WOVEN WINTER ORNAMENTS at Mountain Heritage Handcraft
2020-12-12 09:30 - 2020-12-13 18:00 UTC | MOUNTAIN HERITAGE HANDCRAFT STUDIO, 2639 Maxwell Road, Blue Ridge, GA, 30513, United States
Spend a weekend weaving in a winter wonderland of woven ornaments! Learn basic weaving skills with user friendly patterns and materials to create fun & fanciful seasonal ornaments for whatever winter holiday decor you might imagine. From stars and snowflakes to angels and reindeer, students will weave an assortment of ornaments to take home, along with the know-how to keep the decorations going all winter long.
Class fee includes all tools and materials: $225

MURPHY SPRING ART FESTIVAL
2026-05-02 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Murphy NC
Max will be joining the other fine Arts & Crafts artisans at the Murphy Spring Festival on Saturday May 2nd in Murphy North Carolina. He will be demonstrating 18th century Broom Making and selling his brooms & baskets all day. Stop by downtown and see the master at work and get swept up in the amazing festivities, including Music, Food, Kids Carnival & Fireworks! So much to see at this wonderful event.

Making Asian/Celtic Fusion Whisks
2026-05-15 14:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Olive’s Porch, 27 Peachtree Street, Murphy, NC, 28906, United States
Join me at Olive’s Porch in downtown Murphy, NC for a fun four-hour class in broom making. Learn to make this stunning hand broom using a combination of banded Asian style whisk construction with a colorful Celtic braided plaiting detail. Useful as well as beautiful, this broom is not only functional, but makes an attractive all-occasion gift. Students will make two 14” whisks. All materials, tools and decor items for making these brooms will be supplied. We will use 18th century techniques without machinery, so hand and foot strength and dexterity are required as students will be using a foot treadle to make their brooms. Some broom-making experience is helpful, but not necessary.
Material Fee: $30
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SCULPTURAL ANTLER BASKETRY at Arrowmont
2026-05-24 - 2026-05-30 | Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, 37738, United States
Nature and artist collaborate, as students combine the beauty of natural shed deer antlers with artisan rib-style basket weaving. To start, students will create a fanciful & functional Appalachian Egg Basket using a shed mule deer antler as the base handle. Then, through class demonstrations and discussions exploring various drilling techniques on constructing more sculptural forms, students can also create their own unique antler weavings, using a variety of organic colors and natural materials including vines, cordage, reeds, grasses and fibers. All materials will be provided by the instructor, but students are welcomed to bring their own antlers or solid driftwood to practice drilling techniques and to work on as an additional projects at Arrowmont or at home. All levels welcome.
For more inforation, click the link below:
arrowmont/anterbasketry

WILLOW WEAVING at John Campbell Folk School
2026-06-07 09:00 - 2026-06-14 21:00 (America/New_York) | John C. Campbell Folk School, 1 Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC, 28902, United States
Max will be assisting his dear friend and fellow willow enthusiast Talcon Quinn for a wonderful week of willow weaving with stake and strand basketry. Using willow grown at the school with cuttings from Max’s willow farm and harvested during his harvest and weave class in January this past year, the students will weave a willow pack basket using traditional wicker (stake and strand) weaving techniques. The class will focus on weaving oval bases, twinning, waling, and randing, and discuss all steps of the basketry process from sourcing and preparing willow to attaching straps to your pack.
This class will require average to moderate hand strength/ prior basketry experience is helpful but not required.

Youth Broom Makers at AHHAS Summer Program
2026-06-15 08:30 - 2026-06-20 14:30 UTC | AHAAS
Join Max Hendry and Jada Patterson in Cave Spring, Georgia for a magical week of learning and laughing as we explore the wonderful world of historic hand Broom Making. The annual Alton Holman Heritage Summer Camp will host young students for an immersive week of learning and laughing while making several styles of brooms, besoms and whisks. Participants will stain and finish rough sticks into fine broom handles, as well as learn all about growing, sorting and preparing broomcorn. Finally, gain the skill of historic hand-plaiting used to make a variety of brooms; from cobweb besoms to various styles of hand brooms. Functional & fanciful, great gifts for all occasions: multiple brooms will be made by all and students will leave with the know-how to continue making brooms on their own. All levels welcome. Some upper body & hand strength required.

Youth Broom Classes at OLIVE'S PORCH
2026-07-14 | Olive’s Porch, 27 Peachtree Street, Murphy, NC, 28906, United States
Olive’s Porch in Murphy, North Carolina is offering a week of summer youth programs. On July 14th, Max will be teaching 2 one-day handbroom classes for youth ages 9-15 interested in an immersion into hand broom construction, and making something with their hands. All tools and materials are supplied. Some hand strength required.

WHISKED AWAY WEEKEND at JCCFS
2026-10-23 09:30 - 2026-10-25 17:30 UTC | John C. Campbell Folk School, 1 Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC, 28902, United States
Get whisked away for a whirlwind weekend crafting various historic Shaker, Appalachian & Asian style hand brooms. Join Max in the NC mountains of Brasstown at the renowned John Campbell Folk School for a focus on creative whisk broom styles. Students will create several functional & decorative whisk designs, using color and varying construction styles taking home a cache of whisks, along with the know-how to create more on their own. As well as being very satisfying to make, these highly useful & beautiful gems of the sweeper world put the fun in functional & make fantastic gifts. All class tools and materials are supplied by instructor. All levels welcome.
Some hand & upper body strength required.
For class details and to register click on the link below…
JCCFS Whisked Away Weekend

THE ART OF BROOMS at Mountain Heritage Handcraft
2026-11-02 09:30 - 2026-11-07 18:00 UTC | MOUNTAIN HERITAGE HANDCRAFT STUDIO, 2639 Maxwell Road, Blue Ridge, GA, 30513, United States
Join Max Hendry at his studio in beautiful Blue Ridge, Georgia and get swept up in a week of exploring the magical art of traditional 18th century Broom Making. Students will whittle and finish rough sticks into fine broom handles, as well as learn all about growing, sorting and preparing broomcorn. Finally, without any machinery, just using a foot treadle and your hands, you will learn the skill of historic hand-plaiting used to make a variety of brooms; from cobweb besoms and shaker-style sweepers to various styles of hand brooms and whisks.
Functional & fanciful, great gifts for all occasions: multiple brooms will be made by all and students will leave with the know-how to continue making brooms on their own. All levels welcome. Some upper body & hand strength required.

CLASS SIZE LIMIT: 5 students / TUITION: $1000 per person (50% down at time of registration) / Materials Fee: $125-$200 All tools needed and the materials for each student will be provided by the instructor.
TO REGISTER CLICK HERE

APPALACHIAN LEGACY CLASSES at Arrowmont
2026-11-12 - 2026-11-15 | Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, 37738, United States
Mark is proud to join the staff of fine artists & craftsman teaching at Arrowmont’s Legacy Weekend. In continuation of its service to Art Educators and Administration and to the region, Arrowmont School is offering a 4-day workshop offering Appalachian arts and crafts workshops. This program offers adminstrators of all non-profit and art disciplines the opportunity to come and learn in Arrowmont’s creative/supportive environment utilizing a full scholarship including tuition, lodging, meals and a completion stipend.

EXPLORING ANTLER BASKETRY at JCCFS
2026-12-06 - 2026-12-12 | John C. Campbell Folk School, 1 Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC, 28902, United States
Nature and artist collaborate, as students combine the beauty of natural shed deer antlers with artisan rib-style basket weaving. To start, students will create a fanciful & functional Appalachian Egg Basket using a shed mule deer antler as the base handle. Then, through class demonstrations and discussions exploring various drilling techniques on constructing more sculptural forms, students will create their own unique antler weavings, using a variety of organic colors and natural materials including vines, cordage, reeds, grasses and fibers. All materials will be provided by the instructor, but students are welcomed to bring their own antlers or solid driftwood to practice drilling techniques and to work on as an additional projects during class or to finish at home. All levels welcome.
For more information, click the link below:
folkschool.org
