Birch Bark Baskets
with John Wager
Saturday, June 13, 2026
9 am - 12 pm OR 1:30 - 4:30 pm
974 Dalhousie Concession 9A
McDonald’s Corners, ON, K0G 1M0
$100 | Materials and tools included
Join John to learn how to make a traditional birch bark basket, approximately 6-7 inches diameter by 3.5-4 inches tall.
In this workshop participants all start with a sheet of birchbark. You’ll use spruce root to stitch it together and add a rim.
Come learn this traditional craft with John!
Your Instructor
John Wager
My name is John Wager, I am Michi Saagiig Anishinaabe from Curve Lake First Nation.
I make and sell craft for a living along with teaching the skills I have learned along the way in workshops.
I've lived in Curve Lake almost all my life and I love my community.
This whole craft thing started in college almost 8 years ago, we were handed some knives, taught how to use them and then shown how to carve and coal burn a wooden spoon but I didn't even make a spoon that year I made a wooden knife. I ended up carving my first spoon almost a year after that and then I was not able to stop. I met people and made friends/mentors along the way that helped me get to where I am today but I'm still learning.
I carve lots of spoons but I also make Baskets, Knives, Bowls, Cups, Canoe Paddles, and even some leatherwork.
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