I'm completely in love with willow basketry and have mainly been working with green willow (which is really flexible) and buff willow (which doesn't take too long to soak). Brown willow is extremely flexible and black willow is really slick-looking.
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| Natural Colour Willow Selection from World of Willow |
Although I primarily went on a course at Martineau Gardens, I have now made a few different types of baskets! I've learnt to make some hedgerow baskets and flat-bottom baskets. I even made some from de-thorned brambles, ivy, ash and willow...
Today I received my natural colour selection from World of Willow! I've just set up the paddling pool with warm water so I can soak it for a few days - The bath gets a bit grubby so this should work better for soaking dried willow (maybe with a tarp over it).
