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 FULL
Class #1 - Caspian - CLASS FULL Caspian is a small basket that begins with a Japanese square work base. The sides are...
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 #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 #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 - 3 SPOTS LEFT Make your own, one of a kind pine needle work of art! Large selection of...
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 FULL
Class #12 - A Day of Whisks - CLASS FULL Learn to tie a variety of Whisk brooms with a variety of techniques....
Class #13 – Small Sewing Basket TWO DAYS – CLASS FULL
Class #13 - Small Sewing Basket - Two Days - CLASS FULL The low cathead bottom combined with the beautiful quadrafoil...
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 #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 #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 FULL
Class #24 - Josephine Knot - CLASS FULL This unique ribbed style basket starts with a beautiful Josephine knot....
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 - 2 SPOTS LEFT Come and weave this classic English shopping basket with...
Class #28 – Vintage – CLASS FULL
Class #28 - Vintage - CLASS FULL This charming and delicate lidded basket is made almost entirely with #1 round reed....
Class #29 – Shaker Cheese
Class #29 - Shaker Cheese - 4 SPOTS LEFT Learn open diagonal weave on this traditional shaker style cheese basket. Can...
Class #30 – Alcohol Ink Handles
Class #30 - Alcohol Ink Handles - 1 SPOT LEFT Using traditional Appalachian techniques to tie the broom on a handle...
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 #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 - 4 SPOTS LEFT This is a double wall basket that starts with a 10” double slotted wood...
Class #39 – Crossbody Purse – CLASS FULL
Class #39 - Crossbody Purse - CLASS FULL Chase weave with heavy weight finely prepared black ash splint over a wooden...
Class #40 – Color Quatrafoil
Class #40 - Color Quatrafoil - 4 SPOTS LEFT This small basket packs a big punch. It begins with a classic 3/3 twill...
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 FULL
Class #42 - Elegant Purse - CLASS FULL This wonderful basket is made with the unique Spanish Catalan base. Students...
Class #43 – Twill Fantasy – CLASS FULL
Class #43 - Twill Fantasy - CLASS FULL Students will learn how to create a bowl or jar shaped basket using free-hand...
Class #45 – Ribbons and Lace – CLASS FULL
Class #45 - Ribbons and Lace - CLASS FULL Techniques include 3 rod-wale, the ridge weave and the Japanese diamond...
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 FULL
Class #48 - Cracker Basket - CLASS FULL This useful basket was inspired by an antique Shaker black ash basket. Woven...
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 #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 - 3 SPOTS LEFT The Basket starts out on a round wood base with spokes glued in and...
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 #55 – Really Random
Class #55 - Really Random - 4 SPOTS LEFT Using unpeeled willow, students will start this basket by weaving hoops which...
Class #56 – Coiled Sweetgrass – CLASS FULL
Class #56 - Coiled Sweetgrass - CLASS FULL This basket is started with a turned or carved piece of wood with small...
Class #57 – Reflection – CLASS FULL
Class #57 - Reflection - CLASS FULL Reflection is a small basket woven with No. 2 reed over No. 4 spokes. The sides...
Class #58 – Necklace Pouch – CLASS FULL
Class #58 - Necklace Pouch - CLASS FULL Designed to fit a hotel room key, driver’s license or credit card, these...
Class #61 – Feed The Birds
Class #61 - Feed The Birds - 3 SPOTS LEFT The birds will love you for making them this unique feeder. Everything is...
Class #63 – May Basket- CLASS FULL
Class #63 - May Basket - CLASS FULL This basket is woven on an oval base assembly. The sides are sloped and learn a...
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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