Podcast Pete

Yeah these are fantastic aren't they? So these are ducks kind of more than life-size but only just a little bit.

Yeah these are fantastic aren't they? So these are ducks kind of more than life-size but only just a little bit.

And you've got another one over here with a long tail. It's more kind of pheasant-ish, is it?

And you've got another one over here with a long tail. It's more kind of pheasant-ish, is it?

And what are you joining these different ends with? Is that willow as well or is that basic string or what is it?

And what are you joining these different ends with? Is that willow as well or is that basic string or what is it?

Let's move over. That heart incident we just talked about was about, what, about a foot high. And we've got another heart over here, which is about a metre high, which is huge. And that's quite dramatic as well. That's something slightly different. That's a different kind of weaving, isn't it?

Let's move over. That heart incident we just talked about was about, what, about a foot high. And we've got another heart over here, which is about a metre high, which is huge. And that's quite dramatic as well. That's something slightly different. That's a different kind of weaving, isn't it?

Okay, so over to these peony cloches. Now, cloche, I know, is the cover you put over food when it moves from, say, the kitchen to a table. So I'm guessing that this is the same kind of similar idea.

Okay, so over to these peony cloches. Now, cloche, I know, is the cover you put over food when it moves from, say, the kitchen to a table. So I'm guessing that this is the same kind of similar idea.

Yes, with that kind of bulbous kind of head, yeah.

Yes, with that kind of bulbous kind of head, yeah.

And these will look spectacular in your garden, even if you're not training flowers and plants around them.

And these will look spectacular in your garden, even if you're not training flowers and plants around them.

And you're running courses to teach people how to make all of these?

And you're running courses to teach people how to make all of these?

I'm just watching a couple of, I don't know what they are. Are they little wagtails or something up in the trees with the long tails, the black and white ones? Can you see up there? It's beautiful to be out in the countryside. What's your background then, Lorraine? What got you interested in these kind of traditional country crafts?

I'm just watching a couple of, I don't know what they are. Are they little wagtails or something up in the trees with the long tails, the black and white ones? Can you see up there? It's beautiful to be out in the countryside. What's your background then, Lorraine? What got you interested in these kind of traditional country crafts?

You lit up. When you were talking about your previous job, you were looking away into the distance. You weren't making eye contact. And then when you started talking about this, your face lit up. You smiled. You looked at me and you were really...

You lit up. When you were talking about your previous job, you were looking away into the distance. You weren't making eye contact. And then when you started talking about this, your face lit up. You smiled. You looked at me and you were really...