Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild

January workshop with Amy Jorgensen Guild member Amy Jorgensen and her students braved the snow storm to attend the January basketry workshop. The twill-patterned trivet was a fun and quick project!

2019 Guild workshop programme The Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild is proud to present the basketry workshops for 2019. The year promises to be filled with new processes and techniques. January 19, 2019 Amy Jorgensen -  Woven trivet  - all skill levels February 16, 2019 Sandy Pacitto -  Chaine Maille bracelet  - all skill levels March 16, 2019 No workshop this month. April 20, 2019 Amy Jorgensen -  Bunny Basket  - all skill levels Guild member Amy Jorgensen will teach a super easy bunny basket just in time for spring! Learn to use flat reed to weave a small basket and decorate with bunny ears and tail. We will also host a potluck lunch during the noon meeting. May 18, 2019 Joyce Graves Tomlinson-  Waxed linen and cane vase  - all skill levels Joyce Graves Tomlinson will teach this beautiful wax cotton cord and cane vase (from her own pattern). June 15, 2...

November workshop with Lene Rasmussen Willow basketmaker Lene Rasmussen, from Lakeshore Willows, taught the Guild the Burkina weave. All students wove a small, sturdy willow basket to take home, some made two!

October workshop: Dolores von Rosen Remembrance weave Old and new members came together for the October workshop to weave the lovely Mountain Range basket designed by the guild member Dolores von Rosen. Sadly, we lost one of our founding members earlier this year. A day filled with laughter and tears. The solid wooden base with a handle makes a sturdy basket with flat reed walls. We learned to chase weave and how to create an undulating rim. The rolled rim finishes this beautiful basket.

September workshop with Stephen Jerome Black ash basketmaker Stephen Jerome travelled from Quebec to spend two days with the guild teaching black ash basketry techniques. Rib basket Fancy ash basket with lid

 June workshop with Martina Obersat Guild member Martina Obersat went back to the basics with this market basket workshop. Beginner and experienced basketmakers took home a--mostly completed--useable and sturdy basket!

May workshop with Joan Carrigan British Columbian basketmaker Joan Carrigan taught us to weave a cell phone pouch using the beautiful natural materials of the Pacific Northwest. Joan lead the workshop in a discussion of gathering and preparation of the materials we would use: red and yellow cedar, willow bark, sedge and beargrass. She encouraged us to create a unique pouch incorporating a variety of the barks and grasses using a variety of techniques, including twining and plaiting.