Handsewing with The Artful Sailor

The Center for Wooden Boats and The Artful Sailor present a half day workshop on basic palm and needle canvas work. The class project is a Sea Scout Ditty Pouch that employs most of the handwork skills and techniques involved in making a ditty bag, duffel bag or hammock; but, is doable in an afternoon.

The workshop will be led by Emiliano Marino, sailor, traditional sailmaker, author of The Sailmaker’s Apprentice and co-founder of The Artful Sailor Whole Earth Nautical Supply & Sail Exchange, in Port Townsend.  He will be ably assisted by CWB volunteer, Dee Bayley.

Cost: $ 325/members – $375/non-members
Price includes: Tuition, cloth, seaming twine, sail needle, and sailmaker’s beeswax.

•                Tools Required: Sailmaker’s palm, bench hook and fid.

Please Bring your own or specify in advance your need to borrow or purchase, hook, fid, and palm (right or left handed).

 Space is limited, register today!