Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild

May workshop with Catherine Devine and Lorna Garton Guild President Catherine Devine and Treasurer Lorna Garton, both experienced teachers, taught the beautiful Pentland Pottery basket (a pattern by Billie Ruth Sudduth). The round reed baskets came together quite quickly and many of us took home a completed basket.

April workshop with Nancy Latchford Instructor Nancy Latchford taught Guild members how to weave a coiled basket on a cork base. The coiled basket is a slow and steady process and we all created a solid foundation for our baskets. Nancy brought some of her own creative coiled baskets.

March workshop with Dolores von Rosen Instructor Dolores von Rosen taught us the structure and beauty of the tapestry basket. We all made original and individualized baskets with the wonderful assortment of materials Dolores brought to the workshop. We all created a unique tapestry basket with instructor Dolores von Rosen. First we built the base of the basket on a mold... ...then added a variety of materials and colours... ...to create a unique basket. Since February's workshop was cancelled due to snowy weather, Nancy Hager's students finished their square-based baskets today. 

January 17 :   AGM Nancy Hager - Square basket with woven overlay, flat oval & round reed, woven staked base using screw block - intermediate skill level February 21 :  FIFI Day - find it and finish it.  Bring that basket that is still at home and complete it using skills of other members to help with the tricky parts March 21 :  Dolores Von Rosen - "Hills & Valleys", natural materials on a wood base - all skill levels April 18 :  Nancy Latchford - Coiled basket on a wood base - intermediate skill level.  Shawl pin kits for sale. May 16 : Catherine Devine and Lorna Garton  - Pentland Pottery Basket - all skill levels. A round-shaped basket using flat and round reed with a tucked rim. Excellent for using up small bits of left-over flat reed. Good pratice shaping. Pattern used with permission from Billie Ruth Sudduth. Approximate size: 8"H x 10"W x 10"D. June 20 :  Alice Lingard - Round Reed Basket -...

In an ideal location for a retreat, enjoy a workshop that will provide in-depth study and enough time to fully absorb the techniques presented.  Meet late afternoon Friday and begin your class after a light supper.  Saturday is a full day of instruction and weaving with a special presentation in the evening.  Finish up your weaving Sunday morning, have a delicious lunch and depart by 2:30 pm.     14 hours of instruction. Michaelite House Retreat Centre BARK POUCH - Karen Tembreull Skill Level - Intermediate to Advanced $310 includes your instruction, materials,  2 nights accommodation and meals REGISTRATION CLOSED Beginning with a cedar bark twill base, students will twine to upsett their pouch.  Next, using handmade basswood fibre cordage, the first set supplied by the instructor, and willow bark, students will between weave twine a twill pattern using the three materials.  Following this with an accent of wi...

Our guild participated in the 2014 OHS Southwest Regional Seminar, Mood Indigo by entering a display - the theme was "Anything Blue".  Another guild won the people's choice prize but we did show the 70 participants that we are out there and that we can make some gorgeous baskets.  Thanks to Frances and Wanda for doing this.