BASKETS 'N the WORKS!

BASKET WEAVING RETREAT WEEKEND FOR 2008!

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Open to all Weavers!

Mark your calendars! January 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th for our Weaving Retreat 2009! It will be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Houston TX! The crown Plaza is located at 2350 South Loop west at Kirby Drive (across from Reliant Park)

We still have room for more! Come and join the fun!

Check out our great line up of instructors and baskets!  Venie Hinson, Thomas Holtkamp, Pam Talsky, Pam Feix, Karen Hobbs, Jill Robinson and Laura Lee Zanger to name just a few!

 Retreat Classes

 You must register for the retreat in order to receive the class information and sign up for classes.

The registration fee is $15.00.   

  SHOPPING!!
Vendors with the * will be open for shopping on Thursday from 6pm to 10pm: on Friday from 10am to 10pm: on Saturday from 10am to 10pm and on Sunday from 9am to 12 noon.
Teachers Market Place- This will be held with all the teachers participating on Saturday from 6pm to 11pm. Please remember not all vendors accept credit/debit cards and plan accordingly!
( There is a $2.00 cover charge (allows shopping all weekend!) for non-registered weavers.
This is a great opportunity to come on down and meet the teachers and shop!!! 
*Laura Lee Zanger- If you wanted to know something about twill- she is the one to see!!! In her words she is crazy for twills! She has unique patterns, kits, books, kits and more! You don't want to miss shopping in her booth!!
* Pam Feix- If you want to see beautiful unique bases and handles then you must stop in to see Feix Family Baskets! She has patterns, embroidered T-shirts and more. See her ad attached.
Tom Holtkamp-The stool man! Do you want a beautiful family heirloom to pass down? Check out his beautiful stools. We still have room in his classes! Check out the Perfect Sink Stool! Class offered on Saturday evening.
Mary Brown- Natural material, unique shapes and color combinations- this would describe Mary's style! She will have kits and patterns for sale! And did I mention potato mashers! Yes the old antique potato masher woven in a pretty basket! These kits will be for sale also!
Gail Hutchinson-Beautiful baskets woven with touches of natural materials! Gail also has a series of travel baskets! Come and check out her patterns and kits!
Karen Hobbs-Karen started weaving with pine needles. She loves to work with natural material such as gourd and pine needles! She will offer unique patterns and kits!
Jill Robinson-Known for her unique baskets and combinations weaving techniques Jill will have kits and patterns for sale including her Santa Fe Tote! 
Venie Hinson-Venie incorporates many unique textures in her baskets including marbled strips! She will have kits, patterns and her beautiful marbled strips available! A description of her baskets and kits is attached to this email!
Karen Zane-Karen offers unique shapes with her beautiful rib baskets! Many shaped around antlers! She also works with natural material using coiling techniques! She will have kits and patterns available. Pam Talsky- Pam works with many unique natural materials such as Alaskan cedar bark and burl that she gathers herself! She uses beautiful coiling techniques with specially prepared pine needles! Be sure to stop by and see her unique work!
*Monica Impellizzeri-Reed, dyed reed, bases and lots of kits!! From beginner kits to advanced kits we have it all! Be sure to stop by and check out the unique and fun kits and our Brown Bag Basket kit program!

**Want to join us for classes- we have room including the new classes offered on Friday and Saturday evening! This is a great opportunity close to home for many of you! Come on in and join us! Call the store for class availability and to reserve your space today!
For more information call the store at 281-288-7332
See you all there!
Monica
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 REGISTRATION FORM    

RETREAT 2005

ARE WE DONE YET!	WOW! I CAN ALMOST FIT IN THIS BASKET!	THIS WILL LOOK LIKE A BASKET WHEN I AM DONE!	BAD HAIR DAY? NO PROBLEM!	WHERE IS EVERYONE? DID I MISS DINNER?
wHAT GREAT SEATS! THE FOOD IS BEHIND US AND THE RESTROOM IS AROUND THE CORNER!	JUST BECAUSE I AM THE TALLEST DOESN'T MEAN MY BASKET IS ALWAYS THE BIGGEST!	I AM DONE! WHAT IS TAKING THE REST OF YOU SO LONG?	DAY TWO AND STILL WEAVING ROW TEN FOR THE THIRD TIME!	A LITTLE WINE GOES A LONG WAY IN HELPING TO SHAPE YOUR BASKET!
ONE MORE DOWN AND ONE TO GO!	DID YOU SEE WHERE I PUT MY GLASS OF WINE?	WE MAY NOT BE AS CLOSE TO THE FOOD BUT WE ARE GETTING MORE WEAVING DONE!	IS MY BASKET SUPPOSE TO LOOK LIKE THIS ONE?	WAS I SUPPOSE TO PUT MY HANDLE IN THREE ROWS BACK?
NOTHING LIKE A GREAT BREAKFAST AND STRONG COFFEE TO START A DAY OF WEAVING! YES SHEILA DOES EAT!	I THINK I WILL JUST WATCH YOU WEAVE FOR AWHILE!	LOOK MOM! I FINISHED! WELL ALMOST.	PUT THREE ROWS IN,TAKE FOUR ROWS OUT!	THAT IS JUST MY WATER IN THAT FANCY GREEN GLASS!
SHE THINKS WE ARE FOLLOWING HER DIRECTIONS!	WHAT IS HALF OF 64 AND 3/8?	I AM NOT HERE TO WEAVE..JUST HAVE FUN!	IF I GET WHIPPED WITH ONE MORE PIECE OF WET REED...	A FUN FILLED WEEKEND FOR ALL!

RETREAT 2004

How big did you say this basket is suppose to be?	I know, I know, I am not suppose to make a sundial!	Did she say over two, under one or over one, under two?
Hmm..I think this is the basket I am making.	Look Mom! I have five rows woven and only 83 more to weave!	Okay! So what if I was whining! I always wanted to be queen of something!
I like having my own space.	Don't tell me the arrows are suppose to go the other way!	I caught you! Yes, you were whining!I was just the only one who heard you.
Look, I have woven these same five rows 12 times and I am not doing it again!	Everyone hard at work and concentrating on their project.	She said to flare!
Do you think she will see this mistake from across the room?	Ha! My basket is bigger than Tricia's and Diana's!	I know! I know! Keep the cothespins on the corners!
Darla hard at work. She had her hands full with lots of stressed weavers!	Peek-a-boo! Now this is just right!	You told me to weave it tight!
Are we really doing the same basket?	The longer I weave, the more I am wearing this silly crown!	The Whole Gang for Retreat 2004!

   RETREAT 2003

I THINK THE WINE HELPS!	DID I JUST HEAR SOMEONE WHINE?	HEY THAT'S MY FINISHED BASKET!
WAS I WEAVING OVER TWO, UNDER THREE OR OVER ONE UNDER TWO?	WE DID IT!!	DID SOMEONE SAY FOOD!!
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I AM DOING!	PLEASE TELL ME THAT SPOKE ON THE FLOOR ISN'T MINE!	I KNOW THINGS ARE BIGGER IN TEXAS, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS!
DO YOU THINK SHE CAN HEAR US WHINE FROM ACROSS THE ROOM?	HEY, I EARNED THIS!	ARE WE DOING THE SAME BASKET?
WHERE'S MY TORCH!	WAS I SUPPOSE TO READ THE DIRECTIONS?	The whole gang at the end of a fun filled weekend!

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!

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©Monica Impellizzeri 2009

For information on our annual retreat, call the store at 281-364-1892, or e-mail me at intheworks@aol.com.

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