ALL CLASSES

Learn the basics of bean to bar chocolate making.

Learn the basics of woodcarving, mortise and tenon joinery, and furniture design with this simple, hand-carved 3 legged stool.

Knowing how to fix your own bike is empowering and might get you or your friends out of a jam. Come learn with us!

Rug twining is a craft that is easy to learn and makes use of inexpensive or cast off materials!

An introduction to working with earth as a building material- from plaster wall finishes to sculptural and structural mud!

Come learn to weave with colorful willow bark.

Meet Wednesday evenings for four weeks to learn about green wood and carving spoons, chopsticks, spreaders, and more!

Students will learn multiple traditional weaving techniques with cedar bark.

Make a series of flat or shallow willow basketry trays in a mix of beautiful colors- round, square cornered and leaf or boat shaped.

Learn about acorns as a food staple in the Willamette Valley and around the world.

Come join us on the job site and become part of the crew as we layout, cut, and raise a timber frame oven shelter.

Students will gather plant materials, and print their images on paper, using heat, pressure, and natural pigments.

Students will learn to focus on enjoyment of watching birds and their behavior in addition to identification.

House native pollinators in your garden by building your own house for Mason Bees!

Students will learn about building reciprocal relationships with plants around us.

Learn about holistic approaches to addressing stress and anxiety with diet, lifestyle, and herbs.

Use a simple carving knife and a few foundational knife-holding grips to feel safe confidence while working with your own two hands.

Make your very own unique and gorgeous wreath from foraged natural materials!

We'll cover how to take raw plants and transform them into healing concoctions!

Students will learn the process of carving their very own spoon, from splitting a log to carving finishing touches.

This class is a chance to help furnish the Tarweed Folk School space while learning the fundamentals of staked furniture construction.

Learn to make a classic el Salvadoran plate, pupusas with curtido and salsa tomate!

Learn to add color to textiles using colorful flowers and plants from nature!

Learn to sew a basic top using recycled fabric or scraps, taught by career costume designer, Kristine Berg.

Learn one-on-one from the teacher and turn a prepared blank into a hollow shape that will be more or less a bowl, using a foot-powered lathe.

Explore using a barbed needle to build beings from nature, working with wool batting and roving, and some other fibers as well!

Come learn woodworking techniques and how to make a bluebird house out of cedar!

Students will learn the basics of working with birch bark.

A hands-on exploration of traditional materials, fire-starting and fire-carrying tools and techniques.

Come learn to use various tools and techniques to forge a basic blacksmith’s knife!

Students will learn all the steps involved in the manufacture of an Irish Creel style willow basket.

Weave plainweave bands on a backstrap style rigid heddle.

The beauty of spoon carving requires just wood, two knives, saw and/or hatchet, and a place to sit - no vise, mallet, workbench, or noisy power tools needed.

Combine design and function to make a sleek and modern rack with flip down hooks for hanging coats and bags.

Prepare to celebrate Solstice and all our winter holidays by making a light to shine on that longest night of the year.

This class will introduce participants to the art of traditional blacksmithing.

Construct a sturdy wooden mallet from start to finish.

Students will craft their own wooden drop spindle and begin learning to spin their own yarn.

Students will explore clay/marks and expression through prompts and play with the medium of clay.

Learn to crochet or build your skills to participate in the coral reef project.

Learn the basics of willow and mixed bark basketry using local colorful weaving materials!

This class will introduce participants to the art of traditional blacksmithing.

Learn and practice various woodworking techniques to hang a gorgeous fern on your wall.

Weave a willow shopping basket, suitable for the farmers market, grocery store, or harvesting vegetables from your own garden!

Come learn what medicinal plants grow well in our bioregion and how to help them succeed.

Learn how to use a simple penknife or pocketknife to cut the shapes and curves of different letters into soft and hard woods.

We’ll cover all the basics: safety, stance, stroke, sharpening, equipment strategies and choices, and basic grass management.

Join us to look at, identify, and learn cultivation of some of the many herbal allies that live in the Willamette Valley.

Students will learn about natural dyes and eco printing by dyeing an organic cotton market bag.

Make your own whisk broom! These common tools have a long and diverse history; everybody sweeps!