Facilitator: Bonnie Rideout

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Basket Weaving: All Hearts Come Home for Christmas

All Hearts Come Home for Christmas was designed especially for the West Tennessee Basket Guild for their Christmas Weave in 2024. This large basket starts by weaving a woven, filled base. Techniques include setting up a base, twining, paired triple twining, filling the base using the "chicken feet" method, the use of overlays and shaping! The handle is an oak 8" - 9" push in. The accent colors are Moss green and Christmas red. There will be a variety of floral embellishments to choose from during class and state of Illinois embellishments. All supplies are provided. Please bring a sack lunch.
Saturday, December 12, 2026, Trutter Center Room 1116

Basket Weaving: Bagel Basket

This basket is a great size to use for anything! It would look great on top of your fridge, dryer, coffee table - and of course for bagels! Techniques include setting up a woven, filled base, twining, triple twining with an arrow weave, the use of leather handles and an overlay. Beads and copper wire are the accent on this basket. Students will have a choice of beads and design their own during class. Accent colors are moss green and smoked. All supplies are provided. Please bring a sack lunch.
Saturday, November 21, 2026, Trutter Center Room 1116

Basket Weaving: Country Catch All

The Country Catch All is a great basket to learn the basics of weaving. Not only that, you will also leave with a very useful basket! The basket starts by laying out a woven, filled base and tucking the filler spokes with the "chicken feet" technique. Other techniques include start/stop weaving, using a flat locking row, using braided sea grass as a rim and the use of an overlay. The accent color is Walnut. Two buttons adorn the front. It may be called the Country Catch All but it will fit into any décor!
Saturday, June 5, 2027, Kreher Agriculture Center Room K1121

Basket Weaving: Matilda

Matilda starts by using a custom made "Quick Weave" handle. You just slide in the spokes, bend and weave! So much fun and great for the newer weaver. Techniques include start/stop weaving, the use of overlays and lashing with fabric. There will be a variety of embellishments and fabric to choose from at class time, just in case goats are not your thing! This is an adorable basket to hang on a wall or door.
Saturday, March 20, 2027, Trutter Center Room 1105

Basket Weaving: Porch Basket

"The Porch Basket" starts by weaving a woven, filled base. Techniques include setting up a woven base, tucking the spokes using the "chicken feet" method, twining, and shaping! The basket is woven with a 7" x 17" D handle. An adorable embellishment with squirrels playing on a fence adorns the front of the basket. The basket in the picture is stained. You will leave with your basket unstained, but staining techniques will be discussed in class.
Saturday, May 8, 2027, Trutter Center Room 1116

Basket Weaving: Straight to the Heart

"Straight to the Heart" starts by weaving a woven, filled base and tucking the filler spokes using the "chicken feet" method. Techniques include setting up a base, twining, triple twining with a step up, and the use of overlays. The accent color is Quartz Pink, and a beaded heart embellishment adorns the front of this cutie!
Saturday, January 23, 2027, Kreher Agriculture Center Room K1121

Basket Weaving: Whimsy

Whimsy starts by weaving a woven, filled base tucking the filler spokes using the "chicken feet" method. Techniques in this basket include setting up a woven base, twining, start/stop weaving, triple twining with a step up and the use of overlays. There will be a variety of pip berries to choose from to adorn the front of the basket.
Saturday, April 17, 2027, Trutter Center Room 1105