Wheat weaving

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A short course with Veronica Main MBE this week saw students learn how to prepare, plait and tie wheat straw to make traditional structures.

Corn dollies are a traditional craft using straws from wheat, rye, and other grains. Learn how to make a beautiful Harvest Heart inwiththis easy tutorial. If you can plait or braid, you can make one of these!

Black Ash Basketmaker & Teacher JoAnn Catsos shares a simple DIY featuring dried wheat!

St. Brigid's Cross is a traditional wheat weaving design. In this tutorial I'll show you how to make it with 32 straws. This is a very easy wheat weaving.

I have been teaching wheat weaving and straw art for over 25 years.

The beginner's guide teaches you the basics for weaving straw. You'll learn basic patterns, then the Bridget Cross and traditional straw dolls.

The inspiration for these handmade Valentines come from a traditional English craft and can be customized as gift toppers, corsages, ornaments and more.

Hand-woven blackbeard wheat variety folk angel holding a candle (made of wheat). Halo is made using a 5-straw Chinese Rick Rack and arms are woven with a 5-straw fill-the-gap plait. The folk angel is a beautiful and traditional design that symbolizes, as straw angels have for generations, hope and faith in the future. This is a traditional wheat weaving and house blessing for any occasion. Large size holding candle is approximately 18" tall by 16" wide including wheat beards Smaller size not…

I’ve always been attracted to wheat weaving designs…could it be that country part of me? More than a couple of months ago I was at a church function and saw that one of the donations f…