Introduction to Basket Weaving

with Dee Clements

September 27, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Tuition: $200

Materials Fee: $30

In this six-hour session, you'll learn to create a small, round woven basket from start to finish, including how to begin the base, build the side walls, use two basic weaving techniques, and finish with a border or rim. No prior experience is necessary and each participant will be able to bring their basket and reed home.

Plan to bring: All materials are provided.

Dee Clements (she/her) is a process-based artist with interests in materials, craft, and ethnography. She holds an MFA in 3D Design from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BFA in Fiber and Materials Studies and Sculpture from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago. She has shown her sculptural basketry work in galleries and art fairs internationally, and in 2025, she started The Weaving Workshop in Chicago, an artist-run workshop school that provides quality art education and creative skill development in basketry, off-loom weaving, and fiber crafts.

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