Relax, create, unplug,
and get away from it all!

Linda Chmelar

Linda Chmelar has been weaving and teaching for 30 plus years. She graduated from Iowa State in Home Economics Education and taught in

Fort Dodge Senior High and Maxwell Community School. She owns The Basket Weaver Shop located in the country north of Dubuque where

she offers classes, kits and supplies. She has 4 grown children with spouses and 12 grandchildren. Linda enjoys quilting and other crafts as well.

Instructor For:

Basket Weaving - Market Basket

Villages Folk School
P.O. Box 532, 809 1st Street
Keosauqua, Iowa 52565

Join others as they gather in the Villages of Van Buren to learn from the resident artisans in their personal studios. Spend a weekend plein air painting along the Des Moines River, or step back in time as you throw bowls in a Pottery Shop. The inspiring and relaxing atmosphere of scenic Van Buren County, Iowa is, and will continue to be, a haven for creative beings.