There’s a Kapa Making Workshop at Maui Nui Botanical Gardens on Saturday, June 8th. It will be a hands-on workshop where students learn special techniques about cultivating wauke plants, harvesting and processing its fiber, proper design and tool use, and traditional Hawaiian practices to make kapa cloth. The class will be taught by Lisa Schattenburg-Raymond and Lei Ishikawa. … [Read more...] about Kapa Making Workshop at Maui Nui Botanical Gardens
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Cordage Making Workshop at Maui Nui Botanical Gardens
On Saturday, July 23, check out the Cordage Making Workshop at the Maui Nui Botanical Gardens. Making cordage is the craft of making rope, an essential survival skill for pre-contact Hawaiians. Participants will use various fibers to learn techniques to make cordage from native plants. The workshop will be taught by Kuma Lisa Schattenburg-Raymond and Lei Ishikawa. Reservations … [Read more...] about Cordage Making Workshop at Maui Nui Botanical Gardens