Jo Campbell-Amsler
5 days • April 29 – May 3, 2025
9 am – 5 pm, daily
Pricing
Nonmembers: $700
Members: $630
Payment plans and scholarships available. For questions, reach out to Cristin McKnight Sethi: cmcknightsethi@textilecentermn.org.
In the world of willow basketry, there are an infinite number of techniques to learn and perfect. Join visiting Guest Teaching Artist Jo Campbell-Amsler for a willow class focusing on rib-style techniques, following the designs of many century-old basket styles. Learn about willow as a basket material, using wild and cultured, harvesting, sorting, and preparing for weaving. Discuss and practice a variety of common techniques such as making frames, lashings, handles, and rims. Construct three or four baskets and make a variety of samples for future reference. This workshop is suitable for all skill levels, but hand strength is a must – willow is a strong material.
Materials fee of $95 and up, depending on basket woven, payable directly to the instructor covers all materials needed for this workshop
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Instructor Bio:
Jo Campbell-Amsler (she/her) has been weaving baskets with willow since 1981. Her work is featured in magazines, books, and seen in exhibits across the U. S., the most recent being an exhibit “Touchstone: A Half-Century of Craft” in the Speyer Gallery at Falling Water, a home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Teaching nationally, Jo has co-organized basketry events: The Willow Gathering, Willow Weekend, and The Willow Connection. She organizes and hosts basketry tours to Ireland, Scotland, Spain, France, Denmark, Wales, England, Italy, and Peru, visiting with fellow basket weavers and learning new skills. 2024 took her traveling to Shetland and the Orkney Islands to meet with weavers there. willowridgebaskets.com
Info for out-of-town guests:
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Withdrawal Policy
If your notice of withdrawal is received by the early bird deadline for this workshop, you will receive a 50% refund of your workshop fee. Due to the scheduling nature of these classes and arrangements for instructors, no refunds are available after that. We will be happy to provide you with a receipt for your donation to Textile Center for any forfeited tuition. Please make this request in writing to cmcknightsethi@textilecentermn.org.
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