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Practice the ancient art of basket weaving to craft a functional handmade basket for your home using traditionally prepared black ash splints! Join instructor Zac Fittipaldi in creating a large hexagonal open weave basket from northern black ash tree splints, hand-harvested and prepared by the instructor. With a flick of the wrist and some mental gymnastics, we’ll weave in three directions to create a basket big and sturdy enough to use every day on your own. You may even be able to replace your plastic hamper! There will be some room for participants to personalize their basket height and width.
In this workshop we will:
This class will be held indoors on Saturday and Sunday, Feb 10-11, 2024, from 10 am – 5 pm (both days) near Asheville, NC.
This class is suitable both for experienced weavers and beginners alike! The minimum age is 15 with previous craft experience.
Zac (he/him) hails from Minnesota and began his basketry journey with a year-long apprenticeship in 2008. Since then he has continued to practice many different basketry techniques using a variety of materials from around the world with a focus on traditional European willow, and local northern black ash.
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