SOLD OUT!! Saturday and Sunday, April 29 & 30, 2023, 8:00am - 5:00pm Sat., 8:00am-12pm Sun.

Organized through Northeast Basketmakers Guild. Registration here. $120 Member, $140 Non-Member Registration, $70 materials for my class, non-members of the NBG welcome, and there are grants available!

This is an intermediate level class! Students need to be comfortable working with willow. In this class students will make a useful and shapely basket using Anne Mette Hjørnholm's take on the traditional Catalan base. We will practice making small oval hoops for our base, and weave the base in the Catalan style where the weavers also form the stakes. The upsett is woven with chased 3 rod wale and then students have a choice of side weaves to bring up the height. We finish with a 4 rod top wale and woven border. High quality adjustable leather straps are then added to complete the tote. This is a great basket for intermediate willow weavers looking for a fun way to make oval work as well as practice shaping and to refine weaving techniques. Students in this class should be comfortable working in willow as this basket requires having a good "feel" for the willow, so you can bend but not snap at the base weave and upsett.