Date and time: Monday, March 23, 2026. 1:00 - 4:00 pm PDT
Location: Eugene Textile Center, 2750 Roosevelt Blvd., Eugene, OR. (bright blue building)
Cost: $24.00 (includes $9 class fee and $15 per student materials fee)
Number of students: 10
Instructor: Lei McCornack
Student skill level: All levels
Materials provided: Instructor will provide written instructions and all weaving materials necessary for the class. Your kit will include: Lauhala, beads, and thread.
Tools needed for class: scissors, a sharp knife, and a towel
Description: Students will be working with pairs of lauhala (pandanus) strips to create these cute pineapples. It's a fun way to learn some new skills. Once the pineapple is finished, students can embellish them to create ornaments.
Note: This class is meant for Guild members only. If you are not a Guild member, but would like to become one, we welcome you. Click here to learn more and become a member.
The last day to register or to get a refund is March 15, 2026. If the class fills, and you would like to be put on the wait list, email ColumbiaBasinBasketryGuild@gmail.com
About your Instructor Lei McCornack
“I have used my hands to express myself since I was a young girl by drawing and creating things from materials at hand. Basketry and gourd work are a natural progression of art forms where I use my hands in the process of creating beauty.
Working with natural materials gives me a variety of textures and colors to work with. The process of gathering and preparing the materials has opened a whole new appreciation for what nature and my back yard have to offer
Working with my Tahitian grandmother and aunties (master lauhala weavers and basket makers) awakened and inspired an appreciation for my cultural roots that heavily influence my current work.”