"Weavers Words" Vol. 5 Iss. 53 MADE IN AMERICA BY A PROUD AMERICAN!!! Date Sent: April 10, 2002 Back Issues: http://www.angelfire.com/art/weaverswords/ David Collins 408 North Devon Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46219 Phone: (317) 899-5747 davidc@iei.net %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% PLEASE DO YOUR PART AND DONATE TO SOME REAL HEROES!!! New York Firefighters 9-11 Disaster Relief Fund PO Box 65858 Washington D.C. 20035-5858 http://daily.iaff.org/fund.htm New York State Fraternal Order of Police 911 Police Plaza World Trade Centers Fund Hicksville, NY 11801 http://www.nysfop.org/WTCdisaster/Fund.html ALSO, DON'T FORGET TO SUPPORT YOU LOCAL FIRE & POLICE DEPARTMENTS!!! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ATTENTION NEW SUBSCRIBERS: 1.) Back issues of Weaver's Words can be found at: http://www.angelfire.com/art/weaverswords/ 2.) If you are new to Weaver's Words, 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.) You can order a copy of the "Basketry Travel Companion", your guide to basket shops, galleries, exhibits and much more across the United States and world wide, by sending me $15.00 via PayPal (a free service) at: http://www.paypal.com/ (Send Payment To ka9zre@yahoo.com) OR Via money order / check at: David Collins 408 North Devon Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46219 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% BEFORE POSTING VIRUS WARNINGS TO WEAVER'S WORDS!!! Check The Following Link To Assure The Virus Isn't A Hoax: http://urbanlegends.about.com/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Weaver's Word Spring Swap Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 17:14:42 -0400 From: "Bonnie Easterbrooks" To: "'ka9zre'" By now, all Weaver's Word Spring Swap participants should have received information about their partner and have exchanged an initial email. If you have not received a name from me, please email me immediately so that I might re-send the information. Keep in mind; the deadline for sending your handwoven basket is Friday, May 17th. Happy Weaving, Bonnie basketswap@hotmail.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Heritage Basketry Guild - Mid Summer Weave Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 16:52:28 -0400 From: "Bonnie Easterbrooks" To: ka9zre@yahoo.com This summer Heritage Basketry Guild of Dayton, OH will be hosting our Second Annual "Mid-Summer Weave". It will be held at the Community Methodist Church on Saturday, July 13, 2002. For more information visit our website at http://www.geocities.com/midsummerweave/ to obtain a printable registration form, please contact Bonnie Easterbrooks evergree@erinet.com. Registration deadline is May 1, 2002. Classes will be offered by: Julie Kleinrath, Grand Junction, Colorado Karen Wheeler, Columbus, Ohio Gail Hutchinson, Milton, West Virginia Pat Welti, Cincinnati, Ohio And local weavers: Ginger Lindamood, Michelle Maloney, Linda Seevers Please mark your calendar. We would love to have you join us! Happy Spring, Bonnie Easterbrooks %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: 2002 Stowe Basketry Festival Update Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 13:54:05 EDT From: RoundHearth@aol.com To: ka9zre@yahoo.com Hi David, Thanks for keeping us up on the goings-on in the Basketry world. We are very appreciative! A quick update for you and your fellow Basket Makers re: the 2002 Stowe Basketry Festival. It is coming up quickly (May 13-19). Over 60% of the workshops are completely full and have waiting lists of seven people. Overall, 80% of our available spaces have been filled. It is a testament to the great teachers we have on hand. However, we do still have some great basket making opportunities available! We still have space available for workshops offered by renowned teachers such as Flo Hoppe, Diane Stanton, Judy Olney, Cass Schorsch, Jiro Yonezawa, Susan kavicky, Sandy Whalen, Mary Hettsmansperger, Marilyn Moore, Bob Coker, and Jackie Abrams. For a complete update on available workshops and to register on-line, simply go to our website, www.roundhearth.com. Alternatively, call us (1.800.344.1546) for a full color brochure. Thanks for your support! Sincerely, Merry Vigneau The Stowe Basketry Festival Round Hearth at Stowe 39 Edson Hill Road Stowe, Hi David, Thanks for keeping us up on the goings-on in the Basketry world. We are very appreciative! A quick update for you and your fellow Basket Makers re: the 2002 Stowe Basketry Festival. It is is coming up quickly (May 13-19). Over 60% of the workshops are completely full and have waiting lists of seven people. Overall, 80% of our available spaces have been filled. It is a testament to the great teachers we have on hand. However, we do still have some great basket making opportunities available! We still have space available for workshops offered by renowned teachers such as Flo Hoppe, Diane Stanton, Judy Olney, Cass Schorsch, Jiro Yonezawa, Susan kavicky, Sandy Whalen, Mary Hettsmansperger, Marilyn Moore, Bob Coker, and Jackie Abrams. For a complete update on available workshops and to register on-line, simply go to our website, www.roundhearth.com. Alternatively, call us (1.800.344.1546) for a full color brochure. Thanks for your support! Sincerely, Merry Vigneau The Stowe Basketry Festival Round Hearth at Stowe 39 Edson Hill Road Stowe, VT 05672 PH: 802.253.7223 FAX: 802.253.2023 Website: www.roundhearth.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: "Weavers Words" V. 5 I. 50 & 51 Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 12:42:14 -0500 From: "Roberta Comstock" To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com "Weavers Words" Vol. 5 Iss. 50 Karen Zane - Your report of your Alaskan basket retreat with Jill Choate was wonderful! Thanks a bunch! I never got a close clear view of Denali on either of my Alaska trips. Sigh. Maybe next time. Lisha Kimball - Hi! Have you been lurking? Your name is familiar, but I'm not sure where from. Are you involved with the NBO (National Basketry Organization)? Did you teach at the HGA sponsored conference at Arrowmont in October 1999? Surface design, maybe? I may have to go look that up. Anyway, I enjoyed your post. Hope to hear more from you. (Laughed at your tag line, too.) Nancy - It's probably waxed linen thread that you're looking for. I've noticed that more basket suppliers are carrying it than used to. Jill Choate - As I recall from my first trip to Alaska about 20 years ago, August is also a great time for picking berries! I think I found about a dozen different kinds of edible berries, all ripe in August. Will you be including a berry basket in that outing? Hope to see you in St. Louis in June. Jan Putra - An NBO pattern guide sounds like a great idea! When I began writing basket patterns several years ago, I looked at the few patterns I had (then) and also at the guidelines in the Missouri Basketweavers Guild convention booklet. I also gave some thought to what I want in a pattern, and went from there. Susi - Thanks for the contact information. I'll look forward to the 2003 calendar. This year's, which I got from Joanne Kelly Catsos at the NBO conference in Little Rock, is beautiful! Thanks again Joanne! "Weavers Words" Vol. 5 Iss. 51 Linda Rolfe - I've never seen anything by John McGuire that wasn't excellent. Go for it! Mary - Enjoyed your non-review! Bert Comstock Lauderdale, in Independence, MO, where it's rainy, and my forsythia is in full bloom. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Short Note Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 10:02:04 -0500 From: "Tony Stubblefield" To: "David Collins" Evie - about twinning on egg baskets - When you say "egg basket" I am assuming you mean a "ribbed" egg basket. Technically it would be very difficult to twine on a basket where the "passive" element, i.e. upright/stave/stake, are not free on one end as they are in a basket with a flat woven square bottom or radiating round bottom. Since you are working with two "active" elements, or weavers, at one time and are basically twisting them around the "passive" element, trying to tread the weavers through all the ribs would quickly become tedious and a big tangled mess. You could definitely do it, but I think it would not really give you the results you were looking for. Twining on a continuous weave basket, i.e. one where you weave around and around from the bottom of the basket all the way to the top rim, allows you to create different patterns like spirals patterns with color. I don't think you could achieve this effect on a ribbed basket where the sides are woven back and forth from rim to rim. This was kind of confusing to write so I hope my explanation made sense. Donele - about Nantucket classes - How in the world do you travel with 80 different molds! And, how do you have supplies for all the different sizes and shapes of bases, rims and handles? I think it sounds like a really fun time for the students, but as a teacher I think it would make you crazy. I have enough trouble when my students need to pick out colors. Your class reminds me of when I used to go out to Martha Wetherbee's and would have a whole room full of molds to choose from for my evening projects. It was so much fun. Good luck with your classes! Happy Weaving, Tony Stubblefield St. Louis, MO http://www.JASkets.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: NCBA Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 10:33:05 -0400 From: "Pam Feix" To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com Hi David And Everyone, I haven't written for quite some time. I wanted to let everyone know that the NCBA was awesome. The only convention I had ever been to before was the IBA and this year my husband decided to vend his bases at the NCBA. I just want to take the time to thank everyone for all the work that they put into the convention. The hospitality was just wonderful and we felt so welcome by everyone. I finally got to meet some people and put faces with names. I just want to let everyone who attended the convention, or had some hand in working at it and/or putting the convention together, that we really appreciate all of you. Thanks so much for making us feel so welcome. We had a WONDERFUL time. Dan will be vending his bases at the IBA in a room near the elevators. I am signed up for a couple of classes and I can hardly wait. Until the IBA, or until next year at the NCBA, happy weaving to you all. Pam Feix Southwest OH %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Basic Questions Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 06:43:35 -0700 (PDT) From: "Shari" To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com Hi All, I'd like to ask the advice of teachers on the list. What do most of you charge for a class? Does this include supplies or is there a separate fee for that? How many do you usually schedule per class? How long is the class (hours)? Does the class fee include more than one class? Where do most of you conduct classes? Thanks for your help. Shari in Mississippi %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: (no subject) Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 08:25:42 EDT From: Nativewmn@aol.com To: ka9zre@yahoo.com Dear Mary Carter, You asked where to get, Natural Baskets. I wrote two chapters of the book and the pattern for the bee skep. You can order it from Storey Publications. 1 800 793 9396. Or I have the book here for sale... and I autograph mine :] They are $19.00 plus shipping. I hope one day soon to be able to teach at conventions again. Thanks for coiling! Nancy Basket 1105 East Main Walhalla, SC 29691 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: SDC Brochure Cover & Seat Weaving Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 08:16:49 EDT From: Wickrwoman@aol.com To: m_abernethy@hotmail.com, ka9zre@yahoo.com Mary Abernethy, So sorry we won't be able to meet at Silver Dollar City seminar this May, but thanks anyway for the compliment about my antler basket being the logo for this year! I am thrilled and honored that they chose my artwork, course I also bought a ton of coffee mugs, T-shirts and sweatshirts! There are still openings in all the classes, so contact Donnie Ellison for registrations, find all the contact info and my class pictures on my Class Schedule page of my website. Congratulations to you on beginning to do seat weaving, you will find it most enjoyable and since you already have a basket weaving background, it should be a "piece of cake." Please take a look at my information only domain website, where you can get a ton of information about seat weaving, wicker repair and antler basketry. There's a page on seat weaving alone, then the wicker repair page, a long list of cane & basket suppliers and a full and complete listing of great website links of interest to basket weavers as well as seat weavers. Also check out the Class Schedule page to see if I might be teaching a class somewhere in your neighborhood. I did propose to the OK guild workshop in October, so maybe they will choose a caning footstool class or some other type of seat weaving class. Another thing to keep in mind, is that I always go to OK to visit my folks after the SDC workshop in May, so if you can get 6-10 people together, we can set up a caning class then. Just let me know, we can probably work something out. If nothing else, I would love to stop and visit you or go out and have coffee. I love meeting folks from this list! You might also consider subscribing to my free, monthly newsletter called Wicker Woman's Weavings, if you haven't already. It has hints, suggestions, and information about antique wicker furniture, seat weaving of all types and handmade baskets (mostly antler basket info). I've been writing this ezine ever since November of 1999 and have over 400 subscribers now. Go to the Newsletter page on my domain to sign up. For the wire core paper fibre rush, contact Frank's Cane and Rush, and WSI Distributors, but H. H. Perkins has great materials too. All are listed on my Cane & Basket Suppliers page. But let me warn you now, there are only the two types of wire core fibre, one is very firm (probably the one you have), and then there's a softer one. There are only a couple of sizes too at this point, about a #5 and #6. Hope to see you soon. Happy Weaving one and all! Click on the hotlink below in my signature file or enter the URL in your browser to go to my site. Visit my http://www.wickerwoman.com domain site! cathryn@wickerwoman.com or Wickrwoman@aol.com (without the "e") The Wicker Woman/Cathryn Peters 531 Main Street/PO Box 61 Zumbro Falls, MN, USA 55991-0061 Phone: 1-(507)-753-2006 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: [weaverswords] "Weavers Words" V. 5 I. 52 Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 20:50:37 -0800 From: "von Rosen" To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com Evie: re completing each round of the Gretchen border. With two spokes left to be woven, loosen the first two pieces and pretend they are standing straight up, and weave as though they were. So this means that the next to last stroke will go behind the spoke standing and behind the first pretend spoke, and down (or out). The last stroke goes behind both 'pretend-to-be-standing' spokes, and down (i.e., between the row beneath and the two spokes). Hope this will help. Dolores von Rosen %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: IBA Convention Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 22:31:36 EST From: Bskcreed@aol.com To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com Are you looking for something to do in May? Join over 700 people for a fun filled weaving time at the Indiana Basketmakers Association Convention, May 2-5, 2002. There are still a few class openings available. We always have a good time in Indiana! The IBA convention will be held at the Sheraton Indianapolis North, in Indianapolis, Indiana and will feature classes by 65 instructors shopping with approximately 30 vendors, and be sure to check out the Pattern Room and Exhibit Room. Feature Guests are Kathy and Bill Halter from Royalwood, Ltd. as they exhibit approximately 500 of their favorite baskets in the Exhibit Room for a "World Tour of Basketry". If your schedule does not allow you to register for classes, don't forget about the Visitor Days - 2 days - Friday, May 3 from 8 am-10 pm, and Saturday, May 4 from 8am - 5 pm. Class selection photos and contact information can be obtain from the IBA web site. You must be an IBA member to attend convention. Membership information also available on the web site. http://indianabasketmakers.com/ OR contact Rhonda Reinesch 2002 IBA Convention Coordinator - and Membership Chairman - RReinesch@aol.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Forward posted regarding Jane Fonda, etc. Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 21:24:09 EST From: Weavekat@aol.com To: ka9zre@yahoo.com This is from the about.com Internet Urban Legend and Hoax Site as referenced at the beginning of each Weaver's Words. Good advice. Don't get fooled by online ploys By Kim Komando Perhaps you've received this e-mail. "A new Congressional bill affects all Internet users. The government wants to charge you each time you access the Internet. Forward this to others so we can prevent it." Not true. This is an example of the classic Internet hoax i.e. bogus e-mail. It comes in a number of flavors, but most of them have one thing in common: They urge you to forward the e-mail to all your friends. Where they vary is in the reasons they give you to forward the e-mail. For example, one hoax making the rounds lately is a warning about the Sulfnbk virus. It says essentially that the Sulfnbk virus may have been planted on your computer. Sure enough, you find the Sulfnbk.exe file on your hard drive. "Delete the file to remove the virus," the e-mail says. Here's the problem: There is no Sulfnbk.exe virus. Sulfnbk.exe is a legitimate Windows file used to restore long file names. It's a minor file, and if you delete it, you might never miss it. But why delete a perfectly good file? This hoax is more clever than most. Because recipients have the file on their hard drives, the warning carries a greater patina of truth. The WTC Survivor virus hoax is the more common type. The message warns that the virus can wipe out the recipient's data. The person who sends it says his friend's hard drive was wiped clean. That's typical i.e. the stories are frightening, but never verifiable. Often, a prominent news organization is credited with reporting on the virus "last year," or some other generalized date. Invariably, the recipients are asked to warn everyone they know. Urban legends spread on the Internet require a similar level of ignorance and gullibility. One of my favorites concerns Bill Gates and his willingness to give away money to people on the Internet. "I have just written up an e-mail tracing program that traces everyone to whom this message is forwarded to. I am experimenting with this and I need your help. Forward this to everyone you know and if it reaches 1000 people, everyone on the list will receive $1000 at my expense. Enjoy." An open-ended pass-around, at $1,000 per pop, could break even Gates. Do you suppose he became rich by being stupid? Of course, none of this was true. But it continues to grow, with new versions supposedly from Microsoft and Nike. Maybe the most common story concerns Craig Shergold and various other children, all of whom are supposedly dying of cancer. According to the myth, the children are seeking business cards in an effort to set a record before they die. This one has a grain of truth. Craig Shergold, who is British, did have cancer. He did ask for the cards. He did set a record. In fact, he received millions of cards, and the Guinness Book of Records retired his record. But that was in 1991, for Pete's sake. Today, most of the stories concern the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Phoenix. Supposedly, the foundation is seeking cards for a dying child. The foundation has been putting up with this nonsense for more than 10 years. It even has an 800 number explaining that it doesn't want business cards. Craig Shergold, meanwhile, survived his bout with cancer. He doesn't need any more cards, either, thanks. Many of these hoaxes don't do much harm. But others apparently are intended to frighten. For instance, there's the one about the person who woke up in a hotel bathtub, packed in ice. Both of his kidneys were gone. (Sure!) If you get a virus warning or an urban legend, check it out before you pass it along. If the message urges you to send it to everyone you know, you probably have a hoax. Credible-sounding but vague technical language ("nth-complexity infinite binary loop") is another tip-off. It's easy to check these stories out. Hoaxbusters (hoaxbusters.ciac.org), which is run by the Computer Incident Advisory Capability at the U.S. Department of Energy, is a good place to start. Antivirus firms also maintain hoax listings. You can check weird stories at the Urban Legends Archive (www.urbanlegends.com) and ScamBusters (www.scambusters.org). %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: [weaverswords] "Weavers Words" V. 5 I. 52 Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 19:16:24 -0600 (CST) From: "Russell / K.L. Mitchell" To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com Mary Carter, The Gillooly book you are looking for is available at www.amazon.com and www.half.com you could also try calling The Caning Shop (www.caningshop.com) they have a lot of books. I could not find the book you are looking for on their website, but they have an 800 number you could call to find out. Happy Weaving, Karen http://community.webtv.net/catslapbaskets/doc %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: [weaverswords] "Weavers Words" V. 5 I. 52 Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 19:59:32 -0500 From: "Bill & Donna Longenecker" To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com Evie - When I first learned to do borders, I couldn't "see" the ending either. Flo Hoppe was doing her best to teach me and no matter how patient she was, or how much she explained or showed me, I just didn't get it. Believe me, no one could have been a better teacher. I finally devised a technique that worked and now have no problem and can't believe how easy it really is. Even though it's a bit more work, try this. Make sure your ending spokes are plenty long, then work the border very loosely (kind of like basting when sewing). When you get back to those beginning spokes, push them out a bit so you can readily see the spoke as it was before you started. This should enable you to finish the last spokes. Of course, you now have to go around again and tighten everything up, resoak, and start your next step. If you do each step like this, you should begin to "see" where the spoke placement should be. After a while, you will be able to do your borders by only opening up the beginning to tuck in the ends. As far as twining on egg baskets, give it a try and see how you like it. I can't see any reason why not except for the reed tangling up on you. Round reed is often used. Bleached round reed works very well since it is very flexible. Mary Carter - We still have copies of Natural Baskets available. You can order it from our secure, online catalog at: http://secure.rnci.com/countryseat/primary.asp Donna in cold PA with snow flurries again today ctryseat@fast.net %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: This and That Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 09:26:09 -0500 From: "Cynthia G Robbins" To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com Good Morning from soon to be stormy Alabama, A small problem I hope someone who reads WW can help me with. I bought Debbie Richards' pattern "Braidweave Tea Basket", and it needs a 4" x 1 5/8" slotted wooden base. Does anyone know where I can get a base this size? Debbie doesn't give an E-mail address, so I wrote to her about a month ago, snail mail, but haven't received a reply. The little basket works up to just the right size to hold a row of tea bags, and is made from fine cane and flat oval. Reading about the waxed linen kits on WW has me curious. I have tried the waxed linen coiling over hemp, but I think ya'll are talking about knotting the linen, right? I received a beautiful little waxed linen box as a swap basket last year, but haven't a clue as to how it was done. And last of all, to Evie Bernier: I've never tried a Gretchen border with waxed linen, but the ones I've done with reed just about drove me CRAZY! I'm absolutely sure those ends jump out and unwind and do all sorts of things on purpose just to see how frustrated they can make me. And no one can tell me that haven't thought at one time or another their reed was alive. Haven't you had it crawl out of boxes and take over a room? Thanks, Cindy %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: [weaverswords] "Weavers Words" V. 5 I. 52 Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 10:55:38 -0700 From:"Sandy Atkinson" To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com Dear WW, For Mary C.: we carry that book you are looking for, Natural Baskets by Gillooly, and have it in stock. Also, we have been working very hard on the new web site with the shopping cart and some of it is ready to uplink this week. It will take a while to complete it, but this will be a good start. We will be adding to it every couple of days for the next few weeks. Our goal is to serve everyone faster and more efficiently than in the past. We have a lot of new kits, with dyed reed in them! Yes dyed reed, so you don't have to do the dying, it's done for you. As our dying business is growing by leaps and bounds, it seems only right to do the kits this way. Check them out on the new site, to be ready hopefully this week. JIll Choate will be here with us in Mid Michigan on June 21, teaching the side antler basket and then on June 22, teaching the figure 8 antler basket. Call us toll free at 1-800-832-3071 for more information, there are a few seats left. Sandy Atkinson will be teaching a few one-day workshop classes also. Check out the "Christmas in July Workshop", July 19 and 20. Two new Christmas baskets. Weather permits, we will weave outside. Also, check out the Aug. 17th workshop: "Finish Your Unfinished Baskets - or start a new one but finish it today" Workshop. A great day for weaving. Weather permits, we will weave outside. ALL OUR WORKSHOPS INCLUDE LUNCH, BEVERAGES AND SOFT DRINKS FOR THE DAY, IN AIR CONDITIONING CLASS ROOM (OR OUTSIDE IF WEATHER PERMITS) Thanks, Joyce Jones for Atkinson's Country House Lennon, Michigan web site: sandyatkinson.com email: sandy@sandyatkinson.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Weavin' in Winona Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 11:06 PM From: Fred & Deb Mather To: davidc@iei.net Wanted to let everyone know that confirmations are being worked on for the Weavin' in Winona workshop, so if you've sent in registrations, you should be getting information on what classes you received in a week or two. Also -- registrations are still being taken. The workshop is June 7 - 10, 2002 in Winona MN. Visit the web site www.weavinwinona.com or www.geocities.com/basket4mn to see what classes are being offered and to print out a registration form - there are some really neat baskets!!! I'm looking for some pottery handles - the round tube type to slide in some 1/2" flat oval - I'd appreciate any help in locating a supplier. Thank you! Deb Mather bsktcase@mnic.net %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Gretchen Border Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 4:26 AM From: Dianne Walbeck To: 'Weaver's Words' ; Evie, Braided borders can make you feel like your eyes are crossing. The tip I have found that really helps me know where one row starts and stops is to mark the first two weavers I begin to weave the border with. I usually use the plastic twist ties placed at the very end. When I pick up one of the weavers that have the twist tie on it I know to gently push it up so I can make a space for my other weavers to pass through and finish my row. One book I have found helpful concerning any braided border is the book by Genie Jackson, Braided Borders. Also if you happen to have in your collection any of Lyn Siler's books you will find wonderful instructions and descriptions on how to weave many basketry techniques. As for twining in an egg basket. You can use round reed or any other material you choose to use but you weave in an over/under pattern. Many of Karen Zane's baskets have round reed in them and they look wonderful. You can visit her website at: http://www.karensbaskets.com/ Happy weaving from warm and mild Okinawa Japan Dianne Walbeck www.diswoventreasures.com - will be updated soon. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Books Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 9:07 AM From: Linda Cutright To: David, thanks for keeping us together. Sorry we no longer have pictures. I really enjoyed seeing every bodies creations. Another lurker out of the closest, but this was a librarian question. Mary Carter: I work in a university library and we use the web site "bestwebbuys.com" to look for hard to find books. I checked and the book Natural Baskets by Gillooly ISBN0882667939 is available used and new from several vendors. Hope this helps. Tony: Love your baskets and wish I could do one of your classes. You didn't say what your career change is, could you be moving closer to West Virginia :^) $14,000 for a set of baskets. Yes, I could live on that. All of the class listing as to stop. It is not possible for me to go to all of them. This is cruel and unusual punishment :) pleassssse stop or move all of them to West Virginia. Every weekend and twice on Saturday would a good schedule. Look forward to getting my swap basket. Hope to send mine out next week. Linda Weaving through life one basket at a time. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: To Valued Customers Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 9:20 AM From: SDS Basketry To: davidc@iei.net I'm advising those of you that I told I would be vending at this years IBA convention, I won't be. Last week I received notice from the co-coordinator, Rhonda Reinesch, that there is now not enough room for me to vend at this years convention. My apologies to you if this is an inconvenience. Respectfully, Sherry Sayles %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: [weaverswords] "Weavers Words" V. 5 I. 52 Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 15:42:34 -0500 From: "caurso" To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com David: Thanks for the great job with the newsletter. I'm trying to find out information about hand carved handles made of oak. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Do you have to steam and bend the wood so the grain is lying correctly on the handle? Are there any books out specifically on carving oak handles? Thanks for the help. Anne caurso@chorus.net %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: [weaverswords] "Weavers Words" V. 5 I. 52 Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 20:06:57 -0500 From: "Roberta Comstock" To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com "Weavers Words" Vol. 5 Iss. 52 Evie - I've never seen twining on an egg basket. I suspect it has to do with the ribs being held in place on both ends. Twining would be very awkward because of that. I suppose if you Really wanted to, it could be done. Just don't think it would be efficient. Try it and you'll see what I mean. When I did my first Gretchen border, I also had a problem ending each round. I took that one out three times before getting it right. (Thankfully not breaking any of the dyed reeds in the process!) Later, in a class taught by Barbara Morton, she explained how to deal with it in a way I've never forgotten. "When you work the first two reeds over two and down, pull them snug to make the bend in each reed, then back it up (loosen it) to make a pair of pointed openings. Leave them humped up like the outline of the Teton Mountains, or a pair of perky young breasts (or a letter 'M'- bcl). When you get around to the last two reeds, they will each go through one of the 'breasts' from the back to the front. The 'breast' reeds may then be pulled down snug." It works like a charm! Start the next round of your Gretchen border at a different location. This will keep any slight deviations in tension spaced away from each other and make them less obvious than if they were all stacked on top of one another. This method also works nicely for stepped up three-rod-wale and trac borders. Pam - Have fun in Hawaii! Write me privately if you'd like a few tips on my favorite places to go. Bert Comstock Lauderdale in still-drizzly, but warming, Independence, MO %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Mary Carter and Ken Davis Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 20:39:57 -0500 From: "Sarah Hartman" Organization: Heritage Baskets http://www.heritagebaskets.com To: ka9zre@yahoo.com Mary, Royalwood has the book you are looking for. Their on-line catalog is http://www.royalwoodltd.com/ or their phone number is 1-800-526-1630. To all, In my last post, forgot to mention that East Troy Basketry carries the Carve and Scarf from John McGuire and Eileen is a very nice person who is more than happy to help you out. Ken, Thanks for sharing the letter. Even though I was just a kid, it brought back memories of night after night with Walter Cronkite, the children, the tears, and the terror. To this day I remember the Veterans of that war I worked with when I first got my sales territory after college (fast forward to the 80's). I wonder if they will ever be able to sleep at night. Not a basket related subject at all but thanks again for sharing. Sarah in the Northwest burbs of Chicago where we are getting April showers after 5 days of April snows. Anxiously awaiting a back order of seeds to get the peas in the ground. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: NBG Basketmaking Conference Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 2:37 PM From: Joanne Peters To: davidc@iei.net Call For proposals The Northeast Basketmakers Guild will be holding its second biennial basketmaking conference April 4. 5. 6. 2003 in West Springfield, MA Our first conference was a great success and we hope to repeat it. We are in the process of sending out Teacher Proposal forms. If you would like proposal information please email your snail mail address to Joanne Wood Peters at the email address below. Joanne Wood Peters NBG 2003 Joanne/Wallace Peters 449 West Cherry St. Holyoke, MA 01040-7016 Tel#: 413 536 8419 E-mail: jwpeters@att.net %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Topaz Dyed Reed Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 7:49 AM From: Lori Hasan To: I am trying to create topaz for a basket I am weaving for a bridal shower. Does any one know of a Rit Dye recipe (or other dye) for topaz? Thanks, Lori %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Basketry Supply Business Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 8:00 AM From: Beth Feldt To: davidc@iei.net Hi, I am interested in starting a basketry supply business and I need help!! I am interested in starting up a dialogue with some one already in the business. My main question right now is how to find suppliers?? Is there a supplier directory available? I do realize that some Basketry Supply businesses offer wholesale and that will get me started, but as I expand my business I will need to be able to get better prices. For example - can you purchase Basket Buckles directly from the company/how can you get the best price available. Please email me directly at bethfeldt@yahoo.com Thanks, Beth %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: My Two Cents. Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:18:11 -0700 From: "Darlene or Gordon Pearce" To: "WW" Guess it's time to get in my two cents worth of ideas on the bushel basket handle gap problem...make the notch deeper...at least half the width...and use a double X when lashing it in...which gives a lot of coverage on either side...also looks good...to make the notch deeper measure the depth...make a line at the halfway point...take a coping saw and saw down to that mark on the ends of the notch...then use a utility knife to whittle out the area in between...be sure that the notches are even...I also like to make the notch 5/8" wide when using a larger rim...rather then notch the rim...all this takes extra time...but the finished product is much nicer... Tip on reed storage...when you get one of those priority mail boxes for larger documents...cut the long side off at the top...this gives you a container that holds your round reed...or your smaller sizes of dyed reed...they stand up nicely on a shelf..and the contents are easily seen...I teach so have a lot of supplies on hand...storing the space-dyed reed this way...putting all the sizes of one color beside each other...gives a student an instant array of color to choose from...also easy for keeping up with inventory... When you have small pieces of reed scrapes waiting to be used..but you don't want to dig through the container or paper bag you've stuffed them in...fill the sink with warm water...dump them in...leave them till they go straight...let them dry...and they are much easier to store...they will stand up straight in a box or recycled container...and you can almost tell at a glance if you have any the size you need when cutting stakes for that new basket...also takes up less space...just be sure they are dry before you store... The following site...belongs to an Okinawan weaver...http://www.tedako.net/studio-yui/ She makes beautiful baskets...I saw some of them at one of the shops close by that displays local artists works...they feature a different artist each month..her gallery is located on the south end of the island...haven't been there yet..but am planning on doing that as I really want to meet her...one of my Japanese friends has said she will take me there... Hugs from Okinawa Darlene %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% That's All For Now Folks. To Post A Message Use: davidc@iei.net or ka9zre@yahoo.com To Subscribe Use: weaverswords-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe Use: weaverswords-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com