Artistic Weaves - Basketry Mastery
Level up your basketry skills with three more beautiful designs.
You will learn advanced techniques to add interest to your baskets, and work in a larger format, mastering tension and shaping.
Randed Tote Basket
A closed base, twining, and randing in the walls, with inserted handles.
Dimensions: 16-inch x 8-inch base.
Opening expands out as you weave; dimensions will vary depending on tension and desired outcome.
Crazy Twill Basket
Woven with an open base and a variegated twill pattern.
Dimensions: 14-inch square base.
The opening is 16 inches in diameter. It is 14.5 inches tall.
Stair-Step Vase Basket
This is the culmination of the skills learned throughout the program.
It starts with an open cathead base. The body of the basket is built with a play of tension and ease.
Dimensions: 5-inch base. Basket size depends on the tension and ease of weaving.
What you receive:
Full-Color Basket Pattern Instruction Guide
The pattern will include the following elements:
🧺 Materials list
🧺 Tools list
🧺 Cut list (lengths of stakes and other basket elements)
🧺 Outline of the basket weaving process
🧺 Written directions with photos demonstrating each step.
Basket Weavers Guide
The PDF Basket Weavers Guide includes:
🔍 Basket weaving glossary
🔍 Rattan basket materials guide
🔍 Weaving technique photo guide
🔍 Basket weaving tools guide
Video Tutorial
🎥 You will receive a series of bite-sized videos leading you through each step of the basket weaving process.
🎥 The videos are shot from multiple angles as I walk you step-by-step through the weaving process.
Tips and Inspiration
💡We want to do everything we can to help you succeed on this journey.
💡Woven through the course are helpful tips, creative inspiration, resources, and sometimes discounts!
💡You may be weaving in the privacy of your own home, but you’re not alone.
Example Curriculum
- Welcome to Weaving the Randed Tote Basket (1:06)
- Randed Tote Basket Instruction Manual
- Other basket weaving techniques
- Tools (0:37)
- Materials (0:42)
- Cutting and Marking the Stakes (3:05)
- Weaving the Chicken Feet (3:26)
- Creating Space for the Handle Straps (3:09)
- Truing the Base (4:14)
- Laying out the Base (12:17)
- Upsetting the Stakes (0:51)
- Weaving Section One (13:59)
- Adding in Short Lengths of Reed (2:26)
- Weaving the Twining Rows Section Two (11:00)
- Weaving the Randing Rows Section Three (7:52)
- Weaving the Twining Rows Section Four (4:20)
- The "slow" movement
- Cutting and Tucking the Stakes (1:48)
- Setting up the Rim (6:52)
- Lashing the Rim (7:04)
- Adding the Handles (5:44)
- Finishing and Final Thoughts (1:00)
- How to use the randed tote basket
- Welcome to the Crazy Twill Storage Basket Course (2:46)
- Crazy Twill Basket Instruction Manual
- Materials (0:59)
- Tools (0:44)
- Setting up a Weaving Workspace (4:28)
- Weaving the Basket Base (11:08)
- Twining the Base (6:28)
- Upsetting the Stakes (0:44)
- Weaving the Walls Part 1 (8:02)
- Weaving the Walls Part 2 (20:21)
- Thoughts on cultural appropriation
- Cutting and Tucking the Stakes (4:00)
- Setting up the Rim (4:50)
- Lashing the Rim (8:45)
- Finishing Your Basket and Final Thoughts (1:59)
- How to use the twill storage basket
- Welcome to Weaving the Stair-Step Vase, Materials, Tools, Setting up Workspace (6:15)
- Stair-Step Vase Basket Instruction Manual
- Laying out the Base (6:16)
- Twining the Base (6:37)
- Upsetting the Base (3:44)
- Weaving the Walls Part One (20:25)
- Weaving the Walls Part Two (18:28)
- Cutting and Tucking the Stakes (2:33)
- Setting up the Rim (4:33)
- Lashing the Rim (3:24)
- Finishing and Final Thoughts (4:06)
- How to use the stair-step vase basket