Northeast Basket Guild: April 30-May 1
HH Perkins Market Basket Class: March 26
CT Valley Woodworking: Sept 24, 25 / Nov 12. 13
Snow Farm Rush Class: June 10-12
Berkshire Arts Festival: July 1-3
John C Campbell Folk School: July 10-16
Seatweavers' Guild Annual Gathering: July 29-31, 2022
North Bennet Street School: August 6, 2022
Coventry Arts on Main: September 17, 2022
smARTfest on the green, Branford CT: October 1, 2022
New York Sheep and Wool: October 15-18
Online Classes
Teaching and Show Schedule
2022 Spring Gathering
Northeast Basket Guild
April 29 and 30 and May 1, 2022
"Furthering the Art of Basketry...while weaving together"
Live gathering was changed to virtual!
Porch Weave Stool and
Josephine Knot Basket
2022 Spring Gathering
Northeast Basket Guild
March 26, 2022
Learn to weave a market basket! Perfect for Easter or farmers markets
HH Perkins
370 State Street
North Haven CT
Snow Farm Rush Class
June 10, 11, 12 2022
Learn the basic pattern of a rush weave, beginning with a small rectangular stool. Practice the pattern, stuffing, and finishing, then move on to a chair with a trapezoid frame, filling in the gussets first and weaving the seat.
Berkshire Arts Festival
JULY 1-3 2022
SKI BUTTERNUT, RTE. 23, GREAT BARRINGTON, MA
Backpacks, messenger bags, bike baskets, purses and more!
Picnic or travel in style.
Seatweaving Week
John C Campbell Folk School
July 10-16
Give your favorite old chair or stool life and usefulness, and have a great time weaving a new seat. We'll use laced cane, pressed cane, binder cane, reed splints, and Shaker tape to resurrect our chosen furniture. Beginning and intermediate students can expect to complete one to five projects. Chairs and stools should be clean and in good repair prior to class.
North Bennet
Street School
August 6
Learn some weaving basics!
Morning and afternoon
Continuing Education Classes
Learn Fiber Rush
or Porch Weave
to add to or begin your
seatweaving skills!
The SeatWeavers' Guild, Inc
Annual Gathering
July 29-31, 2022
Jonesboro , TN
Gathering from around the country to perpetuate the skills of seatweaving.
Connecticut Valley
Woodworking
November 12, 13
Manchester, CT
Up your pattern game! Learn 3 new patterns with reed or cane: Basketweave, Herringbone and Diamond pattern. We will learn on stools, but these patterns can be done on any chair with 4 rails, or furniture! Headboards, room dividers…learn the patterns then apply them to a project of your choice. We will discuss how to fill in the “gussets” on a trapezoidal chair and options for other materials for future projects.
Connecticut Valley
Woodworking
September 24, 25
Manchester, CT
Beginning Seatweaving
Learn how to weave
a Fiber Rush stool
and a Porch Weave stool
on Day 1, then start your own
hand-cane chair Day 2!
You will have enough info
to finish your project
at home!
Arts On Main
Saturday
September 17, 2022
Branford, CT
Basketry, Backpacks,
Purses, Bike baskets
and more!
smARTfest
Saturday October 1, 2022
Branford Green
Branford, CT
Basketry, Backpacks,
Purses, Bike baskets
and more!
Redux For You
Studio
Virtual and in-person classes
Call for private classes on your choice of seating.
Some chairs available for purchase.
Seatweaving
Basketry
Crafting
New York
Sheep and Wool
Six Classes coming up!
Stay tuned for details
to be announced....
Seatweaving and
Basketry