Lance's Jar Basket
Art + Wellness | Registration opens 2/10/2026 12:01 AM EST
Celebrate America's 250th Anniversary with this handmade keepsake! This basket has a wooden base that is glued to the bottom of a quart jar. Several techniques will be used. They include inserting the spokes into the base, twining, start and stop weaving and finishes with a matchstick border. The quart jar will be your mold for this basket. When completed, the basket can be used as a vase with fresh or dried flowers. 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.