Willow Tote

Celebrate heritage craft and learn from the highly sought after willow instructor, Maria Bullock. Hailing from Orcas Island in Washington state and originally from Poland, this is a rare opportunity to experience Maria’s teaching in person on the East Coast.

The construction of this willow tote begins with an oval frame for the base. From there, students will cut and attach scalloms, then follow with 3 rod wale, zigzag, or French randing and finish with a 4 rod border. Willow cultivation, propagation, and preparation for weaving will be covered.

This class is for all experience levels. Strong hands are recommended. Students must feel confident using a knife

Skills and Techniques:

• Framed base
• Cutting scalloms and attaching to frame
• French randing
• Zigzag randing
• 3 rod wale
• 4 rod border

Materials Fee: $147 total.  Breakdown is as follows: $30 for leather straps and hardware paid directly to the instructor + $117 for willow paid to SMF at check-in. Depending on the size of the class, there may be willow kits left over for students to purchase and take home.

Special Tools or Equipment to bring: Snips, awl, wrapping iron, and a sharp knife if you have them.

Workshop and Cancellation Policies: Please be sure to read our 2026 policies before you register for a workshop https://www.sanbornmills.org/workshop-policies/

Housing for this workshop is limited. Please email karen@sanbornmills.org for more information