Image of miniature baskets, courtesy of instructor Rose Covert.
Date and time: Monday, February 24, 2025, 6:30-9:30 pm PST.
Location: Online via Zoom. Registrants will receive a link via email prior to the class.
Cost: $26 (includes $6 class fee and $20 materials fee) Registrants will get materials in the mail: waxed linen, embroidery thread, wool yarn or silk thread, large-eye needle, earring findings, and jump ring.
Instructor: Rose Covert
Maximum number of students: 12
Student skill level: All
Tools needed: Small scissors
Description: Do you love designing with color and pattern? Do you love wearable art? Do you love minis? If you said yes to any of the above then this is the class for you! We will design and make 1-2 tiny baskets. You will have a chance to decide on size, pattern, color, and whether or not you’d like to wear your piece(s). We will choose to work with a mix of waxed linen, embroidery thread, and wool yarn to create our pieces. Participants will have a chance to choose their colors ahead of time and decide if they would like to make earrings, a necklace, or just baskets. We will use twining to create our baskets, relying on the variation of the threads to create patterns.
We strongly encourage you to have a second (smartphone) camera over your workspace for demonstration, questions, and problem solving. This greatly aids the instructor, as well as helping you. You can use the DIY camera stand, directions here.
Register online by clicking “add to cart” below.
Please note: This class is for Guild members only. If you are not a member, but would like to become one, we welcome you! You can become a member by clicking here.
The last day to register or to get a refund is Sunday, February 2, 2025. When the class fills, if you would like to be put on the wait list, email ColumbiaBasinBasketryGuild@gmail.com
About Your Instructor
Rose Covert weaves sculptural forms with natural materials. Using reimagined basketry techniques, she creates woven landscapes that twist and travel around themselves. Her work is evocative of the natural world from which they are created.
Rose has been a member and board member of the Columbia Basin Basketry Guild since 2014. She has learned and continues to learn a wide range of weaving techniques and practices through her participation with the Guild. She is also a weaving instructor and teaches youth and adults through her involvement with a variety of organizations. Rose has been an attending artist at Frogwood, an artist collaborative event, located in Oregon and has been on the board of Frogwood since 2020. She has just finished a large scale public piece that opens August 2024 as part of the Arts Council of Lake Oswego’s Gallery Without Walls Commission. Find more about Rose Covert and her work at: Instagram- @gatesofmystery Facebook- Rose Covert