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Newsletters from Cane & Basket Supplies

October 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Weavin' Wicker Woman Blog

Did you know that several of the Cane & Basket Supply Companies listed on WickerWoman.com publish either a monthly or weekly newsletter?

See if your favorite chair caning or basket weaving supply company publishes a newsletter so you can subscribe and keep up on all their new products and special offers!

We always want to know about new rattan reed colors, discounts on tools or instruction books, new basketweaving patterns, and of course any new products that will make our weaving projects go more smoothly, right?

Here are some businesses that I know have newsletters, but check out all the basket & cane suppliers for yourself, too.

 

  • North Carolina Basket Works
  • V. I. Reed & Cane
  • H. H. Perkins
  • Basketmaker’s Catalog

What have you discovered by reading the newsletters from the Cane & Basket Supply Companies? Or haven’t you subscribed to any yet? Better get going if you haven’t. Happy Weaving!

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Red Twig Brown Twig Blog — Friday Feature

March 4th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Weavin' Wicker Woman Blog

Red Twig Brown Twig

basket weaving with a bit of gardening and one or two tangents along the curve

Quite a few years ago now, I stumbled across one of the coolest blogs featuring basket weaving,  chair caning, rustic furniture making and nature photography called,  Red Twig Brown Twig

The owner of this blog Shari MacLeod, was a girl after my heart, a kindred spirit so to speak.  I thought I’d died and gone to Heaven each time I read her posts and quickly added  Red Twig Brown Twig to my blogroll when this blog was on Blogger.com before the migration here to my domain.

I haven’t posted my blogroll here on my new blog platform yet, and must get to that soon. You can bet that Red Twig Brown Twig will be the first one posted!

Besides all the wonderful things Shari does that I mentioned above, she also is a master needle felter and is teaching classes on that topic right now. She has the cutest little bunny rabbit felting pictures on her most recent post that you’ve just got to go see!

Be sure to scurry on over to Red Twig Brown Twig and add it to your blogroll, you’ll be happy you are following it too, always great information.

Won’t you join me in saluting Red Twig Brown Twig and it’s author Shari MacLeod by subscribing to this terrific blog on its RSS feed?

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The SeatWeavers’ Guild in Basket Bits Magazine!

February 24th, 2010 · Comments Off · What's New

Feb10BasketBits69Hey all you basketmakers and chair seat weavers — Did you see the  article about The SeatWeavers’ Guild which appeared in the current February 2010 Issue#69 of Basket Bits Magazine ?

Our innovative and unique new chair caning guild called, The SeatWeavers’ Guild is in this issue with a two-page article including lots of pictures, on page 15!

Read all about our new guild in the magazine  and then jump on over to our website.

On the site, which has just undergone a redesign, you will find pictures of our members and their projects, see what we are planning for the coming months, and learn more about our next Gathering in July at Tiller’s International.

Join our innovative group by filling out the PDF membership application form and then, “Weave On!”

If you don’t already have a subscription to this great magazine, be sure to visit Basket Bits website where you will learn all about the magazine and be able to become a subscriber, too.

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"Sugar on Snow" Celebration in Beaver Bay, Minnesota

February 19th, 2008 · Comments Off · Weavin' Wicker Woman Blog


Join all the fun and merriment this weekend, Friday, February 22 and Saturday, February 23, 2008 in Beaver Bay, Minnesota at the 5th annual “Sugar on Snow” Colonial Williamsburg Winter Celebration!

All the action takes place in and around the Community Center in Beaver Bay, Minnesota along the North Shore of Lake Superior, north of Duluth and south of Grand Marais, from 12noon-8pm on Friday and 10am-4pm on Saturday.

The event name is taken from the New England tradition method of making maple syrup. The sap is heated and poured on snow outdoors, which forms into pure hard maple candy treats. Then everyone has a party to celebrate a job well done!

All demonstrations and events are recreated from the 1700s with a Colonial Kitchen and General Store–featuring candle making, soap making, apple cider pressing, corn husk doll demo, sauerkraut making, spinning, weaving, woodworker, chair caning, basketmaker, bee skep making, potter and hide tanning. Angora, MN craftsperson, Cathryn Peters will be demonstrating the chair caning, basketmaking and bee skep making both Saturday and Sunday.

Outdoor activities include: maple syrup making demonstration, dog sledding, tug-of-war, blacksmith, 2-man saw contest, and miller grinding grain. Come join the fun in a recreation of a traditional New England Winter Festival!

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April Wicker Woman's Weavings Ezine Sent!

May 4th, 2007 · Comments Off · Weavin' Wicker Woman Blog

The April issue of Wicker Woman’s Weavings Ezine was sent out to 828 subscribers on April 29th. If you are a subscriber and missed your copy in your email box, go to the website to view. New subscribers can also go to the site to JOIN THIS GROUP http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WickerWomansWeavings

Here’s what you missed in the April issue if you are not already a subscriber:

Editor’s Welcome and Notes from the Northwoods

FYI Wicker Tip — Rare Pieces Sought By Collectors
FYI Seat Weaving Tip — How Do You Untangle Hanks of Cane?
FYI Basket Weaving Tip — What Does It Mean to “True” a Basket?

The FEATURED BUSINESS OF THE MONTH, taken from my website Weaving Supplies page, was JB-Designs/Basket Weaving Supplies in Massachusetts. Welcome new owner Jennifer Rhodes after her purchase of the business last year from Jennifer Baum. Be sure to visit the Jenn’s Basket Weaving Supplies website, to see all the classes offered, basket weaving and chair seating supplies, books, patterns and more!

Announcements and Calendar Events

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Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Fair!

March 3rd, 2007 · Comments Off · Weavin' Wicker Woman Blog



New Show Venue–

July 20, 21 & 22, 2007~~
MIDWEST FIBER AND FOLK ART FAIR
Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, Crystal Lake, Illinois
http://www.FiberandFolk.com

Set on the beautiful, historic, and inspiring grounds of the Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, centrally located between Chicago and Milwaukee, this new art fair is an easy drive from Madison, WI and Rockford, IL. This area is rich in fiber arts and artists, come join the fun!

“It’s going to be warm and fuzzy,” said Carol Cassidy-Fayer, the coordinator of the fair. “Fibers are kind of the building blocks of fabric, and fabric can be made in many different ways, from knitting to crocheting to weaving. Fiber arts covers a huge area and even includes things like paper making and basket weaving.”

Cassidy–Fayer is an accomplished seamstress, yarn spinner, quilter, knitter and painter. She said the festival was designed to attract art enthusiasts from across the country and all forms of artistic media.

We are dedicated to bringing you the best in arts education, marketplace, entertainment and more! Workshops, demonstrations, exhibits, and vendors with Interweave Press as the sponsor, you can’t go wrong!

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