I wanted to start learning some weaving techniques so that I can not only make us of some of the plastic that goes into our recycle bin but also I would like some practice before I move on trying some weaving with local native fibre plants such as matrushes and flax lilies (Lomandra and Dianella species).
Here is what we started with.... a pile of plastic bags......
We slowly started to weave it all together.. row by row.. here is the first row...
We were starting to make a bag... so here is the base taking shape..
And then... we started turning up to the make the sides...
But that is as far as I got on the evening... so my homework is to keep going until I get a bag to ensure I don't forget the weaving technique... lucky it's a TV free and computer free night tonight!
The kids had fun and tried their hand at weaving old yoghurt containers with strips of breadbags...
I have just discovered your blog. I would like a demonstration of this weaving technique and I think the idea of weaving native grasses is very exciting. I watched a woman from the South Coast of NSW on the ABC program Message Stick weaving the most wonderful baskets and containers as she sat out in the bush working the fibres as she had been shown by her elders.
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