At the Roxbury Arts Center
5025 Vega Mountain Road
Roxbury NY
10:00a – 2:00p
Ages 14 and up
$60, includes all materials
Scholarships Available
UPDATE: Thank you for your interest in the Basket Weaving Class. The class is now full! Watch our website for upcoming workshops and events.
The ever useful Market Basket is a great project for the beginner weaver. It can be used to gather garden vegetables or can be taken to the market. Materials used are natural and dyed rattan with a solid oak handle. This class will introduce the basic weaving technique of the under over pattern. We will add color to make this a unique basket for each weaver. A brief history of basketry and examples of other techniques will also be discussed.
About the Teaching Artist: Martha Bremer has been exploring the craft of basket weaving and seat weaving for the last 30 years. She studied at Brookfield Craft Institute in Connecticut with many well-known contemporary basket weavers in the late eighties. Mostly self-taught since then, her works has been exhibited in many galleries, exhibitions and stores in New York. She is also experienced in teaching basket weaving in schools and community classes. Her present focus is on traditional and functional styles.