C 316: Crafts League offers workshops at Meredith gallery during March

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MEREDITH — The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen gallery shop will host three workshops during the month of March.
A Variety Basket Weaving workshop with Ray Lagasse will be held on Saturday, March 2 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.In  this one-day workshop students can choose which kind of basket they would like to make from start to finish. Options include a garden basket, laundry basket, wool gathering basket, or a market basket. Full descriptions, dimensions, and pictures are available at the gallery.
Students are encouraged to bring a lunch as the workshop runs a full 8 hours.
Tuition is $95 per student, and there is no additional materials fee. Space is limited. Pre-registration is required.
A Ukrainian Egg Decorating Class with Judi Lemaire will be held on Saturday, March 16, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Participants will learn how to create a beautifully decorated egg that will last for years to come.
Lemaire is an artist who specializes in Batik egg decorating. Over the past twenty years she has studied
traditional designs and developed her own unique expressions using both traditional and modern methods.
Tuition is $25 per student, and there is no additional materials fee. Space is limited. Pre-registration is required. A second Ukrainian egg decorating class on is offered on Sunday, March 17, from moon to 3 p.m.
Workshops on Kiln Fired Glass with Lynn Haust will be offered on Mondays, March 18 and 25, from 6-8 p.m.
This two session fast paced class offers a chance to explore kiln fired glass and many of the techniques that make melting glass so exciting to work with. Students will create several kiln fired dichroic glass pendants and earrings, working with clear and black dichroic glass. Glass technology, safety,
cutting glass, wire working, equipment, resources and creative directions will be covered.
In the second class cold working techniques will be covered to finish the jewelry.
Tuition is $130 per student, and there is no additional materials fee. Space is limited. Pre-registration is required.