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7-Step Chair Bottoming
Taught by Foxfire contact and demonstrator Kermit Rood, this two-day class instructs students in the method of cane weaving. This seven-step process involves weaving the seat bottom into the perimeter of the seat through drilled holes. For the class, students will need to bring a chair they wish to bottom. All other tools and materials […]
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Fire By Friction
Fire By Friction
Taught by Jeffrey Gottlieb, a Naturalist, Outdoor Educator, and Primitive Skills instructor for more than 30 years, with an MS in Biology. Learn how to choose appropriate wood and craft your own bow drill kit. Gain an in-depth knowledge of tinder. Use your kit to make a live ember and blow it into flame. Materials […]
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Beginning Weaving
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 […]