Re: straw work

Hello Amelia,

I know how frustrating it can be to not find the things you are trying to
find information on.

I did a little search of my own for you and found these websites:

Straw Hat Making:

http://vintagesewing.info/1950s/52-hmh/hmh-toc.html

47-56 in table of contents has a lot about Straw Hat Making

http://www.costumes.org/cl*****/254pages/projects/strawbraidhat.htm

Has a quick straw hat project

http://www.minidolls.com/Tutorial/Hat_Tut.shtml

Shows how to make a doll sized straw hat

    If I'm thinking of the same thing that you are, making plaited straw
ornaments is also called wheat weaving.

Here are some websites that I found about Wheat Weaving.

http://www.strawcraftsmen.co.uk/resource.html

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_artists/article/0,1789,HGTV_3228_1388660,00.html

http://www.naturalfamilyonline.com/1-e&h/49-autumn-wheat-weaving.htm

    That may not give you everything that you need but hopefully it will
give you some fresh ideas on how to find the information.

Happy crafting :)

Jen



"romanyroamer" <romonyroamer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> I have looked (really, truly) but am finding it very hard to find
> comprehensive instructions on making plaited straw hats. Can anyone
help?
I
> am also looking for instructions on making plaited ornaments from straw
/
> wheat etc. I think it was a traditional harvest tradition in parts of
the
> UK. Thankyou......Amelia in Australia
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