Folk School workshops @ Broadfork Farm: Hands On Projects
Make what your heart desires!
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September 16-17, 2023

9:00am – 5:00pm

Prices vary. Links are live! Go ahead and sign up!

Taught by Peter Yencken:

Pack Basket making (Peter Yencken): Weave and shape your own pack basket, adding leather straps and handles. Make it taller or shorter, wider or more narrow, to fit your body, then carry your things hands-free. Two days, September 16-17, 2023. $220. Register here to make a Pack Basket.

Wooden bow making (Peter Yencken): Make your own wooden bow, 2 day project, September 16-17, 2023. $220. Register here to make a Wooden Bow.

Wooden Knife Handle Carving, with Sheath (Peter Yencken): This is beginner knife making… you carve the wooden handle to fit your hand the way you prefer, and you stitch the leather sheath; Peter provides the blade. 1 day, $120. Date = Sunday, September 17, 2023. Register here to carve your own Wooden Knife Handle.

Custom knife or hatchet blade and handle (Peter Yencken): This is advanced knife making. Knife blade made in a forge using stock removal method. Wooden handle attached with copper pins and carved to your liking. 2 days, September 16-17, 2023. $220 Register here to make a custom knife or hatchet blade and handle.

Felted Boots for indoor and outdoor use (Peter Yencken): In this class you will make a pair of felt boots using wool and the wet felt method. Wet felting can be defined as the process of continually rubbing wool fibers together with mild soap and warm water to form a firm, felted object. (Felting is the consolidation of certain fibrous materials by the application of heat, moisture, and mechanical action, causing the interlocking, or matting, of fibers possessing felting properties.) You will also make rubber sole which can be taken off for indoor use. 2 days, September 16-17, 2023. $240 Register here to make Felted Boots.

Leather shoes of the Mocassin style with removable leather or rubber sole (Peter Yencken): Cut and stitch your own leather shoes, specific to your foot. Choose between removable leather sole ($230) and removable rubber sole ($220). 2 day project, September 16-17, 2023. Register here to make Leather Shoes.

Custom Leather Bag or Satchel (Peter Yencken): Create a tote bag, shoulder bag, or satchel of your liking, guided by Peter’s questions about what you want based on how you’ll use it. Participants will learn the skills of hand stitching, leather handle/strap making, and can include pocket building. 1 to 2 day project $220 (Participants under the age of 9 need to have an adult present to assist them.) September 16-17, 2023. Register here to make a custom leather bag/satchel with Peter.

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Fall 2023
TBA
Perennial Planting Workshop
Taught by Sylvie Aardema Gagnon

Learn how to properly plant and care for young trees and shrubs. $10
Stay tuned for Sylvie’s fall workshop date!

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