Every good wild crafter should know how to make cordage - this is your crash course! So many great plants to try out too.
Celebrate love! Come make bulrush hearts to brighten your home. All natural, 100% biodegradable. Kiddo-friendly - for ages 8 and up!
Celebrate love! Come make bulrush hearts to brighten your home. All natural, 100% biodegradable. Kiddo-friendly - for ages 8 and up!
Make a truly PNW basket using native Pacific trailing blackberry - Rubus ursinus - that you harvested yourself! This workshop includes a harvest event in February and a full day of weaving in March.
Whether you are interested in weaving a willow basket, growing willow as a crop, leveraging willow for a restoration project, or adding winter color to your home garden - W.O.W. will have something for you.
Learn how to weave willow stars. You’ll take home a 16 inch AND 20 inch star for decorating your home or garden. Don’t have willow? We can explore other harvest-ables you could use. Ages 12+ with adult
Learn to wrap your plants in the strong embrace of willow! Make a woven willow plant support just like in a picturesque British garden. Perfect for peonies and superior support for snapdragons.
Learn to wrap your plants in the strong embrace of willow! Make a woven willow plant support just like in a picturesque British garden. Perfect for peonies and superior support for snapdragons.
Now is the perfect time to create with fresh willow (Salix sp.) and native red twig dogwood (Cornus sericea). Annual pruning of colorful stems encourages a brighter display of color next year. So let’s make use of some vibrant twigs!
A traditional English willow craft - willow swallows - offer a glimpse into willow weaving. Exploring the strength and flexibility of willow while making a whimsical craft. No experience needed.
The days are getting longer and the cattails are sprouting for a new season. Let’s get a jump on summer and weave a cattail sunhat in Bellingham!
Create a one-of-a-kind wild wrapped glass vessel for your home - or to give as a gift. Explore different leaves, stems and barks. No experience needed. Great first basket weaving workshop!
With spring in the air, it’s time to start thinking about bark gathering season. Come learn how to turn willow bark into a wearable reminder of how flexible, tenacious, and resilient you are!
Make a one-of-a-kind ribbed berry basket while getting to know wonderful weave-able plants that thrive in the PNW.
Treat yourself to one evening a week and explore a new lifelong craft - pine needle coil basketry. Once you start, your imagination is the limit.
Past Workshops…
Learn the basics of broom making! We’ll be working with locally gathered Ponderosa pine needles - a plentiful resource. But that’s only ONE of many natural fiber you can use to make brooms. Come catch the broom bug!
Want to take a fresh look at your garden? Join a FREE Garden Talk with Christopher Cox of Willows End Garden Nursery at 21 Acres in Woodinville, WA.
Let’s make a gorgeous large rib-style willow basket. We’ll work with both fresh and rehydrated willow to give lots of color. You can choose to have a handled basket or a bowl.
Now is the perfect time to create with fresh willow (Salix sp.) and native red twig dogwood (Cornus sericea). Annual pruning of colorful stems encourages a brighter display of color next year. So let’s make use of some vibrant twigs!
Let’s make a hanging basket that includes key skills to help you on your way to a willow basket. Great beginner project - easy on the hands.
SPECIAL WILLOW OFFERING: Join one of 2 semi-private workshops to make a willow Zarzo basket (traditionally from Spain). The workshop will be offered twice - 3 hours per session, 2 students per session.
Deck the halls with REINDEER! Come make these adorable little willow reindeer ornaments. Minimum age: 12 years old with accompanying paid adult.
Feels like the time of year to add some festive wintery decor…what’s better than garland and pinecones? How about pinecone garland???!!! With bonus bulrush stars! Minimum age for this workshop is 8…an evening out with your favorite kiddo.
It’s the time of year that red twig dogwood can really shine! As the leaves drop their glorious rich red stems come out. We’ll turn those flexible long stems of 1st year growth into a vibrant winter decoration.
SPECIAL GUEST TEACHER: Maria Ochoa Vazquez - This winter wreath workshop promises a hands-on, creative experience that captures the season’s spirit with delight and joy!
Deck the halls with REINDEER! Come make these adorable little willow reindeer ornaments. Minimum age: 12 years old with accompanying paid adult.
Feels like the time of year to add some festive wintery decor…what’s better than garland and pinecones? How about pinecone garland???!!! With bonus bulrush stars! Minimum age for this workshop is 8…an evening out with your favorite kiddo.
Come support local makers this November at the 1st Annual Greenhouse Winter Market…including yours truly. Click to see photos of what I’m packing up for sale.
Work with willow, wisteria, cordage, bark and more - let your imagination run wild. Using a random weave technique we’ll create a framework to show off all you natural treasures.
Inspired by macrame, come play with shredded cattail to make an all natural art piece for your home. With access to my ever growing collection of dried flowers, seedpods and other goodies for decorating! Age minimum: 12
Feels like the time of year to add some festive wintery decor…what’s better than garland and pinecones? How about pinecone garland???!!! With bonus bulrush stars! Minimum age for this workshop is 8…a great weekend outing for you and your favorite kiddo!
More bulrush love! Come make bulrush hearts for the holidays. They make great gifts AND the workshop is open to ages 8 and up. Bring your favorite kiddo and play with nature.
Two days of willow weaving on the farm with Ben and Eli Goodwin. Learn to make a traditional Irish creep basket.
With cattail harvest wrapped up for the season, my stores are full…so let’s make some hats. Come weave a wonderful hat from cattails!
As the seasons change, I love the chance to decorate with nature. Come learn how to make pinecone garland and bulrush stars to brighten up your home. Minimum age is 8 for this workshop. Great date night for you and your favorite kiddo.
Every good wild crafter should know how to make cordage - this is your crash course! So many great plants to try out too.
Bulrush, tule or schoenoplectus sp…whatever you call it, I love it! Learn to plait and twine with this wonderful native plant and make a useful trivet or piece of art!
A traditional English willow craft - willow swallows - offer a glimpse into willow weaving. Exploring the strength and flexibility of willow while making a whimsical craft. No experience needed.
Learn how to weave willow stars. You’ll take home a 16 inch AND 20 inch star for decorating your home or garden. Don’t have willow? We can explore other harvest-ables you could use.
Let’s explore some of the wonderful plants we can grow and gather here in the PNW for weaving and wild crafts. Get an introduction to some of my favorite weave-able plants with show & tell about basketry techniques that can help you turn those plants into wonderful natural creations.
Dry your herbs and flowers on a weeping willow chain. Bring a little apothecary whimsy to your space! *Minimum student age is 10 years.
Come explore knotless netting and set the groundwork for your own flexible, expandable pouch from plant fibers.
Made to fit willow bark bracelet. No glues, no plastic, just nature! Extra kits will be for sale - make a natural gift for friends.
Bespoke willow bark earrings at Bellevue Botanical Garden. *Extra kits will be available for sale…make a gift for someone else.