Harakeke - Libbie

Last week my reading group read a story called Harakeke, this story was about a girl and her mum weaving flax. I found this story really cool and interesting. I done two activities. 1 activity was when we got to choose something we could weave and then write instructions on how to make it, for the other 1 we had to choose 6 things we could weave and write the uses for them.

 How to weave a Fish/Matira

We are learning how to weave harakeke fish for 

decorations or to give to a friend or a family member.

To make a harakeke fish all you will need is a pair 

of scissors and two pieces of flax. Make sure you have 

a bright piece and a dark piece.

Step 1: You will need to wrap a length of flax around your

 fingers twice. Which is the dark piece.

Step 2: Thread another piece of flax under the second

 loop and over the first. Which is the bright piece.

Step 3: wrap the second piece of flax right around behind the 

first loop and then under the second one at the back.

Step 4: Then again bring the second right around over the front 

then thread it under the first loop. Make sure to pull it tight.

Step 5: Then take the right hand end of the light green flax 

and bend it around to the beach.

Step 6: Pass it over the first dark flax loop and under the 

second. 

Step 7: Then pull all the ends in tight to make them

 nice and square. And then you cut the fins so they aren't 

so long. And now you are done.