Making a Rope Ladder

Making a Rope Ladder

  A video tutorial how to make a rope ladder. I love this way of tying knots. The left hand side and right hand side of the body working together.   You can use the same knots with different lengths of stick or twig to make Christmas tree shapes. The large...
Pewter

Pewter

Here’s a lovely thing to do over the fire. I did a bit of metal casting when I studied metalwork in my teens and it feels like alchemy every time you cast metal. Pewter is a metal that has a low enough melting point to melt over an ordinary fire. Which just adds...
Oak Apple Ink

Oak Apple Ink

There is something about playing in the woods, exploring, experimenting that really stimulates discoveries. I remember when I was a teenager reading about oak gall ink in a book on art techniques but I hadn’t tried it until today. Oak galls are fascinating...
Coppice birds

Coppice birds

Last year I learnt to make these little wooden birds from a local coppice worker. They are made from a single carved forked stick. These children made their own, apparently she was so pleased with hers she took it to bed with her! The birds start from a stick like...

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