Tarweed Folk School Classes
Tarweed Folk School's mission is to tend to the land, ourselves, and each other through the sharing of practical arts and place-based skills in the heart of the Willamette Valley. Classes are taught by local educators, craftspeople, scientists, tradespeople, small business owners, and members of our Willamette Valley communities.
September Class Schedule:
- 9/5 - Natural Dyeing: Foraging for Local Color
- 9/12 - Plainweave Bands in a Day
- 9/13 - Flax to Linen: Straw to Cordage
- 9/14-28 - Make Your Own Carving Knife
- 9/14-10/5 - Mending Week to Week: Beginning Clothing Repair
- 9/19 - Household Sewing for Beginners
- 9/19-20 - Pack Basket Weaving
- 9/23 - Woodcarving Basics: Carrots
- 9/25-27 - Folk School Supper: Dairy Goats and Cheesemaking Basics
- 9/25-27 - Folk School Supper: Artisan Sourdough Bread
- 9/25-27- Folk School Supper: Farm to Table Cooking
October Class Schedule:
- 10/2-3 - Natural Dyeing: Mordanting Your Fibers
- 10/3 - Willow Basketry: Weave a Birdhouse
- 10/4 - Willow Basketry: Weave a Bird Feeder
- 10/8-29 - Plainweave to Pickup: Woven Bands on the Band Heddle
- 10/11 - Acorn Processing Basics
- 10/11 - Preserving Apples
- 10/11 - Bark Tanned Fish Skin Leather
- 10/11 - Goat Milk Soap Making
- 10/30-11/1 - Build a Three-Legged Stool
November Class Schedule:
- 11/7 - Ribbed Willow Basketry
- 11/8 - Soft Fiber Twined Basketry
- 11/14-21 - Knitting for Beginners
- 11/20-22 - Traditional Woodworking: Handcut Marquetry
Registration price varies, and scholarships are available. Find more information and register at www.tarweedfolkschool.com.
