Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild

January workshop with Amy Jorgensen Guild member Amy Jorgensen taught us the lovely Hugs & Kisses basket--perfect gift for Valentine's Day! We had a choice of weaving a heart-shaped basket or a more traditional round one. The reed basket was ornamented with X patterns and incorporated an oak handle that we wrapped with natural and dyed caning creating heart shapes. The Guild's Saturday workshop was well-taught and fun.

2018  Guild workshop  program The Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild is proud to present the basketry workshops for 2018. The year promises to be filled with new and challenging baskets and techniques. January 20, 2018 Amy Jorgensen -  Hugs and Kisses basket  - all skill levels Perfect for Valentine's Day! Guild member Amy Jorgensen will teach this heart-shaped basket. Learn to create this special shape using flat and round reed, learn to embellish the basket and learn to cover and ornament the inserted handle. ***Workshop start time changed to 8:30 am.*** Learn to create this special heart-shaped basket. Lovely ornament decorate the basket's handle. February 17, 2018 Mavis Kiyoshk - Sweetgrass Coil Basket  - all skill levels Basketmakers will create a small lidded basket sewn in coils. The lid will have a beaded felt centre and the bowl a felt centre. The sweetgrass basket will be created using a traditional First Nation method taught by a ...