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| Make A
Basketweave Snowflake Ornament |
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| Use Black Ash
Woodsplint And Sweetgrass In This Free Project |
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Make a tree full of black ash
woodsplint and sweetgrass snowflake ornaments for your holiday celebrations.
Materials
- 8 pieces black ash double satin
woodsplint 3/8" x 5¼"
- sweetgrass for twining
- cord for hanging finished ornament
Supplies
- scissors
- ruler
- awl or WeaveRite™ tool
Procedure
 Cut and Shape Spokes
- Dampen woodsplint before cutting
- Cut eight lengths of double satin
(smooth both sides) woodsplint 5¼" long and 3/8" wide for spokes
- Narrow the centers of each spoke to
1/8" for about 1", then taper each end
Prepare Sweetgrass
- Soak a small bundle of sweetgrass in
water for a short time, wrap in a moist towel and allow to mellow before weaving
Spoke Layout
- Layout the spokes in the sequence
diagrammed below
Center Weaving
- Fold a blade of sweetgrass near its
center point and begin twining around the spokes
- Add new blades of sweetgrass when
necessary
- Twine until the center measures
1¾" across
- End twining by inserting the sweetgrass
under previous weave to secure
- Trim any ends
Turning Back The
Points
- Moisten the spoke ends
- Turn back points of alternate spokes
- Use an awl or WeaveRite™ tool to
open up the weave
- Carefully insert ends into the weaving
on the back side
Finishing Details
- Trim any stray ends
- String your ornament
Tip
- This ornament can be varied by cutting
the spokes into different shapes giving you a variety of star and snowflake shapes
- Dyed or natural raffia that has been
split to a narrow width can be substituted for the sweetgrass
- Dyed spokes and natural weavers are
another option
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