RENEE MAKES
UPCOMING CLASSES
Cattail Hand Bag Class at White Feather Farm
Saugerties NY
Saturday November12, 10am-4pm
This in an all-day intensive course designed to introduce you to several basketry techniques that you can use with cattail leaves. Each student will go home with a complete small handbag made entirely out of this local, wild and renewable resource. Class fee is sliding scale 60-120$
+ material fee (20$)








Cattail and Grapevine Ribbed Basket at Little Apple Cidery
Hillsdale, NY
1pm-5pm
Class fee is 130$
This two-day workshop is designed to introduce you to the structure of a ribbed basket, and to quickly dive into weaving a sturdy functional bowl-shaped basket with inset handles. Cider included with your ticket! Taco truck will be on site if you'd like lunch.
At the end of the course, everyone will leave with a basket made entirely from local plants. All materials included. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners and for kids 12+ in age.
Cattail Weaving Series at White Feather Farm
Saugerties NY
Thursdays October 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
4pm-7pm
This four-part series is designed to help build skills weaving with cattail to be comfortable taking on a larger project. We will slowly be building up up to weaving a sun hat out of cattails! (Which will be our final project!) Class fee is sliding scale $150-$350 plus a 50$ material fee



