Twig Wall art

caringa

I saw a piece if wall art recently that was made using twisted willow ( I think) and want to buy some and have a go! Does anyone have any ideas of where to buy it?

Katiehound

It sounds like a contorted willow, but I think you can get hazel as well. A friend used to have a tree, she would have happily given you some! Maybe that's the thing to do, see if you can spot any in gardens and beg a little? I guess you will be able to get some from a florist but maybe at a price!

Chris25

Yes, you'll find the hazel in a lot of florists soon as the catkins start to grow but it will be expensive.
Might be worth putting an ad on freegle/freecycle to see if anyone is pruning theirs.

caringa

Chris25 wrote: »

Yes, you'll find the hazel in a lot of florists soon as the catkins start to grow but it will be expensive.
Might be worth putting an ad on freegle/freecycle to see if anyone is pruning theirs.

Thanks so much - thats a brilliant idea! If I manage to produce something worth looking at, I'll post a photo!:T

caringa

Chris25 wrote: »

Yes, you'll find the hazel in a lot of florists soon as the catkins start to grow but it will be expensive.
Might be worth putting an ad on freegle/freecycle to see if anyone is pruning theirs.

Thanks once again for your suggestion. No sooner had I put an ad on freecycle, a local man emailed to say that he had loads and I could call and collect it at the weekend! :j I dont know how I would manage without all you wonderful MSE'ers:T

Chris25

caringa wrote: »

Thanks once again for your suggestion. No sooner had I put an ad on freecycle, a local man emailed to say that he had loads and I could call and collect it at the weekend! :j I dont know how I would manage without all you wonderful MSE'ers:T

good luck caringa - looking forward to the photo

crazy_girl

My Dad makes lots of things out of willow and cherry wood, he usually finds it and just asks the land owner's permission to take some. 9 times out of 10 he gets it free or for a bit of beer money.