In this 3-hour class, instructor Jenna Lechner will teach you how to create a 2.5" tall, 7" diameter basket, in a hexagonal open weave pattern. Working with flat reed, we’ll learn how to: weave in three directions (triaxial weaving) and do a basic lashing around the rim of a basket.

In the 1800s and early 1900s, larger versions of this basket were used in cheesemaking, as a way to drain cheese curds by the religious group the Shakers. Line your finished basket with a linen cloth, and it works great as a small serving dish for things like bread.

Location: Multnomah Arts Center (7688 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR). Date & Time: Monday, April 28, 2025, 6:30pm-9:30pm. Cost: $16

Click here to sign up (you must be a Columbia Basin Basketry Guild member to sign up, however you can easily sign up for membership here).