Useful Baskets
These classes will enable the beginner or experienced student to weave a variety of useful baskets...baskets that are created to be used for daily activities. The emphasis is on empowering the student to become confident in creating their own baskets by focusing on useful designs, material selection, sizing and shaping of baskets, patterns and tool usage.
Adirondack Packbasket
Carried by Adirondack trappers and guides this sturdy woven backpack has a simple pot-bellied shape. All sizes are woven from heavy duty reed. The handle and rim are hand carved with a drawknife on a shave horse. The skids are made from hardwood harvested and milled on our own sawmill. The Osgood pack has heavy duty green cotton straps, the Jenkins and Cori's packbaskets have a selection of colored straps.
Osgood 19" $85.00
Intermediate 8 hours Class Limit: 2 people
Jenkins 13" $60.00
Intermediate 6 hours Class Limit: 2 people
Cori's 5 1/2" $25.00
All levels 3 1/2 hours Class Limit: 4 people
Shopping/Knitting Tote
This is an extremely versatile basket that is almost as popular as the Adirondack Packbasket. A simple start-stop weave, with color or texture options, and double lashed rim and cotton straps.
Shopping/Knitting Tote 5" x 12" x 11" $55.00
All levels 5hrs Class Limit 3 people
Adirondack Blueberry Basket
For anyone who loves berry picking, this basket is designed for hands-free berry picking. You carry the basket around your neck. A simple pouch basket design with cotton straps and double lashed rim. Color accent added.
Adirondack Blueberry Basket 6" x 8" $35.00
All levels 4 1/2 hours Class limit : 3
Burma Ball
The predecessor of the Hacky Sack, Sepak Raga or woven ball is an ancient South East Asian Ball that requires the players to keep the ball in the air without use of hands or arms. The design is a complex pentagon... made from six strands of round reed. It is initially confusing, but once the pattern is learned it is very addictive. You will then be able to adapt it to various size strands to create minature or oversized Burma balls for gifts or decorations.
Burma Ball 6" $20.00
All levels
Storage Crate
This is the answer to all of your storage issues. A sturdy colorfully woven, start-stop, square basket with skids, double lashed rim and cotton straps. This is satisfying to make.
Storage Crate 12" x 12" x 12" $55.00
All levels 5hours class limit: 3 people
Carving handles
This class is designed to custom carve handles to fit your own baskets. Bring the unfinished baskets ( up to two) to class and we will learn how to design, carve and shape your own knotched handles using a drawknife with a shavehorse for that specific basket.
Carving Handles $27.00*
*material cost may change due to handle size
Intermediate 3 hrs class limit: 3 people