Organizations/Websites which have offered basket classes, sales and information
Nova Scotia
The Mi’kmaw Friendship Centre2158 Gottingen Street, Halifax, N.S. B3K 3B4902-420-1576 www.mymnfc.com and Facebook
Ross Farm Museum4568 Highway #12 New Ross, NS B0J 2M0902-689-2210www.rossfarm.nova scotia.caYearly October Thanksgiving Saturday harvest basket hands-on demonstration with members of the Nova Scotia Basketry Guild
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Confederacy of PEI Mi’kmaq199 Grafton Street, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 1L2902-626-2882www.mcpei.ca
Basket Weavers of PEI Co-operative Ltd.17 Sunnyside Road, Wellington, Prince Edward Island902-854-3063FacebookClasses, Baskets and Supplies for SaleSeasonal May-November
Indian Arts and Crafts of North AmericaLennox Island First NationLennox Island, PEIwww.indianartpei.comSeasonal May-October daily 10am to 5pm
New Brunswick
New Brunswick College of Craft and DesignAboriginal Visual ArtsEmail -- nbccdregistrar@gnb.ca1-877-400-1107
Basket Instructors - contact them to find out when and where they are offering classes
Nova Scotia
Nova
Scotia has several traditional basketmakers who have learned the craft
from Elders in their communities – Mi’kmaq, Acadian and Black.
The Mi’kmaw Friendship Centre2158 Gottingen Street, Halifax, N.S. B3K 3B4902-420-1576 www.mymnfc.com and Facebook
Sandra RacineAsh woodsplint baskets in the Mi’kmaw tradition www.mikmaqwovendreams.com 902-298-3285 Email -- clair_999@hotmail.com
Thomas SaulnierAsh woodsplint in the Mi’kmaw tradition
and
Ribbed root-woven baskets in the Acadian traditionSaulnierville, Digby CountyEmail -- Thomas.saulnier@ns.sympatico.ca
Michel Thimot
Ribbed root-woven baskets in the Acadian tradition
Saulnierville, Digby County
902-769-2635
Clara Clayton
Ribbed maple baskets in the Black tradition
East Preston
902-434-8653
Peggy JenkinsonWillow basketryHubbards, Halifax Regional Municipality902-277-2315Email -- pjenkinson09@gmail.com
Heather SanftEnglish willow basketsNewburne, Lunenburg County902-644-2415Email -- hms@canada-wine.com
Sian
TurnerBaskets of natural materials (birch bark, willows) weaving and
cultivationWoodsplint weaving and chair caningProduction and weavingAntigonish CountyEmail -- siangwynne@gmail.com
Michael
WolterNova Scotia willow basketry, living willow fencesConquerall Mills, Lunenburg
County902-543-6391Email --
mwolter56@hotmail.ca
New Brunswick
Gay
HansenBaskets woven of both reed and natural materialsSackville, New Brunswick506-536-2532Email -- ghanson@mta.ca
Chair Caners
These
people have offered their services, however we cannot guarantee that
they are still restoring chairs when you need them.
Terry Levy
Chair canning-rope, reed, cane, spline, sea grass. 30 years
experience.
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
902-864-3285
Email -- billyjoeshay@yahoo.com
Sarah
Duncan
12 years experience repairing and caning chairs with antique
weaves
as well as the basic six way standard weave
Lake Echo on the Eastern Shore
902-404-7095
Email -- samma.d@outlook.com
Gay Hansen
Chair caning NB side of Truro
440 Jolicure Road, Jolicure, New Brunswick, E4L 2S4
506-536-2532
Email -- ghansen@mta.ca
The Seat Weaver
Woven furniture restoration
Cane, Sea Grass, rush, Reed, Rawhide, Wicker, Danish cord
2403 Route 1, Evangeline Trail, Grosse Coques, NS
902-586-2074
Email -- seatweaver@icloud.com
Jan Coulter
Designs/builds arts and crafts fine furniture
but also does caning
www.furnituremaker.ca
2178 Clarence Road, RR#1 Bridgetown, NS B0S 1C0
902-584-3965
Email -- jancoulter@furnituremaker.ca
Have A seat Chair Caning
Furniture refinishing
www.haveaseatchairs.ca
RR#2 Tusket, NS B0W 3M0
902-648-0165
Email -- nicoleberl@gmail.com
Lone Elm Refinishing Shop
Antiques, Restoration, Chair Caning
231 Weaver Road, Pereau, Kings Co. NS,
RR#2 Canning NS, BOP 1HO
902-582-3523
Fax: 902-678-4736
Email -- 1sweet@glinx.com
The Ark
Lunenburg County Association for the Specially Challenged
655 King Street, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia B4V 1B5
Contact Person: David Jodrie, Manager
902-543-1189
www.thearkns.org/Site/Welcome.html
Email -- theark.dj@ns.sympatico.ca
Shops and Basketmakers selling baskets
Nova Scotia
Check
out antique shops located all over the province for a wide variety of
older Nova Scotia baskets.
The shops listed below sell newly made
baskets.
Halifax
Truro area
The
Millbrook Cultural and Heritage CentreBaskets woven by Mi’kmaw
artists from across the province65 Treaty Trail, Millbrook,
N.S. B6L 1W3902-843-3493www.millbrookheritage.ca
Glooscap Trading Post
1 Treaty Trail, Millbrook, Nova Scotia B0K 2A0
902-897-6953.
Convenience Store
across the #102 highway from Millbrook Cultural Centre with
Mi’kmaw basketsMichael Stephens1-800-693-3112Email -- smaknis@gmail.com
South Shore
“Traditional
Mi’kmaq Basketry”owned by Mi’kmaq basketmaker Sandra Racinelocated in
Blockhouse, Lunenburg County. Take highway #103 exit #11, heading
towards Lunenburg/Blockhouse. www.mikmaqwovendreams.com 902-298-3285Email -- clair_999@hotmail.com
Sipuke’l GalleryMi’kmaw baskets219 Main Street, Liverpool, NS 902-354-5501Email -- sipukel@gmail.com
Cape Breton
The Negemow Basket Shop
Variety of Mi’kmaw baskets and wooden flowers
9221 Highway 195, Whycocomagh, Cape Breton
902-756-3155
Virick C. Francis74 Anslum Road, P.O Box 7329, Eskasoni, NS B1W 1A4902-379-3224Email -- mikmaq9@hotmail.com |