National Basketry Organization, Inc. | PO Box 1524 | Gloucester, MA 01931-1524 USA | 617.863.0366
Calendar
Above: Detail from work by Tressa Sularz. Peter Lee photo.
Please note: Due to changing circumstances, please check with the gallery or organization to confirm availability and operating hours.
Events of Interest to Basketmakers
01
Oct
Coiling, Knotting and Twining
Class attendees can expect a guided beginning coiling knotting, and twinning course, lasting about 6 hours. Information and registration at Craft in America
02
Oct
Artisan Antler Basketry
Use naturally shed antlers to create stunning and unique artisan basketry creations. Information and registration at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
02
Oct
Lynette Youson – Sweetgrass Basket Weaving
Baskets are coiled together using native materials grown naturally by the marsh – sweetgrass, pine needles, bulrush, and palmetto palm. Lynette brings storied knowledge and […]
04
Oct
Advanced Willow Basketry: Rectangles and Fitching
For students who are confident with the basic stake and strand form, learn two challenging willow techniques: the rectangular basket and an ’open work’ technique […]
04
Oct
April Stone: Black Ash Basketry Sampler – From Log to Splint
This unique one-day workshop with April Stone offers students the chance to pound black ash logs in order to stock-pile raw splint material for future […]
04
Oct
Birch Bark Basketry – An Introduction
Participants will complete two baskets- one that uses woven strips of bark, and one using a sheet of bark that will be folded and stitched […]
04
Oct
Crafting the Traditional Stake and Strand Willow Basket
Learn the techniques behind the terms slath, twining, 3-rod wale, French randing, and border weaves. Class discussions will cover willow cultivation and harvest, traditions, and […]
05
Oct
April Stone: Black Ash Basketry Sampler – From Splint to Basket
Determining which pieces to use as uprights or weavers or lashings or rims impacts the quality of the final basket. The focus of this workshop […]
06
Oct
Black Ash Basketry Sampler: From Log to Rim
Using hand tools, students will split and shape fresh billets starting with a fresh black ash log. Each student will rough out one rim and […]
08
Oct
Pine Needle Basketry
Starting with either a pliable birch bark base or an elegant agate base, work with a variation of the spiral stitch to form a basket […]
08
Oct
Sweetgrass Basketry
Learn the art of coiling a beautiful sweetgrass basket. Hands-on instruction provides students with an introduction to the traditions and skills of basket weaving, and […]
08
Oct
Willow Exploration Extravaganza
From basic round stake-and-strand baskets to more complex oval forms to trays and other willow treasures, students will make a variety of items. Information and […]
08
Oct
Allies for Art: Work from NATO-Related Countries
The nearly 50 artists in the exhibition reflect diverse perspectives and experiences. Allies for Art: Work from NATO-related Countries will include art created under occupation, […]
16
Oct
Mary W. Thompson – River Cane, Traditionally Cherokee
Be immersed in Cherokee culture and tradition working with river cane, the most traditional of the Cherokee basketry. Mary Thompson is an Arrowmont Appalachian Craft […]
16
Oct
Skins and Skeletons: New Challenges
In this experimental workshop, learn methods for building skeletal structures with rattan, wood, wire, and found materials. Techniques will include lashing; chaotic plaiting and wire […]
19
Oct
Annual Convention of the Association of Michigan Basketmakers
The Association of MI Basketmakers will hold “It’s Basket Time Somewhere” annual convention, with many basket classes, an exhibit room, public days, and vendors. Information […]
23
Oct
Pat Hickman – Breathing Baskets
Explore netting textile structures that reserve space for air and push the limits of your imagination. Information and registration at Arrowmont School of Arts and […]
25
Oct
Willow Connections 2022
This event is designed to be a time to share ideas, techniques, and stories with each other as we will all be the “designated teachers”. […]
30
Oct
Polly Jacobs Giacchina: The Woven Path of New Materials and Fiber Techniques
Texture and surface from hand woven fibers to sculpture and vessels. Information and registration at Arrowmont School of Crafts
03
Nov
Birch Bark Boxes: Scandinavian Bark Basketry
This four-day intensive class for beginners or returning students will cover the ecology and harvest of the birch, bark preparation, methods of proper layout and […]
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9:00 AM - Field Basket
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9:00 AM - Linda Scherz: Adirondack Pack Basket
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10:00 AM - Coiling, Knotting and Twining
Basket Making Workshops
Basketry workshops taught by National Basketry Organization members or Master Basketmakers.
Call to Entry
Calls to entry, calls for proposals, submissions and opportunities for basketmakers and fiber artists.
Gallery Talk
Gallery talks and artist presentations held as part of exhibitions featuring basketry and basket artists.
NBO Sponsored
Events sponsored by the National Basketry Organization, Inc. May include events such as conferences, exhibitions, workshops, lectures and receptions.
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