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Teacher Biography

Marlys Sowers - Milo, Iowa

Marlys began making baskets 21 years ago, beginning with reed, then black ash, pine needles and other flexible plants she could find in the woods. She raises 13 kinds of basket willows on her farm in Milo, harvests it and prepares it for weaving. She makes rib style, traditional style and many different shapes that are her own designs. She also makes many kinds of Nantucket, Shaker and Appalachian - style baskets. Marlys teaches basketmaking classes at many conventions and special invitation classes throughout the US as well as at her studio during the year.