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In this episode of Zig Zag you will hear a brief history of willow basketry in Europe. I will share how witches and willows are entwined through language, some history of wicker basketry in WW2, songs about willow and more! For the full show notes please click here Many thanks to: The Armagh Rh…
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Paulina Adamska is a cultural anthropologist, educator and the Serfenta Association leader. Serfenta started from a deep research, they crossed thousands of kilometres to discover why basketry is awesome and how it is done - in Poland and all over the world. Serfenta creates a new ways for traditio…
Steen Madsen discovered basket making through his early love of old handcrafts such as Stone Age flint knapping, rope making, hide tanning, and wood carving. In 1979, he was introduced to basket making while working with 7500-year-old Danish Stone Age eel traps made of willow. Soon he was growing h…
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