Clean and Sort Wheat Straw

Clean and Sort Wheat Straw Preparing straw for plaiting. Instructions for cleaning wheat straw and sorting straws and heads for plaiting projects. Click on Show More to see Timestamps. Plaiting is defined as "the interweaving of strands". The word "plait" is commonly associated with hair braiding, but there are many more plaiting techniques that can be worked with other materials. Straw was used to plait cultural and religious symbols and was an important material used in the hat industry of the 19th century up to today. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:13 Parts of Wheat Straw 01:28 Cleaning Straw 04:05 Sorting Wheat Heads and Straws 05:13 Trimming Heads from Straws 06:01 Bearded Wheat Heads - Dry vs Wet 06:25 Sort Straws by Diameter 07:21 Adding Straws to a Spiral Plait 07:41 Soaking Straws Thanks for watching! I appreciate your comments, questions, Likes and Subscribes!! plaitingcat videos How to Plait a Wreath from Mesh Tubing using a 9-Strand Group-Linked Spiral Plait https://youtu.be/4L8lELGIA8A Plait a Nine Straw Group Linked Wreath https://youtu.be/e9IdmPVh_yE Other Links: Youtube Channels: Something Corny - Elaine Lindsay - @SomethingCorny 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-artists California Straw Arts Guild https://www.californiastrawartsguild.org/ Illinois Association of Wheat Weavers https://www.illinoiswheatweavers.org/ Guild of Straw Craftsmen (Great Britain) https://www.strawcraftsmen.co.uk/