Wednesday, April 14, 2010

slippery elm

so i got my sleepy self outside and sawed down a tree, a sapling slippery elm this afternoon, and this is the luscious bark that i stripped. inner slippery elm, the stuff is like vellum or thin leather. lovely. this makes great paper, baskets, and maybe twine. we'll see what i can do with it. if only my hands aren't too sleepy, too!
look at that fiber!
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  1. DianneApril 14, 2010 at 7:03 PM

    It will be interesting to see what you make out of it.

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  2. mjcApril 14, 2010 at 7:22 PM

    Gorgeous! As I'm sure the bloodroot projects will be.
    (Why do I live in a city?)

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  3. Velma BolyardApril 14, 2010 at 7:24 PM

    i think i'm going to sit down and braid some, first. melissa, to think you just missed the north country!!!

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  4. aimeeApril 15, 2010 at 3:41 AM

    omg, BEAUTIFUL fiber!!!! wowee.

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  5. neki desuApril 15, 2010 at 4:02 AM

    beautiful fiber. splice it together and weave tiny pages for a book (said the weaver)

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  6. Velma BolyardApril 15, 2010 at 6:49 AM

    wow, neki!!!

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  7. Dee / Cloth CompanyApril 15, 2010 at 8:52 AM

    very cool! It was finally warm enough, dry enough and my plate was clear enough for me to cut some loooooong pieces of wisteria for you... plan to mail asap!!!

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  8. Velma BolyardApril 15, 2010 at 8:55 AM

    holy fiber, batman!
    don't know where this comes from--no tv for 35 years and this!

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  9. judeApril 15, 2010 at 12:12 PM

    i hear it is also good for a sore throat.

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  10. Velma BolyardApril 15, 2010 at 2:49 PM

    yep. i was looking at it at nori's in saranac lake today, decided i could just chew on the bark rather than buy the lozenges. ha!

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