Monthly Archives: March 2009

2009/03/28

Spring Retreat

Katherine recently attended the Northwest Basket Weavers Guild Spring Retreat. She was the teacher of two classes at this annual event. Over 100 basketmakers came to take classes, weave, and socialize from March 18-22 at the Pilgrim Firs Conference Center … Continue reading →

Mud room baskets

Mud rooms are a great place for baskets. That room just inside the back door where you keep your hats, gloves, overcoats, and boots. Katherine has made a number of willow baskets by commission for such a purpose. They are … Continue reading →

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2009/03/17

St. Patrick’s Day

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2009/03/08

Tools

Above is a photo of the tools we sell at Katherine’s willow basketry classes. These aren’t the only tools that are needed to make willow baskets, but they are the ones that people don’t often have. The small curved knife … Continue reading →

Basketmaking classes

We recently mailed out our schedule of willow basketry classes for 2009. Katherine Lewis has seven classes scheduled for the Mount Vernon area. The classes are two days and everyone leaves with a finished basket, usually pretty nice even if … Continue reading →