December 16th, 2023: Willow Winter Decorations

Description: Learn to weave with willow and other other plants!  At the end of the class, you’ll take home a series of woven willow stars that can be used to decorate your home for any holiday you choose (or don’t choose!) to celebrate.  We’ll make a star bubble wand, a hanging neatly-woven star, and a more chaotic but lovely hanging random weave star.

In this workshop, we’ll discuss old western and northern European willow tradition, including how to harvest, sort, dry, soak, and mellow willow.  We’ll also talk about what other plants can be used in this type of basketry, including common “invasive” species.  This will equip you with a wonderful foundation so that you can continue experimenting with weaving on your own, if you so choose. If time and weather permit, we’ll also go out to our willow field to meet the willow and see a harvesting, sorting, and planting demonstration.

We’ll make brilliantly simple willow bubble wands that you can gift to those young in body or heart in your life (or totally keep for yourself!).  We’ll also make two star ornaments using two seperate weaving methods that you can hang in your home to channel the cozy feeling of winter, no matter what holidays you celebrate this month.

This class is well-suited for beginners and intermediate weavers, ages 12+ (however, caregivers may be able bring along younger children to accompany them and assist with their weaving project without need of extra tickets if we have the space. Email hickorynutfarmstead@gmail.com to check and be sure we have room!)

When: December 16, 2023, Saturday morning from 10:00 am to 1 pm

Where: Our farmstead in Dexter, MI, 5310 Hickory Nut Ln, Dexter, MI 48130

Select “pick up” at checkout, but note there’s no need to come out here.  We’ll email you the class details!

NO REFUNDS unless we cancel the event. If you email us sufficiently ahead of time, we may be able to help you find someone to take your ticket though!