by Jane Haselden | Jun 10, 2021 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
Spring is a plentiful time for collecting plant fibres to use in basketry and dyes. You may have seen in my earlier post, Making Dandelion Paper and Dandelion Beads that the petals of these wonderful springtime weeds, can be turned into a wonderful textural paper and...
by Jane Haselden | May 15, 2021 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
The past week and a half, have been a busy time of working with dandelion petals. I have been waiting for the arrival of dandelion season, since the end of spring last year. Like lots of you, we foraged for dandelions in 2020, to make dandelion jelly. It was...
by Jane Haselden | May 4, 2021 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
April is coming to a close, but it has been a month of working with daffodils for me. This time last year, I was at the beginning of my journey of working with plants for basketry and dyes. I did collect some daffodil leaves as they faded, but I was keen to make as...
by Jane Haselden | Mar 17, 2021 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
I have been spending some time this week, working with plant-fibres that I have gathered from the garden. Eventually, all of my baskets will be made with materials that I have grown and gathered myself. This idea of sustainable craft, is so important to me. I feel...
by Jane Haselden | Mar 4, 2021 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
Like many other people, I am really glad to see the arrival of spring. If you are hoping to welcome spring into your home, with a nature display or looking for a fun way to present easter gifts next month, then you might like to have at go at making a spring nest. You...
by Jane Haselden | Feb 1, 2021 | Basketry & Natural Crafts
February has arrived and with it, the celebration of Imbolc. So I thought, that I would have a go at making a Brigid’s Cross, with some rush from our garden. Common Rush is traditionally used for the making of these crosses in Ireland and fortunately for me, it...
