Mixed Material Basket Weaving (6 Sessions)
Adult Class | Registration opens Thursday, February 19, 2026 8:00 AM EST
This class will cover basketry techniques with fabric, wire, twine, and reed with a focus on upcycled and found materials. Students will learn three distinct weaving methods as well as how to make rope from raffia and scrap fabric. We’ll combine a focus on craftsmanship and hand skills with 3D design. The final products students make can be functional vessels, sculptures, lamp sconces, and more! Each class will include both demos and time for individual work with one-on-one check-ins with the instructor.
What you will learn:
- Three-part wire weaving for vessel and sculpture
- Coiling baskets with fabric scraps/upcycled fabric
- Making rope from scrap fabric and/or raffia
- Open paired twining for vessels, sculpture, and sconces
• Hefty needle-nosed pliers
• Wire snips (if your pliers don’t have them at the base)
• One 3.5 lb roll of rebar tie wire
• Scrap yarn and fabric – that random pile at the back of your closet will be perfect! I encourage upcycling materials for these techniques, and all types of materials will work, so you can use whatever you have on hand, including old clothes, bedsheets, shower curtains, etc.
Hanna Vogel
Hanna Vogel is an artist and educator in Philadelphia, PA. She grew up in rural Northern California and received a BFA from the California College of the Arts and an MFA from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally, including at The National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute, The Hunterdon Art Museum, The Spartanburg Art Museum, The Delaware Contemporary, and multiple colleges and universities in the United States. Since 2017, her work has been the subject of 13 solo exhibitions. She has participated in residencies at Yaddo, I-Park, Furman University, Sculpture Space, The Kunstlerdorf Schoppingen Foundation, and the Westport Land Trust. Her fellowships/grants include those from the California College of the Arts, the Lighton International Artist Exchange Program, Fleisher Art Memorial, Fiber Art Now, and Philadelphia Sculptors among others. She lives with her husband, daughter, and adorable tiny mutt, Wingnut.
https://www.hannavogel.com/