Date and time: Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Pacific each day

Location: Multnomah Arts Center (7688 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR), Rm 39

Cost: $151 (Includes $84 guild fee and $67 materials fee)

Note: This class is intended for Guild members only. If you are not a Guild member, but would like to become one, click here.

Instructor: Sylvia Friday

Student skill level: Intermediate

Number of students: 8

Supplies provided: Willow and detailed instructions will be provided.

Supplies needed: A pair of garden clippers (hand pruners), small, sharp knife.

Description: Delight in the act of opening a lid and seeing what hides inside! In this class you will weave a curvy round stake & strand willow basket with a braided border lid. You will learn traditional wicker techniques and patterns as well as the freedom to explore your personal style and creativity. This class is for intermediate weavers who enjoy weaving with smaller sticks. Small willow sticks do not take as much hand strength.

Students must be familiar with basic weaving skills, having woven a willow basket previously will be helpful. Focus on shaping and learning how to braid the edge of a lid.

If you have volunteered at the Guild’s willow plot and have earned willow bucks, you can use those towards the materials portion of the fee and get reimbursed following the class.  Bring your willow bucks tally to class.

 Register online by clicking “add to cart” below and filling out any appropriate forms. Registration closes June 27. If you need to cancel, do it before June 6 for a full refund. When the class fills, we will start a waiting list. To be added, email the name of the class with your phone number to ColumbiaBasinBasketryGuild@gmail.com

About Your Instructor:  Sylvia Friday is an itinerant basket maker, folk artist, storyteller and teacher. Gathering sticks and sharing stories, she tends wild plants and teaches basketry up and down the west coast. The spirit of her work is woven from her relationship with fiber plants, with her ancestors and with the basketry community.