What a hoot! This Canadian from British Columbia, makes vessels, baskets, books and androgynous human forms from materials gathered from her property and rattan reed, primarily. Cynthia Minden
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Harry Goudie in England has a very nice website with several articles, patterns, list of tools, and techniques for working with willow in your basketweaving projects. Harry also heads the Yahoo! Groups Basketmaking e-mail discussion
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The 11th annual workshop in Bemidji, Minnesota, sponsored by the Headwaters Basketry Guild will be held on April 21, 22 & 23 at the Concordia Language College, Finnish Village. Teachers this year are; Marlene Meyer,
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Cynthia Porcher has completed a five-year study of the Gullah culture in South Carolina and Georgia at the request of the National Park Service. She concentrated on the five counties of Beaufort, Charleston and Georgetown
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Great last minute Christmas present for that basketmaker on your list! Search for the “Weaving New Worlds: Southeastern Cherokee Women and Their Basketry” by Sara H. Hill ($27.50, University of North Carolina Press) book through
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Well, although I didn’t post the information about our Range Fiber Arts Guild sponsored antler basket class on my webpage, the five gals that attended the “Safekeeping” antler basket wall hanging class had fun yesterday.
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A while ago, the neighbor kids and I went out to cut some diamond willow to use for walking sticks and staffs. Look what we discovered when we peeled the bark off and left them
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This is what the diamond willow trees look like out in the grove on our property in northeastern Minnesota. They seem to like the cold winters and swampy areas too, which we have an abundance
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