Paper Basketry

Interested in creating vibrant and functional pieces workshop for your home? This three-day workshop build skills and familiarize students with weaving taught by the former President of the National Basketry Organization Annetta Kraayeveld.

Each day students will have several color choices for their projects. The instructor will discuss the painting and cutting process and will have a handout with this information for each student. Printed patterns are included in the materials fees.

Workshop materials include materials for the four baskets, an instruction booklet and two laminated weaving boards. Students will have color choices for each of the four baskets.

Three-Day Workshop:

Day 1 – Friday, March 27, 2026: Make a Tea Basket and Business Card Basket

We will make two baskets, one perfect to hold tea bags and the second sized to display business cards. Both of these baskets are woven over a form (a mold) to add in shaping while students get to know the material. In addition to the baskets, students will learn to weave some simple embellishments.

Day 2 – Saturday, March 28 2026: Paper Twill Trays

On the second day, we will add to the skills learned on the first day and add twill weaving. Students will use a graph and row by row weaving instructions to create the twill patterns on two paper trays.

Day 3 – Sunday, March 29, 2026: Fancy Tails

Meet Fancy Tails. This is a perfect third day project. This basket reinforces the skills learned on the first two days of the workshop and adds a new technique, T-Twining, to the mix.

Advanced students – If you have been buzzing along and want a challenge: Paper Patches… taking day two of the workshop to the next level. Students should be comfortable weaving with paper, understand twill patterns and can read a graph.