Foundations Of Willow Basketry
Join us for an amazing opportunity to learn how to weave your first Willow Basket!
Saturday & Sunday,
July 8th & 9th, 2023
9am to 3pm BOTH DAYS
$260 (plus $25 materials fee)
Participants must attend both Saturday and Sunday to complete the workshop.
*Season Partners/Enthusiasts check your email for your discount code!
NOTE: This class is REQUIRED if you wish to take any advanced basketweaving classes this year: Medium Willow Basket with Integral Handles, or Willow Packbasket.
This class is designed to give you a solid introduction into weaving your first willow basket. You will learn to weave a round base, several weaving patterns to build the walls of your basket, and a border to finish it. Students will go home with a completed basket and possibly some extra bases to weave baskets at home. Students will also learn about gathering, processing, storing and preparing willow for weaving.
PREREQUISITE: Intro to Basket Weaving - Make a Tension Tray! All participants must have already completed the tension tray class with Gelsey, either this year or in prior years. You can register to take the Tension Tray class this year, by clicking here, or email us to get on the waitlist. If you haven’t completed the tension tray class but still want to attend this Foundations of Willow Basketry class, we will evaluate on a case-by-case basis dependent on your previous willow weaving experience.
Basket-making remains one of the quintessential human crafts, practiced by cultures around the world. Instructor Gelsomina Malferrari will guide participants in weaving a willow basket.
Instructor, Gelsomina Malferrari
Co-founder of Laughing Coyote, Gelsomina Malferrari comes from a family of artisans, and her ability to craft beautiful objects comes from a lifetime of creating. Raised in a bilingual family, the strong family ties of her Italian heritage continue to be important. Gelsomina is passionate about fiber, making baskets, spinning, weaving, felting. Gardening, foraging and preserving fill her time in the green months.