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Invasive Bittersweet Baskets

Sat, Nov 19

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Biddeford Adult Education

Learn to identify, gather/remove and make a round, twined basket using invasive bittersweet vines.

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Invasive Bittersweet Baskets
Invasive Bittersweet Baskets

Time & Location

Nov 19, 2022, 9:00 AM – Nov 20, 2022, 1:00 PM

Biddeford Adult Education, 189 Alfred St 2nd floor, Biddeford, ME 04005, USA

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. We'll shoot for a basket about 8" wide and 6" deep. $65 includes all required tools, materials, and tuition. 

Space in this class is limited to 6 participants. Preregistration, along with a paid deposit, is required to reserve a spot in the class. Deposits may be fully refunded in the event of a cancellation a week or more…

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