willow basket
Flexible branch vessel
A willow basket is a container woven from the flexible branches of willow trees.
Willow has been prized for basketry for centuries because its young shoots bend easily without breaking: She gathered eggs in a willow basket.
The term often evokes rustic or traditional craftsmanship.
- wickerPliant twig for weaving
- weaveInterlace strands into fabric
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- osierWillow for basketry
- handlePart for gripping
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- basketrybasketmaker, creel, creels, trug, punnet
- dog baskets
- picnic basket partshamper, lid, handle, compartment, lining
- bike bagsbike bag
- wicker furniturewicker chair, wicker rocker, rattan chair, cane chair, cane furniture
- Willows and Poplarspoplar, aspen, cottonwood, osier, sallow