As we launch into July it seems a good time for a quick update on the many things we are up to this season- or planning for Autumn. First off- we are so thrilled to announce we received our funding from BC Arts Council for the Land & Sea project! We will be collectively planning…
Tag: Workshops
Up-purposing invasive plants in Stanley Park: Summer 2017
We are very happy to be continuing our relationship with Stanley Park Ecology Society in re-purposing invasive plants for various stewardship activities again this season! More Bio-netting from English Ivy, and continued work on the beautiful North Creek Trail. Dates to Know! Friday July 7 5.30 – 8.30pm Bio-netting being knit on the roof of…
Weaving Wagon in the News!
A great introductory article about the Weaving Wagon in the Westender, June 2017. Thanks Amy Logan! http://www.westender.com/arts-culture/artists-weave-a-wagon-with-hyper-local-materials-1.20553425
FORAGE April: Yellow Flag Iris
The FORAGE April: Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus) workshop could have been billed as ‘underwater basket weaving’ – but man did we have fun!! Thanks to the 12 brave souls who came and cut back invasive yellow flag iris and harvested roots for dye. And special thanks to Kari and Stanley Park Ecology Society, and Vancouver…
FORAGE March: English Ivy
Twelve hearty and brave souls came to work with us for our first FORAGE: Seasonal Fibre Series date on March 8, and had the bonus of an indoor space last minute! (Little did we know at the time that March rainfall would break records…) The day included harvesting English ivy, splitting, debarking, making rope and a quick…
Linen Growers’ Club: March
What brought you here? Are you a gardener or a spinner already, or are you new to it? Where are you going to grow your flax? Turns out that we’re a mix of growers and makers, and will be growing our flax at sites all over Coast Salish Territory and beyond; we’ll have a tremendous diversity…
Linen Growers Club
Linen Growers Club SOLD OUT First Tuesday of the month from March through September, 6-8pm Register online through Homestead Junction Do you have an interest in gardening or textiles? EartHand Gleaners Society is thrilled to partner with Homestead Junction for the Linen Growers Club. A chance to grow your own small flax crop for linen,…
Weaving Wagon Introduction
The Weaving Wagon will be EartHand’s pop-up studio and pick up truck, a hybrid of cutting-edge bicycle-based transport and traditional woven willow carts. Geoff Hibbard, with an engineering education and co-founder of Shift Delivery, is designing the chassis; Alastair Heseltine will be overseeing our weaving of the body; and Martin Borden will be documenting the…
FORAGE: A Seasonal Fibre Series
A free series of monthly workshops introducing local fibres and how to harvest and prepare them, and basic weaving and spinning skills
Natural Dyers’ Co-operative Garden
A co-op dye garden for natural dyers in Vancouver, BC
February Hide Tanning Circle
Accepting and using animal hides, bone and other parts is a keystone of ancestral life ways from all over the world. EartHand Gleaners Society is mainly ‘vegetarian’ in our materials, but as we move deeper into our relationship with the land, ancestral skills, and with First Nations, we recognize the importance of knowing more about working…
