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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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Cane & Basket Supply Company

February 20th, 2007 · Comments Off · Weavin' Wicker Woman Blog



Please Welcome Cane & Basket Supply Company, Inc. located in Los Angeles, California who has just joined WickerWoman.com as an advertiser on the Weaving Supplies page!

Since 1934 they have provided the finest quality chair cane, cane webbing, rattan, fibre/paper rush, natural rush, tools, books and many other related products to chair caners and basketweavers alike. They are the direct importers of the original Danish 3-ply Cord used on Danish Furniture, and with 10 caners, each with an average of 25 years experience they operate one of the largest and most knowledgeable repair shops in the country.

From the simple Breur chair to a set of wicker Fiat Jolly seats or a custom 6 ft. fish trap for Pirates of the Carribean, there is no project they can’t handle.

Products from Cane & Basket Supply Company, Inc. have been featured in Martha Stewart Magazine as well as HGTV’s Design on a Dime, Takeover my Makeover, Re-Design with Kenneth Brown and Fine Living’s The Art of the Party. Cane & Basket Supply Company, Inc. is a family-owned and operated and a one-of-a-kind business in Los Angeles.

Call Cane & Basket Supply Company, Inc. today to place your order or request a free catalog! And be sure to tell them that you heard about them on The Wicker Woman’s Weblog! Thanks.

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H.H. Perkins Company on WickerWoman.com!

February 13th, 2007 · Comments Off · Weavin' Wicker Woman Blog

I am very happy to include a new Cane & Basket advertiser on WickerWoman.com, a supply company that I’ve used personally for over 30 years!

The H.H. Perkins Company, Inc., established in 1917, is very proud to be celebrating our 90th year in business this year. For the finest in Seat Weaving, Basket Weaving and all types of Furniture Repairs and Restorations, contact us by phone, mail or the web. One of our friendly customer service representatives will assist you with any project you are interested in starting or finishing.

We are the sole suppliers of the impeccable “European Cut” reeds, which insure the highest quality woven baskets or chair repairs possible. We offer a complete line of “Nantucket Basket” supplies ranging from molds, bases and handles to bone/ivory scrimshaw discs, knobs and carvings.

Our vast array of seatweaving products include: chair cane, cane webbing, Shaker Tape, flat and oval reeds, ash splint, natural rush, fibre rush, danish cord andHong Kong sea grass to name a few. We also offer classes in basketry and seatweaving year round in our North Haven, CT facility and always welcome visitors to our 14,000 square foot warehouse/outlet.

We are well represented at several guild/shows throughout the country also and always have an expert weaver available to better serve you if needed. Our motto has always been to make the customer happy by offering the very best quality material at the best possible price. And remember, “A chair is only as good as the seat that is in it.”

The H.H. Perkins Company
222 Universal Drive South/PO Box 629
North Haven, CT 06473
(800)462-6660

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North Carolina Long-Time Basketmaker Selling Supplies!

February 10th, 2007 · Comments Off · Weavin' Wicker Woman Blog

Mary Kurh from North Carolina sent me the following message regarding the sale of her terrific basketweaving supplies –

Okay folks, this is it. After almost twenty years of weaving, I’m hanging up my reed cutters and passing on my precious supplies. I have sorted, bundled by type and size, and packaged everything neatly (except for one bag of miscellaneous “stuff”) in see-through plastic trash bags so a potential buyer can see what is inside.

I wish to sell everything for $500.00, or best offer ABOVE $500; believe me, there’s more than that amount in handles alone! Everything has been stored in covered tight containers and is in excellent condition; I have purchased only high quality materials. You may sell off what you do not wish to keep (and make a profit), but I will not sell items piecemeal. It’s “all for one and one for all,” as they say on e-Bay.

If you are local to the Raleigh, NC area, you may inspect the supplies by giving me a call at 919-847-5979. If you do not live in the area, feel free to e-mail me at mzkuhr@nc.rr.com or call me for the full list of available supplies or have any other questions.


I will not be attending the North Carolina Basketmakers’ Association Convention in Durham on March 22-25, but I can arrange for pickup at my home (fairly close to the hotel) during that week.

Thanks for looking! Mary Kuhr

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