A partially-woven willow basket sits a bit crookedly on a wooden table in the front porch of a farmhouse in Vermont.

A spiderweb-like ornament held in a hand. Its 12 spokes are made of slender willow rods. They are he'd together by twined cordage fashioned from tired and dehydrated daylily leaves.

A small sample of 4-strand flat braid made from the same daylily leaf as the previous picture.

I'm trying to learn willow basketry, and this material is kicking my ass. Had to retreat to the comfort of twining softer materials. This is daylily leaf, gifted to me by a friend, and it's delightful to work with. I think I need to make a hat.

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