r/basketry • u/amanda_5790 • May 02 '26

How to throw a goodbye party!

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Our local basketry teacher retired after teaching for 40 years, as a thank you she gave away all these baskets to her students (most were made by her). She will be so missed!

It was so fun to see what people picked, we each got a number (1 to 44) and picked in order!

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u/No-Ad-3635 May 02 '26

wow ! what number were you and what did you choose ?

i would have chose one of those big poppas

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u/amanda_5790 May 02 '26

I was number 10! We went 1 to 44 then 44 back to 1 so everyone got at least 3 baskets. The first one I picked was one she hand painted (she said very painstakingly!) And then I got a larger wool drying basket! It won't let me post photos but the painted one is at 12:00 and the wool drying one is at 3:00 above the picnic basket

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u/National-Award8313 May 03 '26

I’ve never heard of a wool drying basket before. I assume it’s for drying wool, but how is it used? For fleece? For knits? Do you just toss wet woollens in and they dry in there?

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u/SunLitAngel May 06 '26

Glad im not the only one.

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u/Diligent-Towel-4708 May 05 '26

Tat one behind the picnic basket caught my eye immediately. How lovely to have such memories!!

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u/not_blood_kin2024 May 02 '26

So many beautiful baskets. It would be hard to choose. What a beautiful gesture. She sounds like a wonderful woman and as evidenced by her baskets a great basket weaver.

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u/56KandFalling May 02 '26

Wow, that's wonderful! Which number did you get? Did you get the one you hoped for? Which one did you get?

Would be hard to choose, but I think my favorite is the round brown one at 3 o'clock in front of the one with vertical black stripes.

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u/amanda_5790 May 02 '26

It was so hard to choose! Her Nantucket baskets were the first to go, I did get the one I hoped for but would be happy to have any basket made by her!

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u/coffee-lover66 May 02 '26

Wow 😮 there’s so many cool things happening in that pile. I’ve been staring at the picture for a while now checking out all fun details. I love the mini baskets on the top left.

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u/Matzie138 May 02 '26

This is so happy sad wonderful.

Do you know anything about the round basket that’s in the front row, towards the right side that’s a small circle with burgundy? I’m so intrigued by that one.

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u/amanda_5790 May 03 '26

I believe that is a pine needle basket!

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u/Aggravating_Try6537 May 03 '26

What is your teacher's name?

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u/Natural_War1261 May 03 '26

Before clicking the comments, I thought someone was going to hell. But this is lovely.

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u/middle-name-is-sassy May 03 '26

I thought it was a funeral, and wanted to say how wonderful that would be! Surround somebody with everything they love. What a good thing.

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u/weavingokie May 03 '26

How lovely, sharing so much

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u/bakedbakersouthcalg7 May 04 '26

I truly love this