TY - BOOK AU - Te Kanawa, Diggeress. AU - Hanly,Gil AU - Brown,Cath ED - Aotearoa Moananui a Kiwa Weavers. TI - Weaving a kakahu SN - 0908912080 AV - TT848 .T34 1992 U1 - 746.42 20 PY - 1992/// CY - Wellington, N.Z. PB - Bridget Williams Books in association with Aotearoa Moananui a Kiwa Weavers KW - Hand weaving KW - New Zealand KW - Phormium tenax KW - Processing KW - Maori (New Zealand people) KW - Clothing KW - Cloaks KW - fast KW - Decorative arts, Maori KW - Whatu kakahu KW - reo KW - Tikanga KW - Tāniko N1 - "From selecting and preparing the flax, dyeing the threads and collecting the feathers, to weaving, shaping and finishing"--Back cover; Distributed by Harper/Collins; Foreword --; Tena koe --; Introduction --; Weaving a kakahu --; Harakeke --; Cutting --; Toe toe = Stripping --; Rui = Sorting --; Whakapa : preparing for separation of muka --; Haaro = Separating muka --; Miro = Twining --; Whenu = Warp --; Whiri whenu = Warp twist --; Patu muka = Beating fibre --; Komuru = Rubbing --; Aho = Weft --; Hukahuka = Tassel from two strands --; Karure = Tassel from three strands --; Dyeing --; Feathers --; Mawhitiwhiti --; To join aho --; To end aho --; Feathers --; Placing of hukahuka or karure --; Poka = Shaping --; Whiri = Plait --; Taniko --; Here = Cord --; Glossary N2 - In this stunning book, Diggeress Te Kanawa takes us through the process of weaving a kakhu cloak. From selecting and preparing the flax, dyeing the threads and collecting the feathers, to weaving, shaping and finishing, she gives us a step-by-step guide to a unique art" - Back cover ER -