Basketry: French-Style Wine Basket with Traycee Bosle

two-day workshop

Date: Saturdays November 7 and November 14

Time: 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Description:Elevate your plaiting skills in this two-day workshop designed for students who have completed at least one basket-weaving class or who have some experiecne making a basket.

Participants will explore next-level techniques, including weaving a solid basket floor, working with varying material widths, creating visual patterns with curls, and decorating a handle.

Along the way, students will gain confidence in shaping and finishing more complex forms.

The result is an elegant French-style wine basket that is both functional and beautiful. Size is 10 inches wide x 5 inches deep x 14 inches high.

This workshop is part of our 2026 Gift Guide Suite of offerings! Make a gift to give someone special this holiday season, while giving yourself the gift of learning and camraderie in the studio!

Tuition: $130 + $18 materials fee

Note: Full and partial tuition scholarships are often available—with some limitations—to offset some of the financial burden of attending a class.

Find more information and the scholarship application here.

If you have any questions, email Jamie Boyle, Senior Education Manager, at jboyle@contemporarycraft.org, or leave a voice message for them at 412-465-1628.

Materials: All materials will be provided.

Location: Contemporary Craft, Timmons Studios (5688 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201). Note, this workshop will take place in the Paper Studio, which is on the first floor of the building.

There are 2 entrances to the Timmons Studios.

• One entrance is facing Butler Street. To access the Paper Studio from the Butler Street facing entrance, there are a total of 8 stairs to ascend.

• One entrance is facing 57th Street. This entrance is accessible by ramp, with no stairs to ascend. The Paper Studio is located down the hall from this entrance.

If there are accessibility accommodations we can provide, or if there is anything that would be helpful for us to know before you arrive, please leave a message for Jamie Boyle at 412-465-1628 or by email jboyle@contemporarycraft.org.

Cancellations and Refunds: Workshop cancellations are decided three business days before the start date. If workshops must be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, the entire class fee will be refunded by check, to your credit card, or Contemporary Craft account for future workshops.

Refund Policy: Student refund requests must be made at least three business days before a class begins. There will be a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given without three-business days notice. Processing of refunds takes approximately three weeks.

About the Artist

Traycee Bosle is a professional basket weaver at Craftisinal Creative Works—her arts studio in Pittsburgh, PA. She is a member of the Handweavers Guild of America and the Fiber Arts Guild of Pittsburgh. With over 1500 works in several different weaving styles under her belt, you can find her work in homes across the U.S.

Basketweaving is an ancient art that crosses nearly all time, geographic, political, and social boundaries. It’s rooted in history, mathematics and pattern, color theory and design—with so much to offer—yet it’s nearly a lost art. Traycee has made it her mission to share her love for this once ubiquitous and critical skill with people of all ages. Her classes are fun, informative and personalized! She provides hands-on, individualized instruction using her own specially designed basket kits to teach the fundamentals of the art and meet each student where they are in their skill level. Whether you are an absolute beginner or have already made a few baskets, you will walk away with new skills and a beautiful basket you can use every day.