This year's Great Basin Basketmakers Retreat will be held from May 12-15, 2026 at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center located on the shores of Lake Tahoe. Jelena Clay from Hilo, Hawaii, will be offering two workshops - Palm Basket with embellishments and Lauhala Fish. Karen Huntoon is offering a Huichol Indian Style Yarn Painting workshop. April Barber is teaching a Coiled Copper Wire Pendant workshop.
The retreat begins with check-in at 3:30 pm on Tuesday, May 12 and check-out is Friday, May 15 at 11:00 am. The first evening will begin with a get acquainted time after dinner to meet the instructors. The room and board fee for a shared room is $420, a single room is $655. A deposit of $100 is due by February 5th to hold your space with the final payment due by the General Meeting on April 2, 2026. 
Click here for a registration form.
Classes each day will run from 9 am to 5 pm with an hour for lunch, leaving time to socialize and weave in the evenings. Class and Material Fees are listed on the flyer. Tool requirements are included in the class description, as well as the level of experience suggested for the project.
Every year members donate basketry items to be raffled off at the retreat, this fundraiser covers the deposit for the next years' retreat. This year we are trying a different format for our fundraiser, all of the donated items will be treated as Silent Auction Bids. Please think of donating an item for the auction, whether you attend the retreat or not. We would like the auction items submitted by the April 2, 2026 guild meeting.
Submit your item with the following 
form.
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