Here are some snapshots from yet another pair of wonderful workshops with Martha Wetherbee we had here in St. Louis June 19-22, 2003. Martha offered two classes, the second in a series of Nantucket signature nesting baskets and a Shaker keepsake basket woven of brown ash.

Nantucket Signature Nesting Set - 10" and 12"

June 19-21, 2003

With everybody ready to get to work we jump right in. Anne already has the first few rows woven and has banded her staves to the mold and is quick drying them with a hair dryer.

Wanda is weaving away. She is getting to the critical point where the staves wrap around the sides of the mold.

Cindy is past the curve of the mold and is quickly weaving up the sides of the basket.

The baskets are already coming off the molds. Cindy is packing all the rows of weaving to make sure there aren't any spaces between the rows.

Once the baskets are packed and leveled the staves can be trimmed even. Annette takes a moment to marvel at all her hard work over the last two days.

Lynanne sands her rims silky smooth.

Annette drills pilot holes for the brass pins that will hold the rims.

Cindy spaces the pins evenly around the rim.

Anne taps the pins in place.

Virgia lashes the rims.

Almost done! Lynanne is half way round lashing the rims.

Virgia, along with myself, Alan and Martha, proudly displays here finished basket.

After 3 full days of weaving and a lot of fun another class is completed.

Shaker Keepsake Basket

June 22, 2003

Martha demonstrates laying out .

Marsha begins the weaving.

Jan continues weaving up the sides.

Once you get started the basket weaves up pretty quickly.

Once to the top of the mold the basket body is removed, dried, packed and leveled.

Martha demonstrates positioning the handle to Jan.

Marsha H. sands, polishes and oils her handle.

Kathy begins lashing her rim.

Jeana lashes the rim to complete her basket.

Alan and Martha pose with Lynn and Jeana who proudly display their finished baskets.

Martha poses with three more happy basket weavers, Anne, Cindy and Kathy.

Another class well done! Do we have to wait until next year?