Hi! I'm back to the SCA after a two-year hiatus, and am interested in basket weaving. I have no experience with the art, either in the Society or mundanely,...
Unto the list does Honorable Lady Katya send greetings. In other words, Howdy! I'm a basket maker from Ansteorra. I've been working with reed for about 5...
Hello, I am looking for weavers (local are first choice) to make casket baskets for a Natural Burial Cemetery in the Middle Georgia Area. There is a market for...
I want to make a brewing basket from 500 ad. I need any info or help that i can get, I havent made a basket since i was a kid. I want to make this as...
Well, you're going to have to give some more information. I've never heard of a brewing basket before (but then, I don't brew). Do you have a picture or a...
I says in the text that a wicker basket was used and this means a basket made from willow. I think it would be able to withstand soaking in hot water for the...
Willow in the context of British Isles basketmaking pretty much always means White Willow, which is not the American-native Black Willow nor the 19c. hybrid...
Most basketry in the British Isles (including Ireland) is willow basketry. The varieties used are usually Salix triandra or Salix purpurea. When we talk about...
Do you know the Latin name for white willow? We sell a number of different willows that are good for basket making, but I'm not sure which one you might be...
They have tons of selections... which should i pick, which is more period? Aibell ... always ... nor ... inferior ... the ... year, if I ... cuttings ... 15th....
RE: Re: Need Help=celtic brewing basketCommon Osier (Salix viminalis) was certainly the commonly used willow in my part of the north of England. There is an...
Based on the time period and location, the basket was most likely made from willow. There would be small spaces between the strands of willow to allow the...
Any of the Salix purpurea will serve your needs (i.e., traditional for European and English baskets), but if you're just starting basketry, go with the ones...
I was just going through old email (stuck in bed with 'flu), and thought it might be useful to re-issue this email someone posted last year. ... -Margaret ... ...
... Maybe you should start with a good book on the subject, such as WILLOW WORK, by Mary Butcher, 64 pages - soft cover, about $23. It would answer many of...
A late response regarding brewing baskets: I read Billy Quinn's description of the brewing experiment with great interest and contacted him about the basket...
Hi I have been growing willow since 2002 on the UK, I am interested in all aspects of willow work, and particularly sharing ideas and information with others....
... Hello, Christine. I looked at your site -- I love the bear! I am also a member of the BA, and they were kind enough to print pictures of some of my work a...
Greetings everyone, I have just joined, and thought that I might write in and introduce myself. I am known in the society as Angus Maclaren. I hail from...
Salaam aleikum My name is Halima al-Rakkasa, late of Dimashq (SCA: Shire of Cragmere, Principality of Tir Righ, Kingdom of An Tir). I have joined in the hope...
My name is Madelena, I am from the Barony of Bjornsborg in the Kingdom of Ansteorra. I have been researching basketry and I am looking for more information on...
Greetings, M',lord Halima! I am also newly come to the list, hailing from the Barony of Eskalya, in the principality of Oertha, in the West Kingdom. I fear I...
Greetings! My name is Laurensa, and I reside in the Shire of Owlsherste in the East Kingdom. (mundanely York PA) I haven't made a basket since about 5th grade...
Greetings! My name is Sisildi and I am from the Barony of Andelcrag in Pentemere, which is the Grand Rapids/Lansing Area of Michigan. I am just getting ...
