Great Basin Basketmakers February 2016 Page 1 Newsletter February 2016 Volume 30 Number 2 Edited by Susan Lester Thursday, February 4, 2015 Meeting Join us at the 1st Congregational Church, Sunnyside Dr, Reno at 11:00 am for our business meeting, followed by lunch and show and tell (we haven’t had show and tell for a few months so don’t forget to bring the items you have been making lately.) Our meeting program will begin at 1 pm, it’s going to be a hands-on activity decorating small tins (like Altoid tins) with hearts, fabric, woven paper, ribbons, buttons, etc… These items will be donated to the Women & Children’s Center of the Sierra (WACCS) for their an- nual fund raising event, “Old Treasures, New Futures: Jewelry Estate Sale and Fund Raiser” to be held on March 10, 2016 at the Atlantis Hotel Casino. WACCS is a non-profit organization providing educa- tion, job training, resources and support to help women escape or avoid poverty and provide a better life for their families. Last year they raised over $6,000 from this event. If you have any old jewelry (estate or costume) or jewelry cases and want to donate please bring to the meeting. The estate jewelry is appraised before the sale and may be placed in the silent auction or live auction. Sooo… Come join us for an afternoon of fun—weaving, cut- ting, gluing (can you believe I said that, for those of you that know me.) Please feel free to bring small tins, fabric, ribbon, buttons, felt, etc...whatever you want to contribute or glue. Oh, and bring your favorite glue!!! Cheers, Karen O Table of Contents Message from the President & Outreach Page 2 February Classes Page 3 March Class & Board Meeting Minutes Page 4 2016 Retreat & Meeting Minutes Page 5 Basket Weaving Tips and Terms Page 6 Upcoming Events Page 7 Please check our website at www.greatbasinbasketmakers.org for a current list of 2016 classes and programs. It's time to harvest Red Osier Dogwood for basket weaving. Cut in winter while the plant is dormant and en- joy bright red spokes and weavers to use like willow. Welcome to new members: Michael Kukulski, Reno Bhavani Palani, Reno
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Great Basin Basketmakers February 2016 Page 1
Newsletter February 2016
Volume 30 Number 2
Edited by
Susan Lester
Thursday, February 4, 2015 Meeting
Join us at the 1st Congregational Church, Sunnyside Dr, Reno at 11:00 am for our business meeting, followed by lunch and show and tell (we haven’t had show and tell for a few months so don’t forget to bring the items you have been making lately.)
Our meeting program will begin at 1 pm, it’s going to be a hands-on activity decorating small tins (like Altoid tins) with hearts, fabric, woven paper, ribbons, buttons, etc…
These items will be donated to the Women & Children’s Center of the Sierra (WACCS) for their an-nual fund raising event, “Old Treasures, New Futures: Jewelry Estate Sale and Fund Raiser” to be held on March 10, 2016 at the Atlantis Hotel Casino. WACCS is a non-profit organization providing educa-tion, job training, resources and support to help women escape or avoid poverty and provide a better life for their families. Last year they raised over $6,000 from this event.
If you have any old jewelry (estate or costume) or jewelry cases and want to donate please bring to the meeting. The estate jewelry is appraised before the sale and may be placed in the silent auction or live auction.
Sooo… Come join us for an afternoon of fun—weaving, cut-ting, gluing (can you believe I said that, for those of you that know me.) Please feel free to bring small tins, fabric, ribbon, buttons, felt, etc...whatever you want to contribute or glue. Oh, and bring your favorite glue!!! Cheers, Karen O
Table of Contents Message from the President & Outreach Page 2
February Classes Page 3
March Class & Board Meeting Minutes Page 4
2016 Retreat & Meeting Minutes Page 5
Basket Weaving Tips and Terms Page 6
Upcoming Events Page 7
Please check our website at www.greatbasinbasketmakers.org for a
current list of 2016 classes and programs.
It's time to harvest Red
Osier Dogwood for basket
weaving. Cut in winter while
the plant is dormant and en-
joy bright red spokes and
weavers to use like willow.
Welcome to new members:
Michael Kukulski, Reno
Bhavani Palani, Reno
Great Basin Basketmakers February 2016 Page 2
Message from the President What did you think about the January tour of the Nevada Museum of Art’s Tahoe Exhibit? If
you weren’t able to take the tour I hope you got there to see the exhibit. It was an interesting
perspective of Lake Tahoe. I know I take so much of Tahoe’s natural beauty for granted and it
was interesting from a pre development perspective. The basket display was great also.
Well, here we are in February; Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. First, we have to get
through Ground Hog Day; will we have more winter or will we have an early spring. All this
cold and moisture has sure helped the drought conditions.
I have begun a monumental task in our basement – I ordered a wall of book cases and my goal
this year is go get organized and stay organized. Many times in the past I have had fleeting mo-
ments of organization but I have never managed to stay that way. This will be the year.
Stay warm,
Bonnie
Community Outreach
Jane Milner taught a Quatrefoil Tray in Grass Valley at the Foothills Fiber Guild in January.
Cornelia Kallerud has been very busy in Utah. Check out this link to see pictures from the
Red Rock Weavers Guild 2016 basket show RedRockBasketShow
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
We’re weaving baskets.
Snow prep kit contents: 1. Bring in extra ready-to-eat food
2. Have plenty of water 3. Order extra weaving supplies 4.
Double check batteries and flashlights 5. Charge up phones
Jan 7, 2016 GBB general meeting minutes at the Arts for all NV Lake Mansion submitted by Diane Rienstra Meeting called to order by Bonnie Kennedy 10:33 am No minutes from Dec. Nov meeting minutes approved Treasures report by Julia Richardson $11,434.27 cash on hand in checking and savings Membership report by Karen Olson: apx 36 people have not renewed yet for 2016 Meetings report: Karen Olson February’s program will be at 1st Con Church Karen will be leading us in making heart themed jewelry boxes to donate to WACCS (women and Children Center of Sierra) Please bring Altoid boxes if you have them, glue, scissors. Monthly classes report by Karen Olson: January Karen Olson will be teaching paper heart basket, Feb classes are Karen Olson a reed hearth basket Sat Feb 22 and Susan Lester a reed 5 point star base basket. Thurs Feb 18. March Bonnie Kennedy will teach a twill Choctaw pouch Sat. Mar 26. Exhibits/shows report: Nancy Strickland volunteered to coordinate the 2016 exhibits and shows, Don Kennedy will assist her. Special Projects/Events: Susan Lester Peeta Tinay March workshop final payments (material fees) of either $70 or $85 is due Jan 15 and can be paid today. Publicity report nothing to report Library Report by Pam: The Library will be available in Feb.at the Church Location It will be moved to the Washoe for the March meeting there and will be available during our meetings held in Washoe from then on. Announcements: Jane Milner will be teaching a class in Grass Valley Wed Jan 13 and Sat Jan 16. Don and Bon-nie mentioned booth events in Graeagle this summer a 2 day event booth costs $300. They will try to obtain a current list of local events GBB members may want to participate in. Bonnie announced the GBB banner has been located and in good hands. Billie Walker and Molly Gardner are both feeling better. A 4th grade parent has contacted GBB about volunteering to help teach a kids project or come to class to help teach the students a bas-ket project. Susan agreed to resend an email with the info for those interested in helping her. Susan Lester is the Feb newsletter editor please send in articles by Jan 12. Number in attendance: 19
Adjournment time: 11:18 am
Mark your calendars and pull out your checkbook, here comes the
retreat! The theme this year is "all things native American". Mel
Silva, our own Navajo weaving expert, is on board to teach us a
miniature woven Navajo horse cinch. Its a beautiful red, black
and white pattern. Margaret Mathewson, the world renowned
scholar on native material weaving has agreed to teach on two
days. Another instructor will be announced. We will have all the
classes and sign up sheets at the February meeting. Hold the
dates, May 17th thru 20th. We will be meeting at the palatial
Zephyr Point conference center on the shores of our beautiful
Lake Tahoe. $275.00 is all it costs for the room, meals and
classes. Can't beat that with a flat reed! Gloria Gaytan-Robles,
Kaylee Mayne and Nancy Strickland are the organizers so direct
any questions to them. See you at the Feb meeting.
Meeting Raffles Please remember to do-nate items for our monthly raffles. The items donated last year were great and generated a good amount of $$ for your guild. See Lorrie Moore at the meetings to donate. Speaking of Lorrie Moore did you know she won the end of the year volunteer bonus drawing? Then she did an amazing thing and donated it right back to GBB.
Great Basin Basketmakers February 2016 Page 6
Basketry Tips and Terms In the world of basketry there are many tips and terms we hear all the time. When those that are more experi-enced talk about "Scarfing a rim" or "An oblique weave?" We beginners ask "What do they mean?" These are the questions we hope to answer here. Just a few tips and terms to help you understand the "basketry" talk. Beginners Kit Sharp shears Straight tip awl Short bent tip awl Spoke weight Clothespins Sharp knife Pencil Bucket Small sanding pad Needlenose pliers Plastic electrical tie wraps (zip-ties) Tape measure Old towel Reed Gauge These were items suggested to get you started. A great book for a beginner to learn with is The Basket Book by Lyn Siler, 1988 Lyn explains basic weaving, with patterns and more. Two more things to help your weaving experience to be a great one.....time and patience!
Tips....
1. When cutting off the inside spokes on your basket, place the scissors behind the adjacent spoke to the right of the spoke you are cutting. This will allow you to cut the spoke off even with the last row of weaving so the rim filler will lie flat between the rims. 2. For easier lashing of your rims: place the clothespins that hold the rim pieces on your basket, directly on the spokes. This will allow you to lace with your lashing piece between the spokes without removing the clothes pins. 3. Keep a piece of sandpaper with your basket tools. You can easily remove the pencil marks from your spokes with it and use it to sand the handles of your baskets before you weave. 4. Use a teaspoon of lemon oil in the bucket while soaking your reed. It smells great, keeps your hands from getting too dry and helps keep the reed damp and pliable longer. This is a great substitute for glyc-erin and it costs less. Submitted by Leesa Tipton 5.Use pony tail holders (the kind with two balls) to secure the end of a coil of reed. This really works! Place it on the end of the coil right after opening it. This works better than rubber bands. Submitted by Diana Dorsey
Terms….
1. Aging....the process that occurs when a basket turns dark from natural environmental elements. 2. Dyeing....coloring reed with any number of or commercial dyes. 3. Reed...the inner core of rattan that has been cut into flat, round, flat oval, half round, or oval shapes; used for baskets and furniture. 4. Scarfing....to join by cutting the two end pieces, usually beveled or on a slant, so they fit together smoothly. 5. Oblique Weaving….diagonal plaiting
Shape...Comes from manipulation of the spokes as you weave. Strength...Comes from the size and strength of the material used, the tightness of the weave, the type of weave used and the distance between the weave and the spokes. Quality...Comes from repetition and care with your craftsmanship. Design...Comes from stopping and looking often at your work. These tips come from the Tidewater Basketry Guild Website www.tidewaterbasketryguild.org
President: Bonnie Kennedy Board Co-chair: Trisha Work Vice President : Gloria Gayton-Robles Board Co-chair: Catherine Wahrenbrock Guild Secretary: Diane Rienstra Board At Large: Pam Wilcox Treasurer/Mem : Julia Richardson Board At Large: Anne Bacon Board At Large: Nancy Strickland Board Secretary: Julia Richardson Programs & Classes: Kristy Dial, Susan Lester, Karen Olson; Library: Pam Wilcox; Special Workshops: Lorrie Moore, Susan Lester; Outreach: Nancy Strickland, Don Kennedy; Retreat: Gloria Gaytan-Robles, Kaylee Mayne, Nancy Strickland; Grants: Julia Richardson, Betty Hulse, Carol Thomas; Raffle: Lorrie Moore; Website: Karen Olson; Newsletter Editors: Susan Lester, Karen Olson, Kristy Dial.
If you are able to volunteer your service to help out GBB in any way, please contact Bonnie Kennedy at [email protected] or (775)323-8554
2016 membership
fees were due January 1, if
you haven’t renewed yet
2016 Upcoming Events Mar 18-20 Peeta Tinay special workshop Twined 4 Inset Handle Wicker Basket, Reno
Apr 22-24 California Gourd Society Bi-annual Conference, Visalia CA
May 5-8 Jill Choate Western Pleasures Basket Retreat, Sandpoint ID
May17-20 GBB Retreat, Zephyr Cove Lake Tahoe
Jul 30-Aug 6 HGA Convergence 2016 Conference, Milwaukee WI
Jul 10-16 Traditional Cherokee Basketry, Taos NM
Great Basin Basketmakers February 2016 Page 8
Our Mission Statement
The main focus of the Great Basin Basketmakers
is to make baskets, to learn everything possible about the tradition and techniques of basketry
and to pass this knowledge along
to others.
Great Basin Basketmakers Post Office Box 11844
Reno, Nevada 89510-1844
Great Basin Basketmakers Established January 1987 Meetings the first Thursday of each month alternating between First Congregational Church of Reno, located at 627 Sunnyside Dr Reno and Washoe Zephyr Gardens, Washoe Valley Open business meeting at 11:00 AM. All are welcome. Bring a sack lunch. Show & Tell/Lunch 12-1 PM. Program starts at 1:00 PM. Membership dues for Great Basin Basketmakers are $25/yr, $10 extra per household member per yr. Dues are to be paid annually in January. Membership includes monthly newsletter, access to large library and reduced workshop rates. Please direct address, email changes, membership dues, and re-quests for membership to PO Box 11844, Reno, NV 89510-1844. Questions regarding workshops, events, etc. may be directed to GBB president, Bonnie Kennedy at [email protected] or check our website at: www.greatbasinbasketmakers.org. Information to be exchanged among GBB members may be di-rected to: [email protected]