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In one basket

  • 27 March 2013

Some (what surely must have been Easter egg hunting) advice from Mark Twain:

"Put all your eggs…

in one basket…

and watch…

that basket"

Have a Happy Easter!

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Tutorials
Ripping Flax
14 January 2011
Ripping Flax

Flax can be ripped into fibres creating long and versatile strips
Bird's Nest Lattice
27 March 2013
Bird's Nest Lattice

Cherry stems and ripped flax makes a perfect natural lattice to suspend floral material from
Knot a delicate hammock from ripped foliage
21 July 2021
Knot a delicate hammock from ripped foliage

Light and airy addition to a floral design to celebrate summer
Ripped Flax Mittens
7 November 2018
Ripped Flax Mittens

Knot delicate floral mittens from flax.
Messy summer floral nest
3 July 2013
Messy summer floral nest

Wrap and weave and twirl and dangle foliage to create a spiral nest
Related Designs
High-Strung
21 July 2021
High-Strung

String up a tiny hammock for a dreamy summer vacation design
Grab your party mittens, flower buds… it’s Book Launch Day!
7 November 2018
Grab your party mittens, flower buds… it’s Book Launch Day!

Celebrating my book launch by knotting floral mittens using the design Tutorial from my book and the template from the free gift template booklet.
Almost is still not quite
23 August 2017
Almost is still not quite

Weave just a hint of the Autumn to come
Favourite Flowers
Phormium
Phormium

Flax Christmas tree "cake" for the Floral Trends Design Group end of the year function. "On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... two turtle doves"
Echiveria
Echiveria

Echiveria wrist corsage.
Phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis orchid detail from my Harnessing the Wind design