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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Thanks-Weaving

I tip my Autumn hat in the spirit of celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving:

Thanks Weaving Floral art design

"I can

Weaving a hat with fall leaves and rose hips

no other

Weaving a hat from autumn leaves and rosehips with copper accents

answer make

Weave the garland to spiral out to create a decorative hat

but

Weaving a hat with an autumn leaf and rose hip garland

thanks,

Rose hips and autumn leaves

and thanks;

Wrap the garland in copper wire

and ever…

Autumn Thanks Giving Design

thanks."

William Shakespeare (Twelfth Night, Act 3 Scene 3)

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Tutorials

Thanks Weaving Hat
15 October 2014 Thanks Weaving Hat

This is the basic pattern used to weave a hat

Rolled Autumn leaf and Rose Hip Garland
15 October 2014 Rolled Autumn leaf and Rose Hip Garland

Rolling leaf tubes
23 March 2013 Rolling leaf tubes

Roll foliage to create tubes

Unravel wire from a copper pot scrubber
5 May 2011 Unravel wire from a copper pot scrubber

Up-cycle a pot scrubber to get a huge roll of very pretty copper wire

Foliage Weaving
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...

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