Date and time: Saturday, July 18, 2026. 9:00am – 5:00pm PST
Location: Online via Zoom. Registrants will receive a link via email closer to the class date.
Cost: $122 (includes $48 guild fee; $74 materials + shipping fee).
Note: this class is meant for Guild members only. If you are not a Guild member but would like to become one, click here.
Instructor: Mary Price
Skill level: Intermediate/Advanced
Number of students: 12
Description: This footed basket features a unique pattern created by the precise placement of weavers and overlays. Woven on a round wooden base, students will learn triple twine with step-ups, chase weave, design-enhancing overlays, and a distinctive rim application. The finished basket is adorned with charming wooden feet.
Students must be familiar with basic weaving skills and have woven at least 5 beginner level baskets. It would be helpful if the student understands how to triple twine.
The student will receive a full kit to complete one Illusions basket that includes: detailed pattern with color pictures, wood base, natural & dyed reed (dyed by the instructor), and four wooden feet. The instructor will also provide sandpaper, tapestry needle & rubber band.
Select you color choice during the check-out process.
Supplies needed: pencil, sharp scissors, wood glue or insta cure for setting reed spokes into the base.
Register by clicking ‘add to cart’ below, and filling out any forms that pop up. 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: Mary Price, known as “The Wanderlust Weaver” of Sunset Ridge Basketry, is a full-time traveling basket weaving instructor. Her dedicated teaching journey has taken her through 17 states, Germany, and the Caribbean via the Basket Weaving Cruise. She discovered her passion for basket weaving in 1996, thanks to her sister’s guidance in crafting a market basket. Within her first year as a new weaver, she launched her basket weaving business, showcased her baskets at Chicago area craft shows, and began teaching from her Woodstock, IL, home studio. Mary’s enthusiasm lies in creating and teaching others to make practical, functional, and vibrant reed baskets.