"Weavers Words" Vol. 4 Iss. 34 Date Sent: July 30, 2000 Web Page: http://members.xoom.com/dgcollins/ Subscribers: 1442 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. The address is: http://members.xoom.com/dgcollins/book.html %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ATTENTION NEW SUBSCRIBERS 1.) You can search Weaver's Words web page and back issues by going to Weaver's Words web page (http://members.xoom.com/dgcollins/) and entering your search criteria into the search box. 2.) If you have recently subscribed, more than likely you will read messages about a basket swap in progress. Basket swaps are organized by other weavers approximately every 2-3 months. So if a swap is in progress when you subscribe, be patient and a new swap will begin before you know it. Every subscriber is eligible for each swap as long as you fulfill you obligation from the previous swap. 3.) If you are looking for basket shops across the country, there is an extensive list on Weaver's Words web page. The shops are listed alphabetically. If you know of a shop that isn't listed, send me the shop's information for addition. Include all of the following if applicable: Shop's Name; Web Page Address; E-Mail Address; Street Address; City, State, Zip Code; Phone Number. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 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. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ATTENTION ONLINE AUCTION USERS Make Auction Payments Thru PayPal Plus Get $5 - FAST, FREE & SECURE: https://secure.paypal.com/refer/pal=ka9zre%40yahoo.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Picture('s) Added To Web Page Since The Last Issue NONE %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Ultimate Disposal of Basktery stuff Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 23:21:05 -0400 (EDT) From: mdcamcd@ix.netcom.com To: davidc@iei.net For those people who are seriously trying to figure out how to dispose of their basketry stuff.... I don't know if other states have similar probate laws, but in Maryland, you can make a list of specific bequests (I want my Grecian tiered wombat basket to go to my granddaughter Cinderella) and simply refer to it in your will and that makes it as binding as if it was part of the will. The thing to remember is that the list has to be in existence BEFORE the will is made... I'm not a lawyer, and this is NOT legal advice...If you want to know about your state's laws, find a lawyer!! (I don't want to get sued for practicing law without a license!!) and don't ask what a Grecian tiered wombat basket is!!!! LOL Cass in (Finally!) sunny and hot Maryland %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Received Swap #9 Basket Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 20:33:33 -0700 From: Mary Mautz To: davidc@iei.net Greeting David and Weavers, I'm here to brag about my NANTUCKET BASKET woven by MONA CAMPBELL of Havelock, North Carolina. For all those who are in fear of joining a Basket Swap better not hesitate, get into it, who knows you might be the next lucky person to be Mona's swap partner!!! I truly was shock when I opened the package to see a Nantucket. Mona made a little salt/pepper basket with shakers in them, she did a wonderful and beautiful job on it. She also included a package of note cards with pictures of lighthouses around North Carolina and a painted tin lighthouse wall hanging. Mahalo (thank you) for such a beautiful gift at such a diffetime for me. I'll remember you and I'll treasure your work of heart forever. Mary %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 4 I. 33 Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 23:57:50 EDT From: Linhebert@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net Re: Palm Frond Weaving Sheri, There is an absolutely fantastic book about palm frond weaving, titled -What Are Fronds For. I can't remember the author, and the book is at the studio (and I'm not there at the moment). But it's published by University of Hawaii Press. I know that it's readily available (amazon.com or Barnes & Noble) because someone asked me the same question a couple of months ago. When I recommended it, she wrote back that she was able to get it online easily. It's a paperback and is an absolute must for any basket weaver going on a tropical vacation. Has those palm birds, palm hats, all kinds of neat fun things to weave. Tomorrow I'll try to remember to pull it off the shelf in the studio and post the author here too. Linda Hebert V. I. Reed & Cane http://www.basketweaving.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Palm frond hats. Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 21:17:10 PDT From: "Shirley Albright" To: davidc@iei.net Shei: I have two books that have palm frond hats. The first is "What Are Fronds For?" by Wendy Arbeit. This is a wonderful book with lots of little things to weave from New Zealand flax or lauhala, or even construction paper if you don't have palm fronds. The second book is an older one, "Coconut Palm Frond Weaving" by William H. Goodloe. This one has two styles of hat to make, but the directions and illustrations are not as good. Good luck on finding the books. If you can't find them, email me privately and we'll see what we can do. Shirley is cold, misty, dreary Monterey. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 4 I. 33 Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 23:21:27 -0500 From: kderrick@swbell.net To: David Collins References: 1 Sheri, Huck weaving/embroidery is still alive and well. I learned how when I was nine years old as a Girl Scout. (I'm almost 50) I have an old book that I bought at a flea market in the seventies, but there are a number of current books. If you do a search for 'Huck Embroidery,' you will also find websites that offer some free patterns. One is 'www.averyhill.com'. Huck toweling, which is what have used, is still available at the Hancock Fabrics stores in my area and at embroidery shops. I have also hand-woven a small huck weave on which I have done embroidery with pearl cotton. Janie, I was privileged to see an exhibit of beautiful baskets by Joan Brink in Santa Fe last year. Her basket, "Guardians of the Four Directions," is shown in Billie Ruth Sudduth's book, "Baskets, A Book for Makers and Collectors." The baskets that I saw were several thousand dollars. They were absolutely exquisite. I have a postcard from the gallery that shows several of the baskets. I keep it on my bedroom mirror and I look at it for inspiration. Another basket shown in the book is by Keith and Valerie Raivo. I saw similar baskets, actually basket chests, when they were at the Plaza Art Fair in Kansas City last year. What makes these so expensive? The craftsmanship is wonderful, the materials varied and superb, the designs original and interesting. And yes, if I had the money, I would have bought one of each! They are worth it and are just as much art as a painting, a tapestry, or a sculpture, and maybe more so. I was very saddened to hear about Bill Dunning. I bought my first basket mold from Bill at the Missouri convention this year. He was very kind and helpful and spent quite a bit of time explaining what I needed and how to use the fine materials he crafted. Kathy in Parkville, MO %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Regarding Osma Gallinger Tod Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 00:51:15 -0400 From: CLARICE E WEATHERS To: davidc@iei.net I never had a class with Osma, but I met her at a Florida Weavers conference in Miami many years ago. She found out that I had a weaving shop, and insisted that I purchase a dozen of her books for resale in the shop. I told her that we did not do baskets. Her response was that I should come to Miami, and take her class. Well my shop is in Melbourne, which was over a four-hour drive, at that time. You see, Highway "95" was not complete back then, but that did not matter to her. When told her it was too far, she said I could learn from her book. Well with a few phone calls from a long distance friend and Osmas' book I did learn. However we still were not doing basket classes, and her books were not selling, very fast. When I next saw her again, a year later, and she asked how the books were doing, I told her I had 4 or 5 left, but had learned to do a few baskets. She again handed me the next dozen and told me to start classes, and she would be shipping me some more in a few months. This went on for many years, and she was right, I did learn and so did many others. I still teach basket classes, and it often surpasses the weaving and spinning at the shop. I fondly think of her encouragement. Linda Hebert, did you ever have a shop in Sandwich Mass, I use to summer in Hyannis for many years and went into a shop, that I think was yours. Clarice Weathers %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 07:14:41 -0400 (EDT) From: IBWEAVIN@webtv.net (Juanita Kenner) To: davidc@iei.net Hi everybody, thanks to all the help and encouragement from my WW friends and guild members, I got enough nerve to enter a basket in the Hartford County Farm Fair in Belair Md. This was my first time and to my surprise and delight, I won 1rst place, Grand Champion. It was a large cat head basket with a double row of curls. I 'm so happy I just wanted to share with all of you. As the newly elected vice president of the Deer Creek Basketry Guild, I would like to welcome Angelique (from Silver Spring Md. I can't remember how to spell you last name) to the guild. Glad you enjoyed yourself! Next stop is convention in Oct in Willmington NC. Seems so far away but time flies when your having fun. Hope to see a lot of red ribbons there. Thanks Juanita Kenner (formerly Gulden) from rainy rainy Balto. Md %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 4 I. 33 Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 08:35:11 -0400 From: "Linda J. Braun" To: "David Collins" Sheri re hats from fronds: amazon.com What Are Fronds For? By Wendy Arbeit, List Price: $16.95, Our Price: $13.56 Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Paperback - 110 pages (September 1985) Univ. of Hawaii Pr; ISBN: 0824809998; Dimensions (in inches): 0.55 x 8.51 x 11.32 If any of you are even in Ft. Myers, FL, there is a lady who stands out on the pier by the gift shop and weaves hats, bowls and birds of paradise from palm fronds. Her name is Claudia and she is a talented, delightful lady. Stop and see her and tell her I said hello. There is a picture of her and one of her bowls on my website at http://www.bright.net/~basketc/vacations.html Sheri - Since this is a basket list, please have the Swedish weaver e-mail me privately at basketc@bright.net Linda - Baskets, Etc. http://www.bright.net/~basketc/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Osma Tod's book Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 08:39:47 -0500 From: "Barbara Byrne" To: "David C (Weavers Words)" , Hi Carol, I just read your note in Weaver's Words and wanted to let you (and everyone else) know that you can get Earth Basketry from Borders bookstore online www.borders.com. I just ordered it this week and it's already been shipped. I checked with Amazon.com first, but they don't stock it and said it would take 4-6 weeks to get it IF they could get it at all. Barb Byrne in 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: (No subject) Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 10:45:20 EDT From: HiLowJack@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net To: Sheri Van Duyn re: Swedish/Huck Weaving. For patterns, try ebay. There are loads of all kinds of craft patterns there; To: Carol Votaw re: Earth Basketry book. Try www.abebooks.com, go to Search, and type in Earth Basketry for the title. There are about 25 dealers with that book. Beverly Wood, in Cool Rhode Island %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Swap 9 Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 11:17:58 -0400 From: constance yousey To: davidc@iei.net Just a quick note to let WW's know that even when you down and out with back problems you can turn out the nicest shape rib baskets. As that is what was delivered to me yesterday. Thanks to Cindy Dunham, who is under the weather, I have a picture perfect basket trimmed with sea grass to adorn my collection. I truly hope you feel "tip top" soon. Connie %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 4 I. 33 Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 11:37:00 EDT From: AngelBskts@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net << There are 18 kids signed up so far! This should be a really fun swap!!! >> Will this be a continuing swap thing? I am sure my daughter would like to do it but she just had double hip surgery and is in a body cast so it is hard for her to do much right now. Hopefully it will still be going in the future when she is up and about. Melanie Dilts McAlester, OK Melanie ^i^ It's easy being an angel if no one ruffles your feathers. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Porcupine Quills Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 11:39:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Margie Reck To: davidc@iei.net Beverly and Ron, I have been known to stop along the road and pluck a road-kill porcupine. (I keep a pliers in my glove box for just such occasions.) Much nicer to be given a coffee can full of them! I have never used them for basketry except for embellishment. Wash the quills in soapy water with a little bleach. Clip off the barb on the largest quills, then string them through the hollow center using a beading needle and beading thread or thin imitation sinew. I have mostly used them for earrings by putting some beads on a headpin, then a quill, then another bead or two. They can be strung for a necklace too, but the string will cut them eventually. No matter how you use them, I recommend coating them with nail hardener or a clear glue to protect them from being torn. They can also be dyed and sewn onto leather like Native Americans did before the white man brought beads for trade. I have also seen quills sewn on the lids of burchbark baskets. This sewing of quills is almost a lost art, but there are some Native American craft books with directions. Hope this is of some help. Margie in Cameron, Montana where it is still hot, dry and smokey from all the fires. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: You read correctly! Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 14:33:37 -0500 From: Tony Stubblefield To: David Collins/Weavers Words Janie - about basket prices - Yes, you did read correctly, the baskets ranged from $300 for a 3" basket up to almost $4,000 for a lidded basket. Both Mary Jackson and Stephen Zeh are well known in the basket field and sell their baskets in more of an "art" fair type setting than a "craft" type show. Mary makes traditional coiled sweetgrass baskets which very few people do today and supposedly is a near lost art. Stephen makes traditional New England brown ash baskets from logs he cuts and pounds himself. His baskets are very sturdy and use thick splints, which are harder to come by. While both basketmakers work in a time consuming and labor intensive medium I find their prices to be higher that I can justify. Obviously they sell their work as they have both been around for quite a while. It is hard for me to lay out that kind of money for a new basket when I could easily buy an antique Shaker or Nantucket or many Appalachian white oak baskets with that kind of money and turn around and sell them at the same price or at a profit. I am still thinking about getting one of Stephen's lower priced baskets (still $600!!) just to have one of his in my collection. I will have to get to selling some of mine first though. You would be surprised though that there are people making reed baskets that are priced in the thousands of dollars. Again they are selling to a "art" community not a "craft" one. It is kind of frustrating sometimes, but that is the way things are. Elaine - about sealing oak basket - DON'T DO IT! But that's just my opinion. Getting splashed won't hurt your basket in the least. Now your towels may be another story. I took 2 classes from Luke Block at the MO convention and both used dyed splint. He had us "towel" each piece as we wove with it and I was surprised at how much color came off, especially the black splint stained with rusty nails. You may want to put an older towel in the bottom of the basket, "just in case". Sealing the basket with only shorten the life of the basket and not allow it to develop the same kind of patina as an unsealed basket. Well gotta go, Happy Weaving, Tony Stubblefield St. Louis http://www.JASkets.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: WW V.4 I.33 Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 18:24:32 -0400 From: "Sidney W. Safrit" To: "Collins, David" Hi All, Karen D'Angelo - Your new basket photo you posted for Swap #9 is beautiful! I really liked the colors and your work is so neat. I don't recall seeing the pattern for your basket, is it your own? Looks like you did a reverse weave on it. The weave made a very nice design. Dollie Koch - I'm so sorry to hear of Bill Dunning's passing. Even though I never met Pat & Bill Dunning, there is always a comradeship among basket weavers. My prayers are with the family and friends. Cathryn Peters - I went out to your photo point album and greatly enjoyed your photos you posted of your works of art. You have done some interesting work. Also, it was neat to put a face with your apprentice, which you mention in your e-mail posts. Looks like he's doing great work. Dot in Maine - I have not had any problems going to any parts of the Weavers Words web site. I just went to the home page and to some of the other sites just a little bit ago. I can't help you with your problem, but wanted to let you know mine is ok. I enjoy reading all the Weavers Words, I just can't keep up with replying! That's a good thing - at least the numbers are growing and we get to read a variety of thoughts and ideas. Thanks again David for all your work. Darlene Safrit dsafrit@ac.net Still hot and humid, our rainy days have passed and sunshine has been back for a couple of days, but looks like a thunderstorm is brewing in Troy, North Carolina! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: WW Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 19:56:53 EDT From: LYNNRAMM@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net Hi Fellow Weavers! This is my first time writing in, though I have been reading WW for over a year. My swap basket arrived today, which is a wonderful short round basket with a plastic liner. It was made by Peg Weston Brondyke. Inside was a cute Magic Wand, made from curled reed, a notepad, and some Iowa corn chowder mix. With all the cool weather we have had recently, I know I will be making the chowder very soon. Thank you so much Peg, you did a great job, and I know your basket will be getting a lot of use. A big thank you to David, I look forward to every WW. And also thank you to Faye for all her hard work. Lynn Sherlock from eastern New York State %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: OOPS Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 20:05:32 -0400 (EDT) From: IBWEAVIN@webtv.net (Juanita Kenner) To: davidc@iei.net Hi again, Boy am I red faced! I posted earlier about winning first place and Grand Champion at the Farm Fair in Hartford Co. Md. Well I went today to help out at my guilds booth, stopped at the judging building and I had won 1rst place, Reserve Champion. Sales this year are great! One of our best years at the fair. Juanita Kenner (Embarrassed but still thrilled) Balto Md. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Kid's swap reminder Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 20:06:58 -0500 From: Chris Carstens To: davidc@iei.net This is just a reminder to those of you who may still be thinking about having your children join the kid's swap: You have just two days left to sign up (July 31st is the final day to sign up)!!!! To sign up, email Lisa Carstens at cjc619@execpc.com Include child's name, address, age, email and hobbies/interests Thanks to those of you who have joined- we have 22 participants!! Lisa Carstens, kid's swap coordinator %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: xoom problems Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 21:02:15 -0500 From: Kim Leppin To: davidc@iei.net Dot, I'm having the same problem and its been happening for quite awhile. I don't know what to do, but its not a problem with your computer its with xoom. I wrote to David awhile ago about this and he said keep trying, but it happens nine out of ten times that I try. I finally gave up and just read WW. Hopefully xoom will solve the problem soon, I miss looking at the pictures everyone sends in. Kim in SE Wisconsin where we've had pretty great weather the last couple of days! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Directory for Basketshops Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 06:59:48 -0500 From: Gary Dunham To: David Hi! I see a lot of messages from fellow weavers here who are traveling and wondering about basket shops along the way. For quilting, there is a quilter's traveling companion, which tells you where all the quilt stores are. It's too bad that no one has come up with a basketweaver's traveling companion. I think it would be a good seller! Would do it myself and make all that money, but just don't have the time or inclination. Any takers? Cindy in Northern Illinois Where the beaches aren't very crowded because the weather hasn't been the greatest! And wishing my darn back would get better so I could sit and weave longer! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 4 I. 32 Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 10:17:42 EDT From: Baskets58@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net Hi David and fellow weavers. I don't usually write, but try to keep up with Weaver's Words. I just wanted to say thank you to Dolly Koch for posting about Bill Dunning. Even though it was sad news, I'm glad you let us know so that we can send get well cards and prayers. Cindy C in sunny oh %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Grand Rapids Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 15:48:25 -0700 From: Pamela Bass Organization: @Home Network To: davidc@iei.net I will be going to the AMB convention in Grand Rapids in October and it looks like I will have Saturday free. I have heard Holland, Michigan, is worth seeing? Is that true? Would it be worth renting a car for a day and driving up there. Also, what does anyone think of the sculpture garden in Grand Rapids? Is it worth a trip? Pam in Phoenix, AZ where it's hot, but dry. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Stool restoration Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 21:04:57 -0500 From: "margmac" To: I was hoping that someone could help me. My neighbor purchased a old white wicker stool. It appears that the legs are wrapped with 1/4 inch flat reed, and the actual seat with round reed. The one leg is missing the 1/4 flat reed, and my neighbor asked if I would help repair it, which I did. But I noticed when I repaired the leg that the reed is very brittle. Can anyone recommend how to prevent this so more damage is not done to the stool? I would appreciate any advice you could offer. Thank you. Margaret McCarthy Duluth, MN %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% If for any reason you would ever like to cancel your subscription, simply send me a message with "unsubscribe" as your subject.