BuiltWithNOF
July 2007 - issue 81
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Cover Photo: Gladys Vandal - Jiixa, Haida weaver from Skidegate, B.C.

In this issue

2 From the Editors

3 Letters to the Editors

4. Gladys Vandal ~ Jiixa by Sandra Price

Glady-Vandal-dolls02Gladys Vandal is a Haida weaver of high regard.  She comes from an unbroken line of Haida people and cultural tradition.....

 

 

7. 150-year-old Basketry Cooperative by Sarah Kern

coop9There is a little village in the north west of France where people still live in caves.  And I'm not talking metaphorically....

 

 

 

 

 

11.  Marnie & Leslie’s Willow Patch by Leslie Songer Terry

willow_shootI have been learning to work with wild willow for some time and decided that I would go out and pick my own....

 

 

14.  Five Strand Braiding by Sandi McNeil

2-braids02Last summer I took a one day course in Haliburton, entitled “Stalking the Wild Material”. It's a great course to take if you are interested in learning about natural materials. One of the things I learned from this course was that there are many different kinds of braids...

 

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