Spring Fling March 25th-26th, 2011 Greater Rockton Centre………..Rockton, IL

New For 2011 LLBWA Board is thrilled to announce a change of venue for our annual spring event. This year

we have chosen the Rockton Community Center in Historic downtown Rockton, IL. The center

is situated in front of the Rock River. Rockton has many shops to visit. The Greater Rock-

ton Centre is located at 302 W Main St., Rockton, IL.

Cost of meals will be extra this year. You may buy your lunch from us or choose to visit one of

the several eating places in Rockton. Hors d'oeuvres will be served Friday night and coffee,

juice and rolls on Saturday am, which will be included in your registration.

One day registration available

This year the list of teachers is outstanding and we are pleased to welcome

Anne Bowers…………………………………..Kearneyville , West Virginia

Char Clammaichella………………………….Aurora, Ohio

Patty Feathers ……………………………… Paducah, Kentucky

Eileen Mirsberger…………………………… East Troy , Wisconsin

Pam Talsky……………………………………Watertown, Wisconsin

Spring Fling Schedule

Friday 1:00 pm Set-up Saturday 8:00 am Registration

4:00 pm Registration rolls, juice and coffee

5:00 pm Hors d’oeuvres served 8 :30 am Classes

5:30-9:30 pm Classes 12:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm –5pm Classes

Questions ? Anne Johnson 815.332.9672 or Totenhagen@comcast.net

Linda Hinkelman 815.732.7181 or Basket_Beginnings@yahoo.com

Please read class descriptions carefully making note of days, times and weaving levels when making

your selections. Classes range from 4 hours on Friday night to 6-8 hours on Saturday.

Your registration form must be received by December 10th to be considered a first day

registration. Classes will be selected then from the 1st recipients. Many classes fill the 1st

day, so don’t delay. All other registrations will be placed in classes where available. Class

assignments will be sent out by Dec 15th, 2010, or as received after the 15th.

No Refunds After Feb 15th, 2011

Class Information .

Jelly Belly Anne Bowers

All levels This sweet little version of the traditional bean pot basket is a fun one to

make for all level of basket makers. Students will learn how to make a

double spoked base, do a three rod wale, shape and top the basket with a

unique rim application. A twisted wire bale completes the basket.

5” by 4 1/2 high, not including the handle. $38.00

Hanging Textures Patty Feather

Beginner A great wall hanging basket woven with dyed seagrass and variegated yarn.

Basic over-under weaving and twining techniques will be taught. A bushel

handle is added to the back for hanging on the wall. The basket is finished

with a variety of beads hanging from the front.

8 1/2”X 5”X 7” $52.00

FRIDAY NIGHT CLASSES

Williamsburg Easter Eileen Mirsberger

Advanced Beginner Lovely Spring colors make you think Easter. Begin with a

square base on a 7” by 13” Williamsburg handle, then chase

weave with Jim’s famous no-bleed space-dyed reed. Your

choice of pastel blue or pink round reed. The basket weaves

up quickly leaving you with time and energy to learn the

beautiful Gretchen border. Indicate color when registering.

12” High 13” diameter $65.00

Parallel Bracelet Char Clammaichella

Beginner Students will begin learning the correct way to open and

close the jump rings seamlessly. You will weave a sterling

silver bracelet in the Parallel pattern. Two different sizes of

sterling silver jump rings will be woven in a specific parallel

type pattern making this great looking, open weave style

bracelet. Agile fingers are a must. You will be using 2 pairs

of chain nose pliers throughout the weaving process.

Bracelet size is 1/4” by 7 1/2 “ $55.00

Plan now ——-Sign up Early

SATURDAY CLASSES

Cedar Treasures Pam Talsky

Intermediate You will learn the traditional Haida techniques for prepara-

tion of weaving with cedar.

Special focus will be placed on the unique style of Haida

twining and adding in of weavers. Materials are hand har-

vested and prepared Alaskan yellow and western red cedar

with a large selection of beads to personalize your creation.

4 1/2 square x 3 1/2 H $105.00

Tools needed: small awl, good scissors, towel and spray

bottle

Double Walled Seagrass Anne Bowers

Intermediate This sturdy double walled basket starts with a twill woven base.

The inside wall is woven with smoked reed and outer wall with

seagrass. Students will learn a variety of techniques in this class

and have the opportunity to choose one of four different rim ap-

plications to use on their basket.

8” wide and 4 1/2” tall $48.00

Cedar Business Card Pam Talsky Beginner

Learn the joy of weaving with hand harvested and prepared

western red and yellow Alaskan cedar bark gathered by the in-

structor from Thorne Bay Alaska. Learn traditional Haida tech-

niques for preparation and weaving with cedar. Special focus is

placed on the unique style of Haida twinning and adding in of

weavers. Plaited weaving with a continuous 2/2 twill pattern

makes a lovely weave. The beaded accent makes for a beautiful

finish.

4” long X 2 1/2” wide X 2 1/2 “ high $50.00

San Francisco Bicycle Basket Patty Feather

All Levels A new twist to the old bicycle basket. They are in style in San

Francisco now. Woven on a wood base, offered in 3 sizes . The

triple twining makes this basket very strong. A surface decora-

tive technique of insertions will be learned. Several colors of

dyed reed will be offered. Leather straps and buckles are added

to the back of this finished basket. This basket would also be

great sitting on a shelf or hanging on a towel bar.

Small Basket $45.00

Please indicate size choice Medium Basket $48.00

Large Basket $50.00

Forever Plaid Eileen Mirsberger

Intermediate/advanced Octagonal basket is fun to weave and almost shapes itself.

Beginning with a slotted oak base and add spokes of natural

and dyed reed. The sides consist of French randing both direc-

tions divided by rows of start and stop weave A standard rim

is lashed with matching waxed linen.

Please indicate choice of dark brown or navy blue when regis-

tering.

9.5” in diameter x 7” tall $65.00

DBL Arrow Storage Char Clammiachella

Intermediate/advanced

Double walled basket is woven on the inside with a

start and stop technique. Students will learn randing for

the arrow pattern and 3 rod wale using round dyed reed

on the outer basket. Shaping and even weaving are

stressed to make the inner and outer basket come to-

gether when finished and leather handles are added.

This makes a very sturdy storage basket.

11”x17”x10” $75.00

Teachers Bios

Anne Bowers Anne is from the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia where her studio is located in Middle-

way. She teaches class there and travels to many states to teach basketry classes and has even

taught aboard a cruise ship! She has woven for 29 years and taught for 15 or more years. She

produced baskets and sold them for a living, gradually making the leap from that to teaching. It

has given her a storehouse of knowledge from which to draw. She regularly participates in ex-

hibits in her home state and other areas winning several awards.

Char Clammaichella Char has been weaving about 20 years, after becoming addicted when weaving just one basket.

She began selling her baskets at fine arts festivals with the help and encouragement from family

and friends. After years of selling she began making her own designs and teaching at guild

meetings. This has led to teaching at state conventions, conferences and many other guilds.

Char loves playing with color placement to get many different patterns and looks. She has been

on the board of Wildwood Basketry Guild for many years and the coordinator of the Winter

Weave Conference for the last 12 years.

Patty Feather

Patty Feather the artist, provides the opportunity of students of any skill level to create woven

art work and develop new skills in her classes. She has a web site which offers patterns and kits

for baskets she has designed. Patty has created 100 plus basket design over the years. Her

website is WWW.Featherbaskets.com

Eileen Mirsberger Eileen is the owner of East Troy Basketry in East Troy, WI. She has been teaching basket

weaving for ten years in her shop and at weaving events in Illinois and Wisconsin. Eileen

brings teachers from all over the U.S. to teach at her shop and developed her own weaving

skills by taking classes from all of them. She enjoys passing on all that she has learned to her

students.

Pam Talsky Pam started her basket career with a pine needle basket in 1993, since then she has traveled to

Thailand with the Royalwood tour and made 11 trips to Alaska to learn Pine Needle Basketry

from Jeannie McFarland and Native Haida weaving with Delores Churchill, while there she

harvests and prepares her own cedar used in her classes taught around the country. She also

teaches in her private studio in Waterford when she is not on the road. She was invited to Hi-

machal Pradesh, India in Nov 2010 to teach the local women pine needle basketry. Take the

time to visit with Pam at Spring Fling.

Registration Form Spring Fling March 25-26th, 2011

Greater Rockton Centre…….. 302 W Main St………...Rockton, Il

Please type or Print Clearly

Name…………………………………………………………………………………………

Address……………………………………………………………………………………….

City, State, Zip………………………………………………………………………………

Phone ( )……………………………………Email……………………………………..

LLBWA Member……...Yes…….No

Registration forms received by December 10th will be treated as first day Registration. Registra-

tion forms received after Dec 10th will be assigned classes subject to available space. Please mail

your registration as soon as possible . The registration fee does not include class material fees

which will be due by February 15th.

Indicate your choices first, second and third with a “1”, “2” and “3” respectively.

Please do not list any classes you are not willing to take.

Teacher Friday Class Saturday Class

Anne Bowers _____Jelly Belly _____Double Walled Seagrass

Char Clammaichella _____Parallel Bracelet _____Double Walled Arrow

Peggy Feathers _____Hanging Textures _____San Francisco Bicycle

Eileen Mirsberger _____Williamsburg Easter _____ Forever Plaid

Pam Talsky _____Business Card Basket _____ Cedar Treasures

Spring Fling Registration Checklist

——-I have enclosed the registration fee made payable

to LLBWA $40.00 (2 days) $———

Register for individual Days

Friday Night Only $10.00 $——-

Saturday Only $35.00 $———

If not a member LLBWA Dues $15 $——-

I will volunteer help (check) _______

I have enclosed a self-addressed stamped

Envelope

TOTAL $—————

Please send this form, a check for your

fees made payable to LLBWA and a

Self-addressed,,stamped envelope to:

Anne Johnson

8381 Vicki Rd

Rockford, IL 61108 Please do not send any class fees at this

time. Cancellations must be submitted

in writing by mail or e-mail

(Totenhagen@comcast.net). No re-

funds available after February 15th,

2011. Form available at

WWW.LLBWWA.com.

Directions to Greater Rockton Centre

From Northern Wisconsin……...Take I90/94 south to Rockton Rd exit and take

Rockton Rd approx 5 miles crossing Rt 251and entering the village of Rockton continue to Blackhawk

Av turn left 2 blocks to Main St. Turn left on Main St 2 blocks to 302 W Main. Parking is in the rear or

nearby street parking

From Western Il /Iowa …….Take I 80 east to I 39 then north to I90 and continue to

Rockton Rd exit. Take Rockton Rd approx 5 miles crossing Rt251 entering the village of Rockton.

Continue to Blackhawk Av then turn left at stop sign 2blks to Main St. Turn left driving 2 blocks and

the Centre will be in front of you

From Southern Il …… Take I39 north to I90 continue north passing Rockford exits to Rockton Rd

exit. Drive west on Rockton Rd approx 5 miles crossing Rt 251 entering the village of Rockton con-

tinue to Blackhawk Av turn left at stop sign 2 blocks to Main St. Turning right onto Main St

Drive to blocks and the Centre will be in front of you.

From Motels in South Beloit …... Take I90 south to Rockton Rd exit and follow the same directions

above from Rockton Rd exit.

Please call Anne or Linda with any questions about directions.

Anne Johnson 815.332.9672 Linda Hinkelman 815.732.7181

Hotel Information We have reserve a block of rooms

The Best Western of South Beloit 815 389 4211

Located one block from I90 toll way at the South Beloit

Exit. A block of 40 rooms have been reserved for our

weavers This is a new motel and has been a non smoking

hotel from the start. We have been offered the rooms at a

rate of $65.00 plus tax for a total of $72.50. Rooms will

br held until February 25, 2011.

Copperstone Inn B&B 6702 Yale Bridge Rd

815 629 2220

There are several other motels in the South Beloit area

Holiday Inn Express Beloit ,

WI

2709 Milwaukee Rd

1-608-365-6000

Holiday Inn Express, Rockford,

IL Riverside exit from I90

7552 Rock Valley Pkwy 1 800 345 6111

Location Information This year we decided to move our venue. We made this decision to try a new loca-

tion in order to keep expenses down. We were able to do this by having our weave in

the Greater Rockton Centre in Rockton . Rockton has many art, jewelry and

Antique shops on Main St. There are several restaurants to choose from, including

a tea room.

Registration will include Hors d’oeuvres

on Friday night and coffee, rolls and juice

on Saturday morning. Lunch on Saturday

for those who choose will be an added

cost. Menu and price will be included

with class confirmation.

Restaurants in Rockton :

Figgs Café

Rockton Inn

Ray’s Family Restaurant

Elderberry Tea Room

Volunteers Needed

Set-up-Can you arrive early on Friday. We need lots of help! Just let us know when you can

arrive to help we will find something for you to do. Many hands make things easy for everyone.

Clean up—Can you stay for a few minutes after class to pick up and sweep up messy areas at

each teaching area.

Tear-Down—Can you stay to help tear down on Saturday afternoon We do need to put away

chairs and tables and gather up our items.

Questions contact Anne or Linda (contact information on front page)

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Door Prize Donations

If you have any donations or information on where to get donations that are basket

related Please contact :

Bell Perry 815 332 4087 …... arch78@comcast.net

Carol McQuinn 815 227 9217…...cmcquinn1@comcast.net

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