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Tree Guild and Wildflowers
Making a Tree Guild For the past year I’ve been working on turning our family house’s lawn garden into a self sustained permaculture garden. The physical work and energy that goes into tending…
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Hand Carved Crochet Hooks
Hand Carved Crochet Hooks Making my own craft tools was in my mind for a long time.At last we started making crochet hooks from the branches of pruned trees that we find around…
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Basketmaking with Grape Vines
Basket making with Grape Vines A couple of weeks ago,I pruned the grape vine that we had in our balcony.It grew uncontrollably in summer! I tried to pull each runner as long as…
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Recycling Plastic Cups
Recycling Plastic Cups A wonderful way to recycle plastic cups is to grow plants in them.They are the perfect size for sowing seeds and growing cuttings for. Just make sure to pierce a couple…
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Calendula Officinalis (Pot Marigold)
CALENDULA OFFICINALIS After reading about the countless benefits of calendula flowers, last year I sowed a few seeds that I collected from a medicinal garden. They quickly grew and I transplanted them in…
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Making Linen Coffee Filter
Linen Coffee Filter You can easily make a coffee filter out of linen or cotton fabric, by using a paper filter as a pattern.Make sure to wash your finished sewn filter thoroughly so…
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Combing Wool
Combing Wool Here’s a video of me combing wool. It’s a meditative process that is a part of my daily routine.It’s wonderful to see how felted, dusty wool becomes fluffy and cloud like…
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Spinning Wool with Turkish Spindle
Spinning Wool with Turkish Spindle I finally learned how to spin wool. Turkish spindle is a very versatile tool.It dismantles completely so after spinning you have a ball of yarn in your hand…
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Apple Juice Soda Made with Whey
Apple Juice Soda made with whey I just found out that making sodas is a fun an easy thing to do! You can try this recipe with other fruit juices too. Mix ¼…
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Making Cloth Pads
Cloth Pads You can easily make your own menstrual pads with used/unwanted clothes such as sweatshirts or flannel pijamas.They are environmentally friendly and once you get used to using them you can’t give…