The Basket Barn: Open House! May 18
Mark your calendars for May 18, 2024, from 2-5pm as we are throwing open our doors and inviting you to join us for The Basket Barn Open House event! If...
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The Basket Barn: Open House! May 18
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The Basket Maker's Catalog begins a new chapter!
After 42 years, The Basket Makers Catalog (TBMC) is moving to a new owner, Dani Sue of Dani Sue Creations, as our founding owners retire. TBMC started as a mail-order...
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New Cane Seat for 1985 Breezy homebuilt experimental airplane
"We are finally finished with the re-caning of the seats for our project. It is a 1985 Breezy homebuilt experimental airplane. Nan is the one who put in the hard...
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Historical Baskets
If you get a chance to travel this Summer, keep your eye out for historical baskets.We stopped by Monticello in Charlottesville, VA in April 2022 and found these white oak...
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Woven wonder: Hester shares basket-making expertise
Woven wonder: Hester shares basket-making expertise from the Glasgow Daily Times Follow the above link for more information about Beth Hester's Class in Glasgow KY in March 2017.
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Baskets by Beth Hester and Scott Gilbert
In 1982 Scott Gilbert began making white oak and honeysuckle baskets and marketing them at local and regional venues including the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen and the Kentucky...
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White Oak Rod Basket made by the Rector Family from Eastern Kentucky
This interesting basket was made by the Rector Family from Eastern Kentucky. The basket is woven from white oak rods in a wickerwork fashion. Rod baskets are often mistaken for...
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Basket Class in Alabama
"I survived my 1st Basket Class. We made the Kentucky Berry Basket. Attached is a “class “photo” Several has expressed interest in making another basket in the Spring. They want the...
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Split White Oak Basket Contest 2016
Split White Oak Basket Contest 2016 Saturday, July 9th, 2016 Agricultural BuildingHart County Fairgrounds near Rowletts, KY on 31Wbetween Horse Cave and Munfordville Registration begins at 11:00 a.m.Entries must be...
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The Southern Shakers in Context: The Regional Influences That Created South Union
Join us at South Union Shaker Village -- 850 Shaker Museum Road, Auburn, KY 42206 6pm-9pm | Friday, April 22nd 8am-3pm | Saturday, April 23rd Participants will not only learn about life on the...
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How to calculate the quantity of spokes for a round slotted base
A customer wrote and asked: ".... How do I calculate how many spokes I would need for a 5" slotted base?.....".Here's my answer:Your choice of 3/8" uprights with 1/4" weavers...
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Basket Making Traditions in South Central Kentucky
Basket Making Traditions in South Central KentuckyThis presentation at the Green County Public Library, Greensburg, Kentucky was held on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015.Beth Hester, folklorist and basket maker with The...
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The Mammoth Cave Basket Makers
The Mammoth Cave Basket Makers Guild was founded in 2001 to preserve and promote traditional basket making of the south central Kentucky region. Follow the link for more information.
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