Dunbar Gardens Willow Basketmaking Classes with Katherine Lewis

Dunbar Gardens Willow Baskets

willow baskets handcrafted in the USA by Katherine Lewis

Katherine Lewis willow basket making class

Willow Basketmaking Classes with Katherine Lewis

Classes are two days, from 9am to 5pm. Everyone will leave with a finished basket. Class size is limited to 10. Cost is $175 per student which includes materials. Tools will be available to use during the class; and awls, French curved blade knives and locally made rapping irons will be available for purchase. We provide tea and coffee.
There is a registration form on the website. Or you can send us your contact info (name, address, email, telephone) along with a check for a $50 deposit per class session. Last minute sign ups should email baskets@dunbargardens.com for availability. These classes are all in the Mount Vernon area at Dunbar Gardens or just down the road from us at the McLean Road Fire Hall meeting room.

Looking ahead:

March 14 -15, 2012: Northwest Basketweavers Guild Spring Retreat:

Katherine will be teaching one 10 hour class "Double border tray" at this coming year's retreat. See the Guild's website for full details. Unfortunately, the Guild is only offering one class by Katherine this year. Want more classes from Katherine at retreat? Make it known to the retreat committee. Katherine's class is full at this event.

June 2-3, 2012: Willow Weekend in Entiat, Washington:

Weekend event in eastern Washington organized by Claudia Mullek featuring workshops by Judy Zugish, Jo Campbell-Amsler, and Katherine Lewis. Katherine will be teaching a two day class in which people can weave either a round gathering basket or an oval garden basket. Details and registration form here in this pdf.

June 21-24, 2012: Willow Gathering 2012, Decorah, Iowa:

Katherine will be teaching three two-day classes: rope coil, scallomed oval baskets, and Irish potato basket. For those of you who live in the Midwest this will be a great opportunity to take one or more of Katherine’s classes. Also teaching at the event will be Sandy Whalen and Donna Kallner. See the brochure. Katherine's classes are already full for this event. You'll have to ask the organizers whether there is a waiting list.

August, 2012: Dates to be announced for classes in Mount Vernon at Dunbar Gardens.

Photos from previous classes:

January 29-30 (Saturday-Sunday): Oval laundry or garden basket

willow basketry class with Katherine Lewis