Examples of willow work at the Redstone Willows centre in Alsager, in a range of different coloured varieties. Haslington Conservation Volunteers have planted and maintained a hazel copse in Haslington - we were very pleased to find an outlet for our cut hazels in Redstone Willows. 
The examaple of willow weaving chosen for us was a Christmas bell. Take a wooden base and insert 6 similar sized lengths of willow in a circle. Start the weaving process - over one and past the next. The rate of incline is adjusted by the alignment of the active strand, as the work spirals upwards.
bell.
By adjusting the size and number of loops on the top a winged Christmas angel can be formed.
Preparing for the top loop to be added to the bell.
A very personal example.
Rare photo of the blog author.
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