Corn husk weaving

Corn husk is used by tribal artists for baskets, mats, braided rugs, and even braided shoes and sandals.

First Time Weaving with Corn Husks

Photo by Jason David Page Hola! I’m back with a fun and festive way to showcase all those beautiful corn husks you purchase to make tamales. For our annual tamalada I wanted to create something

Who knew corn husks could make such cool baskets? 🌽🧺

Autumn craft 🌽 Corn Husk Dolls 🌽 Originally crafted by American Indians for their children, and later adopted by pioneers, the corn husk doll has been a fall favorite toy for hundreds of years. Supplies: •dried corn husks •string/twine •beeswax crayons •scissors *optional: black marker, yarn, corn tassel Step 1: Soak the corn husks in warm water Step 2: Lat out 4-6 husks on top of each other Step 3: Tie the tops together Step 4: Peel the pieces back so the top is covered Step 5...

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Every summer we throw away or compost an amazing amount of corn husks when we could be using them for crafts and for making corn husk dolls. Several years ago I made a few corn husk dolls and gave them out as gifts for Thanksgiving. amazingly, these little dolls are still in existence because they

Suzie Grieve on Instagram: "Not that I will ever get bored with the endless varieties of browns and greens found in all the beautiful barks and leaves I use… but how lovely is this purple corn husk! These were kindly gifted to me but I really wanted to try growing some myself this year, unfortunately they had run out of this variety - double red, so shall try again next year. The texture makes it less easy to weave with than regular corn husk but it makes up for that with its amazing colour…