Froebel Star Hands-on Workshop

Learn to make this woven paper holiday ornament with Christine Ferris-Hubbard.

Free, but pre-registration is required. Call 518-792-6508 x239

3 sessions: 10 to 11:30 am; 12:30 to 2 pm; 2:30 to 4 pm

About the artist: A chair caner and seat weaver for over 35 years, Christine Ferris-Hubbard also focuses her talents towards Scandinavian folk art, including weaving with wood and paper. Double walled Birch bark baskets, intricate Cherry and Maple stars, Black Ash reindeer, and traditional 3-dimensional German/Danish stars woven with paper. Chris has show her work at the Historic Salem Courthouse, Great Camp Sagamore, and the Adirondack Folk School, where she has also taught numerous classes in seat weaving. She has also taught classes at the Salem Bancroft Library, through adult continuing education classes, and privately.

Programs hosted by the Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library are made possible through grant funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, supported by the Governor's Office and the New York State Legislature.