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WOVEN VIRGINIA SNOWFLAKE

July 7, 2022 by Julie Goforth

Get a head start on your Holiday decorating! Learn how to weave a 17.5” woven snowflake using natural reed to decorate a window, sheltered door or porch, or the top of your Christmas tree! Please bring a spray bottle, a bucket or large pan that will hold a gallon of water, 16 standard clothespins, an old towel, and either a tape measure, 18” ruler or yardstick to class.

If time allows, students may purchase additional materials from the instructor to make a second snowflake. (Ages 18 & up) Instructor: Pamela Foster (Minimum 4/Maximum 10)

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Pamela Foster

July 7, 2022 by Julie Goforth

Woven Virginia Snowflake, Splint Seat Weaving & Introduction to Handwoven Cane

Pamela Foster has been weaving for over 40 years. She specializes in wicker restoration, but weaves all types of chair seats, including splint, cane, rush, bamboo, rattan, willow, and grasses. She has woven seats for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and restored a wicker sled for the Loudoun Museum. She has also been reproducing Gustav Stickley wicker lampshades for over 25 years, which are sold nationwide. She has been teaching for the Waterford Craft School since its inception in 2016.

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Filed Under: 2022, 2023, Fiber Arts, Instructor, Pamela Foster, Weaving Tagged With: fiber art, seat weving, splint

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