Many people believe that synthetic materials must be
stronger, lighter in weight and more flexible than natural materials and that
if something from nature has not been replaced by a manmade product yet, then
it’s only matter of time. But this isn’t
the case for willow.
Used for hundreds of years, willow would have been grown extensively
in many parts of England from the Somerset Levels to the Norfolk Broads. It was traditionally used (and still is) for
making baskets, screens, coracles (traditional boats) and even for putchers (a
specially woven fish trap).
