Plaiting, locking, shaping the wheel, adding spokes, tying thread around spokes, gluing.
Penny-Farthing parts videos demonstrate the techniques and assembly of an old-fashioned plaited straw bicycle. Prepared for the 2024 National Association of Wheat Weavers Workshop, April 10 – 13, Bloomington, IL. These videos accompany the instructions included in the Convention Workbook.
Timestamps:
00:07 Preparing a straw covered wire core
01:18 Starting the plait
02:16 Adding straw to the plait
03:05 Adding a toothpick to the core
03:43 Locking the plait
04:26 Completing the circle
08:30 Inserting straw spokes through the wheel plaits
14:00 Tying thread around spokes
14:39 Gluing spokes to the wheel
Other Links:
Youtube Channels with Instructions for plaiting with straw: Something Corny –
Elaine Lindsay – @SomethingCorny
and with making traditional English “corn dollies”:
The Woodland Elf – @Thewoodlandelf
National Association of Wheat Weavers https://nawwstraw.org/
More information about straw plaiting https://nawwstraw.org/about-straw-art/
Kansas Association of Straw Artists https://kswheat.com/consumers/straw-a…
California Straw Arts Guild https://www.californiastrawartsguild….
Illinois Association of Wheat Weavers https://www.illinoiswheatweavers.org/
Guild of Straw Craftsmen (Great Britain) https://www.strawcraftsmen.co.uk/
plaitingcat’s favorite Facebook strawwork page: https://www.facebook.com/BeautifulStraw
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