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Shedcrafter
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 9 มิ.ย. 2020
Shedcrafter was a lockdown project that turned into something I really enjoyed. As those of you who know me from BBC's Victorian Farm, Edwardian Farm and Wartime Farm, you'll know that I'm passionate about traditional crafts, heritage crafts, rural crafts, hedgerow crafts, greenwood-working, and historic farming. But I am, by training, an archaeologist, with expertise in landscape archaeology, experimental archaeology and the medieval period more widely. In the past, I have run small farming enterprises, managed by own small-holding, been a beekeeper, kept chickens and have been a proponent of sustainable living, sustainability, and an eco-friendly lifestyle. It is my firm belief that the past has much to teach us about how our future could be. There were once extremely intelligent ways of doing things in the past, working from natural materials, sustainably sourced from the world around us. Let's see what we can learn about these 'primitive' technologies for a better future. #cræft
How to make a basket: Trailer
Welcome to my #lockdownproject! Over twelve episodes amounting to 2:30 hrs, I'll show you how to take locally sourced raw materials and turn them in to a rough and ready traditional coil basket. I'll take you through every step of the process from the splitting, pithing and stropping of bramble cane to the combing and preparing of grass materials for stitching and binding in to a robust working basket.
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How to make a basket: EP08 Finishing the basket base
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In this episode of ‘How to make a basket’, we’ll get to the end of the base having properly worked out how to space out our binds, how to tie off lengths of cane and how to introduce new lengths of cane into the bind. Buy Cræft: An enquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts (USA) wwnorton.com/books/9780393356571 Buy Cræft: How traditional crafts are about more than just mak...
How to make a basket: EP09 Starting the basket walls
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In this episode of ‘How to make a basket’, we’ll start turning the coil upwards to start on the walls. The trickiest thing here is getting the angle of the bone needles right as we look to stitch in a coil that is going to take us up the basket walls. Buy Cræft: An enquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts (USA) wwnorton.com/books/9780393356571 Buy Cræft: How traditional c...
How to make a basket: EP10 Building up the basket walls
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In this episode of ‘How to make a basket’, we’ll continue building the walls of the basket making sure that we retain the right thickness of straw material, keeping a good tight bind on the bramble (blackberry) cane. Buy Cræft: An enquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts (USA) wwnorton.com/books/9780393356571 Buy Cræft: How traditional crafts are about more than just maki...
How to make a basket: EP11 Nearing the finished basket
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In this episode of ‘How to make a basket’, we’ll continue building the walls of the basket making sure that we retain the right thickness of straw material, keeping a good tight bind on the bramble (blackberry) cane. Buy Cræft: An enquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts (USA) wwnorton.com/books/9780393356571 Buy Cræft: How traditional crafts are about more than just maki...
How to make a basket: EP12 Finishing the basket
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In this episode of ‘How to make a basket’, we’ll see how to put in the final stitch, tie it off and finish the basket. Buy Cræft: An enquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts (USA) wwnorton.com/books/9780393356571 Buy Cræft: How traditional crafts are about more than just making (UK) www.faber.co.uk/9780571324408-craeft.html ‘How to make a basket’ is a chance to connect wi...
How to make a basket: EP02 Scraping out the pith
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In this episode of ‘How to make a basket’, we’ll look at pithing and stropping of bramble (blackberry) cane. Pithing is the removal of the pithy matter from within the heart of the plant and stropping is the technique by which you take a strip of hard wood and turn it in to a flexible but durable piece of binding cane. Buy Cræft: An enquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional craft...
How to make a basket: EP07 The base of the basket
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In this episode of ‘How to make a basket’, we’ll follow on building the base of the basket and see how lengths of bramble (blackberry) cane can be knotted into the basket and how new lengths of bramble (blackberry) cane can be introduced. Buy Cræft: An enquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts (USA) wwnorton.com/books/9780393356571 Buy Cræft: How traditional crafts are abo...
How to make a basket: EP06 Starting the basket
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In this episode of ‘How to make a basket’, we’ll look at how to start the basket. This is one of the trickiest parts of the whole process and sometimes you may need to start two or three times. Getting the first bind is essential and the two or three follow-on binds will determine the spacing of the stitches and the thickness of the basket. Buy Cræft: An enquiry into the origins and true meanin...
How to make a basket: EP05 Basket making materials
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In this episode of ‘How to make a basket’, we’ll look at how to prepare your basket making grasses. We’ll examine some of the types of grass that can be used in a coil basket but also look at the ways in which the basket making grasses can be cleaned up in preparation for coiling and binding. Buy Cræft: An enquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts (USA) wwnorton.com/books/...
How to make a basket: EP04 Basket making tools
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In this episode of ‘How to make a basket’, we’ll look at the tools of the trade and look at how you can go about making your own basket-making bone needle. We’ll see that the tools are relatively simple and easy to get hold of. Buy Cræft: An enquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts (USA) wwnorton.com/books/9780393356571 Buy Cræft: How traditional crafts are about more tha...
How to make a basket: EP03 Stropping cane and by products
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In this episode of ‘How to make a basket’, we’ll test to see if our bramble (blackberry) cane needs its bark removing. Much can depend on the time of year it was cut. We’ll also look at the kinds of by-products that come out of the processing of bramble (blackberry) cane and what we can use them for. Buy Cræft: An enquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts (USA) wwnorton.co...
How to make a basket: EP01 Splitting Bramble
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In this episode of 'How to make a basket', we'll start with preparing some traditional basket-making materials. We'll go through the process of splitting bramble (blackberry) cane, one of the most versatile and easily sourced basket making materials available. Buy Cræft: An enquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts (USA) wwnorton.com/books/9780393356571 Buy Cræft: How trad...
Beautiful. So well done. Agreed, it is awful, that grassland habitats are removed at the speed which they are. Grass is one of the most basic foods for so many animals. This video is a treasure. I've made baskets with pine needles but had not thought of straw. Awesome. I can't wait. I had no idea it has such longevity.
At what time of the year shall I harvest bramble for basket making?
Why have I only just found this brilliant channel?
This is such a good video - thank you - I wondered what kind of tool is that you are using to split the cane?
Beautiful language and craft, sir. Thank you.
Amazing, I found this video just after I'd checked out an audiobook from the library about traditional crafts (Cræft). Written by..... Alexander Langlands! The writing in the book reminded enough of the narration in this video that I googled the author and it led me right back to this video 😊 great work both on screen and in your books. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us Mr. Langlands!
Great videos, I got so into watching one after the other I forgot to click the 'like' for them,😂 which I think a lot of people did because they were just so interesting. Thanks so much for posting these from southern New Zealand 👍🥰 tremendous stuff 🥰 ( I did go back and click like by the way 🤦)
Very nice. Very educational and well produced. Thanks.
This is great. Please make it convenient for your viewers by creating a playlist.
Great video. Please, who provided the beautiful music?
Did anyone ever tell you that you look like Sylvester Stallone?
🤙👍
Great video 👍
Thanks! This is a nice meditative activity!
Oh! This is a parallel to making a basket from PINE NEEDLES! I have a LONG LEAF PINE in my yard.
Alex I love your channel and I'm looking to learn more on traditional craftsmanship that is relevant to modern life especially when it comes to self sufficiency and sustainability. I hope you come back to TH-cam to share your knowledge and skills as you do it so well. I would be more than happy to collaborate with you as embark on a quest to learn coppicing and all woodland crafts that revolve around it. All the very best for the new year. cheers J
Good teachings, but modern man will Just watch it! It’s too much time dedicated to sling the splints❤ You’re the best!
Beautiful videos!
Great! Thanks! In church embroidery we used a tool like that was called a stiletto and we couldn't buy new ones but we had antiques with mother-of-pearl handles.
How long do you soak it please
Brilliant love it enjoy
GOOD WORK MAN❤🎉
you are nice
You are good in what you are
I am delighted to have found this channel. I frequently watch the farm series' and hoped for new content. And here you are. Looking forward to your future endeavors. Thank you.
I loved watching your video series and really enjoyed your passion an enthusiasm in making these natural baskets. Thank you very much for this!
Thank you for taking the time to teach us out here what to do. I enjoy hearing your accent.
What music is this??
He is making hard work of a simple split ,keep trying
1:00 looks like my granny's ice pick. 💖🌞🌵😷
I know nothing about making bone tools, but if you don't have any luck with carving cooked bone. Try raw bone. ... Here's my thinking. "They" say never feed cooked poultry bones to dogs because it shatters into slivers. ... But people who feed a raw diet say raw bones don't shatter. Then cook your bone to harden. Let me know what you experience. 💖🌞🌵😷ç
I came for the basket making and now I want roast turkey....
There is a youtube telling about beehive making with split brambles. They use a splitter made out of a pice of wood splits is 4 at once
The splitter is three nosed, at least the ones we use are and there is an easy way of clearing the thorns ,still it setts the scene for some people .
Loved this series, thank you!!
Please post your Book. 🙋♀️
I kept wanting you to turn the work see we could see what you are looking at. Never did. Now my neck is sore.
I already have have a hoarding problem-- i shouldnt be hoarding bramble too
annoying irritating intrusive awefull background noise
Love and truly understand your motivation to work with this resistant and strong material!
Just found your channel. Love it.
Oh good. I keep finding pine needle basket videos and how to use cattails but all I got is this rye straw ;D
omg same!! i have a huge amount of rye straw and i’m trying to learn to weave it. didn’t think i’d find someone in the same situation 😂
😂 The farmer told me rye has the longest straw so definitely a top choice 👍 but I've also scavenged some decorative grasses that are long, thin and smooth (no knot joints) that work too. Just had to go late in the year when it was definitely dead since it wasn't mine. I don't weave exactly like the video, I've been using yarn to tie it and working much thinner.
Lovely
Thanks for sharing your knowledge sir!
Absolutely beautiful! I think I'll try my hand at making my first basket😊
i knew that voice sounded familiar!!!! loved you on the historical farm series!!
You're the best! Honestly I'd watch anything you and your crew did, more farming history stuff please!
Great vid, very professional
What do you call that type of curved knife ?
What is brambles scientific name?
I heard about this project during your interview on The Poor Prole's Almanac. What a pleasure to see you still enjoying these kinds of projects and sharing your knowledge! I'd love to see more of this kind of thing if you ever have the time. I was so pleased to hear your dressing up in costume and experiencing history in real life are not done forever, either! Enjoy the delights and trials of having a young family (I know it's a busy time!) and I think all us Wartime Farm fans will look forward to seeing you on a new project someday. 🙂