Plaited Handle Whisk

Instructor: Frea Forager

Day & Date: Sunday, July 27, 2025

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Tuition: $65.00

Ages: 18 and Up

Experience Level: All levels are welcome. No experience required. Please note this class will exercise upper body muscles and will require use of both feet and hands while seated. 

Students Please Bring:

• Any dried floral material you’d like to incorporate into the whisk.
• Note taking materials.
• (Optional) A snack and/or water bottle. Filtered water is available in the classroom.

Participants will design and make an angel wing style whisk broom with a plaited handle using traditional broom corn straw, split broom corn stalks, recycled cotton cord, and dried floral materials for decoration. Please note this class will exercise upper body muscles and will require use of both feet and hands while seated. 

The instructor is committed to fostering an equitable approach to craft. Her teaching will thoughtfully explore how craft practices, education, and materials are connected to broader social issues such as historical and ongoing injustices, including land appropriation, indigenous displacement, and systemic inequality. She will also share ways she is actively engaging in efforts towards repair and positive change within the field.

An additional fee for materials provided by your instructor for this workshop is estimated at $25.00 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 4 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: Frea Forager (pronounced FREE-yuh; she/her) is the founder and craftswoman behind Wild Earth Crafts, an initiative that helps creative folks, educators, homesteaders, and lovers of the outdoors learn to use natural, locally sourced, and wild-foraged materials to create beautiful and functional home goods. For more information you can visit her website at WildEarthCrafts.com