Woven Swedish Stars – Afternoon Session

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Woven Swedish Stars – Afternoon Session

  • date: December 14, 2024
  • time: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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    • This workshop is part of a 21 Acres Guest Artist Series. We are pleased to make our space available to a handful of local artists to teach their creative classes. 

    Swedish star – yule star – woven rod star: whatever you want to call them, I love them. Thirty six sticks, some twine and patience, and you can make them, too.

    What’s special about this workshop is that we will get to make the most of red twig dogwood’s winter show AND weave with freshly gathered rods from 21 Acres!

    The first and second year rods on red twig dogwoods are the most vibrant, so by selectively gathering, we’ll be encouraging even more of a glorious display next year. If you want to reinvigorate your red twig dogwood, we can discuss that too!

    This workshop is for those who are willing to get a bit muddy and scramble in the bushes – rain or shine, we will gather on-site.

    You have two sessions to choose from:

    Morning Session from 9am to Noon

    Afternoon Session from 12:30 to 3:30pm

    The workshop will start at the 21 Acres building, where we’ll drop off our things, discuss the project, and then head out onto the farm. We’ll spend about one hour harvesting and then head back indoors to warm up and weave.

    Minimum Age: 18 (since we will be out on the farm with sharp clippers!).

    Minimum registration: six participants by December 11th. Bring a friend! If the minimum registration is not reached, all students will be notified by email and provided a full refund.

    The fee is $65 for each session. Click the link below to register directly with the teacher, Erin Cox. 

    About your teacher: Erin Cox is a talented and knowledgeable weaver, crafter and artist with a special reverence for plants. She honors the cultural significance of farms, which historically have provided much more than food, including baskets, trellises, medicine, wool, and more. Her classes showcase a variety of unique weaving projects, leveraging some plants that you’ll see here on the farm. You can follow her on her budding Instagram account or visit her at  www.fieldandforestcrafts.com 

    Register Here - Afternoon Session