Basket Weaving Classes in Los Angeles, CA

Weaving is a creative, social and meditative process. As any maker will tell you, being mindful throughout the creative process is just as important as the product itself. Putting down your phone, turning off your screens and stepping away from the rush to simply sit, weave, connect with others and be present is an invaluable and incredibly enjoyable...

Ready to wow all your friends with your new basket making skills? In this class you will learn the basics of basket weaving in reed through the making of your own small basket. From material and tool sourcing, basket weaving lingo, history, construction and shaping, by the end of this class you will have the confidence to undertake your own basket...

Join us for a day of beginner basket weaving and learn how to weave a small Shaker Basket with Melise Gerber.  The Shaker basket has a 6" round bottom and is 8" tall with flat reed cane and an oak notched handle. All materials and tools are supplied for this workshop.

Join us for a day of basket weaving with Melise Gerber. This basket has a wide open design so you can carry a large assortment of vegetables and fruit without having to stack them on top of each other.   Size of basket:  14.5" diameter, 14" tall and 6" deep.  All materials and tools are supplied for this workshop.

Learn to personalize an eye-catching basket and adorn it with customized bow. Not only is the work fun and creative, but you can also start a gift basket business easily from home, by setting up a small space where you design and build your gift basket arrangements.

Learn how to turn a piece of tumbled stone in to a pendant with antique copper or other using basket weaving technique and some imagination.

Use a simple basket-weaving technique to create a twined woven bowl out of gorgeous felted wool. Tough Love Tiny, a felted wool from Love Fest Fibers, adds a delightful texture and level of refinement, as well as a measure of structure that ordinary wool would not provide to this beautiful piece. Once you learn the technique, transfer your skills...

Make a basket that can hold some personal treasures! This workshop by Lisa Young is an introductory coil basketry workshop using a traditional coil technique. Each weaver will learn to start a coil and shape it into their own unique vessel using a variety of fibers: twine, raffia, yarn, and threads. Weavers are encouraged to create their own designs...

In this class you will learn several methods of bending glass strips and weaving them into textural patterns. You will prepare the strips using one of the ceramic forming molds or with a mold constructed from fiber paper. The strips are incorporated into a basket weave.  We will cover the firing considerations with the different types...

Join us at Make Collectives in Long Beach! Make a basket that can hold some personal treasures!  This is a super beginner-level coil basketry workshop using a traditional coil technique.  Each weaver will learn to start a coil and shape it into their own unique vessel using a variety of fibers:  twine, raffia, yarn, and threads. ...

Make a basket that can hold some personal treasures! An introductory coil basketry workshop using a traditional coil technique. Each weaver will learn to start a coil and shape it into their own unique vessel using a variety of fibers: twine, raffia, yarn, and threads. Weavers are encouraged to create their own designs or patterns while inspired...