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Name of Teacher:
Angie Wagner 		Business Name:
Woven Branch Designs
Address:
1007 Old Philly Pike
Kempton PA 19529
USA 		E-mail:
angie@wovenbranch.com
Phone:
610-349-1454
 Web Site:
www.wovenbranch.com
Where:
The Country Seat, your home or organization, will travel. 		Classes Taught:
traditional & contemporary basketry, gourds & rush seat weaving
Additional Info:
also teaches some naturals.

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Name of Teacher:
Susan Waite 		Business Name:
Address:
111 Dogwood Hills
Paris, TN 38242
USA 		E-mail:
prinet@iswt.com
Phone:
901-642-8256
or (901)588-0111 		Website:
Where:
at her home or within 100 miles of home 		Classes Taught:
basketweaving & seat weaving
Additional Info:
prefers classes of less than 5 students

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Name of Teacher:
Calvin & Jerry Weeks 		Business Name:
Address:
Songo School Rd.
Naples, ME 04055
USA 		E-mail:
caljer@pivot.net
Phone:
207-693-4590		 Website:
Where:
most anywhere 		Classes Taught:
beginner basketweaving classes
Additional Info:
willing to travel to teach
—they have a motor home; Jerry and Calvin have a variety of baskets and bottoms they invented and love to work with them

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Name of Teacher:
Paula Welch 		Business Name:
Welchome Folk Art
Address:
443 Genesee St.
Avon, NY 14414-1307
USA		 E-mail:
welchome@mciworld.com
Phone:
716-226-2816 		Website:
Where:
at her home 		Classes Taught:
traditional basketry (uses colors and handpainting on baskets)
Additional Info:
may travel to teach depending on the opportunity; class size: 13

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Name of Teacher:
Tracy Welch 		Business Name:
Address:
27355 Scott Park Rd.
Long Grove, IA 52756
USA 		E-mail:
Baskwev@aol.com
Phone:
 Website:
Where:
Iowa/Illinois Quad Cities area for adult education classes, local guilds, etc.; Missouri Basketweavers’ Convention 1998, 1999 		Classes Taught:
traditional reed baskets
Additional Info:
willing to travel to teach; class size 7–15 students depending on the experience of the group

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Name of Teacher:
Sandy E. Whalen 		Business Name:
Address:

880 Moore Rd.
Milford, MI 48381
USA 		E-mail:
sandwilo@mich.com
Phone:

248-685-2459 		Website:
Where:
all over the country at various conventions, guilds and local shops; will travel 		Classes Taught:
willow basketry (Sandy grows most of her own willow for the classes.)
Additional Info:
prefers class size of 10 students, will take 12 students

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Name of Teacher:
Karen Wheeler 		Business Name:
Address:
579 South Waverly St.
Columbus, OH 43213-2756
USA 		E-mail:
kawbaskets@aol.com
Phone:
614-231-0397 		Website:
Where:
weekly classes given at her home workshop and local parks & recreation; also teaches at state conventions and various basket conferences throughout the country; willing to travel 		Classes Taught:
flat reed basketry, traditional, functional, & twill technique; beginner - advanced levels
Additional Info:
weaving since 1987; author of several patterns; class size in home workshop—8 students; when traveling prefers class size 6–14 students; encourages students to explore color and design and express their own individuality; loves working with children at local schools and scouting organizations

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Name of Teacher:
Lorraine Weiskamp 		Business Name:
Address:
5599 NW 80th Avenue Rd.
USA 		E-mail:
wieskamp@cox.net
Phone:
352-351-3533		 Website:
www.wieskampnantuckets.com
Where:
Gallery East (Silver Springs Blvd.) & from her home		 Classes Taught:
plaiting, twill weaving, twining, especially utility-type baskets & Nantuckets (her specialty)
Additional Info:
willing to travel within a 100 mile radius of Ocala; class size: 8–10 students

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Name of Teacher:
Claudia Winters 		Business Name:
Address:
208 Reeves Rd.
Lake Charles, LA 70611-5508
USA 		E-mail:
Paintheart@compuserve.com
Phone:
318-855-2981 		Website:
Where:
private homes 		Classes Taught:
basic basketweaving; egg baskets
Additional Info:
she is an intermediate weaver willing to share this craft with anyone interested; no travel; class size: 6 or more, prefers adults

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Name of Teacher:
Pamela Woodbury 		Business Name:
Address:
12601 Rathbun Rd.
Birch Run, MI 48415
USA 		E-mail:
pywoodbury@worldnet.att.net
Phone:
517-652-9559 		Website:
Where:
Michigan's Spring Event, MO’s convention, AMB; willing to travel depending on number of classes & travel expenses 		Classes Taught:
mostly traditional baskets; antler baskets
Additional Info:
require at least 12 in class if traveling a great distance; would consider smaller classes closer to home; authored several patterns

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Name of Teacher:
Patricia R. Yunkes 		Business Name:
Patricia Baskets
Address:

4686 Forest Rd.
Cooksburg, Pa. 16217
USA 		E-mail:
patsbaskets@pennswoods.net
Phone:

814-927-2249 		Website:
Patricia Baskets
Where:
Cooks Forest Sawmill Art Center; Clarion University; Oil City Art Center; Conventions for Michigan, Indiana, North Carolina, Missouri; willing to travel		 Classes Taught:
reed baskets, natural materials, gourd work, Nantuckets, rush, splint chairs, caning
Additional Info:
class size maximum 12 (prefer 10)

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Name of Teacher:
Karen Zane 		Business Name:
Karen’s Baskets
Address:
521 N. Buckingham Ct.
Anderson, IN 46013
USA 		E-mail:
kzanebskt@aol.com
Phone:
765-620-3823		 Website:
Karen's Baskets
Where:
in over 10 states		 Classes Taught:
36 Rib Buttocks Basket, several other styles of rib baskets & antler basket
Additional Info:
willing to travel to teach (mileage charge over 100 miles); class fee $80 (includes kit with all 36 ribs in place)

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Name of Teacher:
Jackie Zehring 		Business Name:
Address:
1419 Gordan Place
Winchester, VA 22601
USA		 E-mail: jzehring@shentel.net
Phone:
540-678-4144 		Website:
Where:
 Classes Taught:
traditional baskets using a “building block” approach (each session reinforces what you have already learned); beginners do a Napkin Basket, Market Basket, Beanpot Basket & Granny’s Social Basket; intermediate students do twills, unusual handle treatments, borders & more complex designs
Additional Info:
beginner Classes: 4th Saturday of the month at 10:00 am; Intermediate Classes: 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 am; class costs= cost of materials plus a very reasonable teaching fee; will travel to teach; class minimum is 12; Jackie also sells baskets & is evolving into Nantucket & Shakers

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Name of Teacher:
Judy Zugish 		Business Name:
Fishsticks Basketry School & Gardens
Address:

8220 State Ave.
Marysville, WA 98270
USA 		E-mail:
FishSticks@seanet.com
Phone:
360-659-4938 		Website:
Where:
Fishsticks Basketry School; North Carolina & Indiana Conventions; John Campbell Folk Art School in Brasstown, NC; Penticton, British Columbia; wiling to travel 		Classes Taught:
contemporary uses of Northwest natural materials
Additional Info:
class size 12 maximum

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Name of Teacher:
Mary Zutavern 		Business Name:
Basket Boutique
Address:

3000 Beechwood Industrial Ct.
Hubertus, WI 53033
USA 		E-mail:
basketboutique@mixcom.com
Phone: Website:
Where:
Basket Boutique & other WI locations; willing to travel 		Classes Taught:
markets, twills, totes, lidded baskets, purses
Additional Info:
class size: 10–15

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The Country Seat, Inc.
Basket Weaving Teachers
1013 Old Philly Pike
Kempton, Pennsylvania 19529-9321 USA
Phone: 610-756-6124
e-mail: weaving@countryseat.com
Fax: 610-756-0088
web site: www.countryseat.com

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