Willow Basketry Workshop with Karen Coombs. Learn about harvesting, preparing and selecting willow. We will be making an oval egg basket with a god’s eye. We will also learn to make a god’s eye in yarn as practice (if you don’t remember from summer camp!)
Note: Depending on each participant’s weaving pace, additional work outside of program hours could be needed to complete the basket. If you anticipate working at a gentler pace, consider leaving your evening open as the willow must be worked before it dries out. Participants will go home with a basket they made with their own hands as well as the learning and inspiration to create many more.
Accessibility: Moderate hand strength required, participants may be sitting outdoors for most of the workshop.
Instructor Bio: Karen Coombs has been a crafter all her life. She was hooked when her mother’s friend showed her how to make pine needle baskets when she was 11. Over many years, she has explored various fiber arts. She enjoys, crocheting, knitting, weaving, spinning, basketry and horticulture. For 25 years, Karen organized a bush kitchen for the Tracking Project, a non-profit organization that teaches hard ground tracking and other survival skills, along with indigenous cultural teachings. She also taught basketry for the Glacier Institute. Seasonally, Karen runs Garden City Nursery growing perennial herbs and bedding plants.
~part of our Heritage Skills Workshop Series~
Advance registration required. Limited spaces available. Sign up today!
