Mixed Barks Pouch

Design and weave a slim natural purse shape to carry your phone, daybook or sketch pad. First you will learn the character and beauty of natural bark basketry plus some prepping skills along with techniques for weaving, stitching, edging and borders. After creating the base, you will personalize your pouch while learning twillweave and twining skills, cordage and border finishes. Time allowing, a liner will be made and sewn inside. Bring along threads or fabric from home or a favorite felting project, buttons, gems and other artifacts you might incorporate. This is a great workshop for all levels.

Judy Zugish is a basketry artist and teacher whose work is experimental and sculpted from nature. She has explored plants in her fiber arts garden for over 30 years with keen curiosity. In 1991 she dedicated her energies to starting a field school on her nursery property, hosting national and international instructors introducing them to the Northwest. A gypsy by nature, she has been roaming widely since 1998, leading journeys in basket making to Japan, England, Denmark, France and Germany. Her teaching style is innovative and dedicated to the pleasures of sustainable nature.

• Scissors

• Soft measuring tape

• Old towel

• Small basin or bucket

• Apron

• Personal choice artifacts may be incorporated. i.e, buttons, fibers, gatherings from nature

• Prepared willow and cedar barks in multiple sizes

• Assorted fiber choices

• Form and pattern

• Special tool loaners

• Written pattern guidelines