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Making a plant frame.  I used 7 foot tall willow rods (Goldenstone) for stakes , dry, with 4 foot willow weavers, well soaked and mellowed.   

I made a base for the frame with a piece of chipboard drilled with 12 holes and mounted either side on blocks of wood. 

You can use a cardboard box instead punching holes in with a bodkin or make the frame straight into the ground or pot.  

This recipe uses a method I adapted from the Isle of Lewis back creel taught to me by Dawn Susan.  It keeps the willow weavers from slipping down the stakes and works very well.

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