The Willow Blog

Our blog stories feature past events and resources on how to grow and work with willow for basket weaving. 

Growing Willow for Basketry

Growing Willow for Basketry

Lakeshore Willows provides answers to our most frequently asked questions about planting and growing willow for basketry.

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Building a Living Willow Play Hut and Tunnel

Building a Living Willow Play Hut and Tunnel

Lakeshore Willows provides you with instructions on how to build your own Living Willow Play Hut and Tunnel using dormant willow rods.

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Workshop with Danish Teacher, Steen Madsen

Workshop with Danish Teacher, Steen Madsen

In the Summer of 2017, Danish willow basket maker SteenHedegaard Madsen came to Lakeshore Willows to teach basketry weaving at our willow farm in Wainfleet, Ontario.

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Workshop with Danish Teacher, Anne Mette Hjørnholm

Workshop with Danish Teacher, Anne Mette Hjørnholm

Danish willow basket maker Anne Mette Hjornholm taught a series of workshops at Lakeshore Willows in the Fall of 2015.

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The Abstract Project features Lakeshore Willows

The Abstract Project features Lakeshore Willows

In the Spring of 2014, Jennifer Elliotson and photographer Nataschia Wielink came to Lakeshore Willows to create a story for the Abstract Project - a series of blog stories featuring local artists.

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