Backwood Artisans

Welcome to Cathy's Baskets

Baskets galore, mostly original designs created by Cathy Snyder. Custom orders, kits, patterns, and classes available. Check out my facebook for my most recent creations, student creations and more.

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Baskets for Sale

Looking for a custom basket?

I enjoy making unique baskets. Custom sizes, colors, including your antlers, and other requests are welcome. Take a look in my showcase to see some of my previous creations.

See my Basket Showcase

Cathy with two students showing off their new baskets

Basket Classes

Cathy teaches basket classes to a variety of ages and audiences in the north-central PA. She frequently offers classes in her home, at the Artisan Center in downtown Coudersport, as well as traveling to other locations.

Baskets can be tailored for beginners or more experienced weavers. Her most popular classes are Lil' hikers, forager baskets, handy totes, napkin baskets, and utensil baskets.

Reach out to Cathy for pricing and scheduling.

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Do-It-Yourself Basket Patterns

If you've ever had the pleasure of meeting Cathy, you'll know she's a huge fan of do-it-yourself and improvising. Check out Cathy's Etsy shop for basket patterns that she's written down to let others have the fun of making similar baskets -- without having to guess from a photo.

Over 30 pattern available with lots of customization possibilities for what's in your stash.

Visit Cathy's Etsy Shop