[craftcollective] Knots: What Every Gatherer Should Know

[Val Stricklin]

Hi Erica,
   I'm sad that I'll miss Ernie's knots.  I didn't retain the  
excellent lesson I got about the trucker's hitch, when I borrowed  
your fruit ladder  (I'm definitely one who must learn through  
repetition.)  My Monday night kids' book illustration class  
conflicts, but there are only 4 more weeks, so I otta be able to get  
in on the basketry night Nov 26th.
   Are you gonna make moccasins with us on Sunday?
Love Val


On Oct 18, 2007, at 4:51 AM, Erica Ritter wrote:

> Knotting ... netting ... knitting...
>
> If you're not on the ancestralways list, you might want to know:
> Ernie is teaching knotwork at Cascadia Wild on Monday night.  Very  
> useful skills for all kinds of crafts.  You might be particularly  
> interested in decorative knots that make good buttons, or "frogs,"  
> for closing garments and bags.  If you want to ask him about  
> details, he's at eawisner at gmail.com.
>
> Practical Knots for Impractical Situations
> Monday, October 22nd
> 7-9 pm
> Cascadia Wild!
> 3945 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
> 503-235-9533
> www.cascadiawild.org
>
> Coming sooner than you think:
> BYO Basketry workshop
> the Monday after Thanksgiving -- that's November 26th, 7-9pm, at  
> Cascadia Wild.
> I'll bring harakeke techniques from New Zealand (a great way to use  
> that spiky decorative plant that's been popping up all over  
> Portland in recent years.)  Another basketmaker's bringing ivy  
> baskets; another, cordage.
> What would you like to bring?
> If you don't care for baskets, you're welcome to bring another  
> textile project and treat it as a craft night.  Bring a finished  
> basket for us to reverse-engineer.  Or bring some creative, raw  
> material to play with: flexible twigs, vines, twine, yarn, paper, etc.
> Take-home instructions will be provided for novices, with basic how- 
> to's of coiled, twined, and woven basketry.
>
> Yours,
> Erica Ritter
>
> -- 
> eritter at gmail.com
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