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Spoke
'n Weaver Newsletter
BasketMakers
Susi Nuss, Editor
http://basketmakers.com
July 12, 2002
Volume 5, Issue 5 / ISSN 1523-7974
Lots of new information has been added to the BasketMakers site. Have fun
browsing around.
Featured Basketmakers
Polly Jacobs Giacchina
Contemporary Fiber artist explores form and structure with the twining
technique, using natural fiber, date palm seed fronds and embellishments.
More
Basketmakers
Fran
Reed
Maker of vessels from collected natural materials like lichen,
driftwood, fish skin, willow and gut.
More
Basketmakers
Alan S. W. Reed
Nantucket Lightship basketmaker working on the island of Nantucket.
Intricately detailed baskets, often with richly scrimshawed ivory by Lee Ann
Papale.
More
Basketmakers
Kathy
Tessler
Nationally recognized basketmaker and instructor with nearly 20 years
of basketmaking experience. She is best known for her Shaker-inspired
double wall baskets woven of black ash and functional totes with handcrafted
leather straps.
More
Basketmakers
Featured Basketry Products
Fabric Mill-End Rolls
Solid and patterned fabric strips by the pound to use in coiled or
crocheted baskets along with a wide color selection of macramé cord skeins to
use as core for coiling or for twined baskets.
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Fabric Basketry Supplies
Rupert Gibbon Jacquard Procion Mx Fiber Reactive Dye
Permanent, colorfast and very washable. You can easily create a palette of
brilliant colors ranging from light pastels to deep, vibrant hues. Perfect for
all natural fibers - cotton, rayon, linen, silk, wool, paper, reeds and wood.
More
Dyes and Stains
Upcoming
Basketry Events
I have added several new
events to both the Future
events page and the BasketMakers
Events Calendar.
Basketmaking Freebies
Free
480-page Art Supply Catalog! 
Dick Blick offers a range of basketweaving supplies such as coiling core,
natural reed, drilled plywood bases, kits for classes or scout groups and
more.
More
Basketry Free Catalogs
Sweet
Little Sixteen
Round reed basket with wood bead embellishment from NorEsta Cane and
Reed.
More
Free Basketry Patterns
ELSEWHERE
ON BASKETMAKERS
Basketmaking
Fun
Just for fun. Free online games like tic-tac-toe, jigsaw puzzles, word search puzzles,
printable coloring pages and more all with a basketweaving theme.
Basketry
Organizations
Joining a basketry guild can be a great way to get started in basketmaking. There are
many Basketry Guilds, Associations and Organizations around the world. Find one near you
today and get to know other basketmakers.
TUCKING
IN LOOSE ENDS & LASHING OFF
The Spoke 'n Weaver subscriber list has grown to 525. Welcome to our new
subscribers.
Thank you for your interest in BasketMakers. Please forward this newsletter to
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and Spoke 'n Weaver News. Please support our
sponsors. I would like to thank the individuals who have made donations
to support development of the BasketMakers site. I truly appreciate your
support. If you have a basketry product or service that you would like to
present on the pages of BasketMakers, consider our advertising
program.
Woven Wooden Wishes,
Susi Nuss, Editor
BasketMakers
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