Sweetgrass Creations with Lynette Youson

Non-SAQA
Workshop/Retreat
Region

Join us in welcoming fifth generation basket weaver Lynette Youson to Textile Center for a 5-day weaving workshop. Learn the coiling technique of sweetgrass basket weaving from its origins in Sierra Leone, West Africa, using the materials of the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Youson will guide participants through the creation of a basket using Bull Rush, Pine Needles, Sweetgrass, and Palmetto palm.

5 days • June 9 – 13, 2026
10 am – 4 pm, daily
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event flyer (photos of baskest)
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Venue Info

Textile Center
3000 University Ave SE
Minneapolis MN 55414-3356
United States