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Upcoming Basketry Workshops 2012
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Dear Friends,

Check out the great weaving opportunities coming up in 2012.

We hope the dates are open on your calendar and that you will join us for some creative and fun weaving workshops

Registration and Locations: Listed with each class description below you'll find information about how to register and the location of that class. Class sizes are limited so register early, bring a friend and come join us.

All times are Central unless otherwise stated.

If you need more information please Contact Us or call Toll Free 1-800-447-7008.

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Upcoming Classes 2012


New England Tote Basket Class
Base measures 5” x 12”; height is about 9”

New England Tote Basket
Instructor: Beth Hester, Scottsville, Kentucky

Date: January 18, 2012, Wednesday
Time: 9:00 - 4:30
To Register Contact: Martha Nell Thomas at the Library

Class Location: Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library
1530 South Green St. Glasgow, KY 42141 - Map
Phone: 270-651-2824
Email:
mnthomas@glasgow-ky.com

Deadline to Register: January 4, 2012
Materials Fee per Student: $41.50

Level: Beginner to Intermediate

What a wonderful, easy, practical basket to make. Create this all-purpose ‘Tote’ with great quality reed material, Shaker Tape Handles and pattern by noted weaver Dianne Stanton. Base measures 5” x 12”; height is about 9”. A variety of colors of dyed reed and Shaker Tape handles will be offered. This class is an opportunity to learn about “shaping” your baskets using flat reed stakes and flat oval reed weavers.

Students should bring the following ( the additional tools needed for this class are underlined ) if they have the supplies on hand. I will bring some extra tools, so no one needs to go out and purchase any supplies in order to attend. *I do not have extra containers for water.

Pencil Scissors or shears
Cloth measuring tape A dozen or so plastic twist ties or cable ties
Sharp carving knife or pocket knife A dozen or so spring-type clothespins
An old towel and/or apron *Container to hold water (a gallon or so)
Spray bottle for water Sewing Needle thread & thimble
Needlenose pliers  

Show Your Spirit Basket Class
Basket Size: 15” long x 11” wide. Height: 15”

Show Your Spirit Basket
Instructor: Beth Hester, Scottsville, Kentucky

Date: February 3 and 4, 2012
Time: 3:30 - 7:00 p.m. Feb. 3
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Feb. 4
Class Fee per Student: $85.00
Fee includes: Materials, pattern, materials preparation, use of tools, and instruction fee.

Weaving Level: Intermediate / Advanced

Contact: Lynne Ferguson
Phone: 270-745-2594
Email: lynne.ferguson@wku.edu
For more info: http://www.wku.edu/library/museum/education/spiritbasket.php

Class Location: Kentucky Museum on the campus of Western Kentucky University - Map

Description: Generously sized Spirit Basket is perfect for tailgating or carrying with you whenever you’re hauling a load. Wooden base adds to the durability, Shaker Tape Handles are flexible and strong. Basket is made of natural and dyed reed material. This is an intermediate-level project and you must have prior basket making experience in order to attend. Class will be held Friday from 3:30 - 7:00 and all day on Saturday. Come and enjoy — Show Your Spirit Basket! Authors: Lynne M. H. Ferguson and Beth Hester

Students should bring the following, especially the pliers. I have extra tools and I’ll bring those along.

Wire Pliers or Needlenose Pliers Large size sharp-point sewing needle
Pencil Scissors or shears
Cloth measuring tape A dozen or so plastic twist ties or cable ties
Sharp carving knife or pocket knife A dozen or so spring-type clothespins
An old towel and/or apron Container to hold water (a gallon or so)
Spray bottle for water  

Join Beth at the John C Campbell Folk School for a wonderful week of basket making.
Swing Your Partner
Swing Your Partner will be one of your basket making choices during the class - Baskets: From the Base Up with instructor Beth Hester.

Baskets: From the Base Up
Instructor: Beth Hester, Scottsville, Kentucky

Dates: March 11-17, 2012
Tuition: $568.00

Level: Weavers of all levels are welcome.

Class Location: John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC.

Phone: 1-800.FOLK.SCH (365.5724)

Registration: Go to the John C. Campbell Folk School Web Site to register and to get more information.

Create several beautiful and functional baskets with wooden bases, including the popular "Swing Your Partner" basket with handcrafted oak swing handles. Weaving primarily with rattan, we'll concentrate on hand-shaping techniques so that your baskets will be well-proportioned and pleasing to the eye.
Note: Additional materials fee is estimated from $115-$145.


6 inch Nantucket Lightship Basket
6 inch Nantucket Lightship Basket with slotted handle

Annual Nantucket Weekend
April 13-15, 2012 (Class begins Fri. evening)
Instructor: Beth Hester, Scottsville, Kentucky

Description: Join us for the weekend and create a strong, beautiful and functional Nantucket basket—an heirloom to treasure. Each basket is woven over a mold, on a lovely cherry base, using cane staves and weavers. Handle treatment is determined by the style of basket (students may choose from several sizes).

The workshop covers basic traditional Nantucket Basketmaking techniques including carving staves, weaving, drilling, rim pinning and lashing. Students choose from sizes 3” to 10” round - white oak handles may be slotted with brass ears, outside pinned to the rims with bone knobs, or side using a pair. Class fee includes use of mold and rim mold during class.

Location: Kishwaukee College near BasketCases Unlimited - Clare, IL
Contact: Donna Larson or Carolyn McQuillan
Phone: 815-393-3414
Email: basketcasesunlimited@t6b.com
Menu: Class includes a delicious dinner on Friday and lunch both Saturday & Sunday

Basket Size & Class Fee: Students may choose from several sizes of round or oval baskets (one basket will be completed during the workshop). Please contact Donna or Carolyn to discuss options and prices. Fee includes teaching fee, all
materials, pattern, materials preparation, and use of tools and molds during class.

Students should bring: Students should bring the following if they have the supplies on hand. I will bring some extra tools, so no one needs to purchase supplies in order to attend.

Pencil Scissors or shears
Cloth measuring tape 12 - 18 spring-type clothespins
A coffee mug to hold water Dremel Tool or Small Drill (optional)
An old towel and/or apron Carving Knife or sharp pocket knife
Fine sandpaper Pliers (needlenose) Pony clamps (quantity 6) Awl

Deadline to Register: February 14, 2012


Cynthia's Bluegrass Purse Basket Class
12’’ long x 5.5’’ wide x 8’’ tall

Cynthia’s Bluegrass Purse Basket
Instructor/Editor:
Beth Hester, Scottsville, Kentucky

Date: May 1, 2012, Tuesday
Time: 8:30 - 5:00
To Register Contact: Martha Nell Thomas at the Library

Class Location: Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library
1530 South Green St. Glasgow, KY 42141 - Map
P
hone: 270-651-2824
Email:
mnthomas@glasgow-ky.com

Deadline to Register: April 16
Materials Fee per Student: $47.00

Level: Confident Beginner / Intermediate


An elegant purse for the intermediate weaver. Inspired by her love of riding horses and an appreciation of fine Nantucket baskets, Cynthia Riffe of Scottsville, Kentucky designed this purse basket to be stylish and practical. It’s sleek like a thoroughbred with the feel of a supple leather rein for a strap. “What woman doesn’t want to feel she’s in control?” asks Riffe, a creative mother of three. Students will carve the flat oval staves, insert them into a wooden base and weave with cane and round reed. The purse features a leather strap (40” long) and leather rim filler. Students choose between plain and 2-spiral weaving pattern. (For those of you who sew....you may want to add a drawstring fabric liner once you take the basket home.) Join us and create a lovely purse that puts you in the winners circle!

Students should bring the following ( the additional tools needed for this class are underlined ) if they have the supplies on hand. I will bring some extra tools, so no one needs to go out and purchase any supplies in order to attend. *I do not have extra containers for water.

Pencil Scissors or shears
Cloth measuring tape A dozen or so plastic twist ties or cable ties
Sharp carving knife or pocket knife A dozen or so spring-type clothespins
An old towel and/or apron *Container to hold water (a gallon or so)
Spray bottle for water Tapestry Sewing Needle
Needlenose pliers Carpenter’s Wood Glue

MArie's Handbag Basket Class
9 in. x 5 in. at rim; 8 in. tall

Marie’s Handbag Basket
Instructor/Editor:
Beth Hester, Scottsville, Kentucky

Date: June 26, 2012, Tuesday
Time: 8:30 - 5:00

To Register Contact: Martha Nell Thomas at the Library

Class Location: Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library
1530 South Green St. Glasgow, KY 42141 - Map
Phone: 270-651-2824
Email:
mnthomas@glasgow-ky.com

Deadline to Register: June 11
Materials Fee per Student:$43.00

Level: Confident Beginner / Intermediate

This little Basket Handbag, designed by Marsha Holm, is just the perfect size for a small billfold and a few other items. It’s woven on a beautiful oblong wooden base, incorporates twisted and braided seagrass, uses natural and dyed reed, and braided leather handles. This is an intermediate project and offers students the opportunity to work on shaping and weaving with narrow materials. What a neat, sweet basket! Note: Marsha’s made 6 baskets (so far) and she came up with the idea for this basket
in memory of her niece, Marie, a pre-school teacher, a wife and a mother, who lost her 2-year battle with cancer at the age of 37. “Marie was full of life and love, and one of her loves was for purses—I think she would have liked this one!”

Students should bring the following ( the additional tools needed for this class are underlined ) if they have the supplies on hand. I will bring some extra tools, so no one needs to go out and purchase any supplies in order to attend. *I do not have extra containers for water.

Pencil Scissors or shears
Cloth measuring tape A dozen or so plastic twist ties or cable ties
Sharp carving knife or pocket knife A dozen or so spring-type clothespins
An old towel and/or apron *Container to hold water (a gallon or so)
Spray bottle for water Carpenter’s Wood Glue

Show Your Spirit Basket Class
Basket Size: 15” long x 11” wide. Height: 15”

Show Your Spirit Basket
Instructor
: Beth Hester, Scottsville, Kentucky

Date: June 22 and 23, 2012
Time: 4:00 - 7:30 p.m. Friday June 22 and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday June 23
To Register Contact: Rita Myers

Class Location: Historic Rugby, Tennessee Community Building
Phone: 888-214-3400
Email: rugbylegacy@highland.net or rugbycommissary@gmail.com

Deadline to Register*: June 8, 2012
Class Fee per Student: $99.00 Fee includes: Materials, pattern, materials preparation, use of tools, and instruction fee.

Level: Intermediate / Advanced

Registration: To get your name on the class list you’ll need to register and pay the class fee by the deadline*. The class fee includes all materials, pattern and instruction fee. Once your class fee is paid you are “registered” for the class. If for some reason you are unable to attend, I will prepare a kit and instructions for you; you may pick up your kit at your convenience or have the kit shipped to you. Hope you can join us for this basket workshop. It’s a fun and rewarding project and Historic Rugby is a wonderful venue!

Description: Generously sized Spirit Basket is perfect for tailgating or carrying with you whenever you’re hauling a load. Wooden base adds to the durability, Shaker Tape Handles are flexible and strong. Basket is made of natural and dyed reed material. This is an intermediate-level project; prior basket making experience required. Class will be held Friday from 4:00 - 7:30 and all day on Saturday. Come and enjoy— Show Your Spirit Basket!

Students should bring the following, especially the pliers. I have extra tools and I’ll bring those along.

Wire Pliers or Needlenose Pliers Scissors or shears
Cloth measuring tape A dozen or so plastic twist ties or cable ties
Sharp carving knife or pocket knife A dozen or so spring-type clothespins
An old towel and/or apron Pan to hold water (a gallon or so)
Spray bottle for water Pencil
Large size sharp-point sewing needle Thimble (optional)

Basket for Janice Class
12” x 18” (top dimensions) x 8” tall.

Basket for Janice
Instructor:
Beth Hester, Scottsville, Kentucky

Date: Sept. 26, 2012, Wednesday
Time: 9:00 - 4:30

To Register Contact: Martha Nell Thomas at the Library

Class Location: Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library
1530 South Green St. Glasgow, KY 42141 - Map
Phone: 270-651-2824
Email:
mnthomas@glasgow-ky.com

Deadline to Register: Sept. 12
Materials Fee per Student: $59.00

Level: Beginner / Intermediate

Generously sized with 2 beautiful locally-handcrafted Oak Swing Handles, this basket is easy to make and recommended for beginners. Designed in memory of our special friend, Janice Walden, it has a filled bottom and is woven in plain weave. First quality smoked and natural reed, two 12” Swing Handles and excellent instructions are included. This one’s a great addition to your basket collection. It’s practical as well as beautiful; a basket you’ll truly enjoy using!

Students should bring the following if they have the supplies on hand. I will bring some extra tools, so no one needs to go out and purchase any supplies in order to attend. *I do not have extra containers for water.

Pencil Scissors or shears
Cloth measuring tape A dozen or so plastic twist ties or cable ties
Sharp carving knife or pocket knife A dozen or so spring-type clothespins
An old towel and/or apron *Container to hold water (a gallon or so)
Spray bottle for water  
 
 
 

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