Stateline Friends Weaving Retreat
April 16, 17, & 18, 2015
www.statelinefriends.com
NOTES:
Friday 4 Hour Classes (no 2 hour classes for Friday)
F410
Limelight Tray
Judy Wilson
F411
Hugs & Kisses
Amy Jorgensen
F412
Harmony Vessel
Denise Anthony
4”L x 4” W x 1-1/4” H
9”x9” Heart x 4” H w/o handle
6” Diameter x 9” High
Brighten up your life and sharpen
your twining skills with this cheery
new tray. Class time will focus on
hand skills, neatness and tension.
Twined with waxed cotton cord of
several sizes and matching glass
beads.
This basket has an opened twined
base in a heart shape. A handle
insert is wrapped with cane
incorporating 3 red hearts on each
side to add to it’s charm. The ‘x’
embellishment is added as a
finishing touch.
ALL LEVELS
8am-Noon
$40
INTERMEDIATE
1pm-5pm
$38
Beginning on a slotted wood base,
students will triple twine with a
step-up. Students will choose one of
3 weaving patterns for continuous
weave (all included in the pattern).
Students will stencil on buckskin
collar, add decorative bead tassel
and learn a unique binding
technique.
ALL LEVELS
8am-Noon
$52
F413
Baby Adirondack Pack
Linda Scherz-Allen
3”x4”x6-1/2” High
A traditional Adirondack Pack, Baby version complete with custom leather harness. As you weave with reed, Linda
will teach you her techniques to create this unique shaped basket with emphasis on technique and shape as you create
a little belly. Techniques are plain weave, continuous weave, scarfing, packing, fitting and lashing a rim.
ALL LEVELS
8am-Noon
$48
Friday 6 Hour Classes
F606
Arctic Mist
Dianne Gleixner
F607
Oak Island Tote
Debbie Hurd
9” x 13” x 7” High
Weaving over a class mold, students will
insert specially dyed spokes into a slotted
wood base, triple twine, and then insert a
second, narrower set of spokes. The main
body of the basket is woven using
stacked weavers in a twill weave.
Attention to detail is a must because an
intentional mistake is made every row so
that the twill design works out. The
basket is then finished off with a cut,
tucked, and lashed rim.
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
8am-3pm
$63
10”L x 8-1/2” W x 14” H w/handle
Woven on a D handle with lots
of techniques to learn or
practice. Techniques include:
start/stop weaving, continuous
weave, French randing,
Cherokee wheels, triple
twining, side embellishments
and a lattice bottom.
INTERMEDIATE
8am-3pm
$52
Friday 8 Hour Classes
F812
Beach Tote
Pam Talsky
F813
Feista by Patty
Patty Feather
18” L x 10” W x 14” H w/o handles
12”x14”x5”
An awesome basket for taking all the
necessities to the beach or…office,
party, convention! The flexible rim
makes it easy to fit behind a car eat,
even if you wish to lie back and
squash it! The 3/3 twill is a joy to
weave – when you learn a few tricks.
Top it off with the great border and
leather straps that just get better with
each time you grab and go – which is
sure to become a daily event!
This double wall basket was designed
to fit a Fiesta baking dish. Woven with
dyed reed on the inside and natural
reed on the outside. A false rim is
added for the wooden lid to sit on.
Finished with raspberry reed above
the false rim and matching ceramic
handles. A multi-colored drawer pull is
attached to the wood lid for a festive
look.
INTERMEDIATE
8am-5pm
$125
ALL LEVELS
8am-5pm
$95
F815
Turquoise Potato
Jill Robinson
F816
Fiesta by Gail
Gail Hutchison
10” hoop x 14” wide at widest, x 5” H
9-1/2” diameter
Learn this absolutely unique method
of starting a potato basket (no more
than 3 pieces sticking up!) along with
shaping, rib and color placement.
Students will also learn a technique to
make your basket sit flat. Each basket
will be completed with this lovely
piece of turquoise or there will be a
few other stone options.
Enjoy weaving with beautiful
colored reed. Learn Japanese twill,
three rod-wale with a step-up, and
stack weaving. Hand shaping will
be stressed. Space dying will be
discussed.
INTERMEDIATE
8am-5pm
$75
INTERMEDIATE
8am-5pm
$79
F814
Three in a Row
Marilyn Wald
Lg (12”Wx10”x7”H)
Med. (10” x9” x 6”) Sm (8”x9”x6-1/2”)
There will be 3 separate baskets to make
during class. One will have a D handle,
the next will have side handles and the
third will have a flat handle across the
top. It is possible the rims may not be
completed except for the 3rd basket which
will need to be completed so that the
handle may be added. However, every
attempt will be made to push for total
completion. Many tips and techniques
will be shared to assist weavers in
completion of the baskets. There will be a
variety of colors to choose from.
ALL LEVELS
8am-5pm
$70
F817
Oval Sweetgrass w/Side
Handles
Barbara McCormick
Varies
Create on of the more traditional
sweetgrass baskets. Traditionally
used for serving bread/rolls, the oval
sweetgrass basket has multiple uses.
Sweetgrass baskets, also referred to
the Charleston Basket, are coiled of
sweetgrass and southern long leaf
pine needles and lashed with palmetto
strips.
No Water Required!
ALL LEVELS
8am-5pm
$95
F818
The Gathering
Billy Owens
9”W x 15” L x 8-1/2” High
F819
Walnut & Cane
Ruth Garcia
Made of Hand Split White Oak, the
Gathering basket has a woven Oak
‘herringbone’ bottom and 2 loop
handles also made of White Oak. I
will share with the class all things
concerning White Oak from how I
select my trees, how I prepare the
wood making it suitable for
weaving to the Owens method of
rimming.
ALL LEVELS
8am-5pm
$85
6-1/2” Diameter x 4-1/4” H w/o handle x 9”
H with handle
F821
Waves on Cedar
Polly Adams-Sutton
F822
Bureau Twist
Eric Taylor
The basket starts with a walnut base
into which students will insert preshaped staves. Two staves will be
walnut for handle placement. The
basket is woven on a class mold using
fine cane, finished with a one-piece
walnut rim and handle, and accented
with maple knobs.
A tool kit is provided.
INTERMEDIATE
8am-5pm
$110
7-1/2” L x 5” W x 3” H
5-1/2” x 3” x 2-1/2”
Using cedar bark for the spokes,
this sculptural basket uses basic
twining to undulate the cedar with
the placement of the wire. The
finish is an easy lashed border of
yellow cedar outer bark.
Now there is a new twist to the
Cottage Bureau Basket. Have some
fun with curling. The basket is
woven over a mold with hand
pounded black ash weavers. Flared
cherry handles and pre-bent rims,
give this basket a distinctive look.
INTERMEDIATE
8am-5pm
$110
INTERMEDIATE
8am-5pm
$120
F820
Cedar Tapestry Necklace
Karen Mitchell
2” High x 1-1/2” Wide
Woven on a mold, this necklace is
twined with waxed linen, with options
of using fiber, beads and fine strips of
leather to create a one of a kind
necklace that is woven on spokes of
Alaskan Yellow Cedar. The necklace
is finished with either a folded, stitched
rim or a braided rim. Students will
receive supplies for a second necklace
which will be started in class. Students
should bring a small, pointed packing
tool, small shart scissors and a
personal work light would be helpful.
ALL LEVELS
8am-5pm
$65
F823
The Roundy
Jo Campbell-Amsler
10-1/2” Diameter x 10” H
This is a very precise, rounded,
willow rib-style basket. A double
rim will give the shape some
strength, while learning to use a
shaping block and knife to form the
ribs will help create the lovely
curves needed for this basket.
Leaving the ‘tails’ of the frame
exposed give each basket its own
personality.
INTERMEDIATE
8am-5pm
$125
F824
Saddle Stool
Sandy Bulgrin
F825
Checkmate
Trista Rothgerber
F826
Surreptitious
Annetta Kraayeveld
19-1/2” W x 17” H
12” Diameter x 10” High
10-1/2” x 12” x 5” H w/o handle
Finished in a light walnut stain, this
stool will be the frame for your
cane. Woven in a twill pattern, this
stool will make a lovely addition to
your home. The woven area of this
beautiful stool is 9” x 11-1/2”.
This is a large bushel style basket
that starts with a wooden base.
Most weaving is done using a chase
weave with emphasis on shaping.
The handles start with #10 round
reed, which is then wrapped using
#2 round. The handles off a nice
highlight to this basket.
So is it or isn’t it a double walled
basket? Learn to add randing
arrows to a basket without leaving
those nasty ends inside the basket.
Basket starts with a simple plaited
base with added stakes to round
the corners. A hand carved push-in
handle and a 3/2 lashing complete
the basket.
ALL LEVELS
Twill Experience Helpful
8am-5pm
$58
F827
Medium Nesting Bin
Sharon Klusmann
INTERMEDIATE
8am-5pm
$68
INTERMEDIATE
8am-5pm
$60
F828
9” Bushwhacker Friendship
Nathan Taylor
F829
Braided Corner Market
Gina Kieft
9” L x 9” W x 3” H w/o handle 8” H with
9” x 17” x 12” w/ handle-7-1/2” w/o
This historic basket was once
thought to have been made by the
Shakers. The instructor was the
discoverer of these hidden
basketmakers and the author of
their intriguing story. Made of
hand pounded black ash, like the
originals, students will learn
Bushwhacker weaving techniques
including their unique handle
design.
INTERMEDIATE
8am-5pm
$79
Learn to shape this very usable,
sturdy basket around a rectangle
hoop for the handle. Add the
corner bi-spokes before working
the side weaving. The corner bispokes will include a dyed spoke to
make the corner braids more
visible. Several color options will be
offered. The corner braids are a
three strand braid with cane in all
four corners.
INTERMEDIATE
8am-5pm
$60
13” L x 12” W x 8” H
These 3 nesting bins have solid woven
bases and are completely smoked and
dyed reed. Skills taught are start/stop
weaving, twining, arrow twining,
creating a handle opening, traditional
rim and braided handle pulls. A great
idea for storage. Pattern includes all 3
sized. In this class you will weave the
MEDIUM BIN. Other sizes available
for purchase.
INTERMEDIATE
8am-5pm
$60
Kits for the other 2 sizes can be purchased
for an additional $60
F830
Leta’s Cherokee Wheels
Laura Lee Zanger
10” W x 14” L x 7” H
This market basket is made in the 20th Century basket style of the Cherokee which features their use of color
weavers ad stakes to create a pattern in color. It also features an accent with the Cherokee Wheels technique.
This is an easy and fun technique to learn. The basket pairs well with a TN Indian Pigtail Swing handle.
INTERMEDIATE
8am-5pm
$75
Friday/Saturday 10 hour classes
FS1001
Pink Passion
Linda Scherz-Allen
FS1002
Harmony Pinstriped Shoulder Bag
Denise Anthony
2-1/2” Diameter x 1-7/8” High
5” x 9” x 9”
Pink Passion is a great basket for the wexed linen
weaver with experience ready for advanced
techniques. Students will use a combination of 7 ply
and 4 ply waxed linen and delica beads. Linda will
demonstrate and teacher her techniques throughout
the class. Emphasis on technique, shape and tension.
Those not able to complete in class will have
instructions to be able to complete.
Beginning on a slotted wood base, students will learn
purse construction. Bag is woven in chase weave with
reed & waxed linen. With hands-on instruction,
students will make a pattern, cut & stencil their own
collar of butter soft buckskin. Binding & shoulder
strap are uniquely different on this labor of love.
Pinstripe color options available IF the students
contact the instructor prior to class @
deniseanthony@hotmail.com
INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED
Friday 1pm-5pm AND Saturday 8am-3pm
$73
ADVANCED
Friday 1pm-5pm AND Saturday 8am-3pm
$98