Baskets are big in Chilly Hollow. People in this area collect the Longaberger baskets and I was given a lovely hand-made Appalachian basket as a wedding present years ago. I used to keep my current project’s threads in it beside my stitching chair but now that we have two active dogs, It’s safely put away. Less temptation to grab a skein and run, right?
Fortunately for basket fans like me who need to keep their baskets safe, Kelly Clark has a series of painted canvases of various baskets that have started showing up in monthly clubs and classes here and there. I must say that these work up very nicely!
Two basket classes are going to be taught at Needle Nook of La Jolla the end of May. The illustration above is the Provence Picnic Basket from this class. Pretty nice, huh? The other basket is Christmas-themed. You can see them both here at the class description on the NN of LJ website.
http://www.needlenookoflajolla.com/events/classes.html#kellyclarkAt least three other baskets (they seem to be Valentine’s Day, Spring Flowers, and Winter Knitter’s Baskets) are going to be monthly clubs at What’s the Point? starting next July. You can see them stitched here at the shop’s website. My favorite of all the baskets is the winter one with knitted items spilling out of it. Ok, which of you needlepointers who also knits wants to stitch this for me?
http://www.whatsthepoint.biz/There’s no excuse for a basket-free zone in your home any more.
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