permaculture

["Sharon Gordon" <gordonse@one.net>]

On another list I'm on a person asked about weaving with pumpkin skins.  
Anyone know about this or a list to ask on?  Also would this sort of weaving 
be used for mats or baskets or ???  With all the pumpkins grown this could  
make good use of a part that would otherwise be composted..  Here's her 
question:

"I came across the info that the North American native people dried the skin 
of pumpkins and used the strips for weaving. As I am not short of pumpkins, I 
would like to try this out. However, I am not sure how to dry the pumpkin 
skins. Has anybody tried this?"

Sharon
gordonse@one.net