This two-day introduction to weaving is taught by resident weaver Sharon Grist and covers: the mechanics of three kinds of floor looms how to do graph paper draw-downs of weave structures the process of making a warp how to properly thread heddles and reeds dressing the loom winding a proper bobbin hem-stitching the fabric Students […]
Led by herbalist Patricia Howell, director of BotanoLogos School of Herbal Studies, our nature walks will explore the diversity of herbs and medicines native to the Southern Appalachian region, known as the “apothecary of the nation." Hidden in plain sight throughout the Foxfire center are a multitude of plants long valued for both their healing qualities and […]
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, as she delves into the biodynamic practice of planting by the moon. While biodynamic growers utilize this technique today, it has been used throughout history by civilizations all over the world as a means of growing the best, most adapted crops capable of standing up to weather […]
Join us for a day of metalsmithing and jewelry creation. Our instructor, Lee Johnson of the former Lee Johnson Gallery in Clayton, has been metalsmithing and creating jewelry for over 36 years. She designs and manufactures scarf pins, earrings, neckalces and bracelets made of gold, sterling, bronze, copper, melted bronze on copper, silver plate, and […]