Charlie Kennard
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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 […]
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Weave a Tule Mat with Charlie Kennard
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesLearn to make a mat from locally-harvested tule Join us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station, CA, where we will make small sitting mats using tule rushes twined together with dyed cotton string. (The type of tule mat we will be making can be seen to the […]
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English Willow Basket Weaving Demonstration with Charlie Kennard
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesA demonstration of weaving a large traditional English willow basket from start to finish Charlie will make a traditional large English willow basket from start to finish, while pointing out the various techniques involved. At hand will be a selection of baskets exhibiting a variety of European willow techniques. This demonstration doubles as a preparation […]
$80