Every Sunday for three weeks I took a course on Low Impact Basket Weaving at the University of Victoria. The course was part of the continuing education branch.
The course was fun and relaxing and the instructor was great at explaining the techniques. Over the three Sundays we made three baskets from non-native and invasive species.
The first basket was made with the long needle pine (which can be found in manicured gardens but are not native to BC)
The second basket was made out of English Ivy which has taken over some gardens and some of the forests and parks. It is not recommended to cut them out of parks as it is an aggressive plant and parks have a way of managing them.
And the final basket was made from a water reed that is not native to BC.
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