Nate's Nantuckets Basket Making Classes Schedule

Georgia Basketry Association:
"United in Weaving Bonded in Friendship", Roswell, GA

Feb. 1st to 3rd, 2008

The Sandwich Purse

Weave with hand pounded black ash, complete with ash handle, rim and a solid cherry lid. Students will learn mold weaving and hinging techniques.

 

 

 

Nantucket Pouch Purse

Notice that the Nantucket Pouch Purse is larger at its base than at the top. Because of this it can only be made on a breakdown mold. Taper must be made at the base as well as at the top. Nantucket style set up, weaving and rimming techniques will be taught. The purse is finished with leather hinges, latch and shoulder strap. The bone knobs are included.

 

The Falmouth with Burl Inlay

The Falmouth is a great jewelry, dressertop or tabletop basket. The low design makes this basket useful for a number of things. Students will weave hand pounded black ash over a mold. Nate's new slip-on rapid-rim™ allows students to complete it quickly. The cherry lid with Carpathian elm burl inlay is the perfect finishing touch.

Private Class in Tennessee

Class is Full

Sweetheart Picnic Basket

Students will choose from a variety of Shaker, Nantucket and Cape Cod Purse® baskets. Nathan will cover any basket weaving techniques required to weave selected baskets.

Wildwood Basketry Guild Winterweave 2008, Mentor, Ohio

Feb. 22nd to 24th, 2008

Shaker Knife

Students will choose from a variety of Shaker, Nantucket and Cape Cod Purse® baskets. Nathan will cover any basket weaving techniques required to weave selected baskets.

 

 

 

 

Shaker Spoon

The cupped sides of this basket resemble the bowl of a spoon. These baskets were often sold as a child's basket or a trinket basket. Examples of Spoon baskets were sold in Shaker shops as early as 1820.  This basket is a good introduction to Shaker basket making and will make any   beginner basket maker proud.

 

 

Burl Jewelry

The Burl Jewelry basket is a great dresser or tabletop basket. The low design makes the basket useful for a number of things. This truly unique basket makes a great gift for the man in your life. Nate's new cherry slip-on rapid-rim™ allows students to complete it quickly.  The lid is cherry inlaid with Carpathian elm burl. Mold weaving and new rimming techniques will be taught.

NCBA "My Baskets and Me" 2008 Convention, Durham, NC

March 12th- 16th , 2008

Love Notes

Made with TygerAsh™ and a one piece cherry rim. The cherry lid has the words "Love Notes" engraved on the top. Students will learn to weave over a class mold. The body weaves up quickly and easily to make the perfect last-day-of-convention class. Lift off the lid and store your Love Notes inside.

Low Shaker Fruit

This is a replica of a Shaker Fruit Basket. The hand pounded black ash is prepared the same way as the Shakers. Each student will receive a copy of the book, Shaker Baskets by Nathan Taylor and Martha Wetherbee. Filled with fruit, this basket looks gorgeous on the dinning room table.

Nantucket Pouch Purse

Notice that the Nantucket Pouch Purse is larger at its base than at the top. Because of this it can only be made on a breakdown mold. Taper must be made at the base as well as at the top. Nantucket style set up, weaving and rimming techniques will be taught. The purse is finished with leather hinges, latch and shoulder strap. The bone knobs are included.

Missouri "MBG 2007 Gateway Gathering", St. Louis, MO

August 2-5th, 2008

Nate's Nantucket Carrier

Nate’s new Nantucket Carrier is a beautiful piece of fine woodworking. The cherry base, one piece cherry rim and double swing cherry handles are rich in luster. The TigerAsh™ staves almost makes this a completely wooden basket. The cane weavers when urethane is applied shine like the wood. The basket is easily carried on the arm. The student will learn Nantucket style setup and new rimming and handle attachment methods.

 

 

The 7" Nantucket Party Purse

Borrowing many features from Nathan’s original Cape Cod Purse© this purse recalls the baskets of the Nantucket Lightships. Woven of cane on cane it weaves easily up the same mold as the original Cape Cod Purse©. The finished basket will gain the signature golden glow of all quality Nantuckets as it ages beautifully.

 

3" Nantucket Small with Hummingbird Scrimshaw

Begin your Nantucket basket making experience with this wonderful 3inch “smalls”. This is the ultimate first lesson in Nantucket basketry. You will watch Nathan set up this basket as he explains what he is doing, why he is doing it and how his system works. You will then weave your own basket from a jump-started kit. You have learned the entire process of setting up a Nantucket and now you can concentrate and enjoy the weaving of yours.