Double Magazine Holder Basket

I spent another Saturday weaving with the Central Pennsylvania Basketweaver's Guild.  We each made a large magazine basket adding our own individual touches. I choose to weave a band of burgundy reed for accent against the natural reed. 



The basket is woven with a 5" x 14" D handle at each end of the basket.  The 18" long basket can hold magazines side-by-side or be used for numerous other functions. 

Market Basket with Burlap Accents

Market baskets are very functional.  They can be used to hold and carry a wide variety of items. 

This basket also serves as decorative piece with smoked reed and burlap accents.  A 2" band of maple covered with a burlap strip is woven in the top half of the basket.  Smoked flat oval reed is woven in  a decorative overlay on top of the burlap band.   Burlap formed flowers and twine tendrils  were attached the to front side.

The finished basket measures 10" by 15" with 8" sides.  The handle is 14" high.   
*The pattern is by Sharon Klusmann.  www.SharonKlusmann.com.

High Country Basket Guild

  I spent an enjoyable day leading a basket workshop for the High Country Basket Guild in Annandale, Virginia.

Each participant wove an 8 inch square rib basket.  The basket featured a triple braid decorative handle using fine cane.  The basket and God's eye was woven with dyed flat reed. The ribs were inserted and woven with can for several rows  for an accents.  

8" Square Rib Basket with triple braid handle

Mini Williamsburg Basket

With Spring around the corner, it is time to weave some baskets with bright colors.  

This mini Williamsburg Basket  measures 3" by 3.5" at the base.  The sides rise to 4" and flairs to a 6" by 7" oval at the top. 

The handle features a triple weave using fine cane.

February Guild Weave

What better way to spend a frigid February Saturday than at a basket weave with Central Pennsylvania Basketweavers Guild members.

The Raisn'Cane basket pattern by Jeanne Dudley features three  woven sides and one open weave side with cane inserts.  I chose to overlay the cane on smoked reed.   The brown is visible on the inside of the basket.  The basket has built in handles on two sides.  

The over all size is 12" x 12" x 12"

Merry Christmas



May the Peace and Joy that Christmas brings always be with you and your family.

I hope that 2016 brings you many opportunities to weave baskets, learn new techniques and meet other
basket weavers.   Happy New Year!

Sharon

                                                                           Christmas Basket pattern by Sharon Klusman

Woven Reed Ornaments

With Christmas fast approaching, I have been weaving some reed ornaments.

New for this year are woven reed reindeer.   They are suitable for hanging on your tree or as part of your holiday decorations.   Some are woven with natural reed  and others use colored reed.

                              










         Reed bells, reed stockings and woven stars are also woven to complete the Christmas decorations.