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Life Attack
I just updated my list of upcoming events I plan to attend and realized my last post was 2.5 months ago! So here’s what has been up. (I tend to post basic crafty updates on BlueSky, which is now added…
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Antinoë Women’s Fashion – Headbands and Hoods
This project started when I discovered a type of women’s headwear from Antinoë that is essentially a large fabric headband with padding inside. Some of the extant objects are woven fabric with bulky ribbing created by adding extra weft, and…
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Multiflora Rose Canes for Basket Rings
Spring and fall are both good times to cut canes from Rosa multiflora to use for basketry. This is an aggressive, invasive rose species in my area, so I am always fighting it in our woods. Multiflora rose has wicked,…
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Cheap and Easy Sprang Frame
I’ll be honest; I’m thoroughly surprised at how well this style of sprang frame works. This is about as basic as it gets for a woodworking project. It’s one peeled willow branch (cut mid summer for my willow bark basket…
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Extant Elliptical Lidded Baskets from Egypt
One of the basketry styles I am experimenting with is the elliptical coiled basket with an inset lid. I have a lot of baskets bookmarked, but you have to start somewhere, so I made a short list of contenders for…
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Wild Strawberry Runners for Baskets
Fall is a tremendously active foraging season for basketry materials. Especially since so many things start changing color! In my case, it also means cleaning up some outdoor areas so they can be effectively cleared of snow for safe access.…
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Plaited Twill Envelope Style Basket
As part of my basketry technique learning process, I committed to sponsor a fighter for Brennan & Caoilfhionn’s Ducal Challenges (Sept. 28, 2024). This provided motivation and a deadline while allowing the freedom to try out techniques without worrying about…
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Invasive Plants for Cordage
Rather than ordering standardized basketry supplies from a retailer, I wanted to explore the historical practice of using locally available materials. I am also a gardener trying to foster native ecosystem development. I am carefully experimenting with native plant species,…
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Egyptian Coiled Basket – material experiments
I haven’t posted anything here for a few months because I’ve been dealing with a death in the family due to aggressive cancer that was discovered too late to effectively treat. I am working on getting caught up, so you…
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Tapestry Selvedge Fringe
This post is part of a series about a late antique Egyptian-style tunic project, starting with this overview of the tunic and going into the details about several aspects of the tunic in their own posts. Text references are listed…
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