Basketweaving Guilds & Conventions

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• Great Basin Basketmakers
  Founded in 1987.
  The mission of Great Basin Basketmakers (GBB) is to make baskets, to learn everything possible about the traditions and techniques of basketry and to pass this knowledge on to others.
  Meetings are held the first Thursday of each month at Reno's Park Lane Mall, ask about their Saturday group and their monthly "Third Thursday Workshop" where members teach techniques and styles they have learned elsewhere.
  80% of the meetings are "hands on" and 20% are interesting lectures.
  Dues are $20.00 per year, which includes a monthly newsletter, access to a large library and reduced workshop rates.
  Four workshops are held throughout the year with visiting instructors.
  They organize travelling shows, ehibits in galleris and public institutions, demonstrate at parks and public gatherings and members teach in public schools.
  A scholarship is offered to members.
  Western Conference, Reno, July 2006
  To become a member: mail $20 (for annual membership) to
  Great Basin Basketmakers
  Pat Morfoot
  4747 Pradera Street
  Sparks, NV 89436-1644
  OR join on-line at their website. http://www.greatbasinbasketmakers.org/.

• Basketweavers of Eastern Long lsland
  They meet at the Uniatran Church (The Grange) in Northville, a part of Riverhead New York.
  Meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month except July & August.
  Dues are $15 a year and that enables you to recieve a newsletter every other month and to take part in the monthly & special weekend projects.
  A group of special basket people, that are into to teaching and weaving very professional baskests. They hope to perserve and pass on the art of basketry.
  Carolyn Lambert - President
  5 Rossmore Avenue
  Central Islip, NY 11722
  e-mail
  
• Finger Lakes Basket Weavers Guild
  Dues are $15.00 and a donated basket approximately $10.00 in value.
  For more information, please contact:
  Mary McGonigal 1747 County Line Road, Kendall NY 14476 Tele: 315-659-8549
  
• Long Island Basketmakers Guild
  The guild meets at Christ Lutheran Church, 189 Burr Road, East Northport NY on the 4th Thursday of each month from Sept. to June (excluding February) from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm.
  Dues are $15/individual, $20/family.
  A newsletter is published bimonthly.
  New basketmakers are welcome and skill at all levels and forms of basketry are encouraged.
  Summer weave-ins (as well as one in Feb) are taught by guild members.
  A yearly basket sale is held each November where members participate in a spectacular display of their baskets.
  For further information you may address inquiries to: LIBG, P.O. Box 372, Northport, N.Y. 11768-0372
  or
  contact: Miriam Fink (516) 666-8182, e-mail
  
• see also Northeast Basketmakers Guild
  
• Rome Art & Community Center
  See their Web-site for more information and classes.
  
• Westchester Area Basketmaker's Guild
  This guild is located in the White Plains, NY area with membership from all over.
  They look for places to hold classes that will not charge for the use of the facilities. The classes are moved around a little bit to include as many members as possible. Many are held at the Jacob Purdy House (home of the White Plains Historical Society) 60 Park Avenue, White Plains, NY.
  Membership is $20 for individual and $25 for family. Make checks payable to WABG and mail to Judy Flanders, 310 Horsepound Road, Carmel NY 10512-4919, Tele: 914-255-2525 or e-mail
  Newsletter editor is Joan Knapp e-mail or 19 Victoria Avenue, Montrose NY 10548-1417. The newsletter is sent quarterly.
  They run 5 half day workshops a year and 5 full day or weekend workshop. The first weekend of October is a Basket Sale that a good many of the members participate in. Around Christmas the guild participates in a charity function.
  

• Blue Ridge Basketmakers
  Alma Lambert, President
  alambert@kcc.com
  
• Cape Fear Basketmakers
  Herta Clark, President
  (910)488-2477
  7th Annual Summer Weave-In ~ June 2004, held in Fayetteville, NC
  
• Catawba Valley Basket Makers Association
  (Chapter of NC Basket Makers, Inc.)
  Meetings are held the 4th Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. at the Allan Frye Club House - Old Rt. 70 Conover, NC
  Dues: $12 Annually
  Melissa Davis, President
  mdavis@caldwell.cc.nc.us
  For more information, contact: Joyce Hambacher e-mail
  Members teach classes and outside basket teachers teach periodically
  
• Chapel Hill Basketry Guild
  Contact person: Susan Laswell
  PO Box 393 Siler City, NC 27344-0393
  heartsongbaskets@hotmail.com
  
• Charlotte's Web
  Nancy DeVries, President
  nancydv@juno.com
  
• Coastal Carolina Basketweavers
  Jenny Elzy, President
  coco@always-online
  
• Coastal Weavers of Onslow County
  Please contact Jimmie Kent e-mail
  
• Goldweavers
  Ingrid, Quick, President
  e-mail
  
• North Carolina Basketmakers Association
  The purpose of the North Carolina Basketmakers' Association is to stimulate interest in and to perpetuate the art of basketry. Anyone who is interested in the art of basketry is eligible for membership.
  Dues are $25.00
  For more information, please contact:
  Susanna Miller
  254 S. Hillcrest Drive, Goldsboro, NC 27534-7539
  or e-mail
  Get a glimpse of what this well-known basket making organization is all about. The Web site
  NCBA Convention 2007 - March
  
• Pamlico River Basket Buddies
  Katie Lake, President
  katieolake@aol.com
  
• Poplar Grove Plantation
  10200 US Hwy. 17 North, Wilmington, NC 28411
  Phone: (910) 686-9518
  Baskets of Summer - July 2006
  They hope you will join them for a fun filled day! Classes are planned so that you can complete your project in the allotted time and take home a wonderful basket or two!
  Poplar Grove Web site
  
• Port City Basketmakers
  Jan Beyma, President
  beymaj@uncwil.edu
  
• Shooting Creek Basket Weaves Guild
  Formed April 2002
  23 members at present who meet on the 2nd Wed. of each month from 10 -2
  Contact Anne Sutherlin ,Pres.
  12 Forest Cove Trail, Hayesville NC 28904 or e-mail.
  This is a mixture of NW Georgia SW NC at this time.
  All interested in various form of basketry are invited.
  
• Surry County Basketmakers
  Deborah C. Wagoner, President
  e-mail
  
• Tar River Basketweavers
  Jim Langston, President
  disjim@earthlink
  
• Triangle Basket Weavers' Guild
  Affiliated with the North Carolina Basketmakers Association
  Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of each month (except August) from 7 to 10 pm at the North Carolina State University Craft Center in Raleigh, NC
  Dues: $10 annually
  For more information, contact:
  Wanda Borrelli, Coordinator
  w.borrelli@att.net
  Members rotate teaching. One member teaches each month.
  11 newsletters per year.
  
• see also Tri-State Basketry Guild
  
• Winston-Salem/Arcadia Basketmakers
  Jettie Fulton, President
  (336) 767-2440
  

• Heart of Ohio Basketweavers Guild
  Meetings are third Wednesday of the month (except July) at Maize Manor Methodist Church, on Maize Road in Columbus, Ohio just south of Cooke Road, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Each meeting has a planned project.
  There is a monthly newsletter and an annual Reed Dying Day in July.
  Yearly dues $15.
  
• Heritage Basketry Guild of Dayton
  Meetings are held the 1st Monday of every month at 7PM in the Community Methodist Church, 339 Meyer Avenue, Riverside, OH. It is at the corner of Burkhardt and Smithville, just off Route 35.
  There is a planned weaving product each month and a monthly newsletter.
  Dues are $20 a year.
  For more information please contact the President, Carol White, carolwhite43@woh.rr.com
  The 6th Annual "Mid-Summer Weave" is scheduled for July 7 & 8, 2006.
  Please mark your calendar. "We would love to have you join us!" Classes will offer a variety of techniques and materials. The committee is thrilled with the new location at the I.U. E. Hall in Dayton, OH. It is located only minutes from SR 35 and allows for ample weaving space, added space for the teacher's marketplace and a separate eating and conversation area.
  Classes by:
  Susan Coyle - Menasha, WI
  Venie Hinson - Andover, OH
  Candace Katz - Springdale, AR
  Vicky Nickelson - Kent, WA
  Billy Owens - Aurora, MO
  Mary Smith-Stoles - Battle Creek, MI
  Nathan Taylor - Warner, NH
  
  For more information or to obtain the brochure of the event, please contact Karen Wheeler - 2006 MSW Committee Chair and Registrar Email - KAWBASKETS@aol.com or please visit www.geocities.com/midsummerweave/ to view the classes and/or download a brochure and registration form. HeritageTL@hotmail.com or visit the Guild website at Web-site.
  
• Maumee Bay Basketweavers Guild
  Contact: Carol Bates, 10751 W. Duff Washa Rd., Oak Harbor, OH 43449, phone 419-898-1516.
  
• Medina County Basket Weavers Guild
  They meet the first Thursday of the month (except June, July & August) at 7:30pm.
  For further information contact: Nancy Haake, 11605 Prospect Road, Strongsville, OH 44149-2927, (440)238-5434 or e-mail.
  
• Ohio Valley Basketweavers Guild
  Meetings are at 7:00pm on the third Wednesday of the month at Immanuel Church of Christ corner of Tower and Jefferson in Cincinnati.
  Yearly dues are $15.00.
  For more information contact:
  Margie Hayes 6260 Price Rd. Loveland OH 45140
  Tele:(513)683-4131 e-mail
  
• The Village Weavers
  This group just gets together and weaves, no dues, no officers, no business. They meet the first Saturday of each month.
  Meetings are held at Sauder Village at 9:30 am until 2:00 pm.
  They hire some guest teachers and do demonstrations for the village.
  For more information, contact: Joan Culler e-mail
  Camp Weave-Away, a basket maker's retreat that is being sponsored by the Village Weavers Basket Guild of Northwest Ohio.
  The dates are November 2006, and the location is The Brethren Retreat Center in Shipshewana, Indiana. This retreat is an opportunity for basket makers to complete unfinished projects, prepare for Christmas gifts and sales, shop the Christmas sales in downtown Shipshewana, or simply to share their love of basket making with others who love the art.
  Shipshewana, easily accessible from Interstate 80, is a center of Amish culture in northeastern Indiana and these dates coincide with the opening of their Christmas shopping season and sales.
  There will be no formal basket instruction or vendors offered during this weekend, and the schedule will be loosely structured to allow participants to have the freedom to choose what their activities will be. Housing will be dormitory style and will be ladies only. Cost for the weekend, which includes 2 nights lodging and 5 Amish style meals will be $75.
  Registration forms and more information about Camp Weave-Away may be found at Website.
  This is your opportunity to have a relaxing yet productive weekend in a tranquil setting and make new friends with ladies who share your passion for baskets.
  If you have any questions please contact Joan Culler (see above) or Lin Ruggles at e-mail.
  
• West Side Basket Guild
  They meet the second Wednesday of the month (except for January, July & August) at 7:00pm at the Mahler Historical Society in Berea, OH.
  For further information contact: Nancy Haake, 11605 Prospect Road, Strongsville, Oh 44149-2927, (440)238-5434 or e-mail
  
• Wildwood Basketry Guild
  Wildwood Cultural Center 7645 Little Mountain Road, Mentor OH 44060
  WinterWeave 2007 - Annual basket confernce on Feb 2007
  

• Basketweaver's Guild of Oklahoma
  Meetings are held every other month (Jan., March, May, July, Sept., Nov.) on the second Saturday of the month.
  Guild Website
  Meetings start at 10:00 and usually go until 2:00 pm. There is a class or demonstration of some type following the business meetings.
  Meetings are held at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, 1700 NE 63rd, Oklahoma City, OK 73111.
  Dues are $12.00 per year.
  They publish a newsletter to all members six (6) times per year.
  For a complimentary newsletter and membership form write to: Marcia Balleweg at Rt. 3, Box 460, Wellston, OK 74881 or e-mail. Visitors are always welcome!
  
• Oklahoma Native American Basketweavers Association
  Membership to the organization is $15.
  The goal is education of Native American basketry of tribes relocated to Oklahoma.
  They hold workshops, basket weaving gatherings, network, demonstrate at tribal festivals and more.
  Many of the members are also members of the Basketweavers Guild of Oklahoma and they consider them strong supporters.
  For more information, go to the website or contact Peggy Brennan e-mail
  

• See also: Association of Northwest Weavers' Guilds
• Columbia Basin Basketry Guild
  CBBG Website
  Mailing Address: c/o Multnomah Art Center (MAC) - 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. - Portland, OR 97219
  Guild purpose: The purpose of the Columbia Basin Basketry Guild is to preserve, promote, and teach the art of basketry.
  Dues:
  $20 Individual (January through December)
  $10 Individual (July through December)
  $20 + $5 per each additional family member
  $30 Business (Only members purchasing Business membership have permission to use the mailing list of the Columbia Basin Basketry Guild. Business members receive a business card size ad in the CBBG Directory.
  Meetings and Activities:
  Executive Board Meeting: 1st Monday of each month, 7-9pm, MAC, Room 34 General Meeting: 3rd Thursday of each month, 6:30 - 9:30pm, MAC Auditorium Each month has a speaker, or hands-on, and December is a potluck. 4th Monday Weave-Ins: 4th Monday of each month, 6:30 - 9:30pm, MAC, Room 34, This is a hands-on timer with various weaving techniques or related crafts.
  Willamette Valley Basket Weavers Study Group: This is a group in the mid to southern part of the Willamette Valley (some distance from the Portland area) that meets the 3rd Saturday of the month in Corvallis, Eugene, or Scio. Hands-on.
  Gourd Study Group: This is a group of individuals interested in working with gourds. They meet from 3 - 5pm on a Sunday each month. Gatherings: Each year the guild sponsors gatherings of local natural materials.
  Newsletter: A newsletter is published 11 times a year. Deadline for the newsletter is the 21st of the month.
  Visitors are always welcome.
  Contact person: Judy Miles e-mail
  
• See also: Great Basin Basketmakers
  
• Twining Rivers Basketry Society
  Eugene, OR
  

• BASKET GUILD FORMING IN BEDFORD COUNTY
  A basket weaving guild is forming in Bedford County. Experienced, intermediate, beginners and persons who have never woven a basket but are interested in learning are invited to meetings at the Bedford County Arts Council, 137 Pitt St, Bedford.
  "The guild will be whatever its members want it to be."
  For more information, contact Loretta Radeschi at 814 623-7399 or radeschi@bedford.net
  
• Central PA Basketweaver's Guild - CPBWG
  They meet the 1st Saturday or Sunday (dates may change, see schedule below) of each month in Camp Hill, PA or other locations in PA.
  Some meetings are held on the lower level of the East Shore Library, 4501 Ethel Street, Harrisburg at 1:30 p.m.. The library is located behind Boscov's at the Colonial Park Mall. See schedule below for specific times and locations.
  To become a member of the guild: send your name. address, phone, e-mail, and a check for $15.00 to Suzette Humer 104 Milltown Road, Landisburg PA 17040-9706 Tele: (717) 789 - 4596.
  Newsletters are sent quarterly.
  Almost every meeting will include some kind of weaving.
  To visit the Guild's Web site, click here: Central PA Basket Weavers Guild or 2nd Site
  

  Officers:
  President - Debra Roberson e-mail
  Vice President/Secretary/Treasurer - Suzette Humer
  Program Chairman - Linda Clifton e-mail,
  (717) 938 - 4309
  Newsletter Editor - Carol MacNeil e-mail
  Weaving Odyssey 2006 Convention - September 15 - 17
  It will take place at the Gravel Hill UM Church in Palmyra, PA. Classes will be scheduled to begin on Friday morning and continue through Sunday afternoon. Teachers are: Susan Coyle, John McGuire, Debra Hammond, Gail Hutchinson, Joan Stoneham, Nathan Taylor, Tika Tucker and Laura Lee Zanger.
  

  Some meetings call for you to bring tools with you, here is a list of Usual Supplies - water bucket or basin, spray bottle, towel, scissors, clothes pins or clamps, sharp knife, measuring tape, yard stick, spoke weight, awl or tool for opening spaces, small pair of pliers, sanding pads or paper. This is a basic basket weaver's tool kit. Of course none of us have stopped there, have we?
  

• Lehigh Valley Basket Weavers
  a membership organization, whose goal is to promote basket making in the Lehigh Valley. Membership is open to anyone who has an interest in hand weaving baskets.
  Dues are currently $25 per year.
  Visit their Website
  Their email address is lvbasketweavers@yahoo.com
  They are looking for new members or just attendees, you can attend without being a member. Beginners welcome, don't be shy.
  Classes are held at the Allentown YMCA ~ YWCA
  Tele: 610-434-9333
  The Weavers meet the second Monday of the month in the Lower Level Conference Room 6:30 - 10:00 PM.
  Please bring these tools to all classes:
  heavy duty scissors or shears; 10 - 15 wooden spring type clothespins; soft 60" tape measure; dish pan or bucket; old towel/apron; awl, ice pick or small flathead screwdriver and butterknife.
  
  
• see also Northeast Basketmakers Guild
  

• Penn-Jersey Basketry Guild, Inc.
  (Formerly the Basketmakers of New Jersey - this guild has expanded to include members in Eastern PA)
  President: Karen Wychock
  Membership dues are $15.00 a year and include a quarterly newsletter.
  Meetings are held at least quarterly, but classes are held whenever they can be arranged. The meetings are held throughout NJ and Eastern PA (trying to keep no more than 3 hours traveling time for anyone).
  To become a member contact:
  Penn-Jersey Basketry Guild, Inc. PO BOX 237, Forked River NJ 08731-0237
  2003 Workshop Schedule:
  September 21 - Annual Meeting 9 AM - Atlantic Hills Adult Community Rt 72 in Manahawkin, NJ - Alice Ogden will teach 2 classes and speak at meeting.
  Fall - Mail Basket/Wine Tote - Eric Taylor
  October 11-13 Road Trip to Dresden OH
  For more info on any of the above dates, contact the Guild.
• see also Northeast Basketmakers Guild
  

• see also Northeast Basketmakers Guild
  

• Upper South Carolina Basketmakers' Guild
  Dues $15.00
  Newsletter 6 times a year
  Contact: Sandra Elbrecht: e-mail (newsletter editor)
  Meetings: monthly (except July) at 7:30 p.m.
  Location: Lutheran Church Our Saviour, 2600 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville SC
  The Guild sponsors a spring and fall workshop open to interested basketmakers (contact Sandra Elbrecht or Dolores von Rosen e-mail to have name added to mailing list); members only workshops are held 3 to 4 times a year; every other year a two day "Gathering" takes the place of a spring workshop. The Guild participates in several sales each year, decorates a Christmas tree for Hospice, and holds a dyeing party.
  5th Weave-In, June 9-11, 2006 at the Holiday Inn, Greenville, S.C.
  Deadline to register is Tuesday, April 18th. For more info, availability and brochure, contact Pati English basketsmyspecialty@yahoo.com.
  Enjoy a weekend of weaving in upstate South Carolina, with weavers and instructors from near and far, including sweetgrass basket instructor Barbara McCormick, Jim and Miss Jimmie Kent, Anne Coleman, Pam Feix, Venie Hinson, Gail Hutchinson, Marilyn Wald, Karen Zane and more.
  Teacher marketplace and raffle will highlight Saturday night's events.
  

• East Tennessee Basket Association
  Kimberly Tubb
  4831 E. Summitt Circle #240
  Knoxville, TN 37919
  
• Tennessee State Basketry Association
  is a statewide association with a goal of promoting the education and development of basketry programs throughout the state.
  The TBA will host"Tennessee Pearls" July 19th-22nd, 2006 at the Knoxville Airport Hilton in Alcoa, TN. The Tennessee Basketry Association information and convention updates, as well as chapter Guild information, can be found at www.tennesseebasketryorganization.org.
  
• Greeneville Basket Guild
  - Greeneville Tennessee, visit www.tennesseebasketryorganization.org for more information.
  
• Odds and Ends Group
  Maryville TN, visit www.tennesseebasketryorganization.org for more information.
  
• Tri-State Basketry Guild
  Started in the spring/summer of 1999.
  Barbara Holt, President
  They have 41 members from TN, NC and VA (& GA). Dues are only $15 per year, due in June for July-June, 2005-2006. The $15 non-local membership includes a monthly newsletter and the privilege to take any classes for which they have space available.
  They meet on the 2nd Saturday of each month in Blountville, TN, about 8 miles south of Bristol TN/VA Bristol is in the NE corner of TN and in SW VA, on I-81.
  If you would like to be added to the list to take any of the classes, phone Barbara Holt at 423-990-2389 or email. For any class, you may mail the deposit/balance to Claire Doherty, Treasurer, 106 Leprechaun Way, Bristol TN 37620. You must pay the $15 guild membership to take a class.
  Note: If you have signed up for a class, you are obligated to pay the fees. Your signing up helps the Guild to meet the minimum needed to offer the class. The Guild does not have the funds and cannot cover the cost of a default. If you have paid the fees, have an unavoidable emergency, and cannot attend, you will receive a kit so that you can do your basket on your own. Of course, you may also get someone to attend in your place. That person must be a guild member; i.e., pay $15 dues for the privilege to take the class.
  In addition to these classes, the Guild offers a class at 11 of the 12 regular meetings during the year. They try to offer both a beginner and an intermediate class each meeting. Meetings usually run from 9 am until 2-3 pm, in order to complete baskets.
  

• Central Texas Basket Guild
  "The purpose of this guild shall be to stimulate interest in and perpetuate the art of basketry."
  Visit the CTBG Website for more information.
  Annual dues are $20 (January-January), please make check payable to: B. H. Rose
  Mail to: Cricket Rose P. O. Box 1255 Buda, TX 78610
  or e-mail: e-mail for more information. Upcoming Meeting Dates:
  
• Clear Lake Basket Weaving Guild (Houston, TX area)
  Dues are $15 per year, due in March. Payable to: Marsha Allen, 16623 David Glen, Friendswood, Texas 77546.
  Workshops are held monthly on the 4th Sunday at Challenger 7 Memorial Park (between downtown Houston and Galveston). Basket weaving workshops, or related topics are taught by guild members monthly, and nationally-known weavers teaching 2-3 times a year.
  Membership of about 40 people.
  
• Trinity Basket Guild
  (Dallas-Ft. Worth Area)
  Contact person: Brenda McKinnon
  - 2020 Schumac Lane, Bedford TX 76022
  Telephone: 817-571-0753 or email address
  

• See also: Great Basin Basketmakers
  

• Green Mountain Basket Guild
  They meet the second Saturday of each month except December.
  They have workshops with guest teachers, go on basketry related field trips, and have a good time weaving, inspiring & encouraging each other.
  Dues are $20/year.
  No newsletter.
  For more information contact: Sue MacIntire
  P.O. Box 235, Shoreham, VT 05770 or email
  
• see also Northeast Basketmakers Guild
  
• 15th Annual Stowe Basketry Festival
  Located at The Midway Lodge in Stowe, VT, evening mini-workshops held at The Round Hearth.
  Over 29 workshops offered May 8-14, 2006.
  Teachers include Joanne Kelly Catsos, Bobbi Hall, Patty Hawkins, Flo Hoppe, Anne Lima, Judy Olney, Dianne Stanton, Eric Taylor, and the venerable Gladys Ellis!
  Visit The Round Hearth Web-site for more information and the classes offered.
  

• High Country Basketry Guild
  They generally meet in Annandale, VA (just off the beltway surrounding DC) on the third Sunday of the month.
  Dues are $20.00
  There are numerous classes to appeal to a variety of tastes and skill levels, and out reach projects for the community.
  A complimentary copy of the newsletter is available.
  Sandy Sowers - Newsletter Chairperson and Membership Chairperson for 2004 through 2005 - email
  For more information contact the guild at:
  PO BOX 167, Annandale VA 22003-0167
  
• Tidewater Chapter of the High Country Basketry Guild (HCBG)
  The parent group is based in Annandale, VA (metro D.C. area)
  They meet at 2 p.m., the first Sunday of most months at the Larchmont Methodist Church Norfolk VA
  Dues are $25.00 the first year and $20.00 every year there after if you renew on time
  Every January they hold a winter weaving weekend in Newport News VA that offers a weekend of fun, classes and friendship for all of the members. You must be a member of the guild to attend or teach at this seminar.Guilders Weave ~ Jan 2006
  For more information on the Tidewater Chapter contact:
  Billie Dorris
  2209 South Pastures Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
  (757-430-1254) or email
  or
  Ella Mae King e-mail
  Visit their website - www.tidewaterbasketryguild.org for more information.
  
• see also Tri-State Basketry Guild
  

• Northwest Basketweavers, Vi Phillips Guild
  PO Box 75131 Seattle, WA 98133
  VI Website
  Meetings are held at the: Shoreline Historical Museum 749 N. 175th Shoreline, WA
  They meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month except July, August, & December.
  They have a monthly newsletter and dues are $20 a year.
  There is a picnic every July at the Puget Sound home of one of the members.
  They have Speaker's Day every year, when they bring in a Basketweaver or other person involved in basketry. A previous speaker was Val Gardner, who brings baskets from South Africa made by women in the area where she grew up.
  They have a workshop committee, and in the past they have brought in Lyn Siler, Cass Scorch, Anna Jefferson (a native weaver), and several others.
  Many of the members offer classes which are listed every month in the newsletter.
  Many of the members get involved in several local art shows, and last December the guild had a juried show at a Gallery in Seattle.
  Contact Dédé Harris e-mail for more information.
  Visit our website at www.nwbasketweavers.org to download the brochure and registration materials, or write to nwvisions@hotmail.com
  "I am putting together Basket Day in Seattle, for the Vi Phillips Guild, NW Basket Weavers. This event is to thank our members for their ongoing support. The date is July 29th, 9 am to 4 pm, which included time for lunch. I am looking for teachers, as well as letting folks know about the event. If you have any questions, or would like to propose a class, please contact me at: dede@zipcon.com I have found that a picture of the basket helps to fill classes! Hope you can join us! Dédé Harris"
  
• See also: Association of Northwest Weavers' Guilds

• West Virginia Basketmakers Association
  Membership Chairman: Sharon Sutton #6 Scenic Hills, Parkersburg WV 26104-8064 or e-mail e-mail
  Membership runs from July 1 - June 30. Dues are $20.00 for individuals and $25.00 for businesses or teachers. Make checks payable to: West Virginia Basketmakers Assoc.
  Include your name, address, city, state, zip code, phone number and e-mail address. If you have a basket business include your business name and business phone number.
  We would also like to know if you teach basket weaving and if you are interested in vending at our conventions.
  The Fall 2006 Convention to be held Nov. 10-12 at Cedar Lakes Conference Center outside of Ripley, WV.
  For further information contact:
  Paula Huber
  e-mail
  304-428-8108
  

• Lake Country Basket Guild
  Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month (except August) from 6:30-9:30 pm in the lobby of the Service building (S) at the Waukesha County Technical Center (WCTC) in Pewaukee, WI - with special projects conducted at each meeting.
  Annual dues of $15.00 for membership from January through December.
  For more information, please contact Dianne Gleixner, 4155 N. 137th Street, Brookfield, WI 53005, (262) 790-9790 or e-mail or Denise Arzberger at (262) 691-0723, e-mail.
  Lake Country Basket Fest is held the first weekend in May each year. 11th Annual Basket Fest May 5 - 7, 2006. It will be held at the Sheraton Milwaukee/Brookfield in Brookfield, Wisconsin, just west of Milwaukee.
  Instructors (Flo Hoppe, susan Reed-Fanfoni, Sandy Atkinson, Venie Hinson, Eileen LaPorte, Susan Brooks, Marla Helton, Jo Campbell-Amsler, Dona Nazarenko and Beth Curry) from all over the country for a 3 day weekend of basket weaving classes, along with a Basket Boutique (vending area), silent auction, and Saturday night "social hour".
  You must be a member of the guild to register for Basket Fest. Brochures will be sent to all current members in mid-December, and these members will be eligible for the first round of registrations. Anyone joining after the first round will be allowed to register for classes not already filled. For information about Basket Fest, please contact Dianne Gleixner (same info as above).
  
• Madison Area Basket Weavers Guild
  Meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month at the Burke Town Hall, Madison WI.
  Membership dues are $15.00 per year.
  Guild and membership information can be obtained from:
  Lynn Montgomery - 133 W. Goodland, Sun Prairie WI 53590
  Phone: 608-837-3219 or Email
  
• Northwoods Basket Retreat on the Wolf River
  January 2006 near White Lake, Wisconsin
  Basketry instructors Jo Campbell-Amsler, Bill & Donna Kallner and Karen Tembreull will host another winter adventure in learning on the Wolf River near White Lake, Wisconsin.
  The 3rd annual Northwoods Basket Retreat will be held at Gardner Dam Scout Camp January 2006.
  For a conference brochure please send a SASE to Northwoods Basket Retreat, c/o Wolf Moon, N3894 State Highway 55, White Lake, WI 54491. For more information e-mail e-mail or phone Donna Kallner at (715) 882-2822.
  
• Wisconsin Weave Basket Guild
  Rock County, Wisconsin (Beloit/Janesville area of Wisconsin)
  meets the third Thursday - January through November at 6:30 pm. (However, if they have a special teacher the day and time may change.)
  Location varies.
  Dues are $5 a year and newsletter 6 times a year.
  This small Guild is always looking for new members.
  The Guild teaches classes each summer at the Beloit, WI Historical Society.
  Contact Jan Knutson for more information: 608-365-2430 or e-mail
• Wolf River Basketry Guild
  For more information contact:
  Judi Raddant
  W7850 County Rd. MMM, Shawano, WI 54166
  Phone: 715-526-6578 or e-mail
  They meet every 4th Monday of the month.
  Dues are $15.00 per year.
  They publish a newsletter every quarter.
  The Fall Workshop is open to any weavers. They welcome all!
  Fall Workshop will be September 30 - October 1, 2006.
  Teachers will be Flo Hoppe, Eileen Mirsberger, Susan Brooks and Eric Taylor.
  Contact, Judi Raddant (see info above) for brochure.
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• See also: Association of Northwest Weavers' Guilds

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