Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild

Guild member Louise Warner-MacDougall taught the basic technique of coiling using long pine needles and artificial sinew. We spent the day wrapping needles into lovely small baskets. Louise inspi...

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Guild members Jane and Will taught us how to make a small whisk broom using broomcorn. This material was a first most students and it was great fun. A hand full of broomcorn is tied together with...

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The 2024 basketry workshop season has started! Guild member Martha Sands taught the importance of embellishment. The beauty of a basket can be greatly enhanced with the perfect colour or pattern....

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Please join us for an exciting year of weaving in 2024. We offer basket-weaving workshops every third Saturday from March through November with experienced instructors teaching a different techni...

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The Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild is proud to present the basketry workshop schedule for 2024. We have a great lineup of instructors this year that will teach students of all skill levels n...

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Guild member and very busy programming co-ordinator, Martha Sands, taught this beautiful woven ornament. Everyone in attendance created a finished star to take home! The Annual General Meeting an...

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Nancy Hager, Guild member and excellent basketmaker and teacher, taught students how to weave a small rib basket using materials from the garden--honeysuckle vines and iris leaves. Students also ...

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Guild member Martina Obersat brought a variety of rib baskets to the workshop and students could choose to weave a very personal colourful, unique basket. All baskets had three equal central ribs...

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Guild member Martha Sands taught students this beautiful twill basket in bright colours. The star-pattern base took a while to weave but the sides went up quite quickly. We all had a great day an...

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It was a special weekend of basketweaving with long-time guild member and basketmaker extraordinaire Karen Kotecki. She taught a full-day workshop in Chatham on Saturday and another full-day work...

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The long-time Guild member and master basketmaker Louise MacDougall taught her lovely Spring Garden Tote. It was a beautiful spring day to weave a beautiful spring basket. Student learned how to ...

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The first workshop of the year was taught by long-time Guild member Louise MacDougall--the beautiful Winter Twill Basket. Student learned how to twill on a wooden base and create this lovely rim....

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  The Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild is proud to present the basketry workshop schedule for 2023. We have a great lineup of instructors this year that will teach students of all skill lev...

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Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guilds members got together for the last workshop of 2022. We made woven and wrapped ornaments to celebrate the upcoming holiday season. The annual potluck lunch was...

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Southwestern Basketry Guild member Martha Sands discussed with students how to harvest, process and dry different grasses, leaves, plants and barks for weaving. And then, students wove a small ...

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Guild members Catherine Devine and Lorna Garton taught the lovely Double Triple Basket, a pattern originally designed by Flo Hoppe (and found in her book Contemporary Wicker Basketry). Everyone h...

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Guild member Martina Obersat taught the fundamentals of rib basketry using square hoops. The first half of the day was busy and challenging but the rest of the day was more relaxing. Most student...

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The Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild is proud to present the first three basketry workshops scheduled for 2022. For more information, e-mail SWOBG.TREASURER@gmail.com or message us throug...

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Guild member Louise MacDougall taught her beautiful basket with waxed linen lashing.The sturdy cathead basket was available in vibrant green and red weavers with dark blue spokes. Most students c...

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The Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild welcomed two new members today--Linda and Ina. We hope you enjoyed the workshop. Guild member Nancy Hager taught a somewhat challenging diagonal twill will...

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Nice to be back after a long winter! Long-time guild member Louise MacDougall taught students to weave her Basket with Cherokee Wheels. This sturdy, flat reed basket is beautiful with its Cheroke...

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  The Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild is proud to present the first three basketry workshops scheduled for 2022. For more information, e-mail SWOBG.TREASURER@gmail.com or message us thro...

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UPDATED SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER WORKSHOP INFORMATION The Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild is proud to present the basketry workshop schedule for 2022. We meet every third Saturda...

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Stars, stars, stars, everywhere! Long-time guild member Nancy Hager taught students how to make two snowflake ornaments. The morning workshop and the noon-time Annual General Meeting was a good w...

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