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Freehold Township Heritage Society

LXCL:All materials included

General Admission

Explore the tradition of basketmaking in a hands-on workshop at the historic Oakley Farmhouse Museum. Learn basic weaving techniques, guided step by step, and complete a functional basket to take home. In this October basket weaving workshop, we will be working with flat reed. These baskets will have a square/rectangular bottom and sides. The focus of our basket weaving workshops is to provide you with a basket beginning. The we encourage you to use your own ideas and individual creativity to design and weave a basket unique to you. We guide you in how to use the materials that you choose.Materials for you to choose from will be provided. Feel free to bring flexible materials to incorporate into your basket. This is a good time to recycle such things as ribbon, fabric strips, yarn, plastic strips, and whatever comes to your mind. No two baskets will ever be alike, just as no two people are alike. This program supports the Freehold Township Heritage Society&rsquo;s mission to preserve and share our local history. Your participation helps keep heritage skills and stories alive for future generations.

Explore the tradition of basketmaking in a hands-on workshop at the historic Oakley Farmhouse Museum. Learn basic weaving techniques, guided step by step, and complete a functional basket to take home. In this October basket weaving workshop, we will be working with flat reed. These baskets will have a square/rectangular bottom and sides. The focus of our basket weaving workshops is to provide you with a basket beginning. The we encourage you to use your own ideas and individual creativity to design and weave a basket unique to you. We guide you in how to use the materials that you choose.Materials for you to choose from will be provided. Feel free to bring flexible materials to incorporate into your basket. This is a good time to recycle such things as ribbon, fabric strips, yarn, plastic strips, and whatever comes to your mind. No two baskets will ever be alike, just as no two people are alike. This program supports the Freehold Township Heritage Society’s mission to preserve and share our local history. Your participation helps keep heritage skills and stories alive for future generations.

Freehold Township Heritage Society

Basketmaking: Flat Reed

189 Wemrock Rd

General Admission

$20

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