Summer Hours at The Basket Sampler

[Kathy@thebasketsampler]

THE BASKET SAMPLER
1449 South Milford Road  Suite C
Highland, MI 48357
248-889-8600
www.thebasketsampler.com

Summer Schedule at The Basket Sampler

Summer is finally here…school is out,  people are on vacation.  The perfect time to come in and learn to make a basket.  We have many classes available and would love to have you join us. 

SUMMER CLASSES

Starting June 21, 2010:

    Tuesday       10am-1pm         Open Weave
    Wednesday  10am-1pm         Open Weave
    Wednesday    2pm-4pm        Kids Open Weave
    Thursday     10am-noon        Kids Open Weave

There will not be an evening class through the summer, except by request.
We will be closed for the holidays on July 2 and September 3.
The store will also be closed Wednesday July 28, as I will be teaching an off site class.

For those who have asked about Bobbin Lace classes, we are pleased to offer a special opportunity to take a beginning or continuing bobbin lace class at The Basket Sampler.  The class will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 14 and 15, from 10am-3pm each day.  There will be 8 hours of instruction for a cost of $20.  Equipment is available for use during the class for no extra charge.  The class is sponsored by The Great Lakes Lace Group, and will be taught by Kathleen Campbell.  There will be several small patterns available that should be able to be done during the class period.  This class is limited to eight students, so don’t delay in signing up.



We have a new selection of baskets for sale in the showroom that are hand made by Christine Schwartz.  They are a Nantucket style basket with hand spun yarns woven in.  They are very unique and need to be seen (and touched!) to be appreciated.  The yarns are just beautiful and make for a one of a kind basket.







Rebecca Arrington has also been busy with some gourd work.  She is doing a great job with cleaning, carving, staining and decorating the gourds.  She has graciously offered to clean some gourds for us to have at the store so we can experiment with them as well.  Let me know if you are interested in “playing” with some gourds and we will get a class together.
                           






One of our newer weavers, Sue Patty, is also using hand spun yarn, but her yarn is Alpaca right from her own animals!  She has spun up a bunch of it, both natural and dyed, and wove it into a double wall basket that will eventually go to the people that take care of her animals.  It is really exciting to see what can be done with the mixing of different materials.

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Kathy McMinn
The Basket Sampler
1449 S. Milford Road  Suite C
Highland, MI  48357
248-889-8600
www.thebasketsampler.com