A knitter can’t live without baskets. At least, that’s what I think. There are baskets dotted all around our house, filled with knitting projects, yarn, unspun wool, more yarn and more knitting projects. Some of these baskets were made by Jannie, a basket weaver I often run into at fairs, markets and sheep shearing festivals. This summer I discovered that she doesn’t only make baskets, but also teaches others how to make them, and I entered my name for a workshop.
I asked a friend (who also knits and spins) if she’d like to join me. She said, ‘I’d love to!’, and together we set off early last Saturday.
As soon as we arrived, we were surrounded by baskets. Baskets hanging under the stairs.
Each year Martha Arterburn, County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development, and I put our thinking caps on and “design” a basket for a 4-H Basket Workshop here in Allen County, Kentucky. This year Martha was gifted with several boxes of reed from two generous local basket weavers and those sizes of material and donated handles were our inspiration.
That sounds like a great project to make with young people.
Oh wat een mooie mand heb je gemaakt.
Fijn fotoverslag, chsmpagnekurken om die handvaten te maken. Hartstikke leuk!
Het verbaasde me zelf ook dat je al tijdens je allereerste workshop zo’n mooie mand kunt maken. Alle lof aan onze ‘juf’.