Basket Day
August 15, 2009, 10am – 4pm
Gourchid Flats, Milwaukie, Oregon
Mark your calendars for a fun day of weaving. The Guild will pay for the instruction; you only pay a small materials fee. Or bring your own project and just join us in visiting and weaving. This will be a finger food potluck, so bring two things to share that can be eaten with the fingers (be creative) and a beverage for yourself. Plates and napkins will be provided.
Please feel free to just drop in and work on your pet project; however, if you are interested in taking a class, you'll need to sign up ahead of time and pay your materials fee to secure your place in class and to enable the instructor to prepare enough material. Contact Mary Gayle Van Ingen to sign up, 503-654-3116 or allagourd@comcast.net.
Location: Mary Gayle Van Ingen’s home in Milwaukie
Plaited Cedar Necklace - Nanette Davis
Plait a cedar necklace from red cedar and dyed black cedar. Size: Woven area 11" x 3/4". Tools needed: Micro clips, water spray bottle, towel, rubber band. Materials fee: $25. 6-8 hrs. Intermediate level, plaiting experience helpful.
Cordmaking and Ply-Splitting Free-For-All – Linda Hendrickson
Bring yarn or other "linear elements" and take turns making cords with a hand-operated 4-hook cordmaker. Anything that can be tied to the cordmaker will work: dental floss, garden twine, torn fabric strips, ribbon, yarn, sewing thread, etc. Previous students with unfinished ply-split projects may bring them to this session to finish them!
Linda will demonstrate techniques for decorative cords, and will bring examples of cords, ply-split baskets, rugs, jewelry, etc. to examine. Bring your gripfids or latch hooks if plan to ply-split. Materials fee: None. 2 hours. All levels.
Little Mermaid Gripfid Holder – Linda Hendrickson
Using 4-ply cords that Linda has made from paper ribbon, learn to do tubular ply-splitting while creating a cute, useful holder for your gripfid, the ball of which is the Little Mermaid's head. Size: 9" x 6". Tools needed: Size 9 gripfid (contact Linda if you need one). Materials fee: $6. 4 hrs. All levels.
Beaded Lentil Herringbone Weave Pin – Carol Perrenoud
Students will weave a 2" pin in herringbone stitch using Czech pressed glass beads and seed beads. Finishing techniques will be shown, but may not be completed in class. Tools: Reading glasses if necessary for small, close work; scissors; a shallow dish for beads. Materials fee: $12. 3 hours. Intermediate level.
Birch Bark Wall Hanging Pouch – Donna Sakamoto Crispin
Use sewing skills to make a wall hanging pouch embellished with your own paper cut design surrounded by sweet grass. Size: 6" x 7" x 1/2". Tools needed: Scissors or garden shears, small book-binding awl, medium-sized needle, exacto knife, self-healing cutting mat. Materials fee: $9.00. 2 1/2 hours. All levels.
Birch and Sweet Grass Needle Holder – Donna Sakamoto Crispin
Make a birch and sweet grass needle holder, decorating it with a cabochon or face bead and sweet grass. Sew together with a bit of wool fabric inside to prevent the needles from rusting. Size: 3" x 3" x 3/8". Tools needed: Scissors or garden shears, small book-binding awl, medium-sized needle, exacto knife, self-healing cutting mat. Materials fee: $9.00. 3 1/2 hours. All levels.
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