"Weavers Words" Vol. 4 Iss. 26 Date Sent: July 16, 2000 Web Page: http://members.xoom.com/dgcollins/ Subscribers: 1435 David Collins 408 North Devon Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46219 Phone: (317) 899-5747 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. 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Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 21:29:25 -0500 From: "Tim Hall" To: Dear basketeers, Chronologically I am an adult. Until, that is, Darrell our mailman brought my basket to me today! All the shouting and jumping I did was cause for alarm from my neighbors until I opened the box (in the driveway, of course, using my house key to open it). I pulled out the most adorable key basket woven by Connie Adam from New York. She not only embellished it with a tin birdhouse, she also put on a flower - AND turned it into a clock! AND I also got a BATTERY to make the clock work. I'll be thanking her with the basket note cards she also sent and I'll be eating the syrup she also included. Can you believe this is her first swap! Lucky me! It couldn't have come at a better time - we just moved into this house on Wednesday! MANY thanks to Connie for my swap basket. Needless to say, I am thrilled. Weavingly yours, Donna Hall where it got up to 102 today in San Antonio tying a record from 1989. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Art and Antiques Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 23:13:13 -0400 From: Judy Briscoe Organization: @Home Network To: David Collins References: 1 For anyone interested in antique baskets there are two upcoming articles to be published this summer. The first is an article by Karla Klein Albertson in the Country Homes "Antiques Extra" magazine titled "Baskets" (Summer 2000 edition) included editing by Martha Wetherbee and also photos from Martha's collection. The other is in the National publication "Art and Antiques" magazine (summer 2000 edition) there is an article about Shaker baskets by Martha Wetherbee titled "Shaker Shakedown". There are many beautiful photographs of Shaker baskets in this article, including the Shaker Quadrifoil Basket. Judy %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 4 I. 25 Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 00:03:32 EDT From: Weaving4you@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net Thanks for all of your hard work with Weavers Words. I look forward to receiving it. So far I'm a lurker, but I'm sure I'll chime in sooner or later. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 4 I. 25 Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 00:18:12 EDT From: Birdzoe3@cs.com To: davidc@iei.net Billie, did you press the "insert" key? I know that it will do that if you do. Karen In Honolulu %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 23:35:44 -0500 From: Jim Beltz To: davidc@iei.net Country Home magazine, June 2000, page 26, basket cart $436.00. Can you believe it? (The price, that is). I recently wove a cart type basket and it has really come in handy for gathering all the supplies for a particular project, be it quilting or basket weaving. My husband works all over the country and I have found it interesting and very helpful when a description of the weather and the area of the country is listed at the end of the posts. When I do travel with him I know what to expect! And right now I am ready to go some place cooler. Beth, South Texas, 104 degrees, heat index today was 124. Keep all your animals cool. My Irish Wolfhound likes tile floors and air conditioner vents! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: WW Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 22:51:59 -0700 From: Lynda Crowe To: davidc@iei.net Ok, first I've told everyone about the website change and e-mail change, except David. I'm on the link page, and you can't change it if I don't tell you huh David, Duh!! My mind is definitely somewhere else. Thanks in advance David! Change it to: The Crowe's Nest Basketry http://members.xoom.com/crowenest E-mail to: crowenest@xoommail.com Address is: Indianapolis, Indiana Ok, now on with other business!! This is the second time I have written this entire post, something has happened to me and for whatever reason I have become computer and 'key position' challenged. I still can't figure where the first e-mail went, it just disappeared off the screen. Poof in a 'cloud of smoke' so to speak. It has been a long weekend so far and it is only Saturday. I think i'm on a cloud of smoke. I make a huge batch of stain this weekend and was trying a smaller batch of another color and had it in a 5-gallon bucket. Well even though it was still, at this point, full strength ammonia-I use full strength ammonia to get the color first and then dilute it down with some water when it is real strong to adjust the color I want-my 4-1/2 year old daughter removed the adult proof-tightly snapped on lid and sloshed about 12 large splotches of dark heavily concentrated dye on my freshly pressure washed deck and made some permanent dark spots. No can't use bleach, makes the deck too light in the area. I'm at the point of who cares now. I think the smell hit her and the sloshing began. Bert, Thanks for the info on Black Plum, I do use the rit in that color and like it a lot, I thought a posting had said there was another black plum-another brand. Was wondering if that is the case, how does it do? Joanne, Your leather problem is solved one of 2 ways. You can either dye or oil your leather. Dying is a smelly very messy process. We dye leather, I know this for a fact. The dye is ethyl alcohol and must be used in a well-ventilated area. I personally worry about rubbing off onto clothing or yourself when it is going to be used on baskets. Your other option is to oil it. Use pure neatsfoot oil and put your strap in the hot Hawaii sun-I'm sure you have plenty of the hot sun there. When the strap is warm, use a dauber to put a couple of coats of oil on the leather. The only problem with either of these is when you get the leather, you don't know how the leather is going to accept the dye or oil. Leather is all different, just like human skin. One piece might accept it just fine and another might react totally different. I've gotten hides that do not change color at all when oiled, then the next one, might look just exactly perfect. If you have any questions about oiling or dying your leather, feel free to e-mail me personally or call. The number is on the website. I'll help you any way I can. This is considered a 'Weaving Emergency' (see website for Weaving Emergencies). We have leather available in about any color you want cut to any length. Just let us know if we can help in the future. We also have the mystery braid! Well, enough is enough. Lynda Crowe-Enjoying this beautiful day in Indy, with wonderful breezes. The Crowe's Nest Basketry Visit us on the web at: http://members.xoom.com/crowesnest %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Organization Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 22:54:37 PDT From: "Kay Janke" Reply-To: abuse@msn.com To: davidc@iei.net Bert: Thanks for the comment. I also use the clear juice bottles to store dye in. I am beginning to wonder what I did with all the room I used to have before 'baskets' and supplies. I usually save dye-hate to waste it-but don't find that it dyes very well when it has set for awhile. When I dye things, I like to make the most of my time, so I usually will do 3 to 5 colors at a time. Then I sort out other reed that I don't have a specific purpose in mind for and dye some in different sizes, and do some space-dying at the same time. It takes time to do this, but I figure as long as I am taking the time to do the dying, I might as well dye lots of extra. Have come up with some interesting colors by adding a small amount of one color to another dye bath. In the long run I think I just about throw out the majority of the dye I have saved. Does anyone find it very good color wise to try & re-use? If so, do you re-heat it first? I dye reed out on the patio, putting newspapers down under the dye pails and on the patio to put the rinsed reed on. It dries really good out in the sun & breeze. My patio is full of color when I finish & it is so easy to clean everything up with water right there too. One of the colors I used last time was Aubergine. It must not have sold to well, as I got it at convention a couple of times (given to us). I also use 3-ring binders for my individual patterns, put them in plastic sheet protectors. I have a book for basket patterns I did or purchased at convention. Another for patterns that are 'free' from the internet. Another book contains the patterns from our weaving group. Then I have several other books that are A - Z by the title. This way if I am looking for a particular basket, I know pretty much where to find it. Started a list of my patterns a couple years ago, but it is not up to date as I have added to many since then. Happy weaving. Kay Janke in lower S. Western Mich. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Computer eating letters Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 07:41:37 -0400 From: "joline" To: Billie, I'm not an expert, but it sounds like your problem with your computer "eating" your letters when you try to correct them is simple. I think your "insert" button must have been pushed. Push it again and it will release you and you'll be sailing along again. I've done this before and it is certainly frustrating. Happy typing! From Joline in Maine, where it's a rainy Sunday morning. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: This and that Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 07:15:37 -0500 From: Gary Dunham To: davidc@iei.net Hi! Kathy - Now quit feeling inferior when you hear about other people's swap baskets. I'm sure your baskets are just as beautiful! Pam - Congrats on being featured!! How funny that you cleaned it up and then they asked you to throw some reed around! Bert - Sorry to hear your roast hit the floor. My daughter has what you call the "5 second rule". If it hasn't been on the floor for 5 seconds, it really hasn't hit the floor. Going to be teaching my first basket class come September. I am a little apprehensive, but excited too. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Cindy In Northern Illinois where we've had more rainy, cloudy days than sunny. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Computer eating letters Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 08:22:56 EDT From: HiLowJack@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net To Billie in Va. Beach (41.25) Regarding your computer "eating letters", it sounds like you may have accidentally hit the "insert" key, to the right of the backspace key. That will turn off the insertion of letters and type over them, instead. Beverly - a lurker, in cool Rhode Island (David, you don't have to print this, if anyone else answers. Thanks) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: (No subject) Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 08:44:22 EDT From: NanoAnd@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net Faye, I too have no problem with your daughter participating in a swap. But I must admit a children's swap would be fun and we'd be interested if you want to go that route. I have a 13 yr old son who has now made 3 baskets and he is a natural shaper! They all look great...the hard part for him is giving anything away but I'm sure if he knew he was getting something in return he would do it in a second for the surprise! He had a lot of fun helping me unveil my swap#8 basket when it arrived! Nan Anderson, South Haven, Michigan NanoAnd@aol.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 4 I. 25 Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 09:19:49 EDT From: CBasketbear@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net David, I can't thank you enough for doing these WW issues for us. You make a lot of us very happy when we get to our mailbox and it says WW. Keep up the good work. I didn't get the last issue of WW. I just emailed David and he was nice enough to send it to me again. Thanks so much David. I just want someone to know in IL. that a basket swap basket is on the way to your state. I hope you like it. I really enjoy the swaps, I might have to skip one swap as I have a big show coming up and I need all the time I can get to get enough baskets done for that. But I will be back. Claudia Hopkins from Chepachet, Rhode Island %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: WW Post Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 09:23:46 -0400 From: "ntucket" To: Hello Everyone & Especially David: Just returned from a full weave-in at Poplar Grove Plantation's "Baskets of Summer" where I had a wonderful time. I took Jimmie Kent's class "Hilltop Farm Basket" and Jan Beyma's "Kodi's Toy Basket". I thoroughly enjoyed each basket and learned a great deal. I can't say there's ever been a class that I've taken where I haven't learned "something"!. Great Job Port City Basketweavers Guild. Did anyone happen to see the "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" where the question was posed regarding lichen! Well I did and I got it right because I learned it right here on WW. Bert, have you tried to get on the show? That would be too cool! Faye, I think it is vitally important that we past the craft down to the younger generation however possible. Hey, if we can get them interested in their early teens just think of the "future" masters of the craft we might be encouraging. I say we support our youth anyway we can, and if they wish to participate let them in! I would love a basket from a youth in the swap, those who would prefer otherwise could be just indicate so in their initial post to the coordinator! Vicky, I did a Gretchen Boarder on the side hood of a Baby Cradle. It was where the cradle had you increase and decrease in order to make the rotund shape. I didn't like the gaps so I just stuck additional hairpin spokes in the gaps making sure to straddle a hood spoke, secured them with one or two rows of twine and then weave the Gretchen Boarder. It turned out great and solved my problem perfect.! David loaded a picture of my cradle on WW, which shows the Gretchen Boarder pretty good. (It's the center boarder). You can put one wherever you need one as long as you hairpin your additional boarder spokes over a base spoke. Try it, and Good Luck. Mona Campbell in hot and humid coastal North Carolina who had better get off here and get ready for a guild board meeting! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: More Gourd Stuff Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 09:39:10 -0500 From: "Barbara Byrne" To: "David C (Weavers Words)" Hi all, To Jackie from Summer Meadow: Thanks for the free pattern. I was looking for something to do with all those little pieces of dyed reed that I just HATE to throw away. I'm not really a pack rat, but some things are just more difficult for me to part with - and dyed reed is one of them. I am also a gourd enthusiast and looked at your gourd pictures on your site. Beautiful work!! Thanks for the inspiration! Barb Byrne in VERY HUMID Vienna, MO Barb & Mike Byrne Come see what a RELAXING GETAWAY can be!! Gasconade Nature Retreat & Getaway www.nature-retreat.com byrne@socket.net %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Swap #9 and other stuff Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 10:41:25 -0400 From: Anette Meier To: davidc@iei.net Hi There all, Lois in Hawaii: you can order milk paint from: The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co., Inc. 436 Main Street PO Box 222 Groton, Ma 01450 978-448-6336 http://www.milkpaint.com The finish is DEAD FLAT and there are 16 colors. The color chart is great and comes with mixing percentages to get degrees of color. I've used it on furniture, but not on a basket yet. It is non-toxic and comes in dry form. You can mix it to pints, quarts and gallons. They also have a clear satin coat to apply, which will help against water spotting. Well, my swap basket...s... arrived today from Nancy Skinner. She made for me a beautiful basket with a braid border that was decorated with "blueberry beads". It fits very well on a shelf that I have over my living room window. Also, she wove an indescribable wax linen pouch. About 1" diam. x 3" high, in a variety of muted colors with the tiniest beads I've ever seen. I had admired the wax linen pieces at the NCBA convention, and had bought a kit to weave one, so receiving this piece is extra special. Thanks Nancy for all your hard work, you are an excellent weaver. Well, I am going to try to install a zip drive on my computer... this is the first time that I have done this, on my own... Happy weaving and swapping! Anette Meier %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 4 I. 25 and swap Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 11:29:33 -0400 From: Connie Adam To: David Collins I have been a reader of WW for a year or so now and have never written. This is a first as well as a first swap for me. I woke up to a large box waiting for me. How excited can a 40 some year old woman get over a box on the front porch? Well, let me say it was great. I received a beautiful Cats head basket from Pattie Bagley in Marietta, Ga. also some jelly and some note cards with wonderful baskets on the front. Thank you so very much. The basket is truly lovely and the right colors too. What a great way to have Christmas in July. I sent out my swap basket to Donna in San Antonio. Hope it arrives soon. Thanks to Faye and David for all your work and for bringing all of us "Basket Weavers" together. Connie (in upstate NY) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 4 I. 25 Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 11:46:25 EDT From: D2crispin@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net To Diane in Wis. I'm not a resident of Seattle, but here are a few MUST SEE places for basketmakers: the Burke Museum at the Univ. of WA. The website is: http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/nwbaskets.html. They also have a great list of NW basketry books and articles. You can buy basketry supplies at the Basketry School. They are open by appointment. http://basketry.miningco.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site= http://www.basketryschool.com/ (all one line.) In Victoria, the Royal British Columbia Museum has a wonderful basketry collection. Their website is: http://rbcm1.rbcm.gov.bc.ca/ Have fun! Donna in Eugene, OR %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 4 I. 25 Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 12:12:07 -0500 From: "Jay Fullerton" To: "David Collins" References: 1 If you can stand one more organization post... I live in military quarters and space is at a premium, not to mention not being able to attach too many things to the wall. I have taken over the dining end of the living/dining area, a space about 8x8. I work and teach on the dining table, but I also have a folding camping table set up along one wall to hold works in progress and general clutter. I keep three large Sterlite tubs under this table with all my unopened coils. I also have a 3drawer cart under the table with all my office supplies and teaching tools. I take this cart with me to shows to keep track of all the misc. stuff. My DH got me a microwave cart for Mother's day to clamp my shave pony and vice to. I had to change the wheels to ones that lock, but it is the perfect size for me and there are 2 shelves underneath for my drawknives and other tools. Handles are hung on from hooks attached to a curtain rod (the one over the window). My open reed is stored in dishpans I found at the dollar store that fit on a plastic shelf unit from Wal-Mart. By re-rolling the coils and standing them on edge, I can put 2 sizes in one dishpan. There is enough shelf space for wooden bases and wire hangers. When I'm ready to weave, I hang the open coils from a Shaker peg rack mounted on one wall and an over-the-door (to the kitchen) clothes rack with several hooks. I dye reed right in my kitchen. Soft scrub with bleach is my best friend after a dying session. I can't wait until we are retired and I can have my own space. No more moving reed, water pans and tools just to have a place to eat. The design is all drawn up and ready for our last (ha!) house. I can dream, can't I? Thank you to all who wrote for the pine needles. I still have a couple of people to send to, but with shows coming up, I have to call a halt to anymore requests. My son and his buddy have found an easy way to make a few extra dollars gathering for me and they're learning something about weaving in the process. I took them into the woods and showed them what I was looking for, long, straight, end caps, newly fallen, not brittle. I have swapped needles for baskets and I showed them what could be done with the right stuff. I have acquired a small, but diverse collection of older baskets. Does anyone know where I could have them appraised? I'm NOT looking forward to putting them in the hands of Army movers. The government insists on an appraisal for "antiques". Other wise, if they are damaged in the move, I won't be adequately reimbursed. Sorry for the book length post. Kathy Fullerton Fort Polk, LA Where you sweat stepping out of the shower %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: Oak baskets Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 13:54:07 EDT From: LindaClift@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net Hello: I watched an oak basket weaver at Colonial Williamsburg for a long time and MUST try my hand at weaving an oak basket. I have searched almost all of the online suppliers and had no luck in finding anywhere to buy oak for weaving. So, if anyone knows where I could get enough oak for at least one basket please let me know. Guess my only other choice would be to visit my mother in Kentucky and take a look at every tree on her farm. Don't think I am ready to go from tree to basket... Just a reminder that the Central PA Guild is soliciting teachers for Our first annual Weaving Odyssey in Sept 2001. Visit our web page Central Pennsylvania Basket Weavers Guild for more information. Linda Clifton Central Pennsylvania %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 4 I. 25 Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 14:10:29 EDT From: DeeGrin@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net Hi David and all the weavers. Nice to hear from Joy Moody again, and all the great information everyone is sending in on Nantucket's and organizing their weaving materials. I think I am a hopeless case. I keep trying to keep it organized but start weaving and forget it. We just got back from St. George Island, which is one of the 10 best seashores listed. We are finally after 10 years going to build a modest home there. Have been kinda of leery due to all the hurricanes that have gone thru the area in past 5 years, but aren't getting any younger. So anyway, while my husband started clearing the site for the driveway and home, I sat across the road weaving in 100-degree weather, in the shade and made six baskets then ran out of material. Used a small box on my lap to start the baskets out on, and ended up just making up baskets to use what I had left. Didn't even have any good scraps left. The funny thing, you wouldn't catch me out in the heat here at home right now, but really enjoyed it there. My husband said all I needed were some tomatoes and peaches and I could have been in business. In between trips on the 4th of July weekend I received a beautiful little beaded pouch that sits on its own and a waxed linen pouch to wear with worry or happy rocks to put in them from Mary Fulton in Portland Oregon. They were in my favorite colors and different from anything I have tried. Thank you again, Mary and thanks to Fran for organizing the swap. I would really mess up if I ever tried to do that. I bought the August issue of Country Living, they are really doing a great job on featuring basket weaving and the artist. Congratulations, David, almost to 1500, Don't know what we would do without you. Dee in Dover, Fl. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 4 I. 25 Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 11:35:56 -0700 From: "Lisha Kimball" To: "David Collins" Hi all, Wait. A minute ....let me see if the coast is clear first...I'm still looking at the package of Rite dye for how to get ride of it when I'm done with it....Oh well. Just dump it!!!! Louis. I have to tell you, one of the kids in my son's class read the book "Harry Potter" in one day...ya, one day!! My daughter n law and son who are both teachers are still reading it. And haven't finished it yet... Joanne. I make a lot of fishing creels and use the same leather straps that you have. To dye the straps a nice brown, you can buy a leather dye from the same company or I use just buy shoe polish from the grocery store. It works fine. First put a piece of plastic on the table and do one side of the strap. Wait until it dries then add another coat of dye. When one side is dry do the other side until you are happy with the tone... Hope this helps you out.. Well we are finally ready to start the work on our new shop/home. It's only taken 7 months to get through all the paper work and permits...The stress has finally caught up with me to tears...and I can't wait to get started. with it. I keep telling my kids that I hope that I don't get home sick for our old house, which is only 65' away from our new dwelling. The kids will be getting married next month and will be moving into our house so the stress isn't over just yet. How have all the shows been for you girls?? I just finished a fair and had a blast...Because of own new construction I tried not to spend any money buying things (from other girls in case we need it) an was amazed with what I brought home. Everyone wanted to trade with me. And I bought home 2 pierced lamps, a painted desk, 2 framed photos of nature scenes and 3 adorable towels that were made into animal pull over shirts for little kids. And my grandchildren loved them. It really made for a fun weekend at the fair, plus the weather was agreeable for the show. Well back to work. More baskets, baskets baskets... Lisha Kimball Basketmakers Shop Webster, NH weavenet.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Organization Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 15:17:25 -0500 From: Chris Carstens To: davidc@iei.net Hi! I just have to thank everyone for all the great organization ideas! After reading all of them, I finally got motivated to start cleaning up my reed storage area in the basement. When I first started weaving a couple of years ago, I kind of let things go and it eventually became so overwhelming that I didn't know where to begin to clean it up-so I didn't!. My husband put up a pegboard for me almost 1 year ago and my more recent reed purchases are hanging there, but the old stuff was all in a heap on the basement floor (some in bags, some in boxes-all jumbled up) Now I have the worst part cleaned up and I just have to sort out my scraps into their respective sizes and hang up the larger bunches on my peg board. I'm sure it will make weaving more fun when I know where to look to find something! I think the idea of a kid's swap is great! I agree that kids would probably like to exchange with other kids. I have a 9-year-old daughter who has woven a few baskets and I think she would really enjoy doing something like this. She corresponded with Jill Choate's daughter who is her same age when she was studying Alaska at school last year and thought it was neat to "meet" someone from another state who shared similar interests. Jill even sent some photos over the email of their home, some of the dogs, and of her daughter for my daughter to share with her classmates. Lisa Carstens in Hartland, Wisconsin %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 4 I. 25 Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 18:57:28 -0500 From: Arlene j zaloznik To: davidc@iei.net Lori (from Honolulu) - it is very exciting to find a store who wants your baskets - but be very careful - make sure someone is looking at the store for you - arranging the baskets. I had a horrible experience with some "remote" stores. They did not have the baskets on shelves - hung baskets that were not meant to be hung - when I asked for a picture I was appalled at how "trashy" the booth looked. No wonder I did not sell the baskets. The nightmare continued - when I asked to close the booths and get my baskets shipped back to me - one store just smashed as many baskets into a box that was falling apart - I had to resoak and reshape baskets - re weave parts of some - especially those that had ash - I hope your experience is much better. Arlene from El Paso TX - where it is really hot! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Gretchen border, funnels, Insert buttons Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 20:34:47 -0400 From: "Linda J. Braun" To: "David Collins" Vicky -- If you want to see Gretchen borders go to basketpatterns.com and do a "search" for "Gretchen". One of the places for instructions for the border is the Braided Border Baskets by Genie Jackson.... in case you didn't catch that in the last WW. Funnels -- I recently discovered that if you make a funnel from the top of a plastic, 20 oz. Coke bottle, it will snap into the neck of a gallon or half gallon milk jug and hold steady while you pour in the dye. I use the2-liter funnel to put gasoline in the lawn mower. Billie -- Hit the "Insert" button. Sometimes there are strange things that turn off the "Insert" and that causes type overs. Hitting the Insert key turns Insert on as well as off. Linda Braun - Great summer weather for Ohio so far this year. http://www.bright.net/~basketc %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Just TOO much.... Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 20:23:53 -0500 From: "Lin Karrels" To: "Weaver's Words" I had to let everyone know about the wonderful tote I received from my swap partner, Lisa Carstens. She wove a beautifully colored tote using space-dyed reed in the colors of blue, purple and green, very rich colors. I was thrilled with the tote but, as one of my boys was inspecting it, asked me how Lisa managed to get my INITIALS tooled into the leather handles! GET OUT! I WAS FLOORED, but you bet, there were my initials worked into the top of one of the leather handles of the tote. I had been so busy admiring Lisa's weaving and the colors that I had missed it. Lisa, again, thanks so very much and I hope you take pleasure in knowing this basket will be used, and used, and used... And to someone in a very hot, hot place beginning with the letter A - your basket is being shipped tomorrow. Be on the lookout! Lin Karrels - North central Illinois, where it was one very beautiful day today. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% If for any reason you would ever like to cancel your subscription, simply send me a message with "unsubscribe" as your subject.