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  • NWGG Membership

    53$
    Yearly membership to Northwest Gourders Guild
    Valid for 12 months
    • 1/2-year Membership April to September

  • Quarterly Membership

    13$
    Northwest Gourders Guild Quarterly payment
    Valid for 3 months

    Waves

    CBBG 2025 Zoom-In
    March 28, 2025
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    Event Calendar — Columbia Basin Basketry Guild 
    Learn to coil on a gourd using hand-dyed Danish cord. Then, add rows of beads to make the design's base, and add floating coils to the outside of the design to make waves around the gourd. Coiling techniques used are open, closed, and floating. Choose from an array of colorful gourds, cord, and thread to create this project. Kit includes: pre-finished gourd, hand-dyed Danish cord, waxed linen thread, drill bit, needle, Tiger Tape, beads, and step-by-step color instructions.

    Class is Full
    Registration Closed

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    2025 NWBG Spring Retreat

    May 14-18, 2025

    Classes are Full, Waiting list only

    To view retreat brochure
    ttps://www.nwbasketweavers.org/Retreat/retreat2025/Retreat2025_BrochureWeb(final).pdf

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    Class description go to Classes

    Coiling on a Gourd the Basics
    June 14, 2025
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    Columbia Basin Basketry Guild 
    Registration will open in April or May 2025
    Event Calendar — Columbia Basin Basketry Guild
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    Coiling on Gourds Workshop
    June 28 - 29, 2025
    Weavers and Spinners of Walla Walla
    Walla Walla, Washington

    Contact Lucy at  lehellier@gmail.com  

    Coiling on a Gourd the Basics 

    You will learn to open coil on a ready to weave gourd, how to start and stop weaving, how to add thread, how to add beads, and how to close coil adding color to the design. Materials you will use are pre-cut hard shell gourd, hand-dyed cord, waxed Linen thread, glass beads. The finish gourd measure 5" x 5" x 3"

    Mix-it Up, Coiling, Knotless Netting and Couching on a gourd

     Learn to use several weaving techniques to create a piece of art. You will combine knotless netting, couching, beading and open/closed coiling on a hard-shell gourd. With these techniques you can create a simple or elaborate weaving.                         

    Supplies included in the kit: drill bit, needle, tiger tape, ready-to-weave gourd, waxed linen cord, dyed cord, beads and step by step color photo instructions.

     to use several weaving techniques to create a piece of art. You will combine knotless netting, couching, beading and open/closed coiling on a hard-shell gourd. With these techniques you can create a simple or elaborate weaving.                         

    Dimensions: 4 1/2' 4 1/2"

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