Basketry
Birch Bark Berry Basket: Workshop and Field Harvest
Course Overview
Fully experience the craft of making a traditional birch bark basket for the gathering and storage of berries or anything you please. This course includes time focused both on basket making and on material preparation. Day one includes an extended session in the woods to harvest the birch bark in preparation for basketry. Then, make your own individual basket from a single piece of birch bark with stitched sides and a rim wrapped with split root. The instructor provides the peeled and split root, bent willow rims and required tools.
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Course Details
Required
You will need the following tools for this class:
- water bucket
- appropriate all-weather clothing for a field trip to gather bark
- mosquito repellent
Optional Tools
- rotary leather punch
- leather awl
More Information
Once registered, students will receive a confirmation email with further class information. Please call us if you haven't received it within 24 hours.
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