This year's Great Basin Basketmakers Retreat will be held from May 13-16, 2025 at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center located on the shores of Lake Tahoe. Debbie McClelland from Nanaimo, British Columbia to introduce us to New Zealand Flax and test our patience with Mad Weave. Margaret Mathewson is returning this year from her home in Alsea, Oregon to create some willow wonders with us.
The retreat begins with check-in at 3:30 pm on Tuesday, May 13 and check-out is Friday, May 16 at 11:00 am. The first evening will begin with a get acquainted time after dinner to meet the instructors. The room and board fee for a shared room is $405, a single room is $640. A deposit of $100 is due by February 6th to hold your space with the final payment due by the General Meeting on April 3, 2025. 
Click here for a registration form.
Classes each day will run from 9 am to 4 pm with an hour for lunch, leaving time to socialize and weave in the evenings. Class and Material Fees are listed on the flyer. Tool requirements are included in the class description, as well as the level of experience suggested for the project.
Every year members donate basketry items to be raffled off at the retreat, this fundraiser covers the deposit for the next years' retreat. This year we are trying a different format for our fundraiser, all of the donated items will be treated as Silent Auction Bids. Please think of donating an item for the auction, whether you attend the retreat or not. We would like the auction items submitted by the April 3 guild meeting.
Submit your item with the following form.
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