Stowe Basketry Festival
Our Mission
The Stowe Basketry Festival enjoys a long-standing tradition of exploring all aspects of weaving and this value continues.
The Festival aims to promote the art and craftsmanship of basketry from around the world, to introduce new weavers to the joys and satisfaction of weaving, and challenge more experienced weavers to learn new techniques.
Join us to explore weaving functional but beautiful baskets, jewelry, or sculptural art pieces; the options are always exciting and we look forward to sharing these experiences with you!
Class #1 – Caspian
Class #1 - Caspian Caspian is a small basket that begins with a Japanese square work base. The sides are woven with...
Class #2 – Stormy Weather
Class #2 -Stormy Weather This fabulous purse begins on a flat back or race-track slotted base in oak. It features reed...
Class #3 – Blue and White Fishies
Class #3 - Blue and White Fishies This fun basket is woven over a heavy plastic tub. Dyed and natural Hamburg cane are...
Class #4 – Long Way Home – Spring Version
Class #4 - Long Way Home - Spring Version The Long Way Home starts by weaving a woven, filled base. Techniques include...
Class #5 – Piggyback Prime
Class #5 - Piggyback Prime This basket is #4 in the Piggyback series. It is woven on a rectangle wood base and will be...
Class #6 – Two Hearts in One Tote
Class #6 - Two Hearts in One Tote With a woven filled-in base and an 8”x14” “D” handle, this market basket style tote...
Class #7 – Large Diagonally Plaited Storage Basket
Class #7 - Large Diagonally Plaited Storage Basket This beautiful large basket is perfect for sitting on the floor to...
Class #8 – Sculptural Melon
Class #8 - Sculptural Melon Students will pick out their handle from a group of curvy gathered wood pieces. Initial...
Class #9 – Dimi Jo
Class #9 - Dimi Jo Using dyed #4 RR spokes and natural cane, students will weave a diminutive size of the Josephine...
Class #10 – Branching Out
Class #10 - Branching Out Make your own, one of a kind pine needle work of art! Large selection of cabochon...
Class #11 – Oval Rapture
Class #11 - Oval Rapture The Oval Rapture basket is a good introduction to oval willow work, using buff and white...
Class #12 – A Day of Whisks
Class #12 - A Day of Whisks Learn to tie a variety of Whisk brooms with a variety of techniques. Possibilities are...
Class #13 – Small Sewing Basket TWO DAYS
Class #13 - Small Sewing Basket - Two Days The low cathead bottom combined with the beautiful quadrafoil lid makes...
Class #14 – Della
Class #14 - Della Della starts with a 5” slotted acrylic bloom base that uses #2 round reed twining to secure the #4...
Class #15 – Theme and Variation
Class #15 - Theme and Variation This basket features a 3-3 twill base, and it is continuously woven in a twill up the...
Class #16 – Table Runner
Class #16 - Table Runner Create this long basket for your table, counter, mantle, or wall with a woven Twill base....
Class #17 – Chasing Grace
Class #17 - Chasing Grace Chasing Grace starts by weaving a woven, filled base on a 7” x 17” D handle. Techniques...
Class #18 – Exploring Patterning on Baskets II
Class #18 - Exploring Patterning on Baskets II Students will begin this class by weaving the base of a rectangular...
Class #19 – Acorn Feet Bread Basket
Class #19 - Acorn Feet Bread Basket This elegant breadbasket has a unique maple wood base. It is woven with reed and...
Class #20 -Fancy Flared Fiber Splint
Class #20 - Fancy Flared Fiber Splint This square to round basket is woven in a continuous weave with both staves and...
Class #21 – Water Color Paper Vessel
Class #21 - Water Color Paper Vessel The paper vessel is woven from hand painted watercolor paper, cut and ready to...
Class #22 – Turkey Track’n Tray
Class #22 - Turkey Track’n Tray A simple round basket with a twist. The spokes will be glued in and weaver-ready for...
Class #23 – Melon-Colly Baby
Class #23 - Melon-Colly Baby Woven on 7” hoops, this small basic melon basket is just right for the first-time,...
Class #24 – Josephine Knot
Class #24 - Josephine Knot This unique ribbed style basket starts with a beautiful Josephine knot. Students learn to...
Class #25 – Irish Knitting Basket
Class #25 - Irish Knitting Basket A modern twist to a very old basket style. Learn to make a God’s Eye. Weave in 3...
Class #26 – Beadevilled
Class #26 - Beadevilled Students will start with a beautifully prepared maple base and learn the joys of coiling with...
Class #27 – English Square Shopper TWO DAYS
Class #27 - English Square Shopper - Two Days Come and weave this classic English shopping basket with “soft”...
Class #28 – Vintage
Class #28 - Vintage This charming and delicate lidded basket is made almost entirely with #1 round reed. Spokes are...
Class #29 – Shaker Cheese
Class #29 - Shaker Cheese Learn open diagonal weave on this traditional shaker style cheese basket. Can be a little...
Class #30 – Alcohol Ink Handles
Class #30 - Alcohol Ink Handles Using traditional Appalachian techniques to tie the broom on a handle you create with...
Class #31 – Desert Breeze
Class #31 - Desert Breeze Desert Breeze starts by weaving a filled base. Techniques include start/stop weaving,...
Class #32 – Madras Tote
Class #32 - Madras Tote This handy tote is woven with 3/8”flat space dyed reed in a herringbone pattern. Braided...
Class #33 – Birch Bark Stars & Earrings
Class #33 - Birch Bark Stars & Earrings Students will weave a large single Star and a pair of smaller earrings. The...
Class #34 – Potato Basket with Space Dyed Reed
Class #34 - Potato Basket with Space Dyed Reed This basket is a variation of the traditional potato basket. The rim is...
Class #35 – Up and Down Storage Basket
Class #35 - Up and Down Storage Basket Start with a filled-in base technique with pairs of flat oval filler stakes and...
Class #36 – Shimmering Waves
Class #36 - Shimmering Waves Shop in style with this comfy-to-carry market basket. A unique design using Amish crafted...
Class #37 – Cedar Treasures
Class #37 - Cedar Treasures Experience the joy of weaving with hand harvested and split western red and Alaskan yellow...
Class #38 – Caribbean Reef
Class #38 - Caribbean Reef This is a double wall basket that starts with a 10” double slotted wood base. The inside...
Class #39 – Crossbody Purse
Class #39 - Crossbody Purse Chase weave with heavy weight finely prepared black ash splint over a wooden puzzle mold...
Class #40 – Color Quatrafoil
Class #40 - Color Quatrafoil This small basket packs a big punch. It begins with a classic 3/3 twill base with an...
Class #41 – Fall Twill Tray TWO DAYS
Class #41 Day 1 - Fall Twill Tray TWO DAYS A challenging colorful pictorial tray of acorns, oak leaves, and...
Class #42 – Elegant Purse
Class #42 - Elegant Purse This wonderful basket is made with the unique Spanish Catalan base. Students will be...
Class #43 – Twill Fantasy
Class #43 - Twill Fantasy Students will learn how to create a bowl or jar shaped basket using free-hand shaping and...
Class #44 – John’s Arrow Tray
Class #44 - John’s Arrow Tray This attractive tray begins on a 10” cherry wood base and is woven with round, flat, and...
Class #45 – Ribbons and Lace
Class #45 - Ribbons and Lace Techniques include 3 rod-wale, the ridge weave and the Japanese diamond weave. Extra...
Class #46 – Buckeye Tote
Class #46 - Buckeye Tote The Buckeye Tote is one in a series of state totes that I am creating. This version has a...
Class #47 – Flower Gathering Basket
Class #47 - Flower Gathering Basket This lovely reed basket features flattened ends designed to hold and carry cut...
Class #48 – Cracker Basket
Class #48 - Cracker Basket This useful basket was inspired by an antique Shaker black ash basket. Woven of finely...
Class #49- Nettia
Class #49 - Nettia Nettia is all about drama. The basket begins with a 5” acrylic bloom base in shades of purple and...
Class #50 – Blue Trail Cathead
Class #50 - Blue Trail Cathead Royal Blue and aqua stakes create this square woven base. Dyed and natural weavers in...
Class #51 – Caned Trivet
Class #51 - Caned Trivet Always wanted to learn the seven step caning process? Here is your chance to learn the seven...
Class #52 – Turkey Track’n Bushel
Class #52 - Turkey Track’n Bushel The Basket starts out on a round wood base with spokes glued in and weaver-ready....
Class #53 – Diagonal Cedar with 3D Rim
Class #53 - Diagonal Cedar with 3D Rim Learn the joy of weaving with hand harvested and prepared Red cedar from Thorne...
Class #54 – Electric Blues
Class #54 - Electric Blues This beautiful tote has accents of space dyed purple, blue and teal in both flat and round...
Class #55 – Really Random
Class #55 - Really Random Using unpeeled willow, students will start this basket by weaving hoops which are attached...
Class #56 – Coiled Sweetgrass
Class #56 - Coiled Sweetgrass This basket is started with a turned or carved piece of wood with small drilled holes....
Class #57 – Reflection
Class #57 - Reflection Reflection is a small basket woven with No. 2 reed over No. 4 spokes. The sides alternate...
Class #58 – Necklace Pouch
Class #58 - Necklace Pouch Designed to fit a hotel room key, driver’s license or credit card, these necklace pouches...
Class #59 – Weekender Tote
Class #59 - Weekender Tote This large tote would be awesome for that weekend get-away! It has a solid maple base and...
Class #60 – Summer Breeze
Class #60 - Summer Breeze The Summer Breeze Tote starts by inserting spokes into a wood, slotted base. Techniques...
Class #61 – Feed The Birds
Class #61 - Feed The Birds The birds will love you for making them this unique feeder. Everything is included except...
Class #62 – Got My Eye On You
Class #62 - Got My Eye On You Begin with 3/8” flat stakes, 1/4” space dyed overlay stakes on a 5”x 8” racetrack base....
Class #63 – May Basket
Class #63 - May Basket This basket is woven on an oval base assembly. The sides are sloped and learn a unique braided...
Class #64 – Black Velvet
Class #64 - Black Velvet This is an eye-catching oval reed basket that is woven on an ebony-stained ellipse base....
Class #65 – White Tail Tricks
Class #65 - White Tail Tricks Starting with a beautiful, footed hardwood base, students will create a one-of-a-kind...
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