weave wild studios
one day & weekend workshops
Willow Basket Workshop
Saturday May 23 &24, 2026 from 9am-5pm
Brooktondale, NY
Join Solé Aulenbach and myself in a 2-day basketry adventure working with willow! This class will be great opportunity to deepen your connection with this strong and flexible material to make a beautiful and functional round basket. We will meet the needs of first time basket makers as well as more experienced basket makers looking to advance their techniques. With willow as our teacher, we will dive beyond just making a basket and into all the experience has to teach us about our relationships with the material, techniques, ourselves, each other and the earth.
Sliding scale $325-425
Multi-Medium Basketry Workshop
Saturday May 30th, 2026 ~ 9am-4pm
Brooktondale, NY
Come have fun weaving and twining with a diverse array of materials that tell a story of many ecosystems and reflect the abundance of the natural world! We’ll work with cattails, dandelion stalks, vines, bark and fibers to learn basic principles and techniques of harvesting and weaving. Each participant will make a beautiful, wild basket and leave with the foundation knowledge of how to harvest materials and make more baskets in the future!
Sliding scale $75-100.
Felted Rug Workshop with Brandon Huntone
Saturday June 20th 10-5 & Sunday June 21 10-2, 2026
Brooktondale, NY
Come spend the weekend working with the fleece of a sheep from Brandon’s farm and experientially learn to transform raw wool into a beautiful felted rug. This simple, chemical-free way to process wool directly from a sheep is a brilliant technique for making beautiful pieces of felt that resemble a sheep skin, with relatively low labor, energy and water inputs.
Sliding scale $225-325 - The way we’re charging for this workshop is at a per project cost, not per person. A capable person on their own can expect to make ONE rug in the time frame of the workshop. But if you’d like to come as a couple or family and work on one rug together the cost is the same. Children are welcome if they are able to engage and/or self-entertain in a safe and respectful manner.
Ribbed Basket Workshop
Saturday July 25th from 10am-5pm
and Sunday July 26th from 10-2, 2026
Brooktondale, NY
In this one and a half day workshop you will learn to make a ribbed basket using vines, willow, barks and more! Choose from a watermelon style, 3-hooped or hen basket or a round basket with inset handles (more pictures of the different styles in registration form).
Sliding scale $175-275
Saturday September 26th, 2026 ~ 10-4
Brooktondale, NY
Spend the day in a multi-generational learning environment working with bark and other wild materials to make a beautiful woven basket. Each person will make their own basket, parents/caregivers will be responsible for assisting children with the formation and detailed techniques.
$65/person, children ages 7+
Multi-Medium Basketry Workshop
Sunday September 27th, 2026 ~ 9am-4pm
Brooktondale, NY
Come have fun weaving and twining with a diverse array of materials that tell a story of many ecosystems and reflect the abundance of the natural world! We’ll work with cattails, dandelion stalks, vines, bark and fibers to learn basic principles and techniques of harvesting and weaving. Each participant will make a beautiful, wild basket and leave with the foundation knowledge of how to harvest materials and make more baskets in the future!
Sliding scale $75-100.
