back to The Loft Home Page We will be doing something different this summer! There will be 5 baskets offered for the 4 classes in this summer session. Students will decide which of the 5 baskets they wish to make at the class dates they attend. We thought this may be an advantage, because the students can be sure to make the basket(s) that they really wanted on the dates that they are able to attend a class session. There will be no make-up day because of these changes. The class size limit is 8 students for this new approach. Here are the four basket class dates: July 6 – Monday - 9 a.m. July 13 – Monday - 9 a.m. July 20 – Monday - 9 a.m. July 27 – Monday - 9 a.m.      There will be a 10% discount on extra kits for the class baskets, if you order the kits on the day of the class.  Kits would be ready for pick-up within a week after the class. Classes are for adults only and start at 9:00 a.m., rain or shine. Wear layers, because we often start the class “cool” and end up “warm”! You might wish to bring insect repellent, since we are outdoors. Bring your tools: shears or scissors, tape measure, basket tool (or screwdriver), needle-nosed pliers, and clothespins. Bring a plastic bag to put your stained basket in. Feel free to bring a drink and/or a little snack, since class usually runs through the noon hour. If you are unable to attend a specific class on the regular date, we will be happy to schedule a special class for four or more people. Call 218-682-3277 or email ronda@theloftbaskets.com. Weavingly yours,
Ronda
 
and don't forget.... August 8th -- Sat. Only 1-5 P.M.
12th Annual Basket Boutique
Also at the "Boutique"...
Primitive Wooden Folk Art, other gift items, and a door prize drawing.
"The Gallery", where we will sell the items listed above and  "The Store", where we will sell our original patterns, unique handles, bases, and other supplies needed to make our baskets, will both be open.
   Directions to the Brugh Cabin:

From Hackensack - Drive East on County Rd. 5 for approximately 7 1/2 miles.  Turn right on County Rd. 11 at Mcguire's Inn.  We are 1.3 miles on the right (815 County 11) From Longville - Drive South on Highway 84 to Mule Lake Store.  Turn right onto County 11 (Woman Lake Road).  We are 2.5 miles on the left (815 County 11).   
A little bit about us – We have been weaving and teaching classes for 23 years. Ronda has been a teacher at the Indiana Basketmakers Convention, the Missouri Basketmakers Convention, the Kentucky State Convention, North Carolina State Basketmakers Convention, and workshops in Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri. We have taught classes under the canopy on IXL Lake since 1994. Ronda is a retired 1st Grade teacher and Jim teaches high school German. We have 5 children and have been deeply involved with soccer for over 35 years! We enjoy our summers Up North and look forward to the excitement of the basket classes. If you have never made a basket, do come and join us. You leave class with a finished basket! ronda@theloftbaskets.com http://www.theloftbaskets.commailto:ronda@theloftbaskets.commailto:ronda@theloftbaskets.comshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2
Basket Classes, 2009
The fee for each class includes the materials and instruction.