Back by popular demand, this class will instill awe of the natural world by making string from sticks! Extract high quality fiber from dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) and other local native & naturalized plants and explore several different cordage methods including leg rolling, mouth rolling, triangle twisting & splicing. In this class Tamara will also be demonstrating the extraction of fiber from ramie (Boehmeria nivea) from the Garden.
Back by popular demand, this class will instill awe of the natural world by making string from sticks! Extract high quality fiber from dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) and other local native & naturalized plants and explore several different cordage methods including leg rolling, mouth rolling, triangle twisting & splicing. In this class Tamara will also be demonstrating the extraction of fiber from ramie (Boehmeria nivea) from the Garden.
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