Two lovely evenings spent using native grown rush, a wonderful material that is easy on the hands and has a beautiful hue of greens and yellows. You will learn how to make cordage and fashion this into a loop bag which you can use for your phone or wallet or hang in your kitchen to hold your garlic or lemons. There is long historical evidence of rush being used in basketry since Neolithic times. Today rush is popular with basket weavers who fashion this material into contemporary vessels. Ruby Taylor from Native Hands works with archaeologists recreating Neolithic vessels and…
