Participants will weave this large, leather handled tote basket that has so many purposes.  Take it to the beach or shopping, use it to hold a craft project, use it to hold the wool before it is spun, or whatever you can think of!!  During class, participants will learn basic basket weaving skills:  weaving the base using natural reed, making ‘chicken feet’ with the filler spokes of the base, twining the base of the basket using round natural reed, weaving the sides of basket using a variety of different sizes and colors of reed, and making and lashing the rim of a basket.    The basket dimensions are approximately 7” x 22” x 12 1/2”.   The opening dimensions are approximately 10 ½” x 24”.

Ages 16 and over.

 Hi I’m Marcy Blikre.  This passion of basket weaving had a simple beginning - I signed up for basket weaving classes through Moorhead (MN) Community Education.  Little did I know it would become more than a simple pastime!  I have been weaving for over fifteen years and belong to the Headwaters Basketmakers Guild (Bemidji, MN).  I attend several workshops each year to learn various weaving techniques and to get new ideas from the teachers and fellow weavers.  As a retired educator, I love to teach basket weaving to those interested in this lost art form.  A useful basket is one of beauty and purpose.    I am drawn to weaving utilitarian style baskets using flat or round reed but will also use natural materials such as willow and birch bark.  Each basket is distinctive in size, style, color, and presentation.   

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