Showing posts with label Coiling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coiling. Show all posts

Friday, February 22, 2013

Coiling Workshop

Recent workshop participants exploring coiled basketry:


Braided Flag Iris with Papyrus - Jen (2012)














Coiled English Ivy - Charlene (work in progress 2013)

















An entertaining video on how traditional coiled bee skeps are made:


Saturday, February 2, 2013

Braided Flag Iris


A few of the completed projects from our Fall Weaving with Invasive plants workshops.  
Participants learned about multi-strand braiding using Yellow Flag Iris - an invasive plant found throught the Vancouver Area. 

Learn more about identifing, harvesting and weaving with Yellow Flag Iris in this article previously posted by The Urban Weaver Project: Flag iris as an artist material


 
Flag Iris headband - woven by Claire (2012)



Mixed Media (flag iris, papyrus, ceramics) - braided and coiled by Jan (2012)