Natural Cordage Basketry Workshop

IN-PERSON Creative Arts Class

Collection of baskets made from natural materials assembled in a wooden tray.

Saturday, August 8 & 15, 2026
2:00-4:30 pm

Fee: $109

Fee for Innovators, Gardens Preferred, and Gardens Premium Members: $98

Your registration includes admission to the Gardens the day that your class is onsite.

Registrations may be cancelled up to two weeks before the event, and your registration fee, less a $30 processing fee, will be refunded.

To notify us of your cancellation, email us or call 610-388-5454.

Registration opens soon

In this hands-on workshop, experience the grounding art of cordage basketry and create a bespoke cordage basket to take home.

Move beyond simple crafting into a state of active meditation, using the tactile rhythm of twisting and stitching fibers to anchor your awareness in the body.

Practice the heritage craft of cordage using a variety of plant fibers, and learn the skill of twisting fibers of varying lengths to create plant rope, which we will then use in a coiling technique to assemble a basket. Through repetitive, sensory-rich motions, you will cultivate mind-body coherence and quiet mental chatter, fostering a creative “flow” state that leaves you with a unique, hand-woven vessel—a physical map of your mindful presence.

Location

The Grove Studio 104 & 105

Instructor

Sarah Beard

Sarah Beard weaves somatic mind-body connection and heritage crafts to help creativity bloom. She is a craft artist and yogi who hosts workshops for heritage crafts such as pine needle basket making and cordage. Beard graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Rowan University in 2015. Since then, she has cultivated a unique creative practice that connects awareness through the mind and the body into a working meditation.