Classes
The following classes will be offered at this year's gathering
*** Denotes a Thursday Skills Faire Class or Demo
More Classes Coming Soon!
Acorn Processing with Julieann Hartley
Advanced Fire Making with Barry Keegan
Birch Bark Baskets with Barry Keegan
Black Powder Rifle with Kevin Bouck
Botanical Illustration with Jackie Ryan
Description coming soon!
Broom Making with Hannah Mitchell
Cobwebber-Made to be thin and long, this design is great for over-head and corner dustings. We will use basic woodworking skills and tools and will weave sorghum, also called broom corn, to create a cobwebber broom together. This is a great class for kids 6yrs and up or first-time broom makers. $15-$30 materials fee
Full Size Broom- this large traditional broom is a beautiful and functional tool for home and hearth. We will use basic woodworking skills and tools and will weave sorghum, also called broom corn. This class is an intermediate level but first-time makers welcome! $30-$60 materials fee
Buckskin Round Braiding, 8 ply with Robin Blankenship $10 materials fee
Campfire Cookery with Kevin Bouck
Learn how to cook over an open fire in cast iron.
Candle Making with JT Stokes
Drum Circle and Drumming Class with William Ruiz
Description coming soon!
*** Felted Soap with Marie Somers
*** Fire Making for Beginners with Robin Blankenship
Fish Skin Tanning with Thabani Ndlovu
Description coming soon! $20 materials fee
Friction Fire with Nick Spadero
Foundations of Blacksmithing with George LoCascio
Ham Radio Intro with Nathan Glaser
Could you communicate with friends and family if cell service went down? Ham radio is a great 'old-school' way to increase self-reliance and emergency preparedness, or just to have fun talking to people all over the world!
Hunting Talk with Nick Spadero
Jute Bottle Nets with Kitty Michelotti
Knots with Cheeny Plante
Description coming soon!
Men’s Triangle with Ryan Johns
Miniature Bows with Barry Keegan
Kids and adults welcome! Learn bow making techniques on a small scale to make a working mini bow. Apply the same techniques to full size bow making.
Morning Meditation with Sarah White
Natural Dyeing with Inga Sidor
Pack Baskets (Small Explorer Size) with Jes Steele
A pack basket is a traditional type of backpack used for carrying items while hiking, hunting, or for general outdoor activities. Pack baskets have a long history dating back centuries and have been used by various cultures around the world. Here in Maine, many people walked the woods with these packs to transport tools, supplies, and wild game through rugged terrain.
In this course, we will weave a 10-12” tall basket with premium reed (Ash will be available at an additional cost). We will go over the history of pack baskets and what materials have been used. The instructor will go through the process of making the basket step-by-step ensuring all will walk away with a finished basket. The baskets will have a base and feet along with pack straps. We will bring a variety of color straps and even color reeds to add a little color to your basket.
An Ash log will be available for students to watch a demo and have some hands on time for making their own splints. Due to the length of the class, we will not have time to process our own ash splints, all material will be provided.
Walk away with a pack basket and the knowledge for life!
All level weavers are welcome EVEN if you have never weaved! $75 materials fee
*** Primitive Pottery with Emma Markowitz & Laura Wolfer
Primitive Sauna with Tom Turck
Rawhide Containers with Robin Blankenship
$10 materials fee
Sewing with a Bone Awl and Sinew with Robin Blankenship
$10 materials fee
*** Shelter with Cheeny Plante
Small Animal Hide Tanning with Emma Markowitz
Soap Making with Marie Somers
Once you learn this traditional skill, you will never have to buy soap again. Everyone will go home with their own batch. $40 materials fee
Solar Battery Systems for Camper Vans with Robert Newmyer
Soldier's Rations with Kevin Bouck
Learn how a Revolutionary soldier made do with the rations they were given, how they cooked over a fire each day, and the different ways they used the ingredients they had on hand.
Sour Dough with Sarah White
Tracking with Mike Dube
Learn the ancient art of tracking from an instructor of traditional native skills!
Tracking Woods Walk with Andy Dobos
Join Andy on a walk through the forest identifying and learning about animal sign.
Women's Circle with Laura Wolfer
Woven Quivers with Jes Steele
Kid's Camp Classes