hobby #215
Willow Basket Weaving
Weaving soaked willow rods into a functional basket — staking up a slath base, working the sides with randing, pairing and waling, then locking it all with a rolled border. No glue, no fasteners: the structure holds itself together purely through over-under tension, a physical data structure you build with your hands.
Aug 4 10:50 AM #215 3 min Every Rod Bends One Way and Only One
Willow Basket WeavingA woman at the market handed me a wet rod, said feel where it wants to bend, and now there's a dripping bag of willow in my kitchen and a basket the shape of regret.