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Date: 4 Wednesday Evening Classes, January 7, 2026 – January 28, 2026, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Instructor: Jeff Wagner

Location: Lander, WY (Noble Hotel, First Floor Classroom – See Map)

Level: Beginner (No experience needed)

Join us for your first exploration of willow basket weaving! This class series covers the foundations of European-style willow weaving. This series is focused on techniques, and our baskets will be relatively small to begin with. While most of the weaving will be completed in each 2-hour class, you will have homework some weeks (30-90 minutes, depending on your weaving speed during class). Tuition includes all materials.

By the end of the series, you will have woven 2 round baskets: a small 8″ tray, and a slightly larger basket with either a hoop handle or two small carrying handles.

• Week 1: Simple willow basket bases
• Week 2: Weaving sides onto baskets with basic weaves and simple borders. Complete your 8″ willow tray with low sides.
• Week 3: Return to bases: a more advanced technique (chasing weaves)
• Week 4: Reinforcing (waling) bands and simple randing weaves. Complete your larger basket.

At the end of the series, you’ll have all the skills to weave your own simple baskets and begin to explore more advanced willow weaving techniques.

This class will prepare you for the February intermediate basketmaking class series in Lander, Thursday evenings in February from 6-8pm.

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