Menu
In stock
Bring a bit of enchantment and nature into your home with a Willow Wine Basket. Jim will bring plenty of green willow and lead you through the process of making a rustic bent Willow Wine Basket using only hand tools. At the end of the workshop you will have a beautiful, handcrafted piece to take home. You’ll enjoy every minute of this class as you learn about working with willow. This class is for everyone, no experience required, although some hand and arm strength is needed.
Happy to take late registrations & walk-ins!
Class size 10
Level Beginner and above
Student Supply List Please bring a small hand saw (if you have one), pruners, a utility knife, tape measure, hammer. If you’re sensitive to loud noises, bring along ear plugs, too.
This workshop requires a Woodlanders Day Fee. Learn more here.
Jim Arendt retired from a long career as a teacher and YMCA director. “I became interested in willow furniture watching John Schakel, the master willow bender, give a demonstration at Woodlanders many years ago. Shortly after that I registered for Shake Rag Alley’s bent willow chair class with John. As fate would have it, I was John’s only student and through that class we developed a lasting friendship. Over the years I helped John gather the willow needed for a class and assisted him. I have built many chairs on my own, but some of my most cherished undertakings are the three youth willow chairs I have made for my three grandchildren. I was deeply honored when Shake Rag Alley contacted me to teach the Make a Bent Willow Chair class. I am looking forward to working with everyone in lovely Mineral Point.”
Workshops
Make a Bent Willow Chair – June
Make a Bent Willow Chair – September
Add the $115 Woodlanders Day Fee for Friday (or $60 Half-Day Fee) to your cart, then select as many Friday workshops as you wish, ensuring that your choices don’t overlap times. Materials fees listed at the end of each workshop description will be added to the shopping cart as you make your selections.
Day fees include: your choice of workshops, lunch, snacks, beverages, and evening activities. Thursday and Sunday registrants are welcome to attend evening events on Friday or Saturday.
Half-day fees include: your choice of morning/afternoon workshops, am/pm snacks, and beverages. Does NOT include lunch, which can be purchased separately.
Friday, July 12, Workshop Schedule:
7:30-8:30 am Registration & Morning Treats | Silent Auction | Art Cafe
8:30-11:30 am
B01 Rustic Plant Stand with Phil Nelson | Cabinet Shop
B02 Forging Hooks & Leaves with Hal Aavang | Blacksmith Barn
B03 Learn to Use a Pottery Wheel with Katie & Joelle White | Globe Clay Center
B04 Faux Scrimshaw on Deer Bone with Jim Kostohrys | Ellery House
8:30 am-4 pm
B05 Mosaic Treasure Box with Cindy Fleming | Potters House
B07 Carving a Butterfly with Lee Ann Behling | Lind South
9 am-4 pm
B06 Cigar Box Lap Ukulele with B.J. Best | Lind North
12-1 pm Lunch on the Green
1-4 pm
B08 Candle Making for Beginners with Megan Kulick | Ellery House
B09 Nature Imprints in Clay with Diana & Claire Johnston | Brewery Pottery
B10 Willow Wine Basket with Jim Arendt | Cabinet Shop
1-5 pm
B11 Forge a Calla Lily with Hal Aavang | Blacksmith Barn
5:00 pm Picnic on the Green
6:00 pm Fun Evening Event
18 Shake Rag St.
Mineral Point, WI 53565
(608) 987-3292
