From the first harvest of our basket willow which we cut that snowy day in February:

This is a design by Jenny Crisp and was relatively simple to do, and I learnt a lot; my willow is still quite thick and knotty but in future cuts it will become finer – thats my excuse for it being rather chunky!
I also started to appreciate how the quality of the whips affect their usability – all very useful to me with regards to developing an awareness for what I’m looking for and how to encourage the sort of growth that is good to work with.