Knotless Netting Bag Workshop  with Charlie Kennard

The Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation works to restore and conserve the Laguna de Santa Rosa, and to inspire public appreciation for this Sonoma County Wetland of International Importance.

Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation

Create a stylish knotless netting bag perfect for fall!

Join this fun class and learn a new skill! We will first practice processing dogbane sticks to extract the fiber and make sample cordage. Then we will learn the knotless netting technique and begin a small bag using hemp string supplied by the instructor. Participants must bring scissors, a pocket knife, and their lunch.Instructor Bio: Charlie Kennard of San Anselmo is a long-time basket weaver and student of California Indian and other Traditional Basketry techniques. He has taught for the Point Reyes Field Institute, East Bay Regional Parks Botanic Garden, the Laguna Environmental Center in Santa Rosa and in many schools and at teacher trainings. Tule boats made in his workshops can be seen at the Bay Model in Sausalito, Lake County Museum, and another is in the collection of the Oakland Museum. You can also visit a basketry plant garden Charlie has created at the Marin Art and Garden Center in Ross. Charlie is active in native habitat restoration in Marin, managing several projects for Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed.