How to Make a Willow Garden Hurdle

[Music] hi I'm Matilda one of the iron Shepherds living history group and a basket maker in 2019 for Heron Corps Mills 800 years of flax project Jame Bradley I and a group of volunteers made a willow border for the tracks bed like a medieval hurdle while Harun corn mill is closed in the 2020 Cove in lockdown events continue whether make yourself at home video series so when Fram and Pete wanted to make a hurdle to the world flower bed in their garden we thought we'd try a video tutorial so with a few tools some steaks some willow and a mini hurdles set up on a table I'll demonstrate some ways [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so how did Fran and Pete get on they used hazel stakes in an l-shape they use the same weave pairing throughout they used a mixture of green and brown willow in stripes and doesn't it look fantastic [Music] you [Music]

Channel: Iron Shepherds

Views: 46,300

Keywords: How to, willow hurdle, willow fence, garden, garden hurdle, medieval, history, living history, Iron Shepherds, Heron Corn Mill, Cumbria

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Length: 4min 26sec (266 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 15 2020