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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

I just learned from the elders.  I don't know if there are any websites.  We 
use both the root and the leaves.

There are a couple of ways to use iris leaves.  One method, you spritz the 
leaves and put them between a couple of damp towels (makes them easier to 
work with, more pliable) and you do a basket weave.  Second method is the 
one I use.  I soak the leaves, again to make them more pliable, and then 
pull them apart.  They come off as "strings."  For the roots, generally, 
folks dry them somewhat and then pound them.  I use a rolling pin <g> 
Again, you get long thread like thingies.  The roots pick up dye real well 
and I use them for designs in the baskets.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "clhw" <clhw AT InfoAve.Net>


> Lynda -- please explain how they are used.
> Is there a web site for this?
> Thanks!
> Lynn