Wintertime is snuggle time, it has to be warm and cosy inside. I made these snuggeries from harakeke (NZ flax) and red hot poker pulp which I harvested and stored in the freezer earlier this year.

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Harakeke and linen fibres

harakeke paper snuggery by Birgit Moffatt
Red hot poker

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Harakeke and red hot poker

 

 

 

an idea further developed. I knotted those kowhai seed pods together to achieve a bit more structure and see what came out of this. Thanks Elise, she is such a patient hat model.kowhai seedpods by Birgit Moffatt kowhai seedpods by Birgit Moffatt kowhai seedpods by Birgit Moffatt kowhai seedpods by Birgit Moffatt