‘Part of something bigger’: Northampton basket weaving friends practice ancient crafts while mingling with the net along the way

Gail Gaustad holds one of the many baskets made at home through an organization of friends who meet twice a month on Tuesdays of the year. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS

Isabel Field works on a basket at a consultation Tuesday morning at Gail Gaustad’s home. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS

Gail Gaustad and her granddaughter, Veronika Reed, how to create a rustic basket made from willow grown and harvested at Gaustad’s home in Northampton. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS

A series of baskets made through an organisation that meets at Gail Gaustad’s home in Northampton from spring to autumn. Responding to the comment that the equipment seems to be more than just a basketry class, member Laurel Foster-Moore said, “Weaving is the thread that binds us together. ” STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS

Christine Sass works on a basket weaving with an organization that meets in Northampton from spring to early winter. The organization grows, harvests and processes its own willow to make rustic baskets of all shapes and sizes. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS

Sharon Davies works on a basket that she weaves with an organization that meets in Florence in spring, summer, and fall. The organization grows, harvests, and processes its own willow tree to make rustic baskets of all shapes and sizes. “It’s really cool to have an organization of women looking for each other,” Davies says of the organization. STAFF PHOTOS/CAROL LOLLIS

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