I am lucky to be supporting the lovely Helen Parkinson, who teaches the course An Introduction to Willow Weaving at Cinderford Artspace. I’m slowly learning this beautiful craft, Helen’s work is gorgeous, and I love working with natural materials. I come home wondering whether I can make time to properly learn this craft myself.
I bring home bits of willow that are too small for people’s weaving projects and have been cut from the longer willow pieces for basket making. I am enjoying experimenting with ways of using pieces that would have gone to waste.
Sewing small woven pieces into one of my ideas books. I love the shadows cast in this photo.
This piece of willow was taken out of someone’s basket as it split in places and so has kept this rather lovely shape.. I added some interest by wrapping some plant dyed thread round a section of it.
Thank you for looking at my small experiments!
This tiny wisp so needed to be saved and loved. I found some card in the box of items to be recycled at Artspace, and made a small greetings card.