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      • Introduction to Natural Hide Tanning; Sheepskin
      • Introduction to Fruit Tree Grafting
      • Wet Felting; Two Day Immersion
      • Shiitake Inoculation Workshop
      • Hand and Hearth Broom Crafting
      • Coiled Willow Basket with Blanket Stitch
      • Calling & Clogging for Kids
      • Flat Foot Buckdance
      • Willow Basketry; Small Round Woven Basket
      • Willow Bushel Basket/Hamper
      • Tasting the Wild; An Organoleptic Plant Journey
      • Folded Birch Bark Basket
      • Black Ash Basket Weaving; Square to Round Basket
      • Tasting the Wild: A Phytochemical Plant Journey
      • Shearing School for Beginners
      • Get to Know Your Vehicle; Mechanical Know How You Wish You Knew Sooner
      • Herbal Home Care for Cold and Flu Season
      • Willow Basketry; Small Round Rope Coil Basket
      • Willow Basketry; Oval Market Basket with Bark Detail
      • An Introduction to Timber Framing and The Square Rule
      • Fiddle Workshop; The Dance Fiddler
      • Banjo Workshop; Clawhammer and Stroke Style
      • The First Scoop; Spoon Carving for Beginners
      • Tree to Spoon; Carve a Spoon from Beginning to End
    • Course Archive
      • 2025 Courses
        • Wet Felting; An Introductory Workshop
        • Wet Felting; Two Day Immersion
        • Winter Tree ID and Drawing with Natural Pigments
        • Introduction to Counted Stitch Embroidery
        • Introduction to Free Form Hand Embroidery
        • Introduction to Leatherworking
        • Introduction to Natural Dyeing on Wool
        • Eco Printing with Natural Dyes
        • Beginner Rug Hooking
        • Introduction to Natural Hide Tanning; Sheepskin
        • Introduction to Fruit Tree Grafting
        • Introduction to Tool Steel; Forging Bushcraft Tools
        • Introduction to Blacksmithing; Forging Fire Tools and Hooks
        • Bladesmithing; Forging a Puukko Knife
        • Introduction to Stake and Strand Willow Basketry; Small Round Basket
        • Willow Basketry; The Beautiful & Strong Ropecoil Technique
        • Willow Basketry; Oval Market Basket with Bark Detail​
        • Asymmetrical Stanislav Willow Basket
        • Willow Bushel Basket/Hamper
        • Willow Basketry Extensions; Roping and Foot Borders
        • Willow Garden Supports; Peony Crowns
        • Willow Garden Supports; Obelisk Trellis
        • Five Day Wardrobe Course; Design and Make Your Own clothes
        • Introduction to Drystone Walling
        • Introduction to Hempcrete
        • Hand and Hearth Broom Crafting
        • Tasting the Wild; An Organoleptic Plant Journey
        • Banjo Workshop; Clawhammer and Stroke Style
      • 2024 Courses
        • Wet Felting
          • Wet Felted Satchel Workshop
          • Wet Felting; Small Introductory Project
          • Wet Felting; Larger Projects & Deeper Dive
        • A Five Petaled Herbal Practice Through the Seasons
        • Pysanky – Ukrainian Easter Eggs using Natural Dyes
        • Blacksmithing
          • Introduction to Blacksmithing; Forging Fire Tools and Hooks
          • Introduction to Tool Steel; Forging Bushcraft Tools
          • Bladesmithing; Forging a Puukko Knife
        • Introduction to Fruit Tree Grafting
        • Basketry & Other Weaving
          • Introduction to “Stake and Strand” Willow Basketry; Small Round Baskets
          • Willow Basketry; Weaving a Round Harvest Basket
          • Willow Basketry; Small Round Basket with Rope Coil Technique
          • Willow Basketry; Oval Market Basket with Bark Detail
          • Fairy Baskets & Cordage
          • Introduction to Willow Lanterns
          • Willow Wreath Workshop
        • Introduction to Drystone Walling
        • Introduction to Natural Hide Tanning; Sheepskin
        • Introduction to Hide Tanning and Leatherwork
        • Introduction to Leatherworking
        • Introduction to Beekeeping
        • Introduction to Chainsaw Maintenance and Tree Removal
        • Introduction to Hempcrete
        • Build a Pair of Sawhorses
        • Crafting the Broom; from Cake Testers to Cottage Sweepers
        • Hambone Body Percussion
        • Green Woodwork; Spoon Carving
        • An Abundance of Colour; Homemade Paint/Ink Making with Buckthorn and Beyond
      • 2023 Courses
        • The Basics Of Wet Felting
        • Wet Felting; A Larger Project & Deeper Dive
        • Spring Talisman Workshop (Ukrainian Easter Eggs)
        • Fruit Tree Grafting
        • Blacksmithing
        • Heritage Fence Building
        • A Five Petaled Herbal Practice for the Spring
        • Colour and Nourishment
        • Round Willow Handbaskets
        • Introduction to Stake and Strand Willow Basketry
        • Introduction to Natural Hide Tanning: Sheepskin
        • Natural Deer Hide Tanning: Hair off (Braintan Buckskin)
        • Natural Hide Tanning: Deeper Dive (Sheepskin and Buckskin)
        • Introduction to Chainsaw Maintenance and Tree Removal
        • A Five Petaled Herbal Practice for the Fall
        • Gifts from the Apothecary
        • Introduction to Counted Stitch Embroidery
        • Introduction to Free Form Hand Embroidery & Rushnyky – Ritual Cloths
      • 2022 Courses
        • Introduction to Natural Hide Tanning
        • Heritage Fence Building 2022
      • 2020 & 2021 Courses postponed due to COVID-19
      • 2019 Courses
        • Fruit Tree Grafting
        • Heritage Fence Building
        • Medicinal Herb Walk
        • Natural Dyeing
        • Timber Framing
        • Stone Carving
        • Felt Making (end of 2019)
        • Willow Basketry
      • 2018 Courses
        • Calligraphy
        • Felt Making (beginning of 2019)
        • Islamic Geometry
        • Leather Working
        • Willow Basketry
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The Cordwood Folk School
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thecordwoodstudio

Perth, ON Canada
Offering courses to preserve traditional crafts, with a focus on self-reliance and sustainability. Markets, gatherings, meal sharing.
Some of the beauty, bounty and fun of August 💚 Ro Some of the beauty, bounty and fun of August 💚 Roadside veggies Basil as a verb. “Off to basil!”, “Never ending basiling” Sister camping Rudbeckia for dyeing Elderberry haul First flax flower Second Blandings turtle release 401 rainbow Hot dilly beans Calendula, beans, and flowers from @darlingsflowersperth
Sheep Shearing School for Beginners Three Day Cour Sheep Shearing School for Beginners Three Day Course Friday October 2 (6:00pm – 8:30pm), Saturday October 3 & Sunday October 4 (8:00am-5:00pm) Instructors: Peter Kudelka, Ruco Braat & Tom Redpath Students will learn shearing setup, sheep handling, handpiece setup, staying healthy while shearing, and the handling of wool. Specific course topics will include: • Shearing patterns, sheep handling and positioning • Techniques and quality methods of shearing for better efficiency and the improved harvest of the wool clip. • Gear preparation, tool maintenance and grinding techniques • Bio security awareness • Health and nutrition • Wool handling and fleece preparation Courses are limited to small groups to ensure a high instructor-to-student ratio (4:1). All instructors are experienced, professional shearers. All equipment is provided. Find more details at www.thecordwoodstudio.com Artwork by Miri Künzler (@mir.in.kunst)
This coming weekend we have two basket classes off This coming weekend we have two basket classes offered by John Wager. These classes have been two years in the works and we’re really excited that they’re almost upon us. John is Michi Saagiig Anishinaabe, from the Curve Lake First Nation. He lives on the Curve Lake First Nation reserve and makes his living selling a variety of handmade wares; wooden spoons, baskets, knives, bowls, cups, canoe paddles, and leatherwork. He enjoys sharing what he has learned along his creative life’s journey. @johnswoodenware On Saturday he will be teaching a Folded Birch Bark Basket class, and on Sunday he will be teaching a Black Ash Basket class. If you’d like to see further details, head to our website. There are a couple spaces left on both days. www.thecordwoodstudio.com
Tasting the Wild; A Phytochemical Plant Journey On Tasting the Wild; A Phytochemical Plant Journey One-day Class Saturday August 15 10:00am – 5:00pm Instructor: Amber Westfall (@amberinthewildgarden) Deepen your experience of herbal medicine with this full day class that explores the phytochemistry, energetics and therapeutic actions of plants through the senses. Together, we’ll uncover how specific chemical constituents such as tannins, mucilage, pungent compounds and more, give rise to the flavours we perceive and the healing effects of many botanical remedies. We will trace the relationship between taste and physiology, develop sensory discernment, and experience plants directly through the senses in order to better understand herbal actions, identify properties, predict therapeutic effects and cultivate an embodied knowledge of medicinal herbs. This workshop is designed for those who want to move beyond memorizing herbal uses in books and practice an unmediated, sensory fluency directly with the plants themselves. By attuning your senses to the rich phytochemical matrix of plants, you’ll leave with a more nuanced, connected and expanded approach to herbalism. Find more details at www.thecordwoodstudio.com Artwork by Miri Künzler (@mir.in.kunst)
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