Lauhala Weaving: The Coffee Basket

Title: Lauhala Weaving: The Coffee Basket 

Instructor: Nanette Bell

Schedule: Saturday and Sunday, February 8-9 from 10:00am-4:00pm

Level: Intermediate - lauhala weaving experience required

Tuition: $145 Member/$180 Non-Member

Supply Fee: $40

Description: Learn from an expert weaver, and create your own coffee basket, which will last for years. Lauhala weaving has a rich history rooted in Hawaiian culture, and especially rooted here in Holualoa. Traditionally, leaves from the Hala trees were used to weave hats and baskets for coffee pickers. Now, Lauhala weaving is more than just functional, it has become an art form celebrated all over Hawaii. Nanette Bell will draw on the traditional use of Lauhala weaving to teach students to make their very own coffee baskets. 

Instructor Bio: Nanette Bell has lived most of her life in South Kona. She is a retired Mac nut farmer and avid naturalist.  She is a fiber artist, having worked with batik and shibori, but her main interest is basket weaving. She has been a student of lauhala weaving for about 20 years, being fortunate to weave with Master weavers like Ed Kaneko, Josephine Fergerstrom  and Art Murata. It is with their blessing that she continues their tradition of teaching.

Supply Fee Includes: 

• A kit to complete one project (additional kits available for purchase from the instructor if desired)
• Coffee will also be provided

Students Should Bring: 

• Scissors
• Site aid (optional)
• All materials are provided
• Feel free to bring lunch or a snack, water bottle, etc.

Minimum: 5

Maximum: 8