Corn-Husk Crafts

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How often have you wanted to create something attractive and original but
found the cost of craft supplies much too high ? Now you can create many unique,
decorative and useful items using one of nature's own gifts—corn husks.
In CORN-HUSK CRAFTS, Margery Facklam and Patricia Phibbs of the Buffalo
Museum of Science open fresh, new doors to stimulate your artistic imagination.
They provide you with a clear text, simple step-by-step diagrams, and a multitude
of color and black-and-white photographs that show you how to dye, soften,
braid, wrap, twist, fringe, curl, knot, tie, and preserve husks. Once you have
learned these basic techniques you will be able to create everything from corn-husk
dolls, flowers, trees, birds, and animals to baskets, masks, place mats, door mats,
moccasins, wreaths, and even gift-wrap decorations!
Soon you will be inspired to expand the fundamentals of this unique, inexpensive
craft to the limits of your creativity. With just a few supplies... Tovább

Fülszöveg

How often have you wanted to create something attractive and original but
found the cost of craft supplies much too high ? Now you can create many unique,
decorative and useful items using one of nature's own gifts—corn husks.
In CORN-HUSK CRAFTS, Margery Facklam and Patricia Phibbs of the Buffalo
Museum of Science open fresh, new doors to stimulate your artistic imagination.
They provide you with a clear text, simple step-by-step diagrams, and a multitude
of color and black-and-white photographs that show you how to dye, soften,
braid, wrap, twist, fringe, curl, knot, tie, and preserve husks. Once you have
learned these basic techniques you will be able to create everything from corn-husk
dolls, flowers, trees, birds, and animals to baskets, masks, place mats, door mats,
moccasins, wreaths, and even gift-wrap decorations!
Soon you will be inspired to expand the fundamentals of this unique, inexpensive
craft to the limits of your creativity. With just a few supplies and a desire for
originality, you can gain the satisfaction of knowing that you have created truly
attractive items with this fascinating medium.
The woven moccasins and salt bottle on the front cover are from a museum collection of Iroquois Indian
artifacts. The moccasins were skilfully woven in the early 1900's. They were lined with soft fibre and worn
inside of deerskin boots as insulation.The salt bottle was made in the 1800's by twisting husks into cordage
and sewing the strips together.
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