Storage Basket Weaving with Marcy Blikre May 31, 2025

This practical basket can be used to store so many items!!  Participants will weave the base and the first three rows and then design the Colored portion of the basket using various widths and Colors of dyed reed.    Participants will select from a variety of Colors and widths of dyed reed, but I would like to get your thoughts on Color preferences.  Participants will learn to lay out the solid base, to weave start and stop rows, and to rim the basket with leather handles.  Designing the dyed portion with add a special touch to each individual basket.  The dimensions of this basket are approximately 17” x 9” x 9” high. The top opening measures approximately 19” x 11”.

Ages 16 and over.

Lunch is provided by the Nome Schoolhouse.

Class begins at 9 am and will last 8 hours.

 Hi I’m Marcy Blikre.  This passion of basket weaving had a simple beginning - I signed up for basket weaving classes through Moorhead (MN) Community Education.  Little did I know it would become more than a simple pastime!  I have been weaving for over fifteen years and belong to the Headwaters Basketmakers Guild (Bemidji, MN).  I attend several workshops each year to learn various weaving techniques and to get new ideas from the teachers and fellow weavers.  As a retired educator, I love to teach basket weaving to those interested in this lost art form.  A useful basket is one of beauty and purpose.    I am drawn to weaving utilitarian style baskets using flat or round reed but will also use natural materials such as willow and birch bark.  Each basket is distinctive in Size, style, Color, and presentation.