spring fling brochure 2009 - llbwa

Fr iday n ight , March 27 & Saturday, March 28 , 2009

Registration

Hotel Information

We have reserved a block of 45 rooms at Cliffbreakers Convention Center. Cliffbreakers Convention Center 700 West Riverside Blvd. Rockford, Il 61103 (815) 282-3033 $99 Two Queen beds

Please contact Cliffbreakers directly to reserve your hotel room.

Reservations need to be made by February 15, 2008.

Directions to Cliffbreakers can be found on page 8 of this brochure.

For more information about the convention center, please visit www.cliffbreakers.com.

Schedule

Friday, March 27th

• 4:00 p.m.. Doors open • 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. - Classes

Vendors open until 9 p.m.

Saturday, March 28th

• 7:30 a.m. - Doors open • Vendors will be open and a continental breakfast will be provided.

• 8:30 a.m. - Regular classes begin

• 12:00 p.m. - Lunch

• Please note on your registration if you require a vegetarian lunch. There will be a short LLBWA membership meeting during lunch.

• Classes resume after lunch until 5:00 p.m.

The deadline for 1st day registration is December 20th!

Vendors

Please welcome the following vendors to Spring Fling:

Basket BeginningsBasket BeginningsBasket BeginningsBasket Beginnings

Basket BeesBasket BeesBasket BeesBasket Bees

Bittersweet Baskets & SupplyBittersweet Baskets & SupplyBittersweet Baskets & SupplyBittersweet Baskets & Supply

Beads & Reeds Beads & Reeds Beads & Reeds Beads & Reeds

East Troy BasketryEast Troy BasketryEast Troy BasketryEast Troy Basketry

Spring Fling 2009 Cliffbreakers Convention Center

700 West Riverside Blvd., Rockford, Illinois

Are you creative? Win a free registration!

This year we are holding a contest to design a logo for the event. The chosen logo will win a free registration to the event. The logo must be fairly simple and represent “Spring Fling”.

All entries must be postmarked by December 20th.

Registration for the workshop is due by December 20th. Pictures and descriptions of the projects, teacher biographies and a registration form are included in this brochure.

Information also is available on the LLBWA web site: www.llbwa.com. When choosing classes, please list them in order of preference. Return the registration form, $55 registration fee and a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

Anne Johnson 8381 Vicki Road

Rockford, IL 61108

Be a Designer!

Meal information can be found on page 8 of this brochure.

Vendor information on page 8!

SPRING FLING 2009

Weaver’s Tool Caddy Eileen Mirsberger

Class fee - $54.00

Friday night class (4 hours)

All weaving levels

The divided base has special slots for all of your weaving tools. Basic stop/start weave and lashed rim.

Trivet Sandy Bulgrin

Class fee – $47.00

Friday night class (6 1/2 hours)

All weaving levels

Always wanted to learn the seven step caning process? This project is a caned trivet, the wood is finished with either a dark or light finish. A great project and a wonderful addition to your home décor to use as a dish trivet or an excellent setting for a plant.

Note: You may stay late and weave the trivet.

Willow Tray Marlys Sowers


Friday night class (4 - 6 hours)

All weaving levels Rib style tray made out of different kinds of willow and dogwood that I raise and harvest. Students will need a cutter that will cut sticks, and a large towel or old sheet to put willow sticks in if they don't finish in class.

Dimensions: 19” x 8.5” x 6” H (not including handle)

Dimensions: Tray is flat, approx. 16” across

Dimensions: 8” square

Close up of the raspberries

Abstract Anne Urso


Friday night class (4 - 5 hours)

Intermediate Weaving level

Dimensions: Base is 3” round. Finished baskets will vary in size, approximately 7” - 10”.

This basket has a wood base and is woven with round reed. Techniques include twining embellishments and a braided rim.

Note: These basket pictures are not to scale. Check actual sizes of the basket in the description and see them in color on our web site www.llbwa.com

Woven Canisters Karen Griffith

Class fee - $80.00


Intermediate Weaving Level This speckle glazed canister set, composed of three pieces with lids all have 4” attached wood bases and are woven with cane over flat oval spokes. Participants will weave at least one piece during class time.

The Great Divide Sherry Sayles Class fee - $68.00 Friday Night class (4 - 5 hours) Intermediate weaving levels

What a gorgeous and useful basket! The spokes are inserted into the slotted wood base and the weaving is start/stop. The divider and base are completely finished. This basket is sure to become one of your favorites.

Basket Embellishments Ann Snider

Class fee - $53.00


Beginner/Intermediate weaving level

Scrimshaw on a Taqua nut, bone awl, shell and more. Some are pictured. Tie on’s embellish any basket and make it personal. Please bring a Dremel or a small drill with a 1/16” bit and a small light.

Dimensions: 18" Diameter - 10" H - without handle

Dimensions: Vary according to project


Toothbrush Looping Donna Kallner Class Fee - $35.00 Friday Night Class (4 hours) All weaving levels Learn about a textile tradition that dates back to the Ice Age and continues to evolve as you create a small tote or lunch bag from strips of cotton fabric. In looping, the entire length of the stitching element is drawn through each stitch to create a fabric so stable you can machine wash the bag and it will not unravel. In class you will make a flat base, then transition to continuous spiral looping for the sides. You may not quite complete the bag in class, but will have complete instructions for finishing on your own. Materials used: Bias-cut cotton fabric strips, needles, handouts. Special tools needed: Bring scissors.

Dimensions: Approx. 6.5” w x 1” d x 8” h

Dimensions: 7 1/2”, 6 1/2”, 5 1/2” high x 5 1/2” diameter

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Ruth’s Fancy Handle Sandy Bulgrin Class fee - $47.00 Saturday class (6 hours) All weaving levels This sturdy basket is the perfect place to put anything; magazines, yarn, or any other important items. This "filled bottom" basket is woven with a wood handle, natural and dyed reed along with a decorative finished handle of cane and round reed. Once the handle technique is learned it can be used on other baskets.

Overflowing Eileen Mirsberger Class fee - $55.00 Saturday class (6 hours) Intermediate weaving level A graceful, flowing shape is achieved by using a hoop as a shaping tool. The basket is a continuous weave, and is rimmed with pine needles.

Dimensions: 8.5” diameter x 8” tall

Dimensions: 10 X 10 X 10 and 8" high not including the handle


Kaleidoscope Cuff and Earrings Loni Labak Class fee - $75.00 Friday Night Class (4 hours) All levels A stitched bracelet using seed beads, crystals, natural stones and findings. Basic earrings to match. A needle will be provided. Please bring a light to class.

SATURDAY CLASSES

Snowflake Anne Urso Class fee - $60.00 Saturday class (8 hours) Advanced A twill designed snowflake pattern. Please bring a spoke weight, packing tool and a large eyed needle.

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Constructed Vessels Donna Kallner Class Fee - $98.00 Saturday Class (8 hours) Intermediate/Advanced Weaving Level Replace the bark in traditional folded and stitched vessels with contemporary art cloth, add a new/old approach to pattern making and you have constructed vessels. Through a series of guided exercises you’ll learn a process for generating ideas and gain confidence in your ability to conceive and model 3-D forms. Then you’ll use one of your own patterns to create a vessel. The construction process involves stitching by hand, but no fine sewing skills are required and you may choose an alternative construction method. Class discussion will include ideas for integrating additional basketry, beading and stitching techniques in constructed vessels. Materials used: hand-painted silk and other fabrics, fiber phyllo, papers, interfacing, surface design media, threads, ribbon, handbook and additional group materials

Dimensions: Varies

Ms. Victoria Sherry Sayles Class fee - $48.00 Saturday Class (6 - 7 hours) Intermediate Weaving Level

This beautiful basket starts with spokes inserted into slotted wood base. The weaving is start/start weaving and it is finished off with a gorgeous braided border. The base is an oval with an attached Williamsburg Handle.


Dimensions: 12"x14"x 8"H without handle

Dimensions: 6” square woven base, approx 8” H & 12” diameter

Black and White Twist Karen Griffith

Class fee - $48.00

Saturday class (6 hours) Intermediate Weaving level

This basket is woven on an 8” x 12” base. Black reed is accented with natural reed using overlays, chase weave and triple twining using six strands of reed. A hexagon handle finishes the project.

Dimensions: 17"L x 12"W x 10"H

Wire Wrapped Watch or Bracelet Loni Labak Class fee - $75.00 Saturday - (6 – 8 hours) All levels Wire wrapping with sterling silver wire using a variety of beads and learning to make a clasp closure. Tools will be provided for use in the class.

Potato Basket Marlys Sowers Class fee - $85.00 Saturday - (8 hours) All weaving levels

This is a large rib style basket made out of different kinds of willow. The frame will already be made. Students will need cutters to cut sticks, a large awl and an old sheet or large towel for the willow if they don't complete it in class.

Dimensions: Approx. 18” across & 8” deep


SPRING FLING 2009

Rain Stick Ann Snider Class fee - $55.00 (Small) Class fee - $98.00 (Large) Saturday (8 hours) All weaving levels You will be delighted making this rain stick, a beautiful nurturing peaceful sounding creation using a tube, birch, black ash and waxed linen. You may choose to make either size small or large. If you wish to make the large it is possible to start it on Friday night and finish it in Saturday's class otherwise you will be able to finish it on your own if you haven't finished in class.

Dimensions: 3/4” diameter, 6” - 8” long approx. (Small)

Dimensions: 1 3/4” diameter, 16” - 20” long approx. (Large)

Teacher Bios KARE� GRIFFITH – Pleasant Lake, Indiana

Karen comes from the very northeast corner of Indiana where she teaches weekly weaving classes and works from her shop Farmer’s

Wives Basketry. She has taught at state events in Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Illinois, West Virginia, and Missouri as well as

at various guild sponsored events. Now retired from teaching in the public schools of Indiana, Karen enjoys reading, spending time

with grandchildren and weaving.

SA�DY BULGRI� – Franksville, Wisconsin

Sandy has been teaching basket weaving for 17 years, having started with 4-H kids, which she still continues today. She teaches at

UW-Parkside, along with teaching at the local museums in Racine and Kenosha. She has also taught at the IL and MO gourd shows

plus the MO and MN basket convention and enjoys traveling and teaching basket weaving and gourds. She is also co-owner of

Basket Bits Magazine.

A�� S�IDER – Waukesha, Wisconsin

Ann has been creating new baskets out of every day materials such as grapevine, clematis and iris leaves since 1991.

She has traveled as far as Thorne Bay, Alaska to collect red and yellow cedar and she has traveled to Death Valley and

even Copper Harbor where great resources for devils claw and birch bark exist. In combining birch bark, black ash, iris

leaves and beads she is able to conform them into unique miniature treasures. She believes in sharing her talents so

others can enjoy the process.

LO�I LABAK - Rockford, Illinois

Loni has been weaving and beading for 15 years. She is the owner of Beads and Reeds located in Rockford, Illinois. Loni teaches

classes at her shop and conferences in Illinois and the surrounding area. Be sure to visit www.beadsandreeds.com

EILEE� MIRSBERGER - East Troy, Wisconsin

After 30 years as a nurse, Eileen Mirsberger followed her passion and is now a full time basket weaver and teacher of basket

weaving. She is the author of 65 original basket patterns working primarily with rattan. For eight years she has been the owner of

East Troy Basketry Company where she sells a complete line of basket weaving materials and offers classes.

MARLYS SOWERS - Milo, Iowa I began making baskets in 1985 and teaching since 1986. I have always loved working with my hands and have a great love

for the outdoors. It seems making baskets ties the two together. I began weaving with reed, then black ash, pine needles, and any

other flexible plant that I could find in the woods

At our farm near Milo, I raise 13 different kinds of basket willows; so one gets great satisfaction in watching the willow

grow, harvesting it, and preparing it for weaving. With this willow, I make rib style , traditional style, and many different shapes that

are my own designs. I also make many different kinds of Nantucket, shaker and Appalachian styles of baskets.

This is a full time job for me so I sell many baskets and demonstrate at various shows during the year. My

husband and I have been demoing the art of old time basketmaking and woodworking at the Iowa State fair the past 18

years, the Franklin county fair for 16 years and many other one and two days demos throughout the Mid west. I teach

basketmaking classes at many conventions and special invitation classes throughout the US as well as at my studio

during the year.

I feel very blessed that people like and buy my work. Creating things with your hands keeps you in touch with

the world around you and the things that are really important in ones life.

www.piniconfarmcrafts.com

A��E URSO - Waunakee, Wisconsin Anne has been weaving for nine years and teaching for 8 1/2 years. She has owned her own basket supply shop.

DO��A KALL�ER - White Lake, Wisconsin

A fulltime fiber artist and teacher since 2000, Donna is on the faculty at Sievers School of Fiber Arts in Wisconsin, is a frequent

visiting artist at the Textile Center in Minneapolis, and leads workshops at craft centers and conferences and for guilds throughout

the United States. She is the author of the New Age Fiber Arts series, which includes ew Age Looping and Altered Images. Her web

site, www.donnakallner.com, includes a wealth of information about the fusion of techniques she teaches and the stories she tells

with fiber.

SHERRY SAYLES - Edwardsburg, MI

Sherry Sayles formerly resided in Elkhart, Indiana where, for 13 years, she operated a retail shop, SDS Basketry, selling

basket weaving supplies and taught classes. At the end of 2007 she retired the shop and now lives in Edwardsburg, MI

(two blocks from the granddaughters) but continues to teach and market her wood parts by mail and at conventions.

We will have a mini marketplace at the Spring Fling. It will open at 4:00 p.m. on Friday and 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. The marketplace will be open to the public for shopping. Please give the vendors a call if you would like to pre-order any items or if there is something you would like them to bring so you can see it in person!

Marketplace

Directions to Cliffbreakers Resort and Conference Center

From Northern Illinois and Wisconsin: Make your way to Rockford

either by I90 or I39. Take the East Riverside Blvd. towards Loves

Park for about 5 miles where you will cross the river and you will now

be on West Riverside Blvd. The hotel is just past the river on the west

side.

From Western Illinois and Iowa: Make your way to Rockford either

by I90 or I39. Take the East Riverside Blvd. towards Loves Park for

about 5 miles where you will cross the river and you will now be on

West Riverside Blvd. The hotel is just past the river on the west side.

From Eastern Illinois and Indiana: Make your way to Rockford either by I90 or I39. Take the East Riverside Blvd. towards

Loves Park for about 5 miles where you will cross the river and you will now be on West Riverside Blvd. The hotel is just past

the river on the west side.

From Southern Illinois and Missouri: Make your way to Bloomington, IL and take I39 north to Rockford. Take the East Riverside Blvd. towards Loves Park for about 5 miles where you will cross the river and you will now be on West Riverside Blvd. The hotel is just past the river on the west side.

Meal Information

Included in your registration fee is pizza on Friday night, rolls & coffee Saturday morning, lunch on Saturday. Lunch includes a Turkey Bacon & Tomato sandwich on a croissant, salad, seasonal fresh fruit, a beverage and a cookie. Coffee and water will be provided while weaving and a snack will be served on Saturday.

If you need to order a vegetarian meal, please check the appropriate box on the registration form. No outside food will be allowed in the weaving area. Any questions regarding meals please contact Anne Johnson at 815-332-9672 or via email at [email protected].

Other Fun Stuff!

Don’t forget to bring something for the “show and share” table. It is always fun to see what everyone has been up to!

Also, there will be an information table. If you have any information to share about upcoming basketry events or other events that our attendees may be interested in, please bring it!

Basket Beginnings 815-732-7181

Basket Bees 262-392-2575

Bittersweet Baskets & Supply 636-456-4450

Beads & Reeds 877-306-2776

East Troy Basketry 888-424-9866 Shop till you Shop till you Shop till you Shop till you

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Registration Form Spring Fling - March 27 & 28, 2009 Cliffbreakers Conference Center; Rockford, Illinois

Name ___________________________________________________________________________________

Phone ( ) ____________________________________ Email _____________________________________

Address _________________________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip ____________________________________________________________________________

LLBWA Member _____Yes _____No

List below classes you would like to take Friday night. Please put them in order of preference. DO NOT LIST ANY CLASSES YOU ARE UNWILLING TO TAKE.

1. ____________________________________

2. ____________________________________

3. ____________________________________

4. ____________________________________

List below classes you would like to take on Saturday. Please put them in order of preference. DO NOT LIST ANY CLASSES YOU ARE UNWILLING TO TAKE.

1. ______________________________________

2. ______________________________________

3. ______________________________________

4. ______________________________________

I require a vegetarian lunch on Saturday

Please make checks payable to LLBWA

Please send this form, a check for the registration fee made payable to LLBWA, and a self-addressed stamped business size envelope to:

Anne Johnson 8381 Vicki Road

Rockford, IL 61108 You will receive your class assignments shortly after the deadline therefore checks for classes must be received by March 1, 2009 to ensure your spot in the class. No refunds for classes will be made after March 1, 2009.

Spring Fling Registration Checklist ________I have enclosed the registration fee of $55.

________I would like to volunteer to help as needed.

________I have included $10 if not a member of LLBWA. Or if I want to join, I have included dues of $15.

________The deadline to register is December 20th for first day registration.

________ I have enclosed a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

If you have any questions, please contact Anne Johnson at 815-332-9672 or via email at [email protected]

or contact Bell Perry at 815-332-4087 or via email at [email protected].

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