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Making an Ash Pack Basket

Making an Ash Pack Basket

by Ruby Taylor | Aug 7, 2017 | All Journal Entries, Foraging, Wild Basketry

For ages I’ve been wanting to make a pack, or back, basket from wood splints. They’re best made in the spring when the sap’s rising, so earlier this year I took a trip to the woods near Bath for a few days to make one. There’s a long tradition...

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