"Weavers Words" Vol. 3 Iss. 80 Date Sent: December 20, 1999 Web Page: http://www.iei.net/~davidc/ Subscribers: 1272 David Collins 408 North Devon Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46219 Phone: (317) 899-5747 Fax: (520) 222-0391 davidc@iei.net %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Do You Like Weavers Words? Click Below To "Recommend-It" To A Friend! http://recommend-it.com/l.z.e?s=210339 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% The Basket Bookstore Stop by "Weavers Words Basketry Bookstore" for a great selection of basketry literature & save up to 40%. Over 40 titles to choose from. The address is: http://www.iei.net/~davidc/book.html %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Attention New Subscribers You can search Weaver's Words web page and back issues by going to Weaver's Words web page (http://www.iei.net/~davidc/) and entering your search criteria into the PinPoint search box. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Attention AOL Subscribers For some reason some AOL subscribers haven't been receiving Weaver's Words through email. If you are one of these subscribers, or know one of someone who has not been receiving Weaver's Words, you can get all of the issues on the Weaver's Words web page. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Hi Everyone, Today on the local radio station they mentioned a girl who has terminal cancer and all she wants for Christmas is as many Christmas cards as people will send. She wants no money, just Christmas cards. I'm sure belated Christmas cards will be fine. Her address is: Paige Lane 45385 Creek Road Cookeville, TN 38506 Take Care, David %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 3 I. 79 Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 10:38:04 +0000 From: hds57 To: David Collins References: 1 I have been lucky enough to get my hands on a bunch of antlers. The problem is that they are still attached to the heads and I need some tips on cutting antlers off skulls. I have been told that I will burn out my electric handsaw if I use it. Is this true? Someone else suggested using a hacksaw and cutting by hand. Does anyone out there have any thoughts/suggestions for me? Helen from Princeton %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 3 I. 79 Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 09:41:50 -0500 From: Pamela Woodbury To: David Collins References: 1 Hi Weavers, I don't use a lot of round reed in antler baskets, but I do use a little and the most difficult part is getting good round reed that will not crack when you make those wraps around the rib. I have been teaching antlers quite a bit and have actually resorted to buying brand new reed just before the class so that I am sure it is good healthy reed. In a class I taught in August we were having cracking problems and it was a fresh lb. of round reed, but not bought just before the class although I hadn't had it that long. Anyhow we finally put some glycerin in the water and quite honestly it still cracked. Generally when I make the basket myself I don't have this problem cause I weave it very quickly but the longer the round reed is left to dry even though the student might be spraying it the more it cracks, I have noticed at least when wrapping around ribs. For that reason I have never rushed out and bought any glycerin as it is quite expensive. Judy Briscoe you have forced me to learn to put my own slots in my bases. It sounded like you do them yourself. If you have somebody doing them for you then I can do them now myself regardless. Almost 50%of the baskets I make now I make with wood bases. I cut, sand, whatever it takes to get the base ready then I would set it on the router table for my husband to put the slot in. Well I said if Judy is brave enough to do it then so am I and the first one grabbed and flew once and I said okay it needed me to be the boss so I did 6 bases yesterday and now they are all ready to weave and I don't have to wait for him to get around to it. Thanks Judy whether you do your own or not :) For those wanting to know the size slot cutter I use it is a 1/16. The smaller ones Judy was talking about seem to me would be too small for the regular reed baskets but the size used for Nantucket's. The 1/16seems to be the smallest size sold at regular woodworking places or hardware stores. I admit the slot is a tad big, but if you press round reed in over top of the reed or fold the bottom of the reed it works. Gluing is also an option although unless you have good experience with gluing you'll get it on your base and then it won't take the stain. Also you have to be sure to use the right kind of glue or when you get the basket wet the glue will get wet and come out anyhow. Insta cure works best for this and it also works on wet reed. As for using oil paints mixed with glycerin it can be done and I've done it. I don't know the exact formula. Pat Levitte exclusively stains her baskets with this formula and I love her colors, but I generally just use min wax or weavers stain so don't mess with it and don't know the exact formula. You might want to play around with little amounts to get whatever color you are looking for. Pat has used a slate gray color for years that I loved and now get it just fine with Weavers Stain driftwood. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and has all their shopping done by now. My son and I ran into Toys R Us yesterday and I'm telling you that is not a place you want to be right now. The lines were all at least 20customers long. He had procrastinated on what to get his niece although he had no trouble picking out great guy gifts for his nephews. Thanks Glennie for reminding us about that moon. I had every intention of looking for it had completely slipped my mind like most things do anymore. I'd put it on the fridge in big letters and hopefully remember to look. Well it's that time of year again where I need to clean the basket area before I start the new year. Seems like I never got it totally done for last year and an entire year has already gone by. Pam %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 3 I. 79 Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 11:02:19 EST From: Frbasketsc@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net <> Hi Lark, It is right here on David's web site under Guilds and Events. Hit Michigan and Nancy Carlson is the first one you will see. It has here address it also costs $20. For single member $25. For cottage member and I think it is $30. for business member. Glad to hear of another basket case welcome. I live in Bay City where do you live. A Friend in weaving, Carolyn %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Aloha! Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 11:19:06 EST From: Frbasketsc@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net Yes, I am going to Hawaii. My husbands work is sending us. I can't believe it I have never been on a real vacation. I am looking forward to this. My husband has been there before 5 times. So I am more excited than him, but plan on showing him a great time. I am looking for the basket weaver that form Hawaii to see if I will be anywhere near her. We will be staying at the Marc Royal Kahana Resort on Maui Jan. 26 to Feb. 1st then one day at Honolulu. Oh my heart is racing just thinking about it. Hope we can meet. Please E-mail me thanks. A Friend in weaving, Carolyn %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 3 I. 79 Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 11:50:42 EST From: PBWEAVE@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net This is for Barb about black walnut dye. Go to about.com/basketry and look at 9/29/99 for an excellent article on Black Walnut Dye. You will even find food recipes. I have found that I have less mold by storing the dyebath in a narrow mouth container. You can scoop off the mold and re-boil the liquid with no loss of color. Unless you freeze the liquid or keep it very cold, it will start stinking. You have to be careful that it doesn't make your reed smell. Susi Nuss suggests adding vinegar to inhibit mold. I love using the walnut hulls and if you add iron, you will have a nice charcoal to black color. Peggy in Edmond, OK %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 3 I. 79 Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 11:55:04 EST From: PBWEAVE@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net This is regarding Rit dye bleeding on reed. I have thought about brushing either the natural reed or the dyed reed with a wood preservative like Minwax (not the stain). Maybe there would be less bleeding. Minwax leaves a nice sheen too. Has anyone tried anything like this? Peggy in Edmond, OK %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Basket Swap Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 13:00:43 -0600 From: Gary Dunham To: David Collins Dolores Gatz - Maybe I'm just out of it because I've been weaving, or smelling too much stain lately, but I've tried & tried to email you to get in on the swap and it keeps coming back as a Mail Error. Could you please email me and then I could just reply to it to send you my address? I'd really appreciate it! Cindy in Illinois with only 7 more baskets to be made and stained before Christmas! YIKES! bigdog1@ameritech.net %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: stain from walnuts: bleeding dyed reed: Where to get Basket Moon Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 14:15:00 EST From: CHobbsNANA@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net I'll tell you how I make walnut stain. Others may make it a different way. Mine works for me. I get a 5-gallon bucket (a pickle bucket from White Castle works fine, and only costs 2 or 3 dollars. I put my walnuts in there-green or black or whatever condition. I fill up the bucket if I have that many. However many are in there, I fill it up with water. I take a bottle of ammonia, and go glug, glug, glug. (Real scientific.) I put the lid on, and store it in the garage. I leave it until I am ready to strain off the stain-thru summer, winter, freeze, a year or two, or whatever. When ready, I get paint strainers from Lowe's hardware, and another container. I strain the stain from the walnuts through the paint strainer, and you may need to strain 2 or 3 times. Now I take scraps of reed, and drop them in the stain. If too dark (it probably will be), add water until scraps of reed come out the color you want them. It's now ready to use. What do I do with the walnuts? I fill up the bucket again with water, ammonia, and store in the garage to be strained again later. I do not boil the walnuts. To keep the Rit dye from bleeding (reds, black, navy, and bright colors seem to bleed worse) I go to the quilt store and buy a bottle of RETAYNE. I dye my reed in a big enamel canner. I put about 6" deep water, and after it is hot, I add a capful of RETAYNE, and stir well. Dye my reed as usual, and when I take it out, I dunk it in a sink of ice water. Rinse, and hang out to dry (or in the shower with newspapers under it. Works for me! Joann Fabrics don't seem to carry RETAYNE. Now-if you weave a basket, and your color has bled onto the other reed, don's despair! There is hope! Get an applicator, dip into bleach, and very carefully wipe off the dye that bled. Works for me! Barnes and Nobel has the book "Basket Moon", by Mary Lyn Ray. You can get them by the address: www.barnesnoble.com. Happy Holidays, and Happy Weaving! Clare %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: glycerine Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 17:24:03 -0500 From: constance yousey To: davidc@iei.net Happy Holiday to all the WW family, We have snow in my area, Upstate NY, would love to share it with Jill in Alaska. Anyway, the subject of glycerine, I get it through trapper supplier stores, outdoor outfitters, catalogs etc. They use it in lures and on the traps to prevent freezing. It has no additives. Quite cheap, according to what you gals are saying. Connie %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Classes Offered by the Tri-State Basketry Guild Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 18:29:12 -0500 From: Barbara Holt To: davidc@iei.net To all Weavers Words Subscribers: The Tri-State Basketry Guild began in the spring/summer of 1999. We have 35 members from TN, NC and VA. Dues are only $15 per year, due in June for July-June, 2000-2001. We are accepting membership all during the year for 1999-2000. The $15 non-local membership includes a monthly newsletter and the privilege to take any classes for which we have space available. We meet on the 2nd Saturday of each month in Blountville, TN, about 8 miles south of Bristol TN/VA. Bristol is in the NE corner of TN and in SW VA, on I-81. We now have specific dates for some of the classes we will offer in 2000-2001. We have spaces available in each class. If you would still like to be added to the list to take any of the above classes, phone Barbara Holt at 423-990-2389 or email bholt@usit.net. For any class, you may mail the deposit/balance to Claire Doherty, Treasurer, 106 Leprechaun Way, Bristol TN 37620. You must pay the $15 guild membership to take a class. 1. The Martha Wetherbee class will be taught on June 13-14, 2000. It will be a 2-day class, 10 am - 3 pm each day. She will teach a Shaker Puzzle Cathead basket. If we get 9 members to enroll, we can split the cost of only 8 enrollments among the 9; i.e., the cost per member will be $133.33. If we have only 8 enrolled, the cost is $150.00 per member. A deposit of $75 is due at the February meeting. The balance will be due at the April meeting. 2. The 8-hour Jill Choate antler class will be on the weekend of July 29-30. If there is sufficient interest, we may offer 2 classes. The cost is $95. A $50 deposit will be due January 8. The balance of $45 will be due at the May meeting. 4. Nancy's Southwest Basket, designed and taught by Jim and Diane Langston of Spring Hope, NC, will be offered during the weekend of April 29-30, 2000. The 8-hour class will start on Saturday and last as long as "we can work". Then, it will conclude on Sunday, after church hours. A deposit of $50 was due at the December meeting, with the balance of $85 or $100 due at the March meeting. The cost is $135 if the basket is done in reed; $150 if done in cane. If you were not at the December meeting, you may still join the class: mail the deposit to Claire. Note: If you have signed up for a class, you are obligated to pay the fees. Your signing up helps us to meet the minimum needed to offer the class. The guild does not have the funds and cannot cover the cost of a default. If you have paid the fees, have an unavoidable emergency, and cannot attend, you will receive a kit so that you can do your basket on your own. Of course, you may also get someone to attend in your place. That person must be a guild member; i.e., pay $15 dues for the privilege to take the class. In addition to these classes, we offer a class at 11 of the 12 regular meetings during the year, and on January 8, we are considering other special classes in addition to the ones listed in 1-3 above. We try to offer both a beginner and an intermediate class each meeting. Meetings usually run from 9 am until 2-3 pm, in order to complete baskets. If there are spaces available in the other special classes we choose on January 8, I will post on WW. Barbara Holt, President Tri-State Basketry Guild %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 15:48:39 PST From: "Jennifer Forsyth" To: davidc@iei.net Glennie in Canada: I just purchased the "Basket Moon" book from Amazon.com. I had it here in three days. It is a beautiful book and it really has a great message for children. Good luck. Jenn %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 3 I. 79 Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 20:41:05 -0500 From: "Donna L" To: "David Collins" Hi all - Happy Holidays to everyone. Just a quick note to add the glycerine discussion - most pharmacies (Probably not chain drug stores) either carry it or can order it for you. Glycerine is graded by the gov't - the most expensive being FDA approved food grade - this is not necessary for soaking reed but may be all a pharmacy has access to. We used to buy it by the gallon from a local chemical company. Also, try floral supply companies. An alternative to glycerine is anti-freeze. Many old-timers used to soak cane in that to keep it soft. Just keep it out of your mouth, please, while weaving and don't let your animals drink your soaking water. Donna bordlong@fast.net http://www.countryseat.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Merry Christmas!! Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 01:03:27 -0500 From: Linda Dobinson To: davidc@iei.net Hello to David and other WW members, My name is Linda Dobinson and I am a relatively new member of WW and a beginner basket weaver who is absolutely hooked on Weavers Words. I figured that it was time to join in and express my heartfelt thanks for this forum. Like many others, I bring my cup of coffee to the office and sit down for "my time" and enjoy what David has brought together. I'm sure that there are many like myself, who enjoy reading this forum each week, but who also do not participate. While you were off sick, David, you were missed! I just wanted to let you know that. I have learned an enormous amount from your site, gotten the courage to shop for basket materials "on line" and will hopefully, be taking some classes from other WW members in the year 2000. (Jill Choate comes to Ontario, Canada, I HOPE - my name is on the list!) I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Year 2000 from (Southern) Ontario, Canada where we are blissfully without snow for now. P.S. We're heading to Portugal in January and would love to check out the baskets- any suggestions? %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Making oil paints into stain Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 09:21:28 +0000 From: sarahstoddard@att.net To: davidc@iei.net Hi there, Helen from Princeton had asked about possibly making oil paints into stain. I'm just a beginner, but I've done this. On the Baskets, Etc. web site's tips and techniques page, I ran across this formula. If you combine 1 cup of mineral spirits (I use the odorless variety) with a 6 inch "squeeze" of Burnt Umber oil paint (not water soluble), it makes a great walnut looking stain. I use a spray bottle or a foam brush to apply, and so far I have been very happy with the results. It's quick and easy, especially for us southerners who can't just harvest walnuts from our backyards! I tried this little formula with a red paint and wasn't as pleased with the shade (I should have just dyed the reed red), but there's certainly nothing wrong with a little experimentation. Good luck! Sarah Watts Newly relocated in Savannah, GA %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Thank you for a wonderful website Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 12:23:12 EST From: ECrater@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net Thank you, David, for an absolutely marvelous web site (Weavers Words). I spent a good part of this morning wandering through your site, when I really should have been finishing my holiday decorating, but once I was there I couldn't resist staying awhile. You have done a splendid job putting together such a colorful, informative & fun place to visit. I am on the Weavers Words mail list & enjoy that also. Thank you again & Happy Holidays. Roberta Crater %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: slot cutters Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 15:25:10 -0500 From: gatsby@larck.net To: davidc@iei.net I hope you are rapidly getting your strength back, David. Traci, you asked what size slot cutter to use for regular reed. I can never remember the thickness so I bring a base in when I need a new one. At woodworkers warehouse, I hand them the base and tell them I need a slot cutter to cut a slot that big. Mine cost around $15. It's really thin. I don't have problems with the reed coming out once It wine around a couple of times. It depends on the thickness of your reed. Some is really skinny and you may have to twine a little more to keep it in. Hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday. Dot in Maine where it is still green and we aren't out of school for another 2 days! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Basketry Conference Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 14:49:34 -0600 From: "Anthony Robbins" To: "David Collins" I did it! I'm going to my first basketry conference. I'm going to the Basketmaker's Gathering 2000 in Atlanta, GA in February. I've signed up for two classes (both are intermediate, so I hope I haven't overestimated my skill---but that's what classes are for isn't it--to learn?) I'm excited about going, but I'm also a little anxious, I really don't know what to expect. If the conference is anything like WW, I'll be in good hands. I've never "met" such a group of helpful people. Any words of wisdom, encouragement or the like? In another vein: I've been ordering from NC Basketry for more than two years and have always found them extremely helpful. Once, they even pulled a pattern and checked to see what type of handles I'd need so I didn't have to re-order later. I especially like that they're so close; I can usually order on Monday morning and my order is here by Wednesday afternoon, regular UPS delivery. Hope everyone has a safe and happy Holiday Season! Cindy Robbins in north AL where they're forecasting possible freezing rain by morning %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Basket Moon Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 11:48:37 EST From: SUSANRDGRS@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net Hi from Maine. To Doug Pickles & Glennie Mc Kiirdy Basket Moon is Wonderful, just bought a copy through local bookstore & one through Barnes & Noble (shipped in 3 days). The text is lovely & the charming illustrations are by Maine's own Barbara Cooney (Miss Rumphius etc.) This will be a special gift for my 6-year-old granddaughter, Sydney coming from Bainbridge Is, WA with her Mom, dad & baby brother Keegan to spend Christmas with Nana & Pops on the coast of Maine. Please EVERYONE send snow vibes. Happiest of holidays to all -- filled with health & many, many baskets. Suzi O'Brien Rodgers Newly addicted basketmaker in West Bath, Maine Looking forward to swap -- and many, many thanks to David for this site and all of those who have answered "newbie" questions & sent great advice. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Swap #7 Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 16:17:31 -0500 From: "Dolores Gatz" To: "David" Hi Everyone, A few more people have signed up. Some of you mention that you thought you already were signed up. I know a couple of you arrived right after I sent the last list to David. For some reason Outlook 2000 didn't load onto my system completely. I don't have the retrieve option yet. So I couldn't try to recall the list from David and fix it. I worked I building a database of all of you over the weekend (I should have been studying for my finals). After I completed it and shut down for the evening I came up with a curiosity and idea. Not this WW's, but the next one I'll print another list of names alpha by state. I thought it would be interesting to see how many states are being represented and by how many. I don't have it done today because I have to study but wanted to let you know I've gotten some more names. My finals are Tuesday and Wednesday. The big one is Tuesday so after it I'll get it to you. In the meantime, one again here are the swap instructions. YES THERE IS STILL TIME TO SIGN UP!!!!!!!!!! Hello Weavers Words Weavers! Here are the rules and sign-up directions for the 7th WW basket Swap! This will be a swap in which you send a basket you have woven to one person and receive a basket woven by someone else. Weave a basket you would be pleased to receive. DO NOT contact the person you are weaving for until you hear from them that they have received your basket. This swap is for Weavers Words subscribers only. You may sign up for this swap one time only. Sign up will be open from now until January 3, 2000. (I am not placing a limit on the number of people who can signup.) I will send you a message with the name and address of the recipient of your basket. Your personally woven basket must be sent to that person no later than February 1, 2000 (earlier is fine!). Anyone who has failed to follow through on participation in a previous WW swap will not be registered for this one unless they are able to provide written proof from the recipient of their basket that they did satisfactorily complete the earlier swap. To sign up for WW Swap #7, send an email message to me at email address containing the following information: Your Name Your Mailing Address Your Telephone Number Your Email Address. Optional information you may include if you wish: (Likes and dislikes) Reviewing notes from previous coordinators, there was someone that received a necklace and was not into woven jewelry. Basically, these are the same rules that Bert used for signing up. I'm not putting a limit on the # of participants. All are welcome. A few additional notes are related to comments I have received from some members of weaver's words. Please keep in mind all part of a family and none of these words are meant to hurt. I just the middle person of some comments. No names are going to be mentioned, but I'm giving certain people to opportunity to be heard. * Someone suggested - real 'thank you note' via mail to the person they receive a swap from. This person had woven a basket and includes a few extras and only got a email saying 'I got the basket'. She feels that the basket was at least worth the postage of a nice note. [Well, in this day and age of rush, I think we all sometimes forget the pleasantries of life. I know, I'm so busy that I have to assign a day in my calendar just to do bills, before they come to lock me up. Also, I'm not the greatest with words. Some of the messages I see on weavers words of 'thank you', I'm sooo envious. I'm sure I have been as thrilled with the baskets I've received in the swaps as the other people writing those messages. I'm just not as good with putting the feelings into words as others. In this day and age, my life seems to function around email and personally I've forgotten about the old way of mailing a Thank You note. Quoting Bert, "Perhaps everyone should write a thank-you they would like to receive." We all must remember, I sure we're all putting a special effort into weaving this basket for another basket lover out there. And Personally, I think we all deserve a big round of applause for the efforts we've been putting into these baskets. (If David's message could have handled it, I would have attached a applause button here so those of us with speakers could hear it.) Maybe, we can remember David's electronic card section. They do have an area for our own messages on them.] * Another person suggested a millennium basket swap as a theme. She would like to see everyone to do a brand new type of basket. [This is an excellent thought. But technically, the new millennium starts with2001.] * I thought about the theme being Valentine Basket Swap. Only, I feared everyone would be weaving, sending and receiving the same heart shaped basket. Wow, that was a scary thought. As I thought about it I think I'd like the us to weave with a few thoughts in mind. If everyone gets the basket mailed February first. Give or take how fast the delivery a lot of the baskets would be arriving around Valentine's Day or just prior to. So I'm not going to assign a Theme to the swap. Just of reminded of the time of year and because it's also the beginning of a New Year and everyone thinking about the Millennium. Maybe, we can think about trying a new basket. Who knows maybe one of us will develop the newest, greatest, hottest Valentine basket to date. Dolores Gatz Long Island, New York %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: AMB membership and convention Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 18:22:21 From: Eileen To: davidc@iei.net Lark, In order to be listed in the directory and receive the first mailing of the convention booklet you must be a member by January 31. If you join after that date and want to receive a convention booklet please include an extra $3. to cover the first class postage. Membership chairperson AMB Membership P.O. Box 1105, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858-1105 Dues - $20. For individual Dues - $25. Cottage member Dues - $35. Business member AMB convention 2000 will take place October 18-22 at the Amway in Grand Rapids. Eileen, Romeo, MI %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Basket Swap Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 19:31:07 -0500 From: "eve fulton" Organization: Microsoft Corporation To: "David Collins" O.K. I give up. I confess. I joined the basket swap. All joking aside, because of all the encouraging words as well as individual encouraging e-mail I have signed up for the swap. Here I had hoped to timidly put a toe into the waters of the wonderful weavers world and now I am plunging right in. David, my hopes and prayers are added to all the others, for you speedy recovery. You do an awesome job. To all the other weavers, a happy, healthy and prosperous Holiday season. Eve from friendly Frederick, Md. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Christmas Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 19:17:25 -0600 From: Tony Stubblefield or Dean Meredith To: David Collins/Weavers Words Am I the only one going crazy trying to get baskets and other craft projects done for Christmas? Everyone seems so calm. I have been frantic the last couple of weeks painting and weaving, and I finally got to the mall last night before it closed to buy the last couple of gifts. I finally gave up trying to weave new baskets for my Mom and Dad and are going to give them the prototypes of two of my Nantucket's. I will just make myself another other pair after the holidays. I say it every year that I will start earlier, but I never seem to do it. By the time the holidays are over I should have a new 7" table my Dad is building me. Did I ever tell you my dad builds furniture? He sells it all over the county, it is crazy, and he is supposed to be retired from school teaching. I have asked for a corner cupboard to hold my TV, VCR and such for Christmas and I am keeping my fingers crossed. Well, I did make 2 new baskets for presents. A small oval "cracker" Nantucket basket for my grandma and a Nantucket basket woven over an acrylic tumbler to use as a pencil holder for my uncle. I painted quite a few folk art pieces too this year. I made multiple of each so I could have ones for myself this year. Usually I make all of this stuff and never keep any for myself. I had better go give my Nantucket's another coat of Deft and wrap some more presents. I have one final party to go to tonight and then I am back to frantic mode until Christmas gets here. Happy holidays to everyone and have a great 2000! Tony Stubblefield St. Louis http://www.tetranet.net/users/deanandtony/baskets.htm %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% If for any you would ever like to cancel your subscription, simply send me a message with "unsubscribe" as your subject.