Square Basket with Handle
Class - Wood | Registration opens 8/11/2026 9:00 AM EDT
Students will complete a square 10 X 10 basket with a handle. This unique square basket uses start and stop rows. After a couple of rows, the spokes are split in half and smaller dyed reed is used to form the sides of the basket. The spokes are then woven together again as one. After weaving the basket, the handle is also decorated if time permits.
Skills learned will include - stop and start weaving, twining, and a twill pattern for the decorative handle.
Additional Information:
Class meets Friday, October 2 from 6:00 - 8:30pm and Saturday, October 3 from 10:00 - 3:30pm
This class is open to students ages 18 and up.
A $40 material fee will be added at checkout.
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.