Classes

In this one-day class, students will focus on weaving splint seats along with learning the history, origin, and preservation of their woven seats made using this technique.

In this two-day class, students will learn the history, origin, and preservation of woven seats. They will learn how to prepare the materials to be used and what size cane to use. Then they will learn the six-step standard pattern which is the most widely used and the strongest.

In this two-day class, students will first learn what they might want to grow in their own gardens. And some plants used grow commonly around us and often are known as “weeds”.

In this two-day class, students will cover the same general information as the beginning class but will concentrate more on hooking and color planning with a more complicated pattern.

In this two-day class, students will explore the preparation of the wide range of colors used in Turkish (ebru) marbling.

In this two-day class, students will be introduced to the methods for proper excavation, bed preparation, crowning, placement and finishing.

In this two-day class, students will weave one or two gathering baskets in small, medium, or large. The body will be woven over a wood mold of reed with an oak handle. Lashing will be done with ash.

In this two-day class, students will focus on the repair and restoration of traditional putty glazes window sashes, typically found in houses built prior to 1940.