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Traditional and contemporary willowweaving by an experienced maker.
Basketry and sculptural work using willow or other natural and found materials.
Basketmaking classes and tuition.

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Willow baskets, sculpture, tuition and other basketry things in Hastings and Rye area.

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And the final result of three days hard work. Thanks to Lise Bech for being such a good teacher. Now I've just got to practise, practise, practise...
#endresult #basketmakingclass
#willowweaving #contemporarybasketry #asymetricalbasket #learningsomethingnew #fife #scotland

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A lot of concentration needed when there are over a hundred weavers on the go at once! Fortunately #lisebech was an excellent teacher....and a not bad photographer!
#learningnewthings #basketmaking #willowweaving #basketry #basket #contemporarybasketry #fife #scotland #juliegurrwillowweaver

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Excited to be learning a new way of starting a basket from Lise Bech. Hoping it will end up a beautiful asymmetrical wonky cauldron shape!!
#asymetricalbasket #cauldron #willowweaving #learningnewtechniques #fife #basketmaking #contemporarybasketry

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Some good left handed willow cranking going on this afternoon by @closh_co for handles on the willow basket she made this weekend. Her mum @trishashtoncobb made a lovely berry picking basket too. Unfortunately I forgot to get a picture!
#lovelystudents #studentswork #willowbasketry #basketmakingtuition #logbasket #willowwork #craftclass #iden #rye #eastsussex

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Just in out of freezing cold wind!...Willow harvesting finished at last! Well nearly.....Basketry willow all sorted and stored for drying under the house; various willow in a bucket of water for cuttings, living willow projects and stripping for white willow; huge pile of big willow from river revetments still to be sorted; and more to cut once the river level goes down! If anyone has need of 10 to 14 ft willow .....living or not let me know. I don't.think I'll be using it all.
#willowharvest #willowcrop #naturalmaterials #willowweaving #basketry #willowcoppice #harvest #wonderfulwillow #revetment #riverrother #iden #romneymarsh #eastsussex

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Getting ready this morning to tackle the task of willow cutting. We did a bit of filming too. Coming soon on YouTube!
#marshwillow #romneymarsh #basketmakingmaterials
#willowharvest #willow #maturalmaterial #willowcrop #preparingforabusyday

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Something I made recently on #notingnaturewinterresidency2020 #artistsresidency #contemporarybasketry #basketry #willowweaving

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I didn't think I had done much in 2019 until I looked back over my photos of the year. Actually a fairly productive and creative year. Here are the best. Happy New Year ...hope 2020 is a creative one for you.
#bestof2019 #happynewyear #creative #basketry #willowwork #willowweaving #willowweaver #baskets #creativeyear #2020 #handmade #craft #art

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Lovely log basket on wheels here at our Christmas Airbnb in France. Hope you all have a lovely day tomorrow. Merry Christmas to all
#logbasket #willowweaving #basketry #craftsmanship #basketonwheels #handmade #basket

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It's that time of year again!.....nearly! Get your locally handmade Christmas presents and decorations at the Coastal Creatives Christmas Fair at Rye Harbour Sailing Club. Tomorrow 10.30am til 4pm. I'll be there with lots of basketry stuff all day!
#ryeharbour #eastsussex #1066country #whatsonrye #whatsoneastsussex #christmasfair #willow #basketry #baskets

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