BEGIN DAY 3
DAY 3 FAQs

Your Journey
Part 1 Gather
Part 2 Prepare
Part 3 Weave
Part 4 Celebrate & Share Kono
Part 5 Other Māori Weaving Techniques & Film
Continue Your Journey

DAY 3 CONTENT
1. Hāpine Harakeke - Soften Strips For Weaving
2. Weave A Kono
3. Make a Putiputi (simple flax flower)
4. Ovecome Challenges
5. FAQs

Finding one of these steps challenging? Watch the video for each step

Reflect On What You Learned On DAY 3

You might like to write about what it was like to weave your first kono

You could write about what it felt like to weave a kono.

If you had some challenges along the way (which is natural when you're learning something for the first time) write about what the challenge was and what you did to overcome those challenges.

Questions and Answers About Day 3

This happens sometimes and is usually due to a lack of fibre in the flax.Was the flax you cut a really flimsy, floppy flax?If so, next time you gather pick a more upright variety of harakeke - something with a bit of guts to it. The floppy stuff is good to practice with though.

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