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——August 21-22——Willow Basketry with Emily Derke

$225.00
Coming Soon!—Join waitlist for 2027

Related Courses: Basketry Courses & Cattail & Bast Fibers Half Day with Emily Derke, August 20

Dates: Saturday-Sunday, August 21-22, 2027, 9am-5pm

Optional, but highly recommended!
Friday, August 20, 6pm Basket Mini-Mysteries Craft Night Series presentation with Emily Derke

Registration closes August 7 so the instructor can prepare materials.

Description: Learn to weave a sturdy, useful willow basket in this two day workshop. Whether you're brand new to basket making, or have woven a few, this class is tailored to beginners and continuing learners alike, with options for more advanced weaves if you're looking for that next step. Making a basket utilizes some of the most foundational skills in any craftwork—plant use and identification, basic knife skills, pattern recognition, hand strength and coordination. Traditions of basket making exist around the world, and styles depend on things like material availability, culture and function. In this class we'll be working in European stake and strand tradition to create a medium sized, handled basket. 

Tools:

Workshop fee is $225

Materials Fee: $50

EMILY DERKE is a craftsperson in a number of different mediums, but basket making has always taken priority. Learning to make the things we need and use has brought her all over the country and internationally to learn from many skilled teachers. With so much to learn and dive into, somehow she always comes back to the willow basket. 

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Related Courses: Basketry Courses & Cattail & Bast Fibers Half Day with Emily Derke, August 20

Dates: Saturday-Sunday, August 21-22, 2027, 9am-5pm

Optional, but highly recommended!
Friday, August 20, 6pm Basket Mini-Mysteries Craft Night Series presentation with Emily Derke

Registration closes August 7 so the instructor can prepare materials.

Description: Learn to weave a sturdy, useful willow basket in this two day workshop. Whether you're brand new to basket making, or have woven a few, this class is tailored to beginners and continuing learners alike, with options for more advanced weaves if you're looking for that next step. Making a basket utilizes some of the most foundational skills in any craftwork—plant use and identification, basic knife skills, pattern recognition, hand strength and coordination. Traditions of basket making exist around the world, and styles depend on things like material availability, culture and function. In this class we'll be working in European stake and strand tradition to create a medium sized, handled basket. 

Tools:

Workshop fee is $225

Materials Fee: $50

EMILY DERKE is a craftsperson in a number of different mediums, but basket making has always taken priority. Learning to make the things we need and use has brought her all over the country and internationally to learn from many skilled teachers. With so much to learn and dive into, somehow she always comes back to the willow basket.