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By Southern Hands: A Celebration of Craft Traditions in the South
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December 3, 2012
A celebration of craft traditions in the south.
Inside jacket: right off toy making and broom making sound good.
Pg 6: Hey, walking canes list under wood carving.
Pg 16: Split oat baskets come from small logs 6 to 9 feet long and from 8 inches in diameter saplings.
Pg 22: Swampy cane brakes 2 years old or more for river cane baskets.
Pg 34 Pine needles used to make baskets. Some as long as 2 feet. Dried and soaked known as "pine straw" is a waste product.
Pg 84: Mandolins have been popular for only half a century. The fiddle has been popular for generations.
Pg 88: fifes can be made from bamboo one foot long and 1 inch in diameter. Burned out with a hot poker. Four finger holes plus mouth hole and played flute style.
Pg 92 Willow furniture may be local both materials and production.
Pg 161: Broom-corn came from India in the late 1780's and grew well in the south.
Pg 165: Growing to 10 feet rows of broom-corn make a privacy screen but needs sunny spot.
Pg 176: Rag Rug making is considered a salvage craft. This may be a wide open craft in the future. The early craftsmen worked with things left by nature. A survey of the neighborhood for unused materials may turn up something. I saw apple left behind on trees as I walked today.
Pg 224: Resources include living museums and farms which would be interesting to visit on a field trip or road trip.
Inside jacket: right off toy making and broom making sound good.
Pg 6: Hey, walking canes list under wood carving.
Pg 16: Split oat baskets come from small logs 6 to 9 feet long and from 8 inches in diameter saplings.
Pg 22: Swampy cane brakes 2 years old or more for river cane baskets.
Pg 34 Pine needles used to make baskets. Some as long as 2 feet. Dried and soaked known as "pine straw" is a waste product.
Pg 84: Mandolins have been popular for only half a century. The fiddle has been popular for generations.
Pg 88: fifes can be made from bamboo one foot long and 1 inch in diameter. Burned out with a hot poker. Four finger holes plus mouth hole and played flute style.
Pg 92 Willow furniture may be local both materials and production.
Pg 161: Broom-corn came from India in the late 1780's and grew well in the south.
Pg 165: Growing to 10 feet rows of broom-corn make a privacy screen but needs sunny spot.
Pg 176: Rag Rug making is considered a salvage craft. This may be a wide open craft in the future. The early craftsmen worked with things left by nature. A survey of the neighborhood for unused materials may turn up something. I saw apple left behind on trees as I walked today.
Pg 224: Resources include living museums and farms which would be interesting to visit on a field trip or road trip.
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