Guild Information

Weaving with Silver Creek

Silver Creek Basket Guild meets on the 1st Saturday of each month, unless it's a holiday weekend we meet on the 2nd Saturday. September through June at 9:00 a.m. at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Ripon, Wisconsin.

Annual dues are $25

The membership is open to experienced basket weavers
(who understand the terminology, and are able to independently weave a round and a square base).

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

May 4, 2017 Meeting Minutes

Meeting was called to order by Krista, President.
Roll call attendance was taken by Patti, Treasurer.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

June – POTLUCK & ELECTION OF OFFICERS @ 6 p.m.  Krista will be demonstrating different versions of wrapping handles. Bring a handled basket or paint sticks to practice on along with some reed.

September – JoAnn will lead us to make a Slimcane Purse. The guild has purchased the pattern, and JoAnn can order the base and handles. I can’t wait for this one…so pretty.

October – OPEN – Would anyone be interested in making antler baskets? June meeting’s topic. Somebody please bring in a sample to the June meeting.

Saturday Fall Weave
October 21, 2017 @ 9 a.m. @ church. POTLUCK. Annetta Kraayeveld will be our instructor, more info to follow. The top two baskets were voted on, the cost is $65 for the Twizarr, and $60 for the Wrapped Up kits. Check out her website: http://www.prairiewoodbasketry.com/index.php/about-me/
November – Patti & Geri will lead making a Square Footed Storage Basket. More information at September’s meeting. The guild will purchase the pattern and we can al

December – OPEN any ideas ladies?

January 2018 – Dawn will lead in making Easter Baskets.

February 2018 - OPEN

The meeting was adjourned at some point in time. J


Special thanks to Patti for taking down minutes for me while I was traveling the wild west and couldn’t make it to the May meeting. I missed everyone and really wanted to see how to do rimming…because most of my baskets are ended at that point. 

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