Process
Wooden frames are constructed and covered with clay, mixed with water and salt. A design is sketched on paper, often of a religious theme, and this is traced onto the clay. The picture is then filled in with natural materials, predominantly flower petals and mosses, but also beans, seeds and small cones. Wirksworth and Barlow are two of the very few dressings where the strict use of only natural materials is still observed.
Each group uses its own technique, with some areas mandating that only natural materials be used while others feel free to use modern materials to simplify production.
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