Monday, February 19, 2018

RUSH SEAT WEAVING: An Australian Perspective




UK RUSH SEAT VIDEO

Cumbungi as food source click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3fe04f3qQs


Chair and Stool; Dickie Blackman

Item:1048036

From Craft Australia
Name/Title Chair and Stool
Edition Slide kit no. 1048000
Portfolio Title Thirty-Six Contemporary Craftsmen, 1975
Collection Craft Australia National Historical Collection

Over 25 tradespeople, artisans and makers showcasing their skills at the Lost Trades Fair here in Kyneton [LINK] in March each year. In 2014 the traditional rush seat is weaving was demonstrated by one of Dickie Blackman' students, Carol, along side a …...Cooper, Blacksmith, Shoemaker, Gunsmith, Locksmith, Stone Mason, Dry Stone Waller, Whip maker, Weavers and Spinners, Saddler, Tool Maker, Knife Maker, Chair maker ( yes that's me ), Potter, French Polisher, Fletcher, Hedge Layer, Letterpress typographer, Coach Builder, Harp Maker and Guitar and Ukelele Maker, plus a few more to boot. ... CLICK HERE TO LINK TO CAROL'S SITE


Cumbungi (Typha species)   

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LINK: Permaculture Plants: Cattail, Bulrush, or Reedmace

WEED IMAGININGS
  • LANDCARE: This specie has been identified in the following Australian states: Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas, SA, NT, WA..... Habitat Streams, swamps, lakes and local water-filled depressions, in fresh or slightly brackish water to 2m deep..... http://wtlandcare.org/details/typha-domingensis/
  • Cumbungi (also known as bullrush) is a name given to a group of three similar plant species found in Tasmania. Cumbungi (Typha latifolia) is a weed, while broadleaf cumbungi (T. orientalis) and narrowleaf cumbungi (T. domingensis) are native to Tasmania. Cumbungi is a troublesome weed of farm dams, creeks, ponds and slow moving rivers in Tasmania. The two native cumbungi are not weeds, but can sometimes become a problem in poorly managed dams and waterways on agricultural land. .... http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/invasive-species/weeds/weeds-index/non-declared-weeds-index/cumbungi-(bullrush)

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