Basket making

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PreppingPingu
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Basket making

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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:
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The start: 2 basic hoops and a few ribs inserted into the first woven bits.
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Apart from learning old skills, it gave me a huge sense of satisfaction.
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Nicely done. :D
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Lovely! Thats a well chosen pic too, gives a really good idea of how the construction happened. Very versatile skill.
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Looks good, a handy skill to have.
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Good job!

And now I've got something else to add to the 'Things to Do' list
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Ooooh, I'd like to learn how to do this too!
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That looks great! I’m seriously impressed!
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That looks great! Another skill to add to my to do list
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So cool. I’m 45+ and this has brought back some lovely memories from school where we were taught the real basics. I think I still have a tray with woven raised sides to it somewhere!
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That is really lovely!
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