Weaving baskets and sculptures with wild foraged plants

Learn how to weave a basket and connect to nature

Online and in person in New York State

Book cover titled 'Weaving Wild Baskets' by Katie Grove, showing a person holding a woven basket filled with greens outdoors.

Get ready to weave on April 21st 2026! If you’ve ever wanted to go outside, forage plants, and make a basket, this is your guide.

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Workshops and Events

The 2026 calendar will be updated on a rolling basis. Here are a few workshops and events to save the date for! More details and links to registration are coming soon. Please note that it is subject to change

Weaving Wild Baskets Book Launch Party: Saturday April 25th at TBA

Weaving Wild Baskets Online Book Launch: Friday May 1st on zoom.

Bark Harvesting for Basketry Webinar: Tuesday May 5th on zoom

Coiled Basketry from the Garden and the Wild Workshop: Saturday May 16th in Stone Ridge, NY

Book Signing and Cordage Making: Friday May 22nd at Chicory Naturalist in Kingston, NY

Birch Bark and Cattail Rattles Workshop: June TBA in Stone Ridge, NY

Book Signing and Cordage Making at TBA: Saturday June TBA

Wild Fibers Two Day Workshop: Saturday and Sunday July 24th and 25th

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“Bridge” is woven from black walnut logs and inner bark using traditional basketry materials to create something that makes you look twice. Sometimes an idea for a piece just pops into my head when I’m sitting with the materials and
Sculpture behind the scenes // Making this piece, which I call Standing Form, required hours spent understanding how to split and shape the wood of the Black Ash tree. Truly a labor of love and well worth the time! The log was leftover at the end

I am a basketry teacher, artist, and writer based in New York State.

Cultivating a relationship with the plants in my local landscape and making baskets with them is my greatest passion. And sharing what I have learned through years of time in the field is a cornerstone of meaning in my life. I truly believe that growing to know and love the natural world is not only important, but essential in our world today.

photo of author katie grove

About Me

Photo by Mars Vilaubi

Learn more about wild basketry online

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    Reflections and instructions on foraging roots for basketry.

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