About this trip
Participants will learn how to weave a base, weave start and stop rows, add accent colors, rim the basket, and add the wooden handle. Participants will select three colors for the accent rows. The accent rows are fun to weave but may be a bit challenging. Participants will select the three colors during class. The dimensions of this basket are approximately 10” x 6” x 7” high (without the handle). The top opening measures approximately 12” x 9”.
Gina Kieft has given permission to teach this basket in a modified format.
Check out her webste! www.ginasbaskets.com
Ages 16 and over.
Lunch is provided by the Nome Schoolhouse.
Class begins at 9 am and will last 8 hours.
About the Instructor
Hi I’m Marcy Blikre. This passion of basket weaving had a simple beginning – I signed up for basket weaving classes through Moorhead (MN) Community Education. Little did I know it would become more than a simple pastime! I have been weaving for over fifteen years and belong to the Headwaters Basketmakers Guild (Bemidji, MN). I attend several workshops each year to learn various weaving techniques and to get new ideas from the teachers and fellow weavers. As a retired educator, I love to teach basket weaving to those interested in this lost art form. A useful basket is one of beauty and purpose. I am drawn to weaving utilitarian style baskets using flat or round reed but will also use natural materials such as willow and birch bark. Each basket is distinctive in size, style, color, and presentation.
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