2027 Conference Workshops

Instructor: Bryant Holsenbeck Materials Fee: $35 This class will use bits of fabric, bags of yarn, and other items that you have been saving for a rainy day to make animal sculptures! Using basketry techniques of coiling, wrapping, and random weave, plus a bit of stuffing, sewing and binding when needed, we will make animals […]

Instructors: Billy Ray Sims and Micah Wiles Materials Fee: $250 White oak and brown ash have been used by generations of basket makers throughout Appalachia and the Northeast. While each material has its own traditions and techniques, they share a common heritage of craftsmanship, utility, and beauty. In this four-day workshop, students will explore how these complementary traditions

Instructor: Bethany McGann-Strohm Materials Fee: $50 In this class, participants will explore the geometry of triaxial weaving with both rattan reed and painted polyester. Students will learn 2 different forms of triaxial weaving—the open hexagonal weave and the mad weave—and how these two types of weaves are connected. They will learn how to weave both

Instructor: Beth Homa Kraus Materials Fee: $150 (side sling) or $200 (small/baby backpack) Explore birch bark weaving and leatherwork in this extended class that allows students the full process to complete a side sling bag or baby backpack. Students will be introduced to the history and ecology of birch trees and discuss mindful harvesting practices

Instructor: April Stone Materials Fee: $150 Black ash, also known as “Baapaagimaak” to the Ojibwe people around the shores of Lake Superior, is a native tree that provides beautiful, natural weaving material upon harvest and process of log to splint.  Flexible to work with, Black Ash splint lends itself to a variety of basket shapes