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Sharon Schaeffer / Basketmaker
1643 Old Taneytown Road
Westminster, MD 21158

home - 410-857-5154
cell -  410-967-4482

swschae@gmail.com

5 comments:

  1. Sharon do you sell patterns or kits for your baskets?

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  2. I have just added a page of baskets patterns I sell for $5.00 They include patterns for the following baskets: 10" &12" egg, 10" Key, 10" Hen, Footed Yarn, Holiday reed bells and Holiday stocking.

    At this time I do not sell kits through the mail.
    Thank you for your inquiry.
    Sharon

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  3. Ms. Schaeffer. Good morning, I hope you're still out there. Looking at the picture of your Josephine knot basket and reading your blog, I spent two days trying to weave one and ultimately gave up. I thought the knot would be the hard part and it would be a breeze after that, but the know only took a few minutes and after that it was a disaster. I wouldn't keep the ends of the ribs from popping out once they were tucked into the opposite end. At first I thought it was because I was tucking them in too soon, so I wove a few more rows, but it still did it. I finally took it all apart in disgust. Do you have any suggestions or can you point me toward a pattern? I was using size 6 reed so I was thinking of trying it with something a little thinner and more flexible. Thank you. Kathy Wulff

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  4. I wonder if you sell patterns. I was looking at an antler basket on your site from a 2018 conference/showing. oval wood base and 2 antlers for handles, no name displayed. Thanks for your response. Love your beautiful work.

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  5. Hi Sharon,
    I’ve made Nantucket baskets in the past, about 20 years ago, and am in desperate need of a refresher course. Do you ever teach Nantucket’s?
    Thanks,
    Trish

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