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Canceled by Sybil via email on 10/31. Registrant notified and will receive a refund~tt

Join Master Basket Weaver, Kathey Ervin to make your own woven contemporary hat from red cedar bark.

Each student's hat will have his or her unique flare. Chose from a variety of hat styles including cowboy, cloche, dome top, and flat top.  Each of these hat styles can have varying rim widths to suit your one-of-a-kind hat.  

The hats are woven over commercially manufactured molds. The hat molds come in a variety of sizes to ensure your hat fits perfectly. 

This a workshop for both the novice as well as more advanced basket weavers.  Various techniques offered will be for the novice learning basic weaves as well as the more advanced weaver using twill patterns throughout.  

The only warning about taking this workshop will be that everywhere you go wearing your creation, people will be stopping you to find out where you got your hat and you will get to proudly say: “I made it!”

Details:

• Please note that for this class, cancellation requests received 14 days or less before the workshop start date will not be eligible for a refund or credit.

• A materials fee of $250 included in the total class price is for Western red and Alaskan yellow cedar bark, use of molds, and a full set of written directions.

• Instructor will provide all materials and tools required. If student has a favorite pocket knife – please bring.  

• Students should wear comfortable work clothes. 
• Bring a bag lunch. We have a refrigerator and a microwave available.
• Skill Level Universal - All skill levels welcome.
• Ages 14+ Welcome.
  
  

Instructor Bio:  Kathey Ervin lives in Sequim, Washington.  After a career as a maker in clay creating mostly dinnerware, twenty years ago Kathey pivoted and began a new career in basketry.  She has gone through various phases of learning, embracing everything from fairly high volume production work, to pursuing her own award winning artistic aesthetic.  Kathey says:  “Every professor and teacher I have ever worked with has talked about learning and ‘passing it on’.  I am passionate about this point, and love the experience of seeing a student begin to pick up a technique, develop it, and then ‘pass it on.”