Why I Don’t Weave with Willow
I get asked this question a lot: “Why don’t you weave willow?”
It’s a fair question. Willow is beautiful, traditional, and deeply rooted in basketry. But the short answer is: it doesn’t fit my life, my space, or the way I want to work.
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Why I Weave: The Slow Art that Grounds me…
In a world that often feels like it’s rushing forward at full speed, weaving is my way of slowing down.
It’s a craft that doesn’t shout for attention. It’s quiet, methodical, and grounding. It invites me into a state of creative flow—where my hands move instinctively, and my thoughts are free to wander. In those moments, time stretches out. I’m not racing toward a goal; I’m simply building—thread by thread, loop by loop.