Weaving+Flax+Flowers

=How to weave a flax //(harakeke//) flower or //putiputi// ...= Cut a single flax leaf... || Fold it in half... || Push your fingernail through both sides of the leaf and tear off the tough midrib... || The leaf ends up split in two... || Soften the flax by running the blunt edge of a knife or scissors underneath both halves of the split leaf... this removes some of the moisture and stops the leaves shrinking as they dry... || Fold one strip behind the other strip... || Fold the second strip down behind the first strip.... || Fold the first strip behind the second strip and bring it to the front.... || Continue to fold the two strips behind and then infront of each other... || A spiral will begin to form.... || Continue folding... || ...folding.... ||
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...until you reach the narrow ends. ||

How to weave an Hibiscus flower **[|here]** || How to weave a harakeke star **[|here]** ||