"Weavers Words" Vol. 7 Iss. 09 MADE IN AMERICA BY A PROUD AMERICAN!!! Date Sent: August 02, 2003 Back Issues: http://www.angelfire.com/art/weaverswords/ David Collins 408 North Devon Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46219 Phone: (317) 899-5747 davidc@iei.net %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 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.) 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PLEASE BOOKMARK THIS PAGE: http://www.angelfire.com/art/weaverswords/basket.html %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% MAKE A DONATION TO MY COUSIN'S FAMILY FIRE RELIEF FUND!!! I have set up a PayPal account for the relief fund. If you already have a PayPal account, the address that you can send donations to is: firerelieffund@yahoo.com If you don't have a PayPal account, you can easily sign up by using the following link: https://www.paypal.com/refer/pal=JYBGKVF4U5R6E It only takes about 5 minutes to create a PayPal account and you use it to send money. PayPal is a free service and it is 100% secure. If you prefer, donations can also be sent to: David Collins c/o Fire Relief Fund 408 North Devon Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46219-5334 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% HI EVERYONE, I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO THANK THE 33 WEAVER'S WORDS MEMBERS WHO HAVE ALREADY CONTRIBUTED TO MY COUSIN'S FAMILY FIRE RELIEF FUND. I WON'T NAME NAMES BUT THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE AND HOW MUCH THEY ARE APPRECIATED!!! TO THE PERSON WHO ANONYMOUSLY DONATED TO MY COUSIN'S FIRE FUND: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO MY COUSIN, JEANNIE'S FAMILY, FIRE RELIEF FUND. YOUR GENEROSITY IS SO APPRECIATED AND WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED. THE FIRE WAS ON MONDAY, JUNE 23RD. WE KEPT THE CHILDREN FOR THE FIRST TWO NIGHTS, AND A BIG PART OF THE TIME THAT FIRST WEEK. THEY WERE PUT UP IN A MOTEL AND THEN WERE ABLE TO MOVE TO A RENTAL HOME, MONDAY, JULY 7TH. THEY WON'T BE BACK INTO THEIR HOME FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 - 8 MONTHS. THE CHILDREN, JACE, WHO IS 5 YEARS OLD AND KELLYN, WHO IS 22 MONTHS OLD, ARE, OF COURSE, BEWILDERED, BUT ARE COPING SOMEWHAT BETTER. OUR HEARTS BREAK FOR THEM. KEEP THOSE WEAVER'S WORDS MESSAGES COMING. THE MESSAGES HAVE REALLY SLOWED DOWN LATELY. PLEASE START SENDING MESSAGES TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: ka9zre@yahoo.com MY NORMAL E-MAIL ADDRESS, davidc@iei.net, HAS BEEN ACTIMG UP. THANKS AGAIN, DAVID %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Moving To Sterling, VA Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:58:15 -0700 From: "Carla Adams" To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com Hello Fellow Weavers, In late August I will be moving to Sterling, Virginia. Does anyone know of any weaving guilds in that area? How about basket shops or classes? Thanks, Carla Adams In Kennewick, WA where it's 100 degrees in the shade %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Black Dye Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 13:21:17 -0500 From: "Janice Putra" To: ka9zre@yahoo.com Hi, I am interested in knowing different "recipes" for dying reed black. Whenever I dye it black it turns out more bluish. I am looking for a deep, dark, rich black color. Do you leave it in the dye bath for hours, use twice the amount of dye (usually I stick with Rit), add a dash of some other color, what is the secret. Let me know. Jan Putra in SE Wisconsin %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Long Time In Writing Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:38:20 -0500 From: "Tony Stubblefield" To: ka9zre@yahoo.com Hello Strangers, Well, I have been way way behind on my WW, over 8 issues and 2 months! I have also been very neglect in my email correspondence as well. This is because about 2 months ago I bought a house and have been painting, packing, painting, moving, painting and unpacking. Did you notice all the painting? If I would have been happy with freshly painted off-white walls I would have been fine, but oh no, I had to paint every room a color. It does all look great and I am so happy that I got it basically all done before I moved the majority of my stuff. I am very excited that I have a huge room on the back of my house dedicated to basketry. Most people would have used the room as a family room, but a studio was more important to me. I also have a basement corner that will be perfect to set up the wood working shop I have always wanted to have. When I moved I was shocked to realize just how many baskets I had accumulated over the last 20 years! It took 2 SUVs and a car to transport all of them. I didn't move them until all the furniture was in place and nearly all the boxes unpacked. I did not want them under foot and in danger of getting stepped on. I am frightened by the thought of the value of all of them. I really need to consider a special rider on my insurance, but in reality if anything happened to them nearly all would be irreplaceable, either because they are antique or if mine, I wouldn't have the opportunity to make them again. Now that I am pretty much unpacked and settled in I am going to try to start getting back in touch with everyone. I may even try to teach a class or two here again. It has just been such a hectic spring that I haven't hardly finished, let alone worked on a basket. I am taking a trip out to New Hampshire, the middle of August to take a brown ash class with Alice Ogden. I am going to say for a week at my favorite B&B, the Snowbound and am going to spend my evenings just weaving on those projects I never get around to doing. I am very looking forward to getting away and to the change to get some weaving done. Of course I don't know where I am going to put these new baskets. I have a few more shelves and a mantle to get installed so hopefully that will open up some new spots. You know how you have the "crazy cat lady" in the neighborhood; I guess I will be the "crazy basket man". Anyway I hope everyone is having a good summer so far. I will have to write more later about my little adventure on the way to the Indiana convention and my workshop with Martha Wetherbee. Nancy - about reed cutting - I don't know why you end up sometimes with one rough and one smooth side on reed, I suppose it is the same reason that when you "draw" white oak, as opposed to splitting it, you get a good and bad side. It must have something to do with the way the grain runs. Dot - about thickening Insta Cure - I keep my "super glue" in the freezer to extend the shelf life. It takes a bit for the glue to get back to room temperature, but it does last a lot longer this way. I don't have that much trouble with the glue getting thick in time, but I have had it just not stick anymore. The first time it ever happened was in a class, boy was that fun. Good thing I had an extra bottle or I would have been making a made dash to the hardware store. I had never had this happen before, but apparently it isn't uncommon. Also, if you use an accelerator, then you should keep that separately from your glue. Supposedly the two can interact even if stored next to each other. I also buy the smallest bottles I can find so I don't have to throw any away. If you tips and caps get junky you can usually buy replacement ones at the hobby shop. I have found that these are great for restoring the usefulness of my half full bottles. Denise - about Insta Cure - It is the same thing as Super Glue. You can get it in different thicknesses and set up times. I prefer the thicker, gap filling variety that takes a bit longer to set up so I have a little more working time. I use it to glue my Nantucket rims together. Take Care And Happy Weaving, Tony Stubblefield St. Louis, MO http://www.jaskets.com/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: RE: Cutting Slots In Bases Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 23:44:01 -0400 From: "Anette Meier" To: "David Collins" Hi There Ginger, You can ask specifically for a Nantucket Slot Cutter from Boston Saw and Knife Corp 781-444-2051. The size is: 0.050... You may also have to buy the shaft (?) too. Ask them, they can explain it a bit more. Keep on slotting ;^) Anette %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: [weaverswords] "Weavers Words" V. 7 I. 08 Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 06:18:50 EDT From: BroomStixs@aol.com To: ka9zre@yahoo.com Bright Blessings All, I am new to Weavers Words and have just begun reading it. A little about myself... I have been making pine needle baskets for about 30 some odd years. I also make baskets out of broomcorn and tie brooms. I twine small pouches with Waxed Irish Linen. I have made other baskets with cane and grapevine or kudzu but that was many years ago. I am located in central Georgia where I usually have a good supply of long leaf pine needles although few are on the ground right now, so I am concentrating on the broomcorn. Coiling and twining are very meditative and spiritual activities for me as I build relationship with each vessel's materials and through this communication develop the final shape and purpose of each as I weave. The repetitive coiling stitches are calming and focusing. Sometimes the finished vessel is not what I thought it would be as I began. Anyone else have this sort of experience? In Love and Light Go Gentle Jessica http://hometown.aol.com/broomstixs/index.html %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Slotted Bases With Thin Kerfs Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:37:42 -0400 From: "D. J. Nye" To: "David Collins" Ginger, Often slots in bases are cut with a router using 3-wing slotting cutters. However, there are two difficulties with them that sometimes make them a less than ideal choice. First there is the safety factor. Using a router is a dangerous process' and unless one has more than a casual acquaintance with them and the proper equipment for their safe use in this application, use of a router would be ill advised. Second is the difficulty of finding 3-wing cutters for thin kerfs. Cutters 1/8" are rather easy to find and cutters 3/32", 5/64", and 1/16" are available (try woodcraft co.) however, if one shys from routers and yet wants small kerfs in their bases all is not lost. The operation to achieve this is quite simple, straightforward and relatively safe--and actually somewhat fun. The first task is to find a handsaw with the desired kerf. Almost any style will do from carpenters handsaws, garden pruning saws, backsaws, and Japanese woodworking saws. The later is mentioned because Japanese saws track a straight line with particular ease. Once a saw with the proper kerf (from .010" to .080" or more) is found the procedure is to place the base in a vise, clamped on both faces so the edge to be slotted is up. The location of the slot should be scribed or pencil-marked on that edge's surface around the perimeter of the base. Begin sawing to that line with the handsaw, rotating the base in the vise as you work your way around the base. I would recommend that this be done in two passes, the first pass concentrating on following the line and the second pass concentrating on cutting to the proper depth. The desired depth of cut can be marked on the side of the saw blade with a piece of tape. Good Luck--And Enjoy, Daniel from Michigan's U. P. where the summer has been cool and dry. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Classes Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 12:09:54 -0400 From: "Country Seat-Angie Wagner" To: "- Weavers Words David Collins" Hi All, We currently have two classes scheduled: Seat weaving classes in Sept - bring your choice of chair on 3 consecutive Saturdays, (13, 20 and 27) from 9 AM to 1 PM. Cost is only $48 and covers all three weeks. You may have some homework in-between classes. You do not have to be present all three weeks if already committed on one of the days. Jill Choate will visit us again in July of 2004 and we are reserving places. Her classes and more info on the seat weaving can be found on our Classes Page - www.countryseat.com/classes.htm or contact us for more information. More classes will be posted as they are scheduled. Happy Weaving, Angie The Country Seat http://www.countryseat.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Mid Summer Weave 2003 Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 7:33 AM From: Bonnie Easterbrooks To: davidc@iei.net July 12th, 2003 - Dayton, OH - There was more than just excitement in the air! Some gorgeous items were being woven. We had remarkable teachers who willingly shared their weaving expertise. We had a marvelous array of basketry-related items and supplies to browse through. We had an awesome selection of food to keep us sustained during the course of the day. What great goodie bags, door prizes and raffle items there were! Best of all, was the atmosphere of good-fellowship that filled the air. I wish to thank the following instructors for joining us and sharing their talents: Patty Bagley - Marietta, Georgia Tom Holtkamp - Noblesville, Indiana Gail Hutchinson - Milton, West Virginia Betty Kourkounakis - Dover, Ohio Brenda Traffis - Concord Twp, Ohio Pat Welti - Cincinnati, Ohio Karen Wheeler - Columbus, Ohio I wish to thank all those who made such generous donations to our goodie bags and raffle. I wish to thank those who gave their heart and soul to serve on the planning committee. I wish to thank the 54 participants who traveled near and far to share the day with us. Thank you everyone for making the 2003 Mid Summer Weave a HUGE success! Mark your calendars now! July 10th, 2004 Regards, Bonnie Easterbrooks Krist Teacher Liaison, Heritage Basketry Guild - Dayton, OH %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: [weaverswords] "Weavers Words" V. 7 I. 03 Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 06:27:19 -0500 From: "Roberta Comstock" To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com Helen Schwartz - The best introduction to preparing and weaving bamboo that I have seen is in: BASKETRY, PROJECTS FROM BASKETS TO GRASS SLIPPER by Sekijima, Hisako. (New York, New York: Kodansha America, Inc. 1991. ISBN4-7700-7251-9) Other good references on using bamboo and/or the closely-related American river cane are: Cort, Louise Allison and Nakamura Kenji. A BASKETMAKER IN RURAL JAPAN. New York & Tokyo: Weatherhill. In association with Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 1994. ISBN 0-8348-0336-4 (paperback) $34.95 Farrelly, David. THE BOOK OF BAMBOO: A comprehensive guide to this remarkable plant, its uses, and its history. 1984. San Francisco; Sierra Club Books. ISBN 0-87156-825-X $20. Olney, Judith. CHOCTAW DIAGONAL TWILL PLAITING: A workshop with Claude Medford, Jr. 1990. Westland, MI: MKS Publications, Inc. Royalwood carries split bamboo, if you don't want to start quite at the very beginning of the process. Toni Klinger - Did you get the help you needed to repair the bassinette? If not, can you post a photo of the basket? A close-up shot of the rim would help us give you pointers. You may be able to use other materials than the ones in the original structure. Perhaps the rim could be padded with cattail leaves and lashed with chair cane. If you send a message to David with photos attached, he can post it for us to see at the Yahoo site for this list. Pattie Bagley - Anna Lizotte, who used to be on this list, lives in Tasmania. If you'd like to try to contact her, email me privately at and I'll see if I still have a current email address for her. The Fibre Basket Weavers of South Australia published a great book with Kangaroo Press in 1989. The title is FIBRE BASKETRY - HOME GROWN AND HANDMADE. You may be able to reach them by contacting the publisher. If someone will remind me, I'll do a web search & post the results. I seem to recall that there's a basketry guild in Victoria, also. Cynthia Ludholtz - Did you get your answers for projects for young kids? If not, or if you need more ideas, send me a note at and I'll look up some of my previous posts in children's projects and demo weaving. I'm trying to get caught up on WW. Hope this wasn't too redundant. Have gotten this far in my reading & finally decided it's time to start writing again. It's good to be back! (By the way, my sister-in-law is not entirely recovered, but is working on getting her strength back & trying to put on a few pounds. Too bad I can't just give her some of my extras. Her spirits are good, at last!) Bert Comstock Lauderdale Independence, MO %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: [weaverswords] "Weavers Words" V. 7 I. 04 Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 16:01:01 -0500 From: "Roberta Comstock" To: weaverswords-owner@yahoogroups.com Tammy in Michigan - Use a gentle nylon scrubber (such as one for face cleaning) to remove bits of dirt or leaves from your gourds and smooth rough places. If they are moldy, kill the mold with a solution of ammonia in water. Gourds can then be cleaned on the outside by wiping them with a damp cloth and a little dish detergent. Cut after cleaning the outside and scrape the seeds and pulp out of the inside. Leather dyes and stains work well on them. You can also use a wood burner to make designs, or paint them. There are several good books on gourd craft available. Check with some of the basketry suppliers or your local bookstore or library. (I'm not familiar with Danish cord.) Helen Swartz & other reader's -If you want to buy the Nancy Moore Bess book on bamboo (or other basketry books), please remember to go to the Amazon site via David's basket books link at the beginning of Weavers Words. He gets a commission on whatever we buy through his link! Nancy In Glen Arm, MD - Some premium reeds are nearly identical on both cut sides. However, the natural grain of rattan causes ordinary cuts to be much smoother on one side than the other. (This is also true of hand pulled oak splints.) Making both sides equally smooth would entail additional cuts or shaving, causing considerable waste of material and vastly increasing prices. Bert Comstock Lauderdale Independence, MO %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Twenty-Four/Seven Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 2:11 PM From: Jill Choate To: Undisclosed-Recipient: Twenty-Four/Seven Alaska is the place where the wicked reside. This must be so, since there is "no rest for the wicked", and rest is not something found during the twenty-four hours of daylight in an Alaskan summer. The mania instilled by mega doses of sunshine begins with the dawning of the first twelve hours of daylight in April. The lethargy of winter begins to lift. The internal batteries begin to charge. The cogs in the brain begin to interlock. Plans are made and the ULTIMATE TO-DO LIST is written. The ULTIMATE TO-DO LIST is a "wish list" of tasks that you will accomplish in the upcoming summer months. A sort of fictional monstrosity that grows in length as fast as light is gained in Alaska. These are the precursors to a full-fledged attack of twenty-four/seven. Twenty-four/seven occurs when the brain is bombarded with solar chemicals that fool us into thinking that the clock has stuck at twelve noon. All of a sudden the 20,000 projects that were written down on the ULTIMATE TO-DO LIST are possible with continuous daylight in which to achieve them. It's like a fairy-god-mother waved her wand to stop the clock so that the ULTIMATE TO-DO LIST is finally achievable. Unfortunately the ULTIMATE TO-DO LIST never has an ending as the script is constantly being revised with additions. This enables newly "born-again puritans" to purge the accumulated guilt from winter's dark cloak of restful respite. Enter the fish. Fish the length of your leg are making their final voyage up river and it's imperative that you be there for their homecoming. Just a little scheduling adjustment enables you to get up at 2:00 AM versus your usual languid 4:00 AM morning call. Your summer mantra becomes a tune from the "Music Man", paint a little, grind a little, paint a little, grind a little, fish, fish, fish, paint a lot, grind a little more. And what about that fruit that needs to be picked? Strawberries, raspberries and blueberries are awaiting your supple fingers to be processed and chilled to a frozen demise. The ULTIMATE TO-DO LIST does have an ending however. As darkness begins to appear in the wee hours of the morning the internal clock starts to wind down. Sleep begins to sound like a novel idea and fewer additions are added to the list. It won't be long before the chill of fall makes for the last push to get ready for winter and the ULTIMATE TO-DO LIST is laid to rest for another seven months. Next summer we'll be coming to your neck of the woods. Beginning in April and continuing through July we'll be in the Lower-48 for the "Game for Anything Tour of summer 2004". There are still some dates left if your group would like to host a class. Check out the calendar at: http://jchoatebasketry.master.com/texis/master/search/showcal.html For information on where we'll be when check out the website at: www.jchoatebasketry.com Until We Meet On The Trail... Jill Choate Talkeetna, Alaska www.jchoatebasketry.com jill@jchoatebasketry.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Teaching At Home And Question On Teaching Kids Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 21:15:08 -0500 From: "Sarah Hartman" To: ka9zre@yahoo.com Hello! Has been many months since I've written or even read an issue. Has been a very rough year in our family with my father losing a battle with cancer and it seems (first post treatment tests all clean) my sister winning hers. Needless to say am trying to get back to "normal" - whatever that is. A post from Darlena made me want to encourage anyone who is considering teaching, to do so. Living in the Chicago area, I had the same concerns about teaching in my home as Darlena. However, I've found each of my students by referrals and it has worked out great. The first couple of students came through a shop that carries my baskets. I talked with them before inviting them over and from there the referral thing took hold. It has really worked out well. Once a month my kitchen is transformed into a lively project room with each student working on their own basket of interest. One may be twilling and another twining. It's a very fun day and I can't even begin to tell you how much I am learning from trying to keep one step ahead of them! It has been so very rewarding to see how far they have advanced in their skills. One is now teaching and one is considering selling baskets and all of them are now friends in addition to being students. My niece is in 4-H and her leader has asked if I would lead a workshop for the club on basket weaving. I have two books that seem to have lots of good ideas. One is "Basket Weaving for Kids" by Kathie Ballard. The other is "Basket Making With Kids" by Vicky Teich. I've never taught kids and was wondering if any of you had tips on 1.) how to approach a group of 11-13 year old girls 2.) and baskets that are good for a group of kids. Thanks! Sarah in the coolish but sunny (at least today!) northwest burbs of Chicago Sarah Hartman Heritage Baskets %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Still A Few Spaces Open! Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:23:19 -0400 From: "Baskets Of Joy" To: "Baskets Of Joy" Hello Basketmakers! We wanted to let everyone know that we still have a few openings for the Shaker Keepsake Basket Workshop (Aug. 9-10) and the Nantucket Seaside Basket Workshop (Aug. 11-12). Both workshops are led by Martha Wetherbee. If you are interested, please visit our online class listing at www.basketsofjoy.com, give us a call or email us (all contact information appears below). We are very excited to have Martha teach here again, and hope you will have the opportunity to join us! We'll look forward to hearing from you! Lisa www.basketsofjoy.com BASKETS OF JOY 81 Old Bath Road Brunswick, ME 04011 Customer Service 207-725-5899 Orders 800-377-6097 Fax 207-725-6004 basketsofjoy@basketsofjoy.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Cutting Slots In Bases Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 20:01:50 -0700 From: "Pat Yunkes" To: "David Collins" For Ginger, If your husband is cutting slots in bases with a router, he needs to take the blade and grind it down so it is thinner. Do a little bit at a time until he has the size you need for your spoke. Just had a week I don't want to repeat ever again. On Monday I was dying baskets for a show the next weekend, and reed for a huge kit order. I wanted the reed to hang for a week to dry properly before packaging it, and figured I would start the order right after the show. Wouldn't you know, we had a huge storm, described like a hurricane, but we don't have hurricanes in Pennsylvania. When I looked at my huge sugar maples in the back yard, it certainly looked like a hurricane. Of course, the electricity went out...and didn't come back on for 5 days, after I had left for the show. I got out my Coleman lanterns and oil lamps for light, and my camp stove and continued dying. I also drove to a spring and got water several times so I could rinse my reed and baskets and for household uses. I couldn't use my belt sander, so I either used a shave horse, or ran the object to be sanded across the belt sander...lots of times. Needless to say, I did get done what I had to, but it took a while...late nights and early mornings. I am ready for a vacation, but that can't happen until Sept. as this is a busy time for me. Actually, the whole experience had a lesson for me; it showed me that with a little ingenuity, I could get through this difficult time. Regards, Patricia Yunkes %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: New Patterns Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 06:50:47 -0500 From: "Sherian Cody" To: ka9zre@yahoo.com Hi Everyone, This is a short note to let everyone know that I have some new patterns on my web site and 2 new kits. Visit me at www.sugarcreekpatterns.com and take a look! Thanks To Everyone, Sherian Cody www.sugarcreekpatterns.com fscody@worldnet.att.net 317-861-9754 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 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