Te wiki o te reo Māori - putiputi making with Angeline

1. Cut a piece of harakeke (flax).	2. Split the leaf down the middle until the hard stalk	3. Split each half into 3 even strips	4. Take 1 outside strip to fold it at a right angle and weave it under and over the other strips
5. When you finish weaving all the strips, turn the weaving 90’ and begin weaving again.	6. Keep turning and weaving until you have only short strips left.	7. The pattern will be a square.	8. Thread the strips through to the back.

9. Hold onto the front woven piece and turn it to make a spiral.

10. When happy with the putiputi shape, tie the back strips tightly in a knot.

11. Cut the stalk shorter if needed.

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