Category: Leaf & Vine

Instructions for a South African plaiting technique used to make hats from maize husks. Margaret W. Campbell (1937).

Text instructions by Anna Subritzky for these flax stars with a little of the background of the tradition. I’m interested to find out what I can substitute harakeke for, here in Europe.

by Verena Stella Gompf and Cordula Kehrer
I this would look great if used as a repair method instead of artistic statement – it would give added value and meaning.

by Fernando and Humberto
Though I expect these were made from new, the idea of repairing commonplace plastic chairs in this way appeals.

by Lois Walpole
Tidy the garden and make something highly useful from dead leaves. Instructions include 2 videos.

Quick video by Archetypal Visual Arts showing how to make a coconut leaf windmill toy.

Instructions how to make a porotaka by Avalon Primary School, New Zealand – flax leaf spinner toy from the Cook Islands.

Instructions by New Zealand Electronic Text Collection – from the Cook Islands

A global story for a reuse product that incorporates traditional artisan weaving skills. Founded by the designer Alvaro Catalán de Ocón
Sponsored in Colombia by Coca-Cola.

Instructions to weave a ball out of fire hose as a heavy duty animal toy by Steven Ok.

A story to describe how to make a windmill toy from coconut palm,
by Marion Healy, Mackay Queensland Australia