Registration opens under Farmington Recreation on Monday, October 20th.
Enrichment courses offered for Farmington Public School employees ONLY!
In this workshop, you will learn basic basket weaving skills and create a market basket perfect for carrying flowers from your garden or holding a fresh loaf of bread at your table. The basket is woven around a ‘D’ handle which is 10 in. high and 6 in wide. The basket bottom is 11 in. by 6in. and the rim is 14 in long and 7 in. wide. The basket is 5 inches high. Color options for ‘chain’ embellishment will be made available. Skill Level: Perfect if you have never woven before
In this workshop, you will learn basic basket weaving skills and create a market basket perfect for carrying flowers from your garden or holding a fresh loaf of bread at your table. The basket is woven around a ‘D’ handle which is 10 in. high and 6 in wide. The basket bottom is 11 in. by 6in. and the rim is 14 in long and 7 in. wide. The basket is 5 inches high. Color options for ‘chain’ embellishment will be made available.
Skill Level: Perfect if you have never woven before
Nancy's basket weaving journey began shortly after graduating college with a class taught by Manson-Lu Christ at Wesleyan Potters in Middletown, CT. Over the next 40 years, her newly found hobby took her to basket weaving conferences and classes in Connecticut, North Carolina, and Vermont. Renowned instructors such as Diane Stanton, Eric Taylor, Judy Olney, Flo Hoppe, Sosse Baker, and others taught her to weave baskets with rattan, wicker, paper, willow, oak, pine needle, and birch bark, in an assortment of styles, including Shaker, Nantucket, contemporary and ribbed.After retiring from the corporate world in 2020, Nancy turned her sights to sharing her knowledge with others interested in learning more about this art form. She has a studio in Unionville, CT where she helps students explore basket weaving. My basket weaving journey began shortly after graduating college with a class taught by Manson-Lu Christ at Wesleyan Potters in Middletown, CT. She is a member of both the Northeast and North Carolina Basketmakers Associations.
Www.Kalosbaskery.com
Nancy Kalos
