Gypsy Flowers
By woodlandstv
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Ian Barnett demonstrates how to make wooden gypsy flowers using a draw knife and coppiced hazel. He shows the different effects achieved by using green wood and dry wood at his workshop in Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre, West Sussex.
www.amberleymuseum.co.uk
www.woodlands.co.uk/tv
www.adliberate.co.uk
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I think the reason they used Elder is that it turns bright orange when cut..
Interesting. I've not seen flowers like this berfore. Thumbs up.
Totally awesome !
Not bad ,and not" having a go" but to be honest here a genuine Romany Gypsy/Traveller wouldn't be happy with the result from Dry Hazel or from using the drawknife. The best results come from using day/two day old Elder and a thin bladed Pegknife held flat against (almost) and at an angle/not 90 degrees to the wood,that way the furls curl over much better and become more Chrysanthemum like.
My mother would make flowers from soft paper and hawk them my grandad mad them from elder for my granny to hawk elder has a soft center
My daughter brought a gyspy flower and a woodrooster home she was given too from a friend . I LOVED THEM… my husband Bill likes makeing things with his hands I am going yo show him these videos.
I really loved this video thank you sir for sharing!!!!
How lovely.
Great video
Simple but clever.
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