Introduction to Bittersweet Baskets (FREE!)
Sat, Sep 26
|East End Beach
Learn to identify, gather/remove and make a beautiful basket using invasive round-leafed bittersweet.


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Sep 26, 2020, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
East End Beach, Eastern Promenade Trail, Portland, ME 04101, USA
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About the event
So-called "Oriental" or round-leafed bittersweet is a creeping vine with inedible berries that is considered invasive in North America. Frustrating to gardeners and arborists, and not readily favored by birds, bittersweet is a largely useless bane on wild land. We can use traditional harvesting techniques to tend Asian bittersweet in the wild: harvesting material for baskets while controlling and suppressing future damaging growth.
Learn to make a beautiful basket of invasive round-leafed bittersweet! We'll cover identification, responsible collection, materials processing and storage, and creation, including the basics of stake-and-strand twining and weaving. This is a free event! Donations will always be accepted with gratitude.
NOTE: Due to the ongoing international COVID-19 pandemic, preventative measures will be strictly enforced. Please wear a mask or a cloth covering over your face, maintain physical distancing throughout the class, and do not attend if you are feeling unwell.
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