Rush Hat Weaving Workshop, November 14–15, 2026

Make a Rush Hat to Fit $230 class and materials Spend two days weaving a beautiful, all-natural rush hat directly on a mold selected to suit you or whomever you are weaving the hat for! This beginner-friendly workshop keeps the techniques approachable while giving you the satisfying experience of creating a functional hat from natural materials. When & where Saturday and Sunday, November 14–15, 2026 9:30 AM–4:30 PM each day Old Nordland Church Community Hall 7120 Flagler Rd, Nordland, WA What you’ll do Day 1, 9:30 AM–4:30 PM Make a simple coaster to get familiar with the materials. Choose your hat mold. Please bring a fitted hat that fits you (or your gift recipient well), such as a baseball cap, for sizing reference. No elastic or knitted hats. Select, cut, and weave your spokes. Transition your start onto your mold. Day 2, 9:30 AM–4:30 PM Return refreshed and ready to weave. Weave the hat body. Flip your hat and begin the brim. Add your choice of border. Several options will be demonstrated. Model your new hand-woven hat. Good to know Tuition: $200, plus $30 materials, included in the $230 registration price. Skill level: No prerequisite skills required. Age: 18 and over. Lunch: We will take short lunch breaks each day. Please bring your own lunch or hop over to the Nordland General Store for a sandwich and a coffee. Sizing: You’ll use one of more than a dozen hand-made molds. Your finished hat should be within one to two sizes of your head, leaning slightly large rather than small. Self-adhesive hat-sizing options will be available. Registration policy Registration is non-refundable, due to the small class size and nature of the materials used. If you need to cancel, you are welcome to sell or give your place to a friend. A confirmation will be sent once payment is complete. Instructor Bio Radha is a basket weaver who farms and wildcrafts weaving materials on Marrowstone Island. Each basket is woven with traditional techniques developed and refined by generations of artisans who have created and shared this craft. Radha has trained with Roma people in France and, most recently, with American and Irish basket weavers Katherine Lewis and Hanna Van Aelst. She sells her work at newquistforge.com and teaches rush and willow basketry workshops locally and through the Northwest Basket Weavers Guild.