Elwyn's Blog

Well, The nettles came out of the retting bath yesterday. My! Didn't they smell (like rotting seaweed). I remember someone saying t...

Traditional Fibres from Plants   After working with flax for some years I hve started to do a more in depth experiment with nettles. ...

Natural Cordage: Hazel Bark It has been very stormy here over recent weeks. It has not stopped raining since before Christmas!   ...

My humble experience....   I have been making bows and arrows since I was a kid! Quite normal if I was a boy, but, as a girl this raise...

A Slate Bangle         I just thought I might share a creation I made about eight years ago. I made this after watching an epis...

Basket     Making use of what is freely available around you is so liberating. You are not so reliant on the commercial world.   ...

When brain tanned buckskin is mentioned people automatically think.... Native American, war shirts and pipe bags. Well, I thought it about...