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Rustic Shows
Gatherings and
Art Shows
that are rustic friendly
A Show not to miss
Books
Making Gypsy Willow Furniture by Bim Willow®
(paper back)
Books by
Dan Mack
So You Want to be a Rustic Furniture Maker?
Tips of the Trade by
Bim Willow®
a free E-book
Groups
Twig Furniture Group
Canadian Rustic Furniture Group
Workshops
Do you teach?
Willow Workshop Registration form:
For Willow Workshops by Wendy Lisanby of Willow Creek Rustics (309) 963-3965 34360 Runyon Rd Mackinaw, IL 61755
Please fill out the following form for online registration.
These classes will be held at my home in rural Mackinaw. 34360 Runyon Rd.
Upon receipt of registration form, liability waiver, and course fee I will mail out to you a confirmation of the class/classes registered for as well as the directions and a tool list.
If you decide not to take a class please take the time to let me know. In order to receive course fees back you need to notify me no later than 10 days before the start of the course. This enables me to have enough time to try and contact another person to let them have the option of taking the class.
Description of Workshops
Building Rustic Garden Structures
You will learn about various types of garden structures (such as a wattle weave fence, a border fence, trellis, teepee, etc) a demo will be done on some of them and you will build and take home a completed trellis.
Building a Rustic Table
In this course you will learn about the types of wood used, how to create the 2 types of joinery: both a lap joint and a butt joint that will be used in the project and the actual hands on building of a rustic table.
For those wanting to learn how to make rustic furniture this is a great easy to learn first project to start with.
Building a Rustic Willow Chair
In this course you will learn where to find material to work with, how to cut it, the tools needed, the types of joints used in rustic furniture, short lecture/demo on how to build a chair and the actual hands on of building a rustic chair that you will be able to take home and enjoy for years to come.