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Monthly Archives: September 2010

Baskets in the Recycling Age

17 Friday Sep 2010

Posted by hbs1991 in Uncategorized

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"Green", Basketry, baskets, plastic bags, recycling, shopping

I have noticed so many people claiming to go “Green” and doing the Recycling thing. Yet, when we go shopping do you see people shopping with their handmade baskets? NO!
You really have to ask yourself why not? I have sold many baskets over the years, and given many baskets for gifts, and yet these baskets are always relegated to a nice shelf, or by a chair to collect dust and magazines. While all this is nice, usually I will see people using my baskets at the local farmers market, I rarely have seen them in the stores, collecting groceries.
I would like to and try to encourage people to use their baskets, instead of using the plastic shopping bags.
Just a thought that came to my mind this morning.

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Braided Handles for Baskets

12 Sunday Sep 2010

Posted by hbs1991 in Basketry, Uncategorized

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Art Form, Basketry, Braided Handles, Cane, handles, interest

Diamond Braid

This coming week I plan on posting an article on the “Art of the Braided Handle” Last year I posted an article of the same name, however this year there seems to be a lot of interest in the Braiding of Handles, which I feel is an Art Form in its self.

Arrows Braid

Gathering Basket/Diamond Braid

Chair Caner’s DO work in the Winter!

08 Wednesday Sep 2010

Posted by hbs1991 in Caning, Hand Caning, Seat Weaving (Caning)

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Caning, Chairs, farmers markets, months, shows, winter

My problem over the years has been that as long as I am demonstrating at a farmers market or show, people will flood in with chairs in the spring and summer months. Forgetting all about the winter months, no shows, no farmers markets, nothing to get in the way of working on chairs, alas, not a chair in sight.
I would just like to encourage people to remember that a caner DOES Cane in the winter, call, write or email and set up a time, for the bleak months of winter.

Summer is Coming to an End?

05 Sunday Sep 2010

Posted by hbs1991 in Rural Living

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Autumn, blooms, Fall, flowers, Geraniums

Well it is only anyone’s guess about whether Summer is Coming to an End or not, all I can say is that I hope that Winter does not come early or stay long! I sincerely hope that we do not have a winter anything like last winter.

Not knowing how long the flowers outside my back door will last, I thought I had better take some pictures now, however if they last a couple months longer I will take some others and post them again. The colors already look brighter since the weather is cooler.

The little yellow Viola was a welcome surprise!! He is a volunteer to the collection, he will bloom his little heart out all winter long.

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