BASKET WEAVING RETREAT
WEEKEND FOR 2008!
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Open to all
Weavers!
Mark your calendars!
January 25th, 26th and 27th for our Weaving Retreat 2008! It will be held at the
conference center at Columbia Lakes Resort in West Columbia!
We have made our move and we are growing!
We invite you to join us at our 11th
annual Weaving Retreat Weekend
Jan. 25th, 26th & 27th
2008!
To be held at Columbia Lakes Resort and
Conference Center.
Located on a plantation setting southeast of
Houston.
WE
HAVE ROOM FOR MORE!
COME AND JOIN US
FOR A FUN FILLED WEEKEND OF WEAVING AND SHOPPING! COME AND BROWSE THE TEACHERS
VENDING AREA OPEN THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND!
RETREAT
INSTRUCTORS
You must register for the retreat in order to
receive the class information and sign up for classes.
The registration
fee is $15.00.
Cost for the retreat this year is $170.00 for lodging and meals. This
includes two nights lodging, breakfast, lunch, dinner on Saturday and breakfast
on Sunday morning. Classes will start on Friday morning at 9:00 am. Saturday
dinner will be our banquet where we will give out the door prizes. (You must be
present to win! :)) We will have a separate market area for teachers to sell
their kits and patterns that will be open throughout the retreat. We will have a
selection of
8 hour, 6 hour and 4-hour classes to choose from. If you have any questions or
need more information please contact the store at 281-288-7332.
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Come and join us for a fun filled weekend of
weaving in a relaxed setting! Registration fee $15.00 will reserve your space.
You will receive class schedule and description of classes with color brochure
of the baskets offered.
Checks for the
lodging and meals must be received by October 15th. Please check your
calendars! There is no refund on the lodging and meals. Click on the link for the registration form below.
Send in the registration with your check by September 15th. for best selection
of classes being offered.
Print the
registration form and mail it with your check to Baskets 'N the Works
702 Spring Cypress
Road, Suite B, Spring Texas 77373.
For more information please call at 281-288-7332.
REGISTRATION FORM
RETREAT 2005
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ARE WE DONE YET!
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WOW! I CAN ALMOST FIT IN THIS BASKET!
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THIS WILL LOOK LIKE A BASKET WHEN I AM DONE!
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BAD HAIR DAY? NO PROBLEM!
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WHERE IS EVERYONE? DID I MISS DINNER?
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wHAT GREAT SEATS! THE FOOD IS BEHIND US AND THE RESTROOM IS AROUND THE CORNER!
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JUST BECAUSE I AM THE TALLEST DOESN'T MEAN MY BASKET IS ALWAYS THE BIGGEST!
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I AM DONE! WHAT IS TAKING THE REST OF YOU SO LONG?
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DAY TWO AND STILL WEAVING ROW TEN FOR THE THIRD TIME!
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A LITTLE WINE GOES A LONG WAY IN HELPING TO SHAPE YOUR BASKET!
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ONE MORE DOWN AND ONE TO GO!
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DID YOU SEE WHERE I PUT MY GLASS OF WINE?
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WE MAY NOT BE AS CLOSE TO THE FOOD BUT WE ARE GETTING MORE WEAVING DONE!
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IS MY BASKET SUPPOSE TO LOOK LIKE THIS ONE?
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WAS I SUPPOSE TO PUT MY HANDLE IN THREE ROWS BACK?
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NOTHING LIKE A GREAT BREAKFAST AND STRONG COFFEE TO START A DAY OF WEAVING! YES SHEILA DOES EAT!
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I THINK I WILL JUST WATCH YOU WEAVE FOR AWHILE!
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LOOK MOM! I FINISHED! WELL ALMOST.
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PUT THREE ROWS IN,TAKE FOUR ROWS OUT!
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THAT IS JUST MY WATER IN THAT FANCY GREEN GLASS!
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SHE THINKS WE ARE FOLLOWING HER DIRECTIONS!
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WHAT IS HALF OF 64 AND 3/8?
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I AM NOT HERE TO WEAVE..JUST HAVE FUN!
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IF I GET WHIPPED WITH ONE MORE PIECE OF WET REED...
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A FUN FILLED WEEKEND FOR ALL!
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RETREAT 2004
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How big did you say this basket is suppose to be? |
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I know, I know, I am not suppose to make a sundial! |
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Did she say over two, under one or over one, under two? |
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Hmm..I think this is the basket I am making. |
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Look Mom! I have five rows woven and only 83 more to weave! |
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Okay! So what if I was whining! I always wanted to be queen of something! |
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I like having my own space. |
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Don't tell me the arrows are suppose to go the other way! |
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I caught you! Yes, you were whining!I was just the only one who heard you. |
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Look, I have woven these same five rows 12 times and I am not doing it again! |
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Everyone hard at work and concentrating on their project. |
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Do you think she will see this mistake from across the room? |
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Ha! My basket is bigger than Tricia's and Diana's! |
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I know! I know! Keep the cothespins on the corners! |
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Darla hard at work. She had her hands full with lots of stressed weavers! |
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Peek-a-boo! Now this is just right! |
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You told me to weave it tight! |
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Are we really doing the same basket? |
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The longer I weave, the more I am wearing this silly crown! |
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The Whole Gang for Retreat 2004! |
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RETREAT 2003
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DID I JUST HEAR SOMEONE WHINE? |
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HEY THAT'S MY FINISHED BASKET! |
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WAS I WEAVING OVER TWO, UNDER THREE OR OVER ONE UNDER TWO? |
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I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I AM DOING! |
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PLEASE TELL ME THAT SPOKE ON THE FLOOR ISN'T MINE! |
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I KNOW THINGS ARE BIGGER IN TEXAS, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS! |
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DO YOU THINK SHE CAN HEAR US WHINE FROM ACROSS THE ROOM? |
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ARE WE DOING THE SAME BASKET? |
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WAS I SUPPOSE TO READ THE DIRECTIONS? |
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The whole gang at the end of a fun filled weekend! |
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We are all smiling at the
end of a fun filled weekend!
We made new friends,
wove long hours, gave away a few prizes and even had a whining contest! Who will
wear the "Whining Crown" this year?
Don't miss next years
retreat! Space will is limited!
All rights reserved. No part of the photos or patterns may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without
prior written permission of the author.
©Monica Impellizzeri 2007
For information on our
annual retreat, call the store at 281-364-1892, or e-mail me at
intheworks@aol.com.
WEAVING SUPPLIES
WORKSHOPS
Copyright © 1998-2007 Monica
Impellizzeri/Baskets 'N the Works All rights reserved. No part
of the photos or patterns may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or
by any means without prior written permission of the author.
Monica Impellizzeri 702 Spring Cypress Road, Spring TX
77373 (281)-288-7332
