I visited full time craftsman and illustrator Nick McMillen at his workshop in rural Hampshire (UK) where we filmed a three part series on Cedar bark weaving and basketry
Secure your copy of Nicks Cedar bark book – https://mcmillenart.co.uk/product/cedar-bark-craft/
Nicks Website – https://mcmillenart.co.uk
Nicks Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/mcmillenart
Click the links below to watch the other videos in this three part series:
1. How To Harvest Cedar Bark For Weaving – CLICK HERE
2. How To Process Cedar Bark For Weaving – ** THIS VIDEO YOU ARE WATCHING **
3. How To Weave A Cedar Bark Basket – (Coming Soon)
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Below is a timestamp of all the sections in this video:
00:00:00 – Start
00:00:08 – Introduction
00:02:49 – Recap of previous video
00:03:57 – Resoaking the bark
00:06:45 – Techniques for cutting into strips
00:08:59 – Deciding on width of strip
00:10:15 – Cutting strips using leather cutter
00:11:50 – Splitting strip into half width
00:15:45 – Splitting strip into quarter width
00:17:03 – Importance of an even width
00:19:05 – Conclusion
00:20:47 – Outro
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As always I appreciate you watching
Take care
Peace
Zed