Burden Basket

Learn how to make a contemporary Burden Basket, using the twining technique, in this special one-day workshop for beginning and intermediate basketmakers.

One of the earliest baskets produced in the Great Basin and elsewhere, this basket was once indespensible to a culture. Today, its beautiful sculptural form evokes thoughts of long ago, of other traditions, and of rich symbolism: walking freely and joyfully on the earth, and bearing one’s burdens with grace and dignity.

Students will learn a double-twine start and how to shape this
special basket, choosing from a wide variety of materials.

Materials fee: $20

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