Learn the essentials of flint knapping from Foxfire contact Jim Enloe. Classes include basic instruction on how to shape flint and other stones into useful tools such as knives, axe heads, spear heads, and arrow heads using techniques developed over thousands of years around the globe. Students will take home a complete flint knapping kit […]
Learn how to make old fashioned lye soap! Lye soap is made from three simple ingredients: lard, lye, and water. Lye soap is ideal for helping with irritable or dry skin. Instructor TBA. This workshop runs from 9:30 am - 4:00 pm. Please bring your own lunch.
Join Timpson Creek Farm Project Manager, Darby Weaver, for an afternoon of organic gardening guidance. In this workshop, she will outline the key practices that can generate healthy plants without the need for synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. Everything from starting seeds, plant maintenance and organic pest management, to harvest and storage will be explained in […]
Taught by Foxfire contact and demonstrator Kermit Rood, this two-day class introduces the student to the fundamentals of chair bottoming, with a focus on splint-style weaving. Originally, splint was thin strips of white oak, hickory, or ash. The wood strips have been replaced with the more economical and easier to work with flat reed. It […]
Learn broom making with Foxfire's resident broom artist, Carole Morse. This two-day course covers the essentials of broom making, including discussions on the materials, processes, and art of crafting different broom varieties. Students participating in the class will complete and take home a cobweb broom and hearth broom. The class runs two days, from 9:30 […]
Join Timpson Creek Farm Project Manager, Darby Weaver for an introduction into the cultivating arts of Biodynamic Agriculture. In this workshop, we will delve deeply into the archaic rhythms that guide plants and animals through their life processes, discuss the harmonizing potential of ecosystems, and learn how to align growing practices with the abundant forces […]
This 6-hour class taught by Foxfire's resident weaver, Sharon Grist, will include instruction on different fibers and their characteristics and practical applications of carding, drafting, and spindle and wheel spinning. Students will spin wool and learn several ways to handle fiber to produce varying yarn structures. Class fee includes instruction, use of studio equipment, raw […]