Workshops
Nourish your creative spirit with us.
Card Woven Straps
••• November 25th-27th •••
Belts, Hat Bands, Clothing Hems, Bag Handles, Dog Leashes & more!
Nearly unchanged in over 2,000 years, the practice of card weaving— also known as tablet weaving—has been used to make simple & ornate straps.
one of the most mobile & compact forms of making fabric—no loom or large space required—making it ideal for makers on the go!
Each participant will weave one strap. You'll be guided through pattern-making, choosing thread colors, measuring & cutting the warp & weft, preparing the shuttle, threading cards, & weaving the strap. Finishing touches will discussed & applied.
••• Sliding Scale Payment & Exchange options* •••
$0 Solidarity Access For People of the global majority
10 hours work exchange @ $15/hr rate (Two 5-hr days, scheduled prior to class)
$75 Sustaining Amount
$150 Full Amount
$225 Pay-it-Forward Amount
••• price includes materials + Room & Board! •••
(*See chart below for how to choose the exchange that is true for you! Redistribution/solidarity option available)
sliding scale fee covers yarn, shuttle, plus cards to keep weaving!
Rawhide Hock Pouches
December 2nd - 4th, 2022
Learn how to use an under-utilized part of the animal. Hocks are the lower limb & on deer & elk. They includes the dewclaws which are positioned on the back of the legs near the hooves. Using real &/or artificial sinew + a glover's needle, we'll soften the hair-on hocks enough to begin sewing. the option to incorporate straight-up rawhide, which is the hide of the animal that has been fleshed and scraped of hair, will also be available. We'll design a hip pouch, small shoulder bag, or knife sheath, sew & form it into shape!
••• Sliding Scale Payment & Exchange options* •••
$0 Solidarity Access For People of the global majority
10 hours work exchange @ $15/hr rate (Two 5-hr days, scheduled prior to class)
$75 Sustaining Amount
$150 Full Amount
$225 Pay-it-Forward Amount
••• price includes materials + Room & Board! •••
(*See chart below for how to choose the exchange that is true for you! Redistribution/solidarity option available)
animal parts have been procured from roadkill or gleaned from waste generated by local hunters
Medieval to Modern:
Turnshoes for Today
• • • 2 weekends — Dec 10th-11th & Dec 17th-18th • • •
Dreaming of making your own shoes? Love to walk barefoot—or close to it?
Haven't found a pair of shoes that truly fit you?
Join us in making beautiful, personalized footwear.
You will have creative freedom to design & sew the shoe of your dreams with guidance. Kate loves intuitive experimentation & trusting the process.
Using 1,000 year old European patterns as our starting point, explore modern applications & adjustments based off of molds
of YOUR unique feet.
••• Sliding Scale Payment & Exchange options* •••
$0 Solidarity Access For People of the global majority
15 hours work exchange @ $15/hr rate (Three 5-hr days, scheduled prior to class)
$150 Sustaining Amount
$250 Full Amount**
$350 Pay-it-Forward Amount
••• prices include materials + Room & Board! •••
*See chart below for how to choose the exchange that is true for you! Redistribution/solidarity option available
** I continue to offer this class for less than the TRUE full amount because I humbly continue to learn from my students & improve this class. This is the third time I have offered this class & look forward to breaking it up into two weekends to make it super manageable! I continue to increase the amount each session as I become a better teacher.
Walk the earth like never before.
PAST EVENTS
Herb Cart Training
••• October 21st - 23rd, 2022 •••
••• Go to •••
Fleur + Forage for application details!
The Herb Cart was created in 2015 by Herbalista as a way to get herbal preparations in and around the Atlanta community.
It is a great set-up to fine tune your clinical skills. The Herb Cart has a specific set of remedies in stock, which trains you to be flexible and find new ways to use different herbal preparations. The Herb Cart was passed on to Fleur + Forage in the Spring of 2022. The first Fleur + Forage Herb Cart was set-up on March 31st, 2022 at Mercy Community Church.
text + photo & course by Marie-Lies Van Asten of Fleur + Forage with whom I am apprenticing!
Walnuts as Food, Medicine, Craft & More!
join me at the Steward's Carnival for a weekend of nature-immersion, Forest Therapy, Music & Workshops.
August 26-28th, 2022 • • • justloveforest.com/carnival
LEARN TO LOVE WALNUTS! We’ll visit trees in the forest, weaving discussion along with button-crafting, walnut-dying, tincturing, plus roasting, smashing & picking nutmeats. We’ll discuss identification, seasonal harvests, plant companions, how to incorporate this fabulous tree into food forests & share about experiments with pollarding, sap-tapping, wood cookies & more.
Sliding scale Materials fee of $10-25 covers:
• one 1 oz bottle of ink/dye
• a 1/2 pint jar of green hulls tincture (ready to press in 1 month)
• buttons
• toasted walnuts
• dyed items — bring your white or light-colored wool, silk, cotton or linen or bring an extra $5 for some of mine!
The Stewards Carnival ••• Poetry, GA ••• Just Love Forest
Medieval to Modern: Turnshoes for Today
July 21st-24th
Dreaming of making your own shoes?
Love to walk barefoot—or close to it?
Haven't found a pair of shoes that truly fit you?
Join us in making beautiful, personalized footwear.
You will have creative freedom to design & sew the shoe of your dreams with guidance. Kate loves intuitive experimentation & trusting the process.
Using 1,000 year old European patterns as our starting point,
explore modern applications & adjustments based off of molds
of YOUR unique feet.
Walk the earth like never before.