Class #7 – Elm Bark and Black Ash Wall Basket
In this class, the teacher will be bringing harvested elm bark strips for you to learn how to clean, split, and cut weavers for your rectangular basket.
In this class, the teacher will be bringing harvested elm bark strips for you to learn how to clean, split, and cut weavers for your rectangular basket.
Try your hand at a new technique- triple chase weave. After weaving a checker weave bottom with a flat reed, students will weave the sides of this basket with triple chase weave.
Since the 1950s and 60’s, archeologists have found preserved fragments of cedar and spruce baskets at wet sites dating thousands of years ago.
When you make this useful oval basket, you will learn many basic wicker techniques, including working with a Williamsburg “D” handle
In 2018, I helped clean out closets and drawers after a dear friend’s passing. I was pleasantly surprised when I found an old Native American ash basket, hidden away in a drawer.