Just did a very enjoyable Basket weaving day course using willow. It's shown me some basic skills, enough that I could go out and make a basket to use for foraging etc.
The end product:
The start: 2 basic hoops and a few ribs inserted into the first woven bits.
Apart from learning old skills, it gave me a huge sense of satisfaction.
Basket making
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Basket making
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Re: Basket making
Nicely done. 

The roads are pretty bad and if you do end up getting stuck its hard to justify your reason for being on the roads as 'vegan mince for a feckin' princess'.
Re: Basket making
Lovely! Thats a well chosen pic too, gives a really good idea of how the construction happened. Very versatile skill.
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Re: Basket making
Looks good, a handy skill to have.
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Re: Basket making
Good job!
And now I've got something else to add to the 'Things to Do' list
And now I've got something else to add to the 'Things to Do' list
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