Kupu o te wiki 20/07/15

July 20, 2015

The word this week is: Whatu (Fa-Too) or fibre weaving! Fibre-weaving or finger-weaving

She will whatu those strips of thread.

Whatu refers to the technique used to intricately knit together individual fibres without using tools or a frame. 

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