"Weavers Words" Vol. 1 Iss. 58 Compiled By: David Collins Owned By: Weavers Everywhere Date Sent: October 22, 1997 Subscribers: 349 Back Issues: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5998/ Basket Biddin' Auction: http://members.tripod.com/~Basket_Biddin/ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 1 I. 57 Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 10:41:11 -0400 From: "drpain@net-gate.com" To: davidc@iei.net References: 1 Janet Freebairn, I have been teaching adult night school for 15 years now, and I always find it interesting to ask what everyone does for a living. I usually wait until around the third week. Everyone is surprised to find out what each other do for a living. I tend to get a lot of doctors and nurses in my classes. I just taught again last night and everyone was there again. This is the first time everyone has had prefect attendance. I think I am going to have some kind of special surprise for them on the last night. I have a special class next week 20 ladies have signed up to do a wall basket. I guess I will have to break down and cut kits for them. This is going to be fun,:) I usually limit my classes to 12 people. Wish me luck and keep weaving everyone you know what is right around the corner.:) Bert: You asked a while back about my grandmother basket, It is like an egg basket but with four compartments on the bottom, When you start it you use two and half hoops. It has four gods eyes. I am going to post a picture of it on my website. Also I got my picture in one of the local news papers. I was sitting at a festival weaving a huge egg basket and someone took a picture. What a surprise,( the picture was even in color) my basket just happened to match my outfit. The red and black colors really looked great. I had three phone calls on buying the basket but I guess they all though I was asking to much.Well I have taking up enough time so type at you all later. Take Care Mary Carty (njweaver) South Jersey Piney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Subject: "Weavers Words" Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 16:16:02 -0500 From: Jacalyn Bedworth Organization: Thompson Museum Consulting, Inc. To: davidc@iei.net References: 1 Although I mostly weave in willow, I am also doing a bit of historical research on European and European American basketmaking in general. Does any one out there have any information on the history of rattan/reed? When was it first used in a big way in this country as a weaving material? Is it a 20th century phenomena, or did professional basketmakers make use of it in the late 19th? When was it first commercially available? Is the European history similar? or did it have a later or earlier introduction in Europe? Any help, ideas, opinions, or references would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Jacki, in beautiful but chilling rapidly St. Paul, Minnesota @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Subject: Simply Baskets Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 21:35:25 PDT From: "Kay Janke" To: davidc@iei.net Hello all: Just returned from a great & relaxing trip to the Covered Bridge Festival in Indiana. This was 3 towns, all decked out for the tourists from parking to flea markets, vendors of anything you can imagine (including some really neat baskets), concessions & so much to try to look at that it was amazing. As we had not been there before, what we found was more then we expected & people came in from every direction. We camped at Racoon Lake State Recreation area, it was very nice, easy to get to and fairly close to all the towns participating in the Bridge festival. This is on my list of things to do again. Sad to say that on returning I had a letter from Cathy S. of Simply Baskets. She has decided to discontinue the magazine & has refunded the balance of the subscription. I really liked the magazine & am sorry to see it gone. Lora Khoury: As I was walking to the various booths at the Bridge Fest, I had to stop at all the basket displays. I was talking with a lady and don't remember how we got on the subject, but she said that she is a friend of yours. Susie B. was there with baskets & gourds. She was so easy to talk to, and she gave me a tip on coloring the seagrass. Hers looked better then what I have done, with much more color in the seagrass. Wow, what a small world. Hope to see you at AMB. Kay J - Michigan Weavin' on. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Subject: Interwoven N.E.W.S. Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 08:45:31 -0400 From: Eileen La Porte To: davidc@iei.net Does anyone out there know what has happened with Phyllis & Steve Scarbrough Interwoven N.E.W.S.? I received one copy and I know there was a second issue early spring but I never got that one. I've sent email to both addresses and sent a letter to the following address with no response.P.O.Box 580,Rainer, Oregon 97048. She had quite a few subscribers who were online and I don't know how many others. If she had trouble with the magazine I think she at least owes her subscribers some sort of explanation. Eileen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Subject: AMB Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 10:50:23 PDT From: "Kay Janke" To: davidc@iei.net Hi to all & AMB participants: As I have rec'd some individual notes, I thought I would mention that I will be putting @WW on my name tag. So if anyone that would like to be recognized, would do the same, we might have a chance to see each other. It is a slim chance, but would identify some of us. Also if you want, leave a message at my room & I will try to connect with you. Hope to see you gals there. Kay in Mich. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 1 I. 56 Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 15:44:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Robinm822@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net Would you be kind enough to help me find a pattern for the Victorian Laundry Basket by Joyce Schaum. I saw one completed at a basket show, and know I must have one for myself! Thanks. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Subject: Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 20:34:14, -0500 From: BDKE97B@prodigy.com (MRS BILLIE A DORRIS) To: davidc@iei.net Will send a note as I imagine many of our group is in Mich this week for the convention. I am envious of all of them. We had an amazing thing happen in the Tidewater of Va. this past weekend. This wet material fell from the sky-in buckets at times. I believe it is called rain. It has been so long since we have had any I'm not sure anymore. We were some 10" below what is normal at this time of year and Va. Beach has a serious water shortage anyway. I know you'd not think it since we are on the ocean but it's true. No washing car,watering lawns or filling pools unless you have a well and even the wells were low this summer. I was thankful for the rain but not for the fact that it came on the weekend of my last show of the year and of course it was outside. We got Sat. in with a few customers but had a Nor'easter blow thru on Sat nite and by Sun the park where the show was held was underwater at high tide. Oh well that just means I have baskets left for next year of for the Christmas rush.(Ha!) Don't know about everyone else but sales are really down here this year and not just for basket weavers. Our guild had a wonderful experience last week during a visit from Ann Ridgeway and her friend Vladimir the Russian. He taught us how to make a small bias woven double wall birch bark basket. It was great. Of course he took everyones outside base out at least once and in some cases several times. The material was wonderful to work with. We really had a good time. We had enough people sign up that we had both and afternoon and evening class with 10 people in each. Since our local chapter has less than 40 people we were really pleased with the turnout. I remember someone a few lists back asking about shows and how and what to display. My husband insists that if you have too much to chose from you just confuse people and they can't make a decision. I'm not sure that he is wrong. I only put out one of a kind(although I rarely have more than one of the same thing). It looks more selective that way and the customer can always ask if you have it in another color-or you can offer the info if you hear them wondering. I spend a lot of time talking to my customers. Usually start by assuring them that I do make of the baskets myself. Lately I have found that Nantuckets are a wonderful drawing point. Yes they are expensive but after you explain what goes into making one people seem to appreciate all of your work even more. Maybe they can't afford a Nantucket this time but may another basket and also they will remember talking with you at future shows and you never can tell when someone will win the lottery. I also keep a mailing list of my customers-usually from their checks or I ask if they would like to be put on my mailing list. Then twice a year I do postcard mailings of my coming shows. THe shows seem to come in groups and so two mailings covers them all. I just say that Baskets by Billie will be at the following shows. Then I list the dates, times and directions if necessary. I also give my phone number for more info. You can make the cards up on your computer and then run them on card stock at your local print store. You can get 4 cards per sheet. This is an investment that I have found really pays off for me. As for special orders I HATE THEM. It seems I am never in the mood to make that basket when I have too. I do take some orders-primarily for Nantuckets. If it is for another type of basket make sure that they are aware that no two baskets are alike and that you will attempt to make another just like the one they want but it might vary in size - shape. Even after 15 years I still enjoy doing shows making money is nice but it is also fun to interact with your customers and increase their knowledge of your art. There are several weavers in this area and we are all friends. When someone ask if I teach classes I tell them that I don't but can give them the name of someone who does, also about the guild. At a recent show I was the only one of the three guild members present who took charges. I told both of the others that if they were going to lose a sale because of a charge send them down to me and I would charge it for them and I did. Friendship works much better than cutthroat. Well guess I have said enough for now. Hope everyone is enjoying fall. Billie in Va. Beach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Subject: history Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 07:39:55 -0700 From: Mandy To: davidc@iei.net Hello fellow weavers! I am enjoying fall weather in Illinois. The color changes are just beautiful. I enjoy watching the farmers take the corn down and watch the deer peek out (as long as they don't peek out in front of my car...lol) I am going to do my first home show in November and was trying to come up with what I was going to say about each basket. I decided I would like to find the history of each basket. Does anyone recommend a good book that would supply me with information on different baskets and their history? Thanks ahead of time, Amanda Popelka ******************************************************** Mandy's Hopechest Specializing in basket weaving, floral arrangements and rag crochet. ******************************************************** @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Subject: Re: INTERWOVEN NEWS Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 11:22:07 -0400 From: "Angie" To: "David - Weavers Words" Hi everyone, I wanted to pass this info on to all of you who read InterWoven News. Phyllis Scarbrough has moved to WI. With all the hassle that has been involved, she got behind on the magazine. She is now pretty settled and will begin working on a new issue as soon as possible. As soon as the new issue is finished, it will be sent out as normal. Bye, Angie, PA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If for any you would ever like to cancel your subscription, simply send me a message with "unsubscribe" as your subject.