such as pliability, size, colour and ease to grow and harvest. We are very lucky that these varieties have survived and are still available to us for use. My Favourite […]

How to weave a willow basket using natural materials and a few hand tools. Presented by John "Dog" Callister, master willow weaver on the Isle of Man

Deborah Jones on Instagram: "Trying out some different weaves / borders on this asymmetrical basket with the help of an awesome app…… always learning #debjoneswillow #basketmaker #willow #basketmaking #willowbasketry #willowsmith #alwayslearning #justletmeweave"

At the end of August this last summer I had the opportunity to visit and take classes at a school in Western PA called Touchstone Center for Crafts . The class I took was a week of willow basketry with Jo Campbell-Amsler of Willow Ridge Baskets . Jo is one of my favorite willow basket teachers.

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

In these times of social distancing, meeting up with other people is a rare pleasure. So it was a delight to attend a workshop last Saturday on making a zarzo basket with Nicki of Willow and Yoga, …