basketry
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Tule Berry-Gathering Basket Workshop with Charlie Kennard
Heron Hall, Laguna Environmental Center 900 Sanford Road , Santa Rosa, CA, United States~This workshop is full. ~ Click the "Register Now" here to join the waitlist. Enjoy a delightful day full of hands-on learning in Heron Hall and around the peaceful Laguna Environmental Center grounds with master weaver, Charlie Kennard. Using tule, (a giant species of sedge native to the Laguna and freshwater marshes all over […]
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Making a Coiled Straw Basket with Charlie Kennard
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesLearn about the materials, techniques and traditions of coiled straw basketry We will use grasses or rush as the foundation for the beginning of a bowl-shaped basket suitable for holding fruit or for dough-rising. As binder, we will use split peeled willow. Participants with strong hands and who wish to start a skep (beehive) will […]
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Making a Fruit Gathering Basket with Charlie Kennard
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesLearn to create a small open-weave twined basket We will create small open-weave twined baskets suitable for hanging from the shoulder or at the waist when picking fruits or nuts. Charlie will provide whole peeled sandbar willow for the warps, and split European willow for the wefts. Students can attach their own straps subsequent to […]
$150