Make A White Oak Williamsburg Basket

Learn to make this perennial favorite Ozark traditional style large Williamsburg-style white oak basket! 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. 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 has a woven oak 10" square herringbone bottom and a 14" diameter roundtop, approx. 9" deep excluding the solid oak handle.

The class cost includes materials and is $90 per person, due directly to Billy Owens at the beginning of class. To register, a fee of $22 can be made online here. Total cost of class $112.

NOTE: Classes may be canceled at any time due to Covid-19. Please, call (870) 269-3854 prior to traveling to confirm your class. A full refund will be issued if your workshop is canceled.

Lodging is available in the park at The Cabins at Dry Creek, our newly remodeled duplex-style hotel rooms. There is a Folk School discount for students booking more than 3 days. Call the Cabins office at 800-264-3655 to book with the discount. To book rooms for less than three days, click here.

About your instructor: Billy Owens
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. 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. You can visit their web site at owensoakbaskets.com.