Woven Willow Keyring Handmade in Edinburgh Sustainable Decoration

Beautiful and simple yet sturdy woven willow keyring, hand woven by basketmaker Anna Liebmann in Edinburgh, Scotland. The keyring is made using all natural buff willow grown on the Somerset Levels, near Bridgwater, England. The willow has been boiled and stripped giving it a gorgeous golden colour. Willow is a natural and renewable resource, being cut every winter once the leaves have fallen, then graded for use in basketry, fence making and small items for you! Handmade by Basketweaver Anna Liebmann. I make functional baskets and teach traditional basketry in Edinburgh and beyond. I make these keyrings in my workshop overlooking the sea, as a small pocket sized taster of willow weaving past and present. The willow is soaked in water for 2 hours to become pliable, left to mellow for at least half an hour (just as in basketmaking!), then I proceed to make the woven mini panel, starting with the outside edges then weaving to and fro and up, tucking away the last stroke into the weaving and creating the top edge. The keyrings are remarkably durable and lovely to feel in your pocket as you reach for your keys time after time.