Lodging near Charlotte, VT

• Anywhere in Vergennes, Hinesburg, Charlotte, Shelburne, or South Burlington will be a very short drive to the shop.

• Mt. Philo State Park has camping starting at $20/night. It is a beautiful place and has 7 tent sites and 3 lean-to sites. It is a five-minute drive from the shop.

• North Beach Campground is right on the lake in Burlington and has camping (tents to RVs), starting at $37/ night.

• There is an Airbnb a few houses down the road from the shop where many students have stayed. If you say you are taking a chairmaking class, they will give you a 10% discount. Here are links to the rooms:

  • Farmhouse Suite

  • Sunroom Suite

  • Rustic Suite

  • Garden Suite

  • Forest Suite

  • Lakeview Suite

Green Woodworking

• Plans for my 2-slat ladderback side chair co-designed with Jeff Lefkowitz.

• Shaving horse plans from Tim Manney.

• Spoon mule plans from Dawson Moore.

• Pay-what-you-can Chair makers workbench plans, free how-to videos, and chair plans from Curtis Buchanan.

• Boggs chair manuals, and pay-what-you-can Boggs Side Chair Plans from Jeff Lefkowitz

• White Pine seat blanks for Windsor chairs from Shawn Murphy.

• Green oak and maple blanks (and tons of other stuff) from Elia Bizzarri.

• High-quality axe handles and related resources from T.D. Handle Co.

Seat Weaving

• Basket Maker’s Supply sells a variety of seating materials including shaker tape, binder cane, and Danish cord. They also have good online instructions and a shaker tape yardage calculator.

• Silver River Center for Chair Caning in Asheville, NC, teaches excellent in-person and online classes on most seating materials.

• Peter Follansbee has a good video on weaving a hickory bark seat.

• HH Perkins Co. is one source for laced Danish Chord of several colors.

• Weaver Leather Supply for veg-tanned leather and tools. 7/8oz thickness seems to be good for seat material. Stripping service can be added to your cart.

Paints

• Real Milk Paint Co. and Old Fashioned Milk Paint.

• Ottosson Linssed Oil Paint from Earth and Flax.

• Curtis Buchanan has several free milk paint videos on YouTube.

• Pete Galbert has an in-depth milk paint video for $40.

Willow Basketry

• Willow Vale Farm, Jes Clark. New York-based grower, teacher, and made-to-order weaver.

• Willowbrook Basket Farm, Sandra Kehoe. New York-based grower, weaver, and teacher. Our top recommendation for where to buy willow cuttings. The resources page on Sandra’s website is loaded with information.

• Hanna Van Aelst. Ireland-based grower and weaver with many YouTube videos.

• Lucian Avery. Vermont blacksmith making basketry, gardening, and woodworking tools.

• Northwest Willow. Washington-based grower selling dried willow, tools, and supplies.

• Vermont Willow Nursery. Vermont grower with a huge variety of willow for basketry and other purposes. They sell live cuttings, stakes, and rods.