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Guilds for Weavers
Shown above: “Whirlwind” by Marsha Conley
NBO works to support the many guilds throughout the country and in Canada. These guilds are the bedrock of basketry education, offering a local or regional welcome to people interested in basketry.
Each guild is independent and plans its own programs, welcoming new members and visitors alike.
Following is a compiled list of the many guilds and their locations, along with the website or Facebook link for contact information. We encourage you to contact them if you are a beginner, an experienced basket maker, or a collector of baskets and traveling through the area, or looking for a basket community after a new move. If your guild is not included on this listing, please email your guild name, location and web link and/or Facebook address to info@nationalbasketry.org. Our goal is to include all of the diverse basket weavers and their guilds across North America!
Alabama
Dixie Weavers Basketry Guild, Anniston
Arkansas
Arizona
California
California Indian Basketweavers Association
Misti Washington Gourd & Basket Guild
Santa Barbara Fiber Arts Guild
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Delaware Basket Makers Association
Florida
South Florida Basket and Fiber Guild
Venetian Society of Basketweavers
Florida Tropical Weavers Guild
Georgia
Member guilds :
Ebenezer Weavers Guild, Rincon
North Georgia Mountain Weavers, Blairsville
Greater Atlanta Basket Guild, Marietta
Gwinnett Basketweavers
Basketweavers Guild of Georgia, Roswell
River Country Basket Guild, Augusta
Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild
Iowa
Illinois
Land of Lincoln Basketweaving Association
Bloomington Basket Weavers
Fox Valley Basket Weavers, Elgin
Raising Cane Guild, Pontiac
River Valley Weavers Guild, Eldred
Rock River B’s Basketry and Beading Guild, Rockford
Sinnissippi Basket Guild, Rockton
Indiana
Whitewater Basket Guild (Indiana/Ohio)
Kansas
Sunflower Basket Weaving Guild
Kentucky
Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen
Woven Together in Western Kentucky Basket Guild
The Kentucky Basket Association
Affiliate Guilds:
Basket Buddies
Big Sandy Basket Guild
Bluegrass Basket Guild
Bullitt County Basket Guild
Kentucky River Dream Weavers
Paducah Area Basket Weavers
Maryland
Maine
Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance
Michigan
Association of Michigan Basketmakers
Affiliate guilds:
Basket Buddies of Saginaw County
Baskets and Friends Guild, Saginaw
Crossroads Basket Weavers, Mason
Dreamweavers Guild, Grand Rapids
Heartland Basket Weavers Guild, Mt Pleasant
Loosely Woven, Fruitport
Mid Michigan Basket Weavers, Lennon
Mid-Mitten Basketmakers, Davison
North Connections Basket Guild
Seaway Basketeers, Trenton
Southwest Michigan Basketmakers Guild, Grandville
Thunder Bay Guild, Alpena
Traverse Area Basketry Guild, Traverse City
Woebegone Guild, Washington
Woodland Weavers and Spinners Guild, Kalkasa
Woven Together in Kalamazoo, Portage
Minnesota
Minnesota Basket Weavers Guild
Missouri
Missouri Basketweavers Guild, Inc
Affiliated Guilds:
Basket Buddies, Kansas City
Dreamweavers Circle, Washington
Independence Weavers Guild
Kansas Sunflower Basketweaving Guild, Lawrence (KS)
Ozark Mountain Weavers, Springfield
River Valley, Eldred (IL)
Southside Weavers, St Louis
Weaving Fellowship, Florissant
Wild West Weavers, St Louis
Montana
Montana Association of Weavers and Spinners
Nebraska
Braided River Quilt Guild, Papillion
Cottonwood Quilt Guild, Elkhorn
Lincoln Modern Quilt Guild, Lincoln
Northeast – Regional
Northeast Basketmakers Guild
Membership from MA, VT, NH, ME, CT, RI, NY
North Carolina
North Carolina Basketmakers Association
Affiliate guilds:
Blue Ridge, Asheville
Cape Fear, Fayetteville
Chapel Hill
Charlotte’s Web
Coastal Carolina
Country Weavers
Gold Weavers
Greater Atlanta Basket Guild (GA)
Gwinnett Basketmakers (GA)
High Country, Annandale (VA)
Lakelands, Chappells, (SC)
Natural Fibers Group, Washington
Tar River Basket Weavers
Piedmont Mill Basket Weavers, Concord
Port City Basketmakers, Rocky Point
Smokey Mountain Basketweavers Guild
Surry County Basketmakers, Mount Airy
Winston-Salem/Arcadia Basketmakers
Yadkin County Basketmaker’s Guild
New Jersey
Penn-Jersey Basketry Guild Inc.
New Mexico
Nevada
New York
Long Island Basketmakers Guild
Westchester Area Basketmakers Guild
Ohio
Oklahoma
Basketweavers Guild of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Native American Basketry Guild
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Central Pennsylvania Basketweavers’ Guild
Basketweavers Guild of Bedford County
Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburg, Inc
South Carolina
Dolores Von Rosen Lakelands Basketry Guild
Tennessee
Tennessee Basketry Association
Affiliate Guilds:
West Tennessee Basket Guild
Odds and Ends Group of Maryville
Gourmet Weavers
Greenville Basket Guild
Texas
Texas Basket Weavers Association
Member Guilds:
Bluebonnet Basket Weavers Guild
Clear Lake Basket Weavers Guild
Virginia
Washington
Northwest Basket Weavers – Vi Phillips Guild
Northwest Native American Basketweavers Association
Northwest Basket Weavers Guild
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Weave Basketry Guild
West Virginia
Canada
Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild
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Afro-Libyan Cultural Traditions
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Contemporary Basketry: Bamboo
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Carol Eckert: First Place: The Fall of Icarus
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Charleston Sweetgrass Basket Tradition Fights for Survival
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NBO Member Exhibition: “Every 1”
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Jean Poythress Koon
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Judy Gibson King
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Amy Sunshine
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NBO Presents: A Studio Tour with Charissa Brock
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Julie Kornblum
I make art for the same reasons I breathe. It is not a choice, it’s automatic, and it is necessary for life. I was the artist of the family as a child, but the artworks I envisioned were… Read More
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New Book by Dorothy McGuinness
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United States Artist Grant Awarded to Geo Neptune
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Workshops for Online Learning
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A Story of Selling: Bilum in the Marketplace
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Submit Your Events to the NBO Calendar and Magazine
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OVER UNDER E-Newsletter
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Members in Print – Summer 2020 DEADLINE EXTENDED
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Filling the Silence: Baskets Preserve Shan Goshorn’s Unique Talents
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“Rooted, Revived, Reinvented” in Antiques and Fine Art Magazine
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BEYOND MATERIALS
Artists Pushing the Boundaries of Basketry