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Burden Basket Weaving with Sue Coleman

Burden Basket Weaving with Sue Coleman

Saturday and Sunday, November 7 and 8 / 10 am – 4 pm

Join Sue Coleman, one of Nevada’s preeminent Washoe basket weavers, in a two-day workshop exploring the tradition and techniques of Washoe basket weaving. Students will work with dyed and natural reed to create a conically shaped burden basket. View work by Sue Coleman and other prominent Washoe basket weavers in the exhibition Tahoe: A Visual History.

Suggested Supply List: 

  • Awl
  • Scissors (5-6″ are good)
  • Hand Towel
  • Smaller Spray Bottle
  • Knife (paring knives work well)
  • Sack lunch or money to place a to-go order with Chez Louie
  • NOTE: Shared supply will be available for the class, if you do not already have the supplies listed above.

Instructor: Sue Coleman
Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels

Basket Weaving
November 7, 2015 10 am – 4 pm
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