Unique KuBoo Basket Weaving Experience in Boiling Springs, SC

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Location: Our Family Bamboo Grove

Address: 4996 Parris Bridge Road, Boiling Springs, SC 29316

Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Cost: $45 per participant (recommended ages 8+)

Tickets: Must be purchased in advance via the link at the bottom of this post.

Limit: 10 participants

Get wild and “embrace the invase” in this bamboo/kudzu= “KuBoo” Basket Weaving class! Get to know split bamboo and kudzu as weaving materials. Learn how to harvest and strip a kudzu vine. Engage with refined, hand-crafted split bamboo. Weave the Kudzu and Bamboo together to create your own personalized and unique KuBoo basket!

We will provide baubles and decorations for you to choose from to make your basket unique. Many of these embellishments will be made of bamboo, including beads and buttons made from canes and rhizomes.

We will also provide all weaving materials, including split bamboo that has been “defanged”, meaning: The edges of all split bamboo materials will be processed beforehand using the traditional Japanese habatori, mentori and senbiki methods. These techniques remove the sharp edges and splinters from split bamboo. Our refined split bamboo will make weaving with bamboo more enjoyable, manageable and easier on the hands. Watch our YouTube video for a quick visual overview of these three processes here: https://youtu.be/omEk3KkTLFk

While we weave, Aaron will be available for a Q&A session about bamboo. Bamboo is a mysterious plant to many. Ask Aaron questions to learn more about bamboo while you weave.

What to bring:

A water bottle

A “Can-do” attitude!

We will provide:

Drinking Water

Electric industrial fans

All crafting and weaving materials and tools

A water hose with a mister setting attached to an outdoor faucet

This event will take place on family property, which features nine varieties of bamboo to explore. The property is completely fenced in and features a private outdoor classroom space nestled in the center of fruit trees, hazelnut and bamboo. In the event of rain, all classes will take place inside our walled 10×10 outdoor canopy or inside a converted garage. Upon arrival, please park next to the fence line along the driveway. Enter at the second (double) gate. We will meet you in the grove!

Please do not visit our family property prior to the event.  Tickets must be purchased in advance to attend unless otherwise coordinated with event manager. For more details, please email:  Wendy@CarolinaBamboo.org

Tickets are also available directly off of the Carolina Bamboo Website at: https://carolinabamboo.org/product/tickets-basket-weaving-workshop-bamboo-kudzu-kuboo-baskets/