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Prof. Sam Lawler

Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social

· Föderation EN Sa 30.12.2023 15:50:48

I made a little progress on this willow basket...this is hard!

Doesn't help that my cats really badly want to chew on it.

A partially finished basked made of willow sticks. The base is looking pretty recognizable, at least. A grey cat is intensely sniffing the basket, getting ready to chomp on it, probably.

A side-view of the basket-in-progress. The base has a bunch of willow sticks sticking up from it that I'm starting to (badly) weave some more willows around. The grey cat is still trying to chew on the willow sticks.

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Prof. Sam Lawler

Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social

Föderation EN So 31.12.2023 00:06:44

I harvested a lot more willows today. The dogs were very helpful (well, they weren't unhelpful).

The cats, on the other hand, completely lost their minds when I brought the branches inside, and tried to destroy the world. Or at least the willow branches.

The goats were very happy to help clean up the leftover willow cuttings.

A bunch of cut willow sticks laying on the ground at the feet of a fluffy yellowish dog, who looks like he's guarding them. There's a bunch of winter-killed weeds and a bit of snow in the background.

A tied bunch of willow sticks lying on the shore of a frozen lake, with some dead trees in the background. 2 dogs are happily sniffing around, probably looking for frozen goose poop.

2 grey cats sitting on a wooden table while viciously attacking the tied bunch of willows leaning against a chair.

A chaotic mass of white, brown, and black goats all pushed together while they try to grab willow branches from my gloved hand.

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Prof. Sam Lawler

Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social

Föderation EN So 31.12.2023 17:59:19

Basket progress. Need to watch another video to see how to finish the edging.

A partially completed woven basket. There's a rock sitting in the centre for weight while working on it, and clippers on the ground next to it. All the "ribs" are sticking straight up into the air, need to figure out how to weave those next.

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Prof. Sam Lawler

Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social

Föderation EN So 31.12.2023 22:00:24

Basket finished!! (Despite the best efforts of the cats to sabotage everything)

It's got a lot of mistakes and a lot of gaps, but it's incredibly sturdy. I am pretty happy with it! Time to start another one!

A smug-looking grey cat sitting on a wooden table next to a finished willow basket that's about 3/4 as tall as the sitting cat.

Close-up of the willow basket. Definitely some inconsistencies in the weaving, but looks pretty ok overall!

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Prof. Sam Lawler

Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social

Föderation EN So 31.12.2023 22:27:31

If anyone else is interested in trying this, I used these two tutorials on youtube. Both are really great!
youtube.com/watch?v=iaPbg3C3lL

youtube.com/watch?v=SpYqs_ry_1

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Prof. Sam Lawler

Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social

Föderation EN Di 02.01.2024 00:17:08

It's official, I'm addicted to a new hobby.

2 woven willow baskets sitting on a wooden table. There's a grey cat in the background who looks like he's trying to decide if he should try to sit in the baskets or not.

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