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St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Steve@DunbarGardens
Joyce country style skib

Joyce country style skib

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Some recent baskets Katherine made that were picke Some recent baskets Katherine made that were picked up or shipped out. A couple were purchased as gifts, one as a treat for themselves and several destined for resale. All of them made from our farm grown willows. . #willowbaskets #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #farmtobasket #skagitvalley #basketsmadetobeused
Katherine is off to deliver her willow basket for Katherine is off to deliver her willow basket for an upcoming exhibit of work by Northwest Designer Craftartists at the Lynnwood Event Center from July 7 - December 12. . #willowbasket #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #farmtobasket #skagitvalley #basketry #nbomember #nwdesignercraftartists #lynnwoodeventcenter
Here are a few recent Irish potato baskets that Ka Here are a few recent Irish potato baskets that Katherine made. These are one of her favorite baskets to work with the variety of willow colors we grow. This traditional form is also a good reminder of our connections to the land and the seasons. Happy summer solstice. The large one in the last photo is headed to a Northwest Designer Craftartists exhibit at the Lynnwood Event Center June 30-December 12. . #willowbaskets #irishpotatobasket #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #farmtobasket #skagitvalley #basketry #willowweaving #nbomember
Heads up! Registration for Willow Fest Northwest @ Heads up! Registration for Willow Fest Northwest @willowfestnorthwest will open on Sunday, June 15 at noon. This new event is sponsored by the Columbia Basin Basketry Guild and the Northwest Basketry Weavers Guild and their members will have first crack at the classes. Three great instructors - Maria Bullock, Carol Horvath and Katherine Lewis. Three day classes November 7-9, 2025 in Woodinville, WA. Katherine will be teaching this large oval basket. Her class is for people with experience in stake and strand willow basketry. It will be a great opportunity to practice some very useful skills. There is a frame base woven on a prepared hoop and learning to cut scalloms and tie them on. The side weave will use English randing and might help weavers learn how to use some of the larger willows that tend to grow here in western WA and OR. The border is a useful 5 rod behind 2. Finally there will be roped handles which are great for these utility type baskets. More details can be found on the CBBG website at basketryguild.org. A small group has worked hard to make this event happen. . #willowbaskets #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #willowfestnorthwest #nbomember #columbiabasinbasketryguild #nwbasketweavers #willowweaving
Quick view of some willows on the farm. Hakuro Nis Quick view of some willows on the farm. Hakuro Nishiki, Blue Streak, Mount Aso, Fanny’s White, Richartii, Irette, Dark Dicks, Leicestershire Dicks, Nancy Saunders, Goldstones, Pescara, Blackskin, Britzensis and the living willow hut of Eugene. #dunbargardens #basketrywillow #salix #skagitvalley
Early June and the willows are growing fast. Here Early June and the willows are growing fast. Here are a couple of short videos of the living willow fence and archway in our garden. It starts to grow into a green wall in the summer. It was originally planted in 2018. There is also a woven tree of Blue Streak willow that you can see next to it. In the 3rd photo you can see the circular form I’m trying to add on one end this year. Varieties in the fence are Irette, Purpurea x daphnoides, Harrison’s B, Golden and Continental Purple. Fourth photo is a view of some of the willows in the field. Last photo shows a few new cuttings I planted a few weeks back; a bit late but they’re going. I hope everyone who purchased willow cuttings is having good luck with them. Let me know if there were any problems. Always happy to hear positive comments too! . #basketrywillow #livingwillowstructures #salix #willowcuttings #dunbargardens #skagitvalley
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