Class #28 AM – Ash Bark Mini Purse

This scored and folded one-piece bark basket is a worldwide Indigenous container still in use today. Prepare and split spruce roots to sew with, bend and split a red willow branch for the inner and outer rim, and try different stitching patterns. Each bark is unique. Braid a hemp cord strap. All materials are wild harvested by the teacher in the Northern Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts, except the hemp cord.

Materials Fee

$60

Dimensions

3” wide by 5” long by 2.5” tall by 3” diameter

Tools needed

Awl, scissors, knife, needle nose pliers, water bucket, towel, apron