Intermediate Weaving: Josephine Knot Basket

Join us for an intermediate-level class where you will construct an open basket featuring a Josephine knot (aka Sailors Breastplate or Carrick Bend) with multi-colored reed weaving built on round staves. Woven using a ribbed basketry style, you will create a usable basket for eggs, yarn, veggies or other items. Along with taking a basket home, you'll walk away knowing techniques: not only the Josephine knot, but also a ribbed basket structure.

This class is open to students who have taken a basic basket weaving class. All you need to bring to class is a sharp pair of scissors or clippers that can cut reed. Floral shears work well.

Date: Sun. Sept. 27th, 9 AM - 5 PM
Instructor: Sue Muldoon
Class size (max.): 12
Attendance (min.): 6*
Skill level: intermediate
Prerequisites: any basic basket weaving class

Registration
Household Member & Above: $185**
Individual Member: $195**
General Public: $205
Register By: Sept. 15th

Materials: $45 (price at checkout will include tuition and material cost)

*Classes that do not meet the minimum attendance number may be cancelled or rescheduled. If so, you will receive a full refund, or class credit, regardless of the cancellation date.

**We encourage you to become an HRMM member to receive reduced class tuition. You must be a current member on the date of registering to receive your discount. Please login to activate your member discount. To become a new member, please sign up here, or call 845-338-0071.

Instructor: Sue Muldoon divides her time between 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional work, from seatweaving (chair caning, wicker repair, rush, splint, etc.) and basket weaving to photography, web design and graphic design. Color is rampant and unapologetic in her work. Sue’s career has always been creative, from wallpaper hanging and interior painting to a lengthy career in the floral industry as designer and merchandiser. Wood carving, furniture refinishing and upcycling furniture in novel ways using unique materials like leather belts, ties and alpaca wool set her apart from traditional seatweaving methods.

Basketry started as an add-on to seat weaving because there was material begging to be used in more than one format. And where some might see a chair, Sue sees a statement. She spends the majority of her time now repairing seats (an unabashed “chairnerd” and webmaster of The SeatWeavers Guild, Inc.) but enjoys branching out into basketry. She considers her seatweaving work to be part functional and part emotional. Along with repairing chairs, she repairs the memories that are attached to them. The joy on a client’s face when they see family history brought back to functionality is inspiring.  

A frequent instructor at various sheep, wool and fiber festivals, furniture schools art retreats and farmers markets, she enjoys sharing seatweaving and basketmaking to new crafters and artisans. Virtual teaching has become part of her skills out of neccessity and adventure.

You can see Sue’s work at suemuldoonimages.com.