[craftcollective] Knots: What Every Gatherer Should Know

[sabrina gogol]

Thats so awesome! Count me in.

On 10/18/07, Val Stricklin <stricklin4337 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> 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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