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Fall Basket Kit Sale

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I have concluded my travels for the year, and my 2018 travel/teaching schedule doesn’t begin until March of 2018.  I have all kinds of ideas to weave up and things I want to do … but first, as promised, I am having another kit sale. It will be short – starts today, November 8, and ends on November 17. Many of the kits I have on sale, I will no longer be making and some kits I only have 2 or three left. When they’re gone, they are gone!!

Shipping, same deal as before: $5 for one (1)  kit, 7.50 for two (2) kits, $10 for three (3) kits, 12.50 for four (4) kits and $15 for five (5) or more kits.

Here’s what I have available:

Arrows $45 (10% off!)

An experiment in 5/5 twill; careful placement of stakes and weavers brings out the arrow design. The rim is overlayed and double lashed with waxed linen. Finished Size of Basket: 12″ diameter x 10″ high.

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October Classes and Color

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Well, October has come and gone. My month started with a trip west to see family. The Bighorns in Wyoming were snow covered, brilliant colored aspen and birch trees  lined the valleys in Montana and the sugar beet harvest was in full swing in Alberta. I was thankful for clear roads and time with people I love.

  

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August Basket Classes

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It’s the last day of August!  My month disappeared in flurry of home remodeling. Not quite done, in September I tear my studio and dye room down and get it ready for paint and new flooring. Not exactly sure where I will put everything while the old flooring is being ripped out and new installed, but I know I will love it when it’s done! I’ll try to take some before, during and after photos for you.

Besides, self contracting and remodeling, I did do some teaching. In early August, a group of weavers in Sussex, Wisconsin invited me to teach. They had three projects going: Twizarr, T Tray and Arrows.

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The Bluegrass Area Basketmakers Seminar

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Jabez, Kentucky – I heard a local describe it as ‘five miles past no where”.   It may be that, but it is also a destination for over 100 basket weavers each June.  Many attendees call it ‘basket camp’;  we eat, weave and sleep – it’s pretty wonderful.  I taught four classes, enjoyed  seeing lots of friends and made new ones. Of course I took my camera and took lots of pictures.  I didn’t capture the rocking chairs on the porch or the amazing sunsets, but I did get lots of class pictures and … Read more

Lashing a Basket with Waxed Linen

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I lash a lot of baskets with waxed linen; I weave tight, I weave small, I weave with stakes close together – waxed linen works for me. And I like the way it looks. Lashing a basket with waxed linen is much like lashing with a length of reed, but there are some key differences.

What you need:  

Waxed linen – I typically use 4-ply for regular sized baskets.

Tapestry Needle – use a size that is easy to thread and not to large or to small for the basket you are lashing.

Starting the lasher:

Cut a three – four foot length of waxed linen, thread your needle and, going from outside to inside, insert it into a space just to the left of your rim overlap (to the right if you are left handed and will be lashing from left to right). Pull the needle and waxed linen through until you have a tail of about four (4) inches on the outside of your basket.

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