Registration closes on September 1st.
Friday - Sunday | September 25 - 27 (9:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Materials Fee: $75 (Paid directly to the instructor at the start of class.)
Instructor: Renee Baumann
Level: Mixed level
Skills: Foraging, weaving
Capacity: 6
Have you ever wanted to make your own sun hat? Or wondered if you could forage your own material for weaving?
In this three-day course, students will harvest cattails from a Charlotte wetland and learn the basics of flat weaving, culminating in a custom woven sun hat. Participants will also create their own hat form and harvest enough cattails to take home for their next project. This is an open learning environment for everyone, regardless of experience.
Please bring the best gear you have for navigating swampy areas. Knee-high waterproof boots are good; waders are even better!
About the instructor: Renee is a Catskills-based designer, chef, and nature enthusiast with a passion for wild plants and fungi. Trained as both an architect and a chef, she brings a creative, interdisciplinary flair to everything she does—whether she’s crafting baskets from local plants, illustrating mushrooms in watercolor, or whipping up delicious meals from foraged ingredients. Renee teaches workshops and techniques working with local fibers, with an emphasis on creating three-dimensional forms from bioregional components. Her work varies from traditional basketry practices in cattail and willow to sculptural felt and spinning foraged fibers. Renee teaches workshops on identifying, cooking with, and even weaving with plants and fungi growing in the Catskills. Find more of her work @renee_makes_things on instagram.
When you register you will receive an automated email regarding safety and logistics.
Please note our current Cancellation Policy
Registration closes on September 1st.
Friday - Sunday | September 25 - 27 (9:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Materials Fee: $75 (Paid directly to the instructor at the start of class.)
Instructor: Renee Baumann
Level: Mixed level
Skills: Foraging, weaving
Capacity: 6
Have you ever wanted to make your own sun hat? Or wondered if you could forage your own material for weaving?
In this three-day course, students will harvest cattails from a Charlotte wetland and learn the basics of flat weaving, culminating in a custom woven sun hat. Participants will also create their own hat form and harvest enough cattails to take home for their next project. This is an open learning environment for everyone, regardless of experience.
Please bring the best gear you have for navigating swampy areas. Knee-high waterproof boots are good; waders are even better!
About the instructor: Renee is a Catskills-based designer, chef, and nature enthusiast with a passion for wild plants and fungi. Trained as both an architect and a chef, she brings a creative, interdisciplinary flair to everything she does—whether she’s crafting baskets from local plants, illustrating mushrooms in watercolor, or whipping up delicious meals from foraged ingredients. Renee teaches workshops and techniques working with local fibers, with an emphasis on creating three-dimensional forms from bioregional components. Her work varies from traditional basketry practices in cattail and willow to sculptural felt and spinning foraged fibers. Renee teaches workshops on identifying, cooking with, and even weaving with plants and fungi growing in the Catskills. Find more of her work @renee_makes_things on instagram.
When you register you will receive an automated email regarding safety and logistics.
Please note our current Cancellation Policy
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