10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SENNIT»
Discover the use of
sennit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sennit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Polynesia in Early Historic Times
Just as American and English women used to knit while they sat, so did
Polynesians, especially elderly males, roll or braid coir threads into sennit as they
sat (which was much of the time). Indeed, so essential was sennit for numerous
practical ...
2
The Samoa Islands: Material Culture
When the fibres are beaten they are plaited the way the fau is plaited, namely on
the thighs of women and men, and the sennit is plaited very thick. This line is
used for the border of the net; but they plait another sennit; it is of the same ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sennit is a kind of cordage made by plaiting thinner strands of rope or grass.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
4
The Kedge-Anchor: Or, Young Sailors' Assistant
SENNIT. A harbor gasket is made with foxes, something similar to the common
sea gasket, — but instead of taking the outside fox over all the rest, and bringing
it into the middle, you interweave it between them by taking the outside fox of
both ...
5
Des Pawson's Knot Craft: 35 Ropework Projects
WAS ASKED TO COPY this simple but practical lanyard for use as a pull release
on certain types of shackles. Notice that after the two sets of movements the two
ends form a reef or square knot. Another name for this sennit is square knotting, ...
6
Whare Waananga Oo Te Tuhi Auturoa Revised:
The builders had their baskets of axes and adzes of stone, gimlets of coconut and
sea shells, and sennit of fine tight strands, prepared and consecrated to the god
Tane for this special purpose. Hiro marked out the keel, the knees, the beams, ...
Clayton Taylor-Nelson, 2013
7
Cook Islands Maori Dictionary
I'm rolling sennit; 'E tangata 'iro ka 'a manea 'aia. He rolls very good sennit; 'Iroa
te ka'a kia vave. Hurry up rolling the sennit. (See 'iro'iro2, cf. 'iro1, but cf. also
miro1.) 'iro3, n. Name of the second (?) night of the lunar cycle. 'E 'iro teia arapd.
Jasper Buse, Raututi Taringa, Bruce Biggs, 1995
Flexible, knotted sennit satchels continued to be made through the nineteenth
century. The two collected in the late 1800s and now housed at the small
museum at Tupou College just outside Nuku'alofa are labeled as having been
used for ...
9
Modern Shipbuilding Terms
They are located in the hold and are extra stifi in a fore-and-aft direction. Sennit.
A cord of from three to nine or more threads formed of rope yarns or spun yarns,
plaited by hand in various modes, and then called “common sennit," "round
sennit ...
10
Mod Knots: Creating Jewelry and Accessories with Macrame
TIE SQUARE KNOT SENNIT Take strands 1–4, and tie a sennit of 12 completed
square knots. This begins a series of knot sequences across this section of the
bag. 5. CONTINUE ESTABLISHING PATTERN Set aside strands 5–6.Take
strands ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SENNIT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
sennit is used in the context of the following news items.
David Attenborough sings praises of overlooked Polynesian idols …
Seemingly insignificant clusters of feathers and wood bound with sennit, or coconut string, with no hint of human figuration, these idols are “absolutely foreign to ... «Art Newspaper, Jul 15»
Word Nerd: Baggywrinkle
... arrived from “bag-o'-wrinkles,” which makes sense, as the expression seems as improvisational as the jerry-rigged sennit the word has come to represent as it ... «Coast Weekend, Jul 15»
A look at 7 new startups selected by St. Pete incubator TEC Garage
Sennit Storage provides unlimited storage with 24-7 pickup and delivery for a monthly subscription. SpotOn tracks a user's routes to provide more accurate ... «Tampa Bay Business Journal, Jun 15»
The kalo is ready for Honolulu CC's Hoʻolauleʻa
... mele (music) and other hands on activities including ʻaha (sennit cordage) making, lei lāʻī (kī or ti leaf) lei making and kōnane game (resembling checkers). «UH System Current News, Apr 15»
Honolulu CC celebrates 4th Annual Ho'olaule'a at Ka Māla o …
Event participants will enjoy various food items prepared in the imu, kalo (taro) to kuʻiʻai (pound poi), mele (music) and other hands on activities: 'aha (sennit ... «UH System Current News, Apr 15»
Custom House exhibit ties together two generations of knotters
He could tie 400 knots from memory and created such works of art as an elegant sennit (custom knotted) frame out of about 100 miles of white twine - one of two ... «theday.com, Mar 15»
Practitioners Wanted for Cultural Demonstrations at Haleakalā …
Gordean Kakalia displays sennit used in weaving. Photo credit: Haleakalā National Park. Bolly Helekahi helps a visitor make a coconut leaf hat. Photo credit: ... «Maui Now, Mar 15»
Choosing an Emerging Markets fund
A relatively new fund, it was launched in 2012 and is co-managed by Matthew Dobbs and Richard Sennit. Both are experienced managers with strong track ... «EveryInvestor, Sep 14»
Cultural Demos this Weekend at Summit and Kīpahulu Districts
Gordean Kakalia displays some of the sennit she uses for cultural demonstrations. Courtesy photo. By Maui Now Staff. The public is invited to an ongoing series ... «Maui Now, Aug 14»
In Praise of the Humble Knot
... Sennit,” “Some Notes on the Rogue's Yarn,” ” 'Tom Bowling' and the Book of Knots: A Bibliography and Commentary, Together With a Solution to the Mystery.”. «New York Times, Aug 14»
