Quick and Easy French Randing
Art + Wellness | Registration opens 2/10/2026 9:00 AM EST
French Randing is a diagonal, over-one/under-one weaving technique for baskets, ideal for using short, scrap pieces of reed. Each stake gets a weaver, creating a, diagonal, textured look. Weavers start behind stakes, angled right, and move around, with each row reversing the previous, allowing for flexible, decorative, or open-work designs.
This quick and easy basket will teach you how to weave start and stop rows and learn the technique of French Randing in the middle of the basket. Several color options will be available for you to choose from. All supplies included. Ages 14 and up. Instructor will break for lunch.
Cheryl Tilley
Cheryl Tilley has been a basket weaver and teacher for over 30 years. She is a member of North Carolina Basket Makers (NCBA), Tidewater Basketry Guild and the local guild, Winston Salem Arcadia Basket Makers, which meets the fourth Monday of the month at Advent Moravian Church. She has taught at NCBA, the local guild, Kernersville Parks and Recreation, and Forsyth Tech. She has also taught basketry at several WSFC schools, Winston Salem Street School, Vacation Bible School for various churches and Davie County summer school program. Along with teaching, she has designed several baskets and written patterns for them. She looks forward to teaching at Sawtooth.