
Warner Public Market
19 East Main Street, Warner NH
603-456-2602
HOURS: Wed-Fri 3pm-6pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-3pm
Plaited Birch Bark Baskets - Cancelled
Sat, Aug 27
|Foster Farm


Time & Location
Aug 27, 2022, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Foster Farm, 22 Loud Ln, Warner, NH 03278, USA
Guests
About the event
PLEASE NOTE: WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED
We unfortunatley did not end up with enough sign-ups for the instructor to run the class. We hope to be able to offer this class again in the future.
For thousands of years the birch tree has generously offered a durable and versatile material utilized by human beings for shelter, clothing, transportation and more. A simple berry basket is an excellent introduction to the grace and utility of birch bark. Students will practice bias plaited weaving to create a double thickness basket with an internal spruce root rim for extra sturdiness and balance. Some decorative embellishments will be demonstrated and offered. Materials are mindfully harvested and tediously prepared by the instructor.
Dan Tansky is a native of New York State and grew up with admiration for the beauty of the birch tree, and with an awe for its bark which for many years he…