I worked on my basket, the wool, antler, plaited ash splint basket, and finally finished it. It's quite a nice basket ( Read more... )

I have another book printing out now. It's More Baskets and How to Make Them. It's by Mary White, printed in 1914, three years after interest began in NA with baskets, being taught in the schools and such ( Read more... )

I have this cd, Practical Basketry that I got on ebay. I have been printing out the books that are on it, with four pages per page of paper. Booklet printing ( Read more... )

I have been working on a full size birchbark book for my friend in Wisconsin. I oiled the bark and punched holes in the covers and in the paper. I need to exchange the Chicago screws for shorter ones in the car ( Read more... )

I drove to the equestrian suppply store where I bought Chicago Screws for making birchbark books ( Read more... )

I thought since I was up and out, I'd go over to Norm's and see about stripping some of that bark off the birch logs which he'd offered to me ( Read more... )

I had two students for our birchbark workshop this afternoon. Wait, three. Two made the books and one made birchbark canoes to hang from the christmas tree ( Read more... )

I hunted around for the little rivet screws and could only find the bag with four in it. I hunted around everywhere. Finally I decided I had to go all the way to the store 45 minutes away. Sheesh. I realized I could also pick up the second garage at the same time ( Read more... )

We picked up a hitch hiker. He said he hitch hikes twice a week or so. So we made conversation for a few minutes. He smells like hard liquor. I have the hikups again. goodness. How did I gt them without eating or drinking anything ( Read more... )

I left the boys at the lake, stopped by the dump and found a few red reeds for basketry and headed to town ( Read more... )