Sunday, October 5, 2025
10a-5pm ET
Instructor Karen Tembreull
Location: Folk School Fiber Studio (Skyline Commons Room 105)
Class fee: $80
Materials fee (includes prepped bark and detailed pattern): $75 paid directly to instructor
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Registration closes October 1 or when sold out
Questions? Email clare.zuraw@finlandiafoudation.org
Learn to weave a birch bark basket in the traditional Nordic bias woven technique. Bias weaving thin birch bark creates four layers which are strong, useful, flexible and repairable if ever needed. The basket will be a size to hold a typical beverage, a canning jar, or perhaps a vase that fits just right. Therefore, the finished piece is very functional. The material is teacher prepared and ready to weave, and each student will receive a detailed pattern for reference. Most tools will be provided for use. Open to adult students. No prior experience needed. Some manual dexterity is needed for weaving birch bark.