Weave a Large White Oak Shopping Basket

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Learn to weave this perennial favorite Ozark traditional style shopping basket in this hands-on class.  You learn to weave the Large Shopper basket, it has a 6" x 12" woven oak rectangle herringbone bottom, oval top and is approximately 9" deep, excluding the solid oak handle. You will weave your basket over a mold, which is provided for use in the class. Everyone will finish making and take home a white oak basket that should last a lifetime. It takes 6-8 hours to weave.

All materials come from white oak trees selected, cut and prepared by instructor Billy Owens, using a homemade tool (split knife) made and used by his father, Dale Owens.

Looking for a place to stay while you learn? The Cabins at Dry Creek offer comfortable lodging just down the hill from your workshop with a discount for Folk School students staying 3 or more days. Call 870-269-0861 for room information or to make reservations.

Up to one month before the start of class, full refunds will be given upon request by phone to 870-269-3854 or email to jeanette.larson@arkansas.gov. Students requesting a refund between a month and two weeks before the beginning of class will receive a 50% refund. No refunds within two weeks of class date.

Meet your teacher:
Owens Oak Baskets is located in the Ozark Hills of Southwest Missouri near Branson, MO. It is family owned & operated solely by the Owens family for generations. Dale Owens, was the founder of Owens Oak Baskets. He made baskets many years ago for "Mutton Hallow","Silver Dollar City", & "Shepard of the Hills" in Branson, Missouri. Billy Owens was taught by his father the Owens' traditional way of making baskets and he now carries on the family business and shares his skills with students around the nation.

Billy personally harvests, cuts, and splits, all by hand, the White Oak that is used in all the Kits, Supplies & Baskets. All of the work is done by him & the many Owens family members. Being a large and blessed family, consisting of Billy & Theresa, their daughters, Stacie, Jamie, Bo, Frankie, Dena, and their son Kase, their Sons-in-Law, and their twelve grandchildren. The Owens family all want to say thank you to their many patrons and students for making it possible for them to be able to share their family tradition of white oak basket making.