Raven's Joy Basketry
Workshops
This workshop is being held as a fundraising activity for the Somenos Marsh Wilderness Society's Wild Wings Festival
October 20, 2019
Fun with Cattails
Using cattail leaves for both spokes and weavers, we will begin by making a double square base. Then using twining techniques and your choice of materials, you will twine around the perimeter of the woven square base to form a round shape basket. Additional natural materials will be available. Your unique design will emerge from the shape you create as well as the materials you choose for the weave and for the embellishments.
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Location: Cowichan Green Community Meeting Room, Duncan
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More information and registration here
Make Your Own Unique Basket
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Using dyed reed and a variety of local, natural materials, you will create a unique round basket. This basket employs two techniques that are essential to wicker work: twining, and three-rod-wale. Once these are mastered, there are many varieties to be explored and enjoyed.
Tools and materials provided.
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All skill levels welcome, no experience necessary! Please contact Maria for details.
Location: Cowichan Green Community Meeting Room, Duncan
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Pre-registration is required
mariacurtis [at] shaw [dot] ca or 250-748-7468
Making a Rib Basket
Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019
This ever popular basket is fun to make. You will be guided in creating a rib frame on which you will weave together your design of reeds, rushes, twigs and bark to make your own unique basket. All levels of experience are welcome.
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Location: Cowichan Green Community Meeting Room, Duncan
Pre-registration is required
Contact: mariacurtis [at] shaw [dot] ca or 250-748-7468
Weaving with Marsh Plants
November 6, 2016
Another fundraising workshop for the Somenos Marsh Wilderness Society's Wild Wings Festival 2016
Create a round basket beginning with a framework of hand dyed reed and then weave your own unique design using leaves, twigs, roots and other natural materials collected from the Somenos Marsh. All skill levels are welcome.
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Pre-registration is required.
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Location: Cowichan Green Community Meeting Room, Duncan
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Contact: mariacurtis [at] shaw [dot] ca or 250-748-7468
Mentorship at OUR ECOVILLAGE
Maria is looking forward to the summer of 2014 at OUR ECOVILLAGE with mentoring those who are following along in the footsteps of her great passion. With aspects of material gathering and prep to some basketry and cordage making...magic will be woven.
