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dpack



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 18, 21 4:39 pm    Post subject: nice tat Reply with quote
    

as it said in the title

most would be easy to make

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 19, 21 9:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

That jar is particularly special. The gold thread would be relatively easy to make for a skilled person I would think, but even drawing out the wire at that time was a very skilled job, although easier with gold than most metals.

dpack



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 19, 21 11:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

metals are not magic, easier than wood in many ways

Slim



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 19, 21 11:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I hear it's incredibly difficult to draw out wood

dpack



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 19, 21 11:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    



hence basketry materials prep, weaving etc and rope making

a tree wire might be best chosen rather than drawn

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 20, 21 9:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Not wire, but I do make split hazel baskets sometimes. The time is in the preparation as the hazel has to be split then gone over with a knife to make sure it is flexible enough to weave.

I did make a western red cedar bark basket once, and that wasn't so hard, but didn't turn out very tidy. Might have been easier if I had tried square rather than round, but it sort of worked.

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