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SUMMARY:Family Felting\, with Robyn Smith
DESCRIPTION:Explore beginning needle felting with your children for a family event on making wool toys! \nDate\nSaturday\, June 7\, 2025 \n10am – 2pm PDT \nLocation\nFibershed Learning Center \n14000 Point Reyes – Petaluma Road Point Reyes Station\, CA 94956 \nAbout the Event\nJoin us in celebrating late spring with a family workshop on beginning needle felting at the Fibershed Learning Center\, taught by Robyn Smith of Spiritplay Toys. \nA special felt puppet story and songs will be woven into this special community experience. Included are basic intro\, tools\, the techniques of designing a form working with wool to create a bunny\, sheep\, or other shape- creating the core layering\, sculpting and finishing. \nThis is a group class with children ages six and older invited to participate with a parent or parents (Babies in arms or younger siblings welcome under adult supervision). \nAdults may create one or several small animals\, as well as having the freedom to create what comes organically to them. It is a process oriented experience for children\, and the product is the freedom to learn and create. Adults will live with a good sense of how to guide their children at home with simple needle felting projects. \nFelting needles\, local wool batting\, and felting sponges will be provided for use at the event for each family group. Take home a flyer with the basic info and a material resource list\, guide\, and of course your felted animal friends! \nAdmission fee is per family group–maximum of 6 families. \nParticipants must bring: \n\nAny personal snacks\, lunch\, and beverages. Please bring a packed lunch/snack and water bottle. We will break for 30 minutes outside\, mid class.\nA notebook and pen for notetaking\, if desired.\nAppropriate comfortable attire for sitting throughout the activity\n(note: there are no shoes indoors where this event will take place. Slip-on shoes may be most practical.)\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/family-felting/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:class,event,fiber event
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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SUMMARY:Wild Basketry – Invasive Plant Cordage and Coiled Basketry\, with Julia Han
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to make cordage using invasive plants and create your own coiled basket\nThis workshop is part one of a two-day weekend series on invasive plant basketry. Register for both classes\, or for an individual class. \nDate\nSaturday\, June 28 \n10am – 4pm PDT \nAbout the Class\nSpend the day with instructor Julia Han at the Fibershed Learning Center learning to identify fiber plants commonly found in California\, and exploring how some of these can be foraged and transformed into beautiful and functional objects. \nWe’ll begin with a guided walk to explore a variety of native and non-native/invasive plants growing nearby\, discussing how to harvest them responsibly and prepare them for use. Back in the workshop\, you’ll learn tips on working with plant fibers and practice foundational basketry techniques including cordage-making and coiling. You’ll use these skills to create your own coiled basket using invasive plants. \nThis beginner-friendly workshop offers a hands-on introduction to natural fiber craft and working with foraged materials. Take this as a standalone workshop\, or pair it with Day 2 to deepen your skills. \nFull Weekend Description for Day 1 & 2:\nJoin us for a two-day\, hands-on experience of identifying\, foraging\, and transforming common invasive grasses and other plants into beautiful and functional objects using essential basketry techniques. After these beginner-friendly workshops\, you’ll leave with your own handmade works and the skills to continue working with foraged materials on your own. Along the way\, we’ll touch on the ecological role of invasive species and how we can make use of these abundant materials that are often overlooked. \nEach day will begin with a walk through the Fibershed property\, where we’ll observe and identify plants suitable for fiber and other uses. Along the way\, we’ll discuss ethnobotanical uses\, sustainable harvesting practices\, and what to look for in strong\, flexible materials. Back in the workshop space\, we’ll examine a variety of dried plant materials — grasses\, leafy fibers\, woody vines and branches\, barks\, and roots—and learn how each category behaves and what use it’s best suited for. \nOn Day 1 [link]\, we’ll get hands-on with invasive grasses and other foraged plants through the essential skill of cordage-making\, gaining an understanding of how different fibers behave when twisted together. We’ll then create a soft basket using the coiling technique\, where a material is wrapped and stitched around a central core\, incorporating your cordage into the design. \nOn Day 2 [link]\, we’ll build a basket using the more intricate twining technique\, using cordage as the foundational spokes and learning key tips for creating a strong structure. The workshop will feature a demo on making a small hand broom using bundled grasses or other foraged plant materials. \nSeparate registration is required for both days.\nMaximum 10 students. \nParticipants must bring:\n\nPruners or sharp scissors\, for cutting plant fibers\nTowel (one that can get messy)\nAny personal snacks\, lunch\, and beverages. Coffee and tea will be provided.\nA notebook and pen for note taking is encouraged.\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/wild-basketry/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:class,fiber event,natural building,workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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SUMMARY:Wild Basketry - Invasive Plant Twined Basket (& Hand Broom) with Julia Han
DESCRIPTION:Learn the more intricate twining technique and create your own unique basket using foraged invasive grasses and other plant materials\nThis workshop is part one of a two-day weekend series on invasive plant basketry. Register for both classes\, or for an individual class. \nDate\nSunday\, June 29 \n10am – 4pm PDT \nAbout the Class\nThis workshop is part two of a two-day weekend series on invasive plant basketry. Register for both classes\, or for an individual class. \nDuring this workshop\, we’ll continue explore the fiber potential of wild plants with instructor Julia Han at the Fibershed Learning Center. We will begin with a shorter walk to review plants covered on Day 1. Back in the workshop\, you’ll learn the more intricate twining technique and begin creating your own unique basket using foraged invasive grasses and other plant materials. We’ll also include a demonstration on how to make a simple hand broom using foraged materials. \nThis workshop offers a hands-on introduction to working with wild plants and finer basketry work. Take this as a standalone workshop\, or pair it with Day 1 to deepen your skills. \nFull Weekend Description for Day 1 & 2: \nJoin us for a two-day\, hands-on experience of identifying\, foraging\, and transforming common invasive grasses and other plants into beautiful and functional objects using essential basketry techniques. After these beginner-friendly workshops\, you’ll leave with your own handmade works and the eyes to continue working with foraged materials on your own. Along the way\, we’ll touch on the ecological role of invasive species and how we can make use of these abundant materials that are often overlooked. \nEach day will begin with a walk through the Fibershed property\, where we’ll observe and identify plants suitable for fiber and other uses. Along the way\, we’ll discuss ethnobotanical uses\, sustainable harvesting practices\, and what to look for in strong\, flexible materials. Back in the workshop space\, we’ll examine a variety of dried plant materials — grasses\, leafy fibers\, woody vines and branches\, barks\, and roots—and learn how each category behaves and what use it’s best suited for. \nOn Day 1 [link]\, we’ll get hands-on with invasive grasses and other foraged plants through the essential skill of cordage-making\, gaining an understanding of how different fibers behave when twisted together. We’ll then create a soft basket using the coiling technique\, where a material is wrapped and stitched around a central core\, incorporating your cordage into the design. \nOn Day 2 [link]\, we’ll build a basket using the more intricate twining technique\, using cordage as the foundational spokes and learning key tips for creating a strong structure. The workshop will feature a demo on making a small hand broom using bundled grasses or other foraged plant materials. \nSeparate registration is required for both days. \nMaximum 10 students. \nParticipants must bring: \n\nPruners or sharp scissors\, for cutting plant fibers\nTowel (one that can get messy)\nAny personal snacks\, lunch\, and beverages. Coffee and tea will be provided.\nA notebook and pen for note taking is encouraged.\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/wild-basketry-julia-han/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:class,fiber event,natural building,workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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