Waterford Craft School

Class Description: This storage basket would make a beautiful addition to your home. It measures 10 1/2” x 20” x 9 1/2”. It can sit proudly down the middle of your dining room table, be featured on your sideboard, used to showcase bread and rolls at your next buffet or used to show off your favorite potted plants. The basket features bushel basket handles and oak runners to support whatever they hold. You can choose to weave it natural or add color to create a pattern – the choice is yours! Whether you are a novice or an advanced weaver, this basket will make the perfect addition to your home.

Class Date and Time: This one-day workshop is hosted on Saturday, June 22nd, 2024 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Total teachable hours are 7 hours.

Materials Fee (included in total class fee): $60, covers all materials for the class. 

Items Students should bring: Towel or apron.

Lunch: Lunch is included in the class fee. If you have any dietary restrictions, please note them when you register.

Instructor Bio: Working over wooden molds, in the method of the Shakers, Karen’s baskets are traditional in shape and materials.  She weaves both Shaker reproductions in ash and traditional, utilitarian baskets of reed.  Native hardwoods such as ash and oak are used to make the rims and handles, and all of her baskets are lashed using ash.  Each basket takes on its own character as it is woven in a quatrefoil, twill or fancy lace pattern to appeal to both eye and touch. Karen was an art teacher for 22 years in the Neshaminy School District, Langhorne, PA, before becoming a middle school principal for 15 years in both the Neshaminy School District and the Central Bucks School District.

She is a member of the Bucks County Craftsmen’s Guild, the Bucks County Hand Weaver’s Guild and the PA Guild of Craftsmen.  She sells her work at various shows and galleries throughout the northeast (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Virginia, and Ohio), and has the earned the distinction of Waterford Landmark Artisan for her commitment to the Waterford Fair and the Waterford Foundation. She is also president of the Penn-Jersey Basket Weavers Guild and teaches both children and adults.