Knotless Netting Bag Workshop with Charlie Kennard
Schedule
Sat Nov 23 2024 at 10:30 am to 04:30 pm
UTC-07:00Location
900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 | Santa Rosa, CA
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Create a stylish knotless netting bag perfect for fall!We will first practice processing dogbane sticks to extract the fiber and make sample cordage, and then begin a small bag using hemp string supplied by the instructor. Knotless netting is a world-wide technique that involves various looping structures made with local fibers threaded on a needle. In California, traditional suitable fibers include dogbane, milkweed, iris, stinging-nettle, and agave
Participants must bring: scissors,pocket knife, as well as 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.
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Where is it happening?
900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95401, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
