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Students will explore in this 2 session class, Waxed Linen thread as a basketry material, learning to twine an elegant Medallion necklace, broach, or hair ornament.

In this flat piece, Kay Harradine will offer several patterns to choose from for creating a beautiful woven and beaded Medallion. The spokes and weavers are 4 ply Waxed Linen. Designs inspired by Hopi, wicker, and African baskets, are created in rows of 2-strand twining, 3-strand twining, and reverse twining to make bright, moving patterns.

Two ways of starting the Medallion will be offered, and other skills taught include: developing consistent tension, how to add spokes as the diameter increases, how to add and subtract spokes to create the color design desired. Students may choose to embellish their Medallion with beads, to finish it with a backing, and to add the appropriate jewelry hardware for a pin, necklace, or hair ornament.

Skill Level: Intermediate - twining experience is necessary. 

Materials Fee: $45 
Materials fee payable by cash or check to BARN at onset of class.

Please bring a bag lunch. We have a refrigerator for storage.

INSTRUCTOR BIO: Kay Harradine has been teaching basketry throughout the US and Canada for over thirty years. With degrees in Forestry and Education from the University of Washington, she brings both ethnobotanical knowledge and strong teaching skills to her workshops. Kay encourages exploration of many types of materials and the technologies for their use. All her workshops are innovative and fun.