Handwoven Wild Bark Wallet

Instructor: Delia Turner

Day & Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Tuition: $120.00

Ages: 18 and Up

Weave a wallet with bark from an assortment of wild trees, shrubs, and vines! Learn the process for harvesting bark before the spring slipping season begins, as well as techniques for turning bark into fine weaving material. Each wallet will combine a variety of different weaves for a unique and useful work of art! 

There will be a 1-hour lunch break. Bring a sack lunch or explore local dining options.

Experience needed: All levels are welcome. No experience required but hand strength is necessary; those with arthritis may find this to be a challenge.

Students Please Bring:

• Clothes you can get dirty.
• Note taking materials.
• (Optional) A snack and/or water bottle. Filtered water is available in the classroom.

An additional fee for materials provided by your instructor for this workshop is estimated at $40.00 for the weaving materials, hand carved button, and leather lid. THIS FEE IS PAYABLE TO THE INSTRUCTOR at the time of the workshop. Material fees may change depending on the number of participants and price of materials at the workshop. *Payment by cash or check is required for materials fees. 

* We contract with local and regional instructors for short workshops that generally require a minimum of students to run. If you have any questions, you’re welcome to call Olive’s Porch for up-to-date enrollment information. To respect our instructor’s time and preparation for workshops, please contact us as soon as possible if you are unable to attend a workshop. Cancellations made more than 14 days prior to a workshop will be issued a full refund. Cancellations made 14 or less days prior to your workshop are not eligible for a refund. If Olive’s Porch needs to cancel a workshop for any reason, we will issue a full refund. See our General Information and Policies page on our website for more information.

About Instructor: Delia lives off-grid in the Unicoi mountains, where she is working towards a handmade life. She gathers wild food and medicine, sews clothes, carves wooden utensils, plays traditional music, heats with a wood stove, is building a treehouse with wood from the forest, and her main work is weaving baskets. She directs a non-profit organization, co-founded with her partner Joel Fian, called School of the Greenwood, through which she teaches basketry courses for adults, and leads camps for children focused on sharing traditional skills and crafts through theatrical storytelling and role play. Delia participated in the Traditional Craft Mentorship in White Oak Basketry at the John C. Campbell Folk School as well as the South Arts Emerging Traditional Artist Grant Program. She has studied hazel basketry in Romania and willow work in Ireland with traditional weavers and will be teaching bark weaving this year in the UK. She has written a book, Foraged Basketry, to be published by Bloomsbury this September 2026. Learn more at deliafian.com.