Burdock & Bramble Coil Basket: part two
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ก.ค. 2020
- In the second part of the tutorial for this rustic and scruffy foraged basket, we shape the sides and finish the ends.
I now have a 'buy me a coffee' page which helps fund my ongoing research and the making of these free videos. If you'd like to support me, please visit ko-fi.com/sallypointer Thank you!
I would not be deriding your work down. It is all absolutely beautiful, as well as strong & functional, not to mention creative. I have never done this before but am starting tomorrow with a great sense of excitement due to your relaxed style of teaching. I already work with plants as medicine, as well as wild foraged edibles, so this adds yet another level to my knowledge & skills. Thank you 🙂
Videos like these really put into perspective how time&work consuming even 'simple' crafted objects were for our ancestors. while today you can buy a robust, watertight bowl for the equivalent of 5 minutes of minimum wage work.
Thanks for sharing!
Just looking to start natural basketry. This will be first explorations in harvesting & preparing materials. Watching you has given me more confidence in exploring the vegetation in my area, the North Carolina mountains in USA. I have enjoyed watching your videos. Good luck with your educational pursuits!
Functional and scruffy is the best aesthetic.
Really loved this short mini series. Have the urge to give it a go myself with whatever I can find that might work.
I love your honesty. It’s so refreshing.
I believe the Irish expression that applies here is something like: "Fecking Brilliant"! Really nice tutorial and wonderful teaching style. Really enjoying this series.
I love the way you just take your little slips in stride and forge ahead with a smile and an oh well attitude!
Thank you for sharing your skills with us. Maybe I can give it a try during my holidays in September.
I looOOOOoooove this basket
I'm doing a bit of hand sewing while I watch this lovely video 💜💜💜
It's a gorgeous basket! And a lovely, simple technique.
I am all fired up now to gather fibers for winter crafting!
Can you please make a hat. You Are amazing and its sach a joy to wach you. Like a garden hat. Thank you so much.
I think it turned out rather lovely.
lovely
thank you!
Love it, I'm definitely going to have a go at this. Thanks for sharing!
Brilliant certainly got me interested in giving it a go thank you 😊❤️xx
Love it.
I have some burdocks in my front garden!! So excited!!!! Do the burdocks have to sit and wilt a bit before Iscrape the bark and pith off or can I start to scrape right away?
Do it fresh, much easier
You're a wonderful teacher thank you! I'm new to basket weaving, wondering if you would ever consider adding a handle to a coil basket?
Thank you! You certainly can, the trick is to make sure the point where the handle springs up from the basket is really well reinforced
@@SallyPointer Amazing! Thank you for getting back to me :)
That's a beautiful piece!
I have a question: could burdock be used for the binding as well? I do have access to some brambles, but they are quite thorny.
It's quite a coarse fibre, so whilst it makes robust cordage, it will lend itself to fairly chunky work. How about nettle cordage as an alternative?
Looking forward to foraging some fibers for projects like this :) I was wondering, have you ever experimented with/found it helpful to seal your natural plant fiber baskets? And if so, any recommendations for pairings of fiber and sealers?
I've never needed to seal baskets, I don't generally use them in situations where they get wet for extended periods of time, but if you were planning on using them in wet conditions you might choose fibres that are naturally water resistant like lime and hemp for example.
Do you have any of your baskets for sale? I admire your craft and love that they are made of the wild things in England.
Not often, I do sometimes have net bags for sale on my website but everything is currently on hold as I'm working at museums throughout the summer
I saw a comment on a previous video but didn't hear you say anything about it: is there a point in the season that you shouldn't harvest burdock for fiber? If so, why and when?
It can vary slightly, but generally before it flowers is best. If in doubt try a bit and see though, moister areas, younger growth, shade etc, all can extend the season
Wonder what materials would work to try sandals.
Lime bast would be one option, there are sandals known archaeologically in lime bast. I've seen palm leaves used as a core too in some regions. See what you have access to that is strong!
@@SallyPointer Time to do the research on Lime bast . Hemp and yucca fiber is very tough for sandal making , but no yucca in most of europe .
@@SallyPointer , thought you meant a lime citrus tree, as no Lime type you mention here. There is Yucca, do see Sage in yard has a stringy bark, old bean plants, also some weeds like Mallow. Maybe English Ivy as a core. Lots of palm fronds around. Hum. celery is stringy, it broke when dry though. TY . Be Well
@@1aliveandwell
She’s talking about lime trees in the genus _Tilia._ They’re also known as linden trees - the kind of tree Carl Linnaeus’s father took his family name from.
Hitting the bong wondering why I am here ..
Craft videos are pretty chilled and you now have another use for hemp fibres .
Do you think the burdock would take a dye?
It might, I haven't tried it myself but most bast fibres will at least stain, though they are a bit trickier to dye than protein fibre. What dye did you have in mind?
@@SallyPointer I’m not sure. I will experiment a bit later in the season. Thanks for your reply.