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callas
Joined: 20 Jan 2005
Posts: 60
Location: east coast
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 Posted: Mon Apr 11, 05 9:48 pm Post subject: Willow Split Canes |
 
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Couldn't resist buying a large bunch of willow split canes, mainly because they were half price.
What can I do with them?
Is basket weaving the only answer?
I really want to make something for the garden. |
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dougal
Joined: 15 Jan 2005
Posts: 7184
Location: South Kent
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Find some poles, around 5 ft long, half to an inch thick. Trim to the same height. Arrange as a teepee ("wigwam"), secure with string. Now weave an open framework to create an obelisk. You may care to use some rustic twine for any final binding.
Looks great with things growing up it. Sweet Peas? Beans? Looks pretty good as a piece of garden 'architecture' out of season...
Such things go for £25 in some garden centres... |
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mochyn
Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24569
Location: mid-Wales
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To keep the uprights under control, use a cardboard box with holes cut in the top to stand them in. You have a box with a circle of holes with an upright jammed into each. It makes the whole thing easier to control. |
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callas
Joined: 20 Jan 2005
Posts: 60
Location: east coast
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| Posted: Tue Apr 12, 05 9:39 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Dougal. You have fired me up to get out there and make something now.
Do I need to soak the willow before weaving? |
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