By My Hand: Holding Power November 11, 2025 By pac-admin April Skahan (1)hemp, yarn twineApril Skahan (2)hemp, yarn twineAshli Tyre (1)Twined basket woven with dandelion stems and horseradish leaf fiberAshli Tyre (2)Miniature rice basket in twined wax linenAvary Rose McKay (1)*BEST OF SHOW* 6.5mm black cord (warp) & cotton embroidery stringAvary Rose McKay (2)*BEST MICRO MINIATURE* 6.5mm black cord (warp) & cotton embroidery string/special dyed cotton yarnBernadine Mardel (1)Colored embroidery and waxed cotton twine edged with leather and edged with suede blanket biasBernadine Mardel (2)BEST WA'PAAS Colored embroidery and waxed cotton twine edged with leather and edged with suede blanket biasBrosnan Spencer (1)Coiled Cedar Root BasketBrosnan Spencer (2)Twined yarn basket w/ dogbane cordage w/ self-made smoked buckskin rim and turquoise and glass beadsCassie Pattock (1)Coil lidded basket woven from weedy garden grass and indigo dyed by artistCassie Pattock (2)*HONORABLE MENTION* Coiled basket with lid made from bailing twine fibers (had been around alfalfa hay) wrapped with artificial sinewChristine CoxIn honor of my bluebird relatives.Claudia Mullek (1)Sea Anemone form: beads, beading thread, modified peyote stitch, inspired by sea creaturesClaudia Mullek (2)*BEST NON-TRADITIONAL MATERIALS* Sea Cucumber form: beads, beading thread, modified peyote stitch, inspired by sea creaturesCourtney Little Hoop (1)Plateau-style woven basket is woven using medium cotton yarn. The twine used adds texture and the basket is finished with buckskin using small crystal embellishments. Color and pattern are inspired by my Lakota heritage but this basket serves as a bridge between the Plains and the Plateau.Cynthia Halfmoon (1)Hemp, cotton crochet yarn w/ red, white blueCynthia Halfmoon (2)Jute, acrylic yarn, tan, purple, brownDonna C. Kuttner (1)Croscomia, day lily, clover stem, bindweedDonna C. Kuttner (2)*BEST POST CONSUMER WASTE* Computer wireEsther Reiquam (1)Miniature twined burden basket, waxed linenEsther Reiquam (2)A Bird's Home Depot: Nesting material basket to be hung in a tree in spring for birds to help themselves. Akebia vine, waxed raffia, Navajo Churro sheep wool dyed with cochinealFabian Spencer (1)*HONORABLE MENTION* Hemp twine, cotton embroidery floss, felt, buckskinFabian Spencer (2)Hemp twine, cotton embroidery floss, felt, beadsGayle Lawn Day (1)"Hard and soft in harmony" cotton & acrylic yarn, metal beadsGayle Lawn Day (2)"The Happy Forest" cotton yarn, acrylic yarn, metal beads, leatherGloria Stanley (2)Round Ribbed Basket: morning glory vine, dandelion stems, cedar handleGloria Stanley (1)*BEST NATURAL FIBERS* Oval Ribbed Basket: morning glory vine, dandelion stems, cedar handleJamie Latham (1)Pine needles, embroidery flossJamie Latham Basket 2Willow barkJanet Schoel (1)Reed twinning w/ floss embellishment and ribbon hanger and bellsJudy A. Rice Basket 2Wool and cotton twineJudy A. Rice (2)Cane and hand woven cottonKawika Maui Kalama (1)Twined basket from upcycled acrylic threads (purple and gold)Kawika Maui Kalama (2)*HONORABLE MENTION* Lauhala (pandanus/screwpine basket)Kim Larson (1)"Mini Mati" Waxed embroidery tread, cotton cord, glass eye beadKim Larson (2)"Galdaria Fun" waxed embroidery thread, jute cordMarie Pratuch Basket 1Jute twine, cotton yarn, microfiber material. I call it "Sunfish."Marie Pratuch Basket 2Jute twine w/ cotton yarn-- I call it "moving forward."Marion Halupczok (1)*HONORABLE MENTION* Natural Learning. Cedar, sea grass, and crocosmia: Cedar Stakes & Weft both exterior and interior of the bark. Sea grass kept its green color. Crocosmia showed its fall color.Marion Halupczok Basket 2"Sea Anemone" sea anenome sitting on a reef in the ocean. Mouth open waiting for the fish to swim by. Nylon cord, Acrylic & Novelty yarn/fiber.Mercy Ballard (1)First basket ever, cotton wool blend yarnsPeg Haug (1)Spruce root and waxed linenPeg Haug (2)Waxed linen-- forest greenRobin Rankin Coffin (1)Twined yarn over hemp cordRobin Rankin Coffin Basket 2*BEST PATTERN* Twined x's of copper wire over red cedar bark around ash stripSara Castro Basket 1Pine needles, artificial sinewSara Castro Basket 2Dry seagrass and artificial sinew with lidSara Jo Thompson (1)Hemp cord and cotton/acrylic yarns. A pictoral weave showing the white waters of Celilo Falls and the Columbia River, with a fishing scaffold on top of the rocks.Sherrie Fairfield-Larson (1)Twined, crochet, waxed linen and fishnet techniques woven on sea glass collected on the Oregon beach with beadsSherrie Fairfield-Larson (2)*SPECIAL JUDGES' AWARD" "SW Road Travels" twined waxed linen 2ply & beads for embellishments with stone (pot hole rock)Susan Dirk (1)Tiny basket made with red and black waxed liningTamara Fritze (1)Paper covered wire, waxed linen thread, paper, acrylic paint. bead techniques: closed coiling, loopingTamara Fritze (2)Hemp cord, waxed linen thread teachniques: closed coilingVicki M. Hughes (1)Pine needle, synthetic sinewVicky Nickleson (1)Cedar bark, NW sweet grass, (schoenplectus Americanus) salmon fish skin, plaited start twined with sweet grass and embellished with a strip of salmon skin, the rim is Diagonal FoldVicky Nickleson (2)Dandelion stems and rhubarb, plaited start with with dandelion stems and twined with dandelion stems and rhubarb, completed with a braided rim Comments are closed.
