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The Mystery Basket

February 6, 2018/3 Comments/in Out and About with Basket Weavers /by Annetta K

An Exercise in Creativity

Last year, ten members of my local basket weaving guild participated in the Mystery Basket Project. It’s a great way to encourage creativity. We had several months to weave our project, and I am not exaggerating when I say I stared at the contents of my bag for months before I had my first idea!

In a nutshell here’s how it works:

Participants will be given a number when they sign up. Then they will go through their basket, craft and art supplies and put 10 items in a paper grocery bag. This bag is sealed, labeled with the participant’s number and given to the organizer.

October Classes and Color

October 31, 2017/0 Comments/in Basket Weaving Events /by Annetta K

Well, October has come and gone. My month started with a trip west to see family. The Bighorns in Wyoming were snow covered, brilliant colored aspen and birch trees lined the valleys in Montana and the sugar beet harvest was in full swing in Alberta. I was thankful for clear roads and time with people I love.

Then it was home and time for October classes. Read more

Weaving in Pennsylvania and Maryland

October 12, 2016/1 Comment/in Out and About with Basket Weavers /by Annetta K

I got home last night from teaching at two great guilds, the Central Pennsylvania Basketry Guild and Deer Creek Basket Guild in Maryland. We all had a great time!

First stop was Central Pennsylvania – where I taught four different baskets.

Wolf River Basketry Guild’s Fall Retreat

September 28, 2016/0 Comments/in Basket Weaving Events /by Annetta K

And I am home from another great basket retreat …

the Wolf River Basketry Guild hosted their annual Fall Retreat in Shawano, Wisconsin. Read more

Columbia Basin Basketry Guild’s 2016 Fall Retreat

September 21, 2016/0 Comments/in Basket Weaving Events /by Annetta K

I just got home from my trip to the Northwest and the Columbia Basin Basketry Guild’s Fall Retreat.

The event took place at Rockaway Beach, Oregon Read more

Basket Class with Dianne Gleixner

April 6, 2016/0 Comments/in Basket Weaving Events, Out and About with Basket Weavers /by Annetta K

Dianne Gleixner works out of her studio in Brookfield, Wisconsin. She has regularly scheduled basket classes at her studio and she also teaches at basket guilds and basket weaving events around the country. A few weeks ago Dianne Gleixner came to teach our basket guild.

The Traveling Basket Project

December 8, 2015/1 Comment/in Out and About with Basket Weavers /by Annetta K

I love hearing about what basket guilds are doing around the country. I often ask my students what their guild is weaving and how they are encouraging creativity. It’s always interesting, basket weavers are so creative! Years ago I heard about the traveling basket project, it sounded like so much fun I asked my local […]