One tug

15 June 2016
click to send Christine a smile
and more

When one tugs

at a single thing

in nature,

Ginger flowers, bark nest and woven bird

he finds it attached

to the rest

Bark nest with miniature bananas and ginger flowers

of the world

Quote by John Muir

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Tutorials

15 June 2016 Weave green strips of willow bark into a nest

Strip bark from willow to eave and set into a shape

8 June 2016 Stripping bark from willow sticks

Strip the green bark from the stems to expose the smooth wood

11 February 2015 Stripping foliage from weaving stems

Remove foliage from stems to weave with

21 July 2011 Weaving a bird

I wove my bird from shaved wood but you can also use flax, coconut palm (more traditional) or paper or ribbon

5 July 2011 Tie an Iris leaf tassel

A tassel (also called a tuft) consist of: A suspending cord, the body, a fringed or ornamental skirt

20 April 2016 Free standing Willow twig armature with a hidden water source

Cut a few willow twigs to split to create legs for the armature

1 February 2012 Weaving a diagonal green grass basket

Once you figure out how to do the corners weaving a diagonal shape is actually not that hard to do.

30 October 2012 Midelino Harvest Moon Basket

This is a great flat and open basket to take outside when “harvesting” your fall leaves, pods and flowers. Who knows, you might even find a ghost pumpkin or three…

11 December 2013 Dried twig dome

Mix glue and twigs to create a twig armature for a Winter Christmas design

17 September 2014 Bark Bowl

Glue bark onto a bowl to create a dome shape

8 June 2011 Foliage Weaving

For this tutorial I focus on a simple weave pattern that does not require you to soften or prepare the leaves to be more durable or flexible. This is the starting point in...

Favourite Flowers

Salix matsudana "Tortuosa"

Curly Willow, Chinese Willow, Tortured Willow, Globe Willow, Dragon's Claw, Hankow Willow

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