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Basket-Weaving Crafts
If you’ve ever wanted to create full baskets but felt it was too intimidating, Basket-Weaving Crafts is the must-have beginner’s guide to basketry! Featuring 22 contemporary projects, step-by-step instructions and illustrations, and high-quality photography, this book is the gateway to creating modern masterpieces. An introduction explains all the materials and basic techniques in easy-to-understand descriptions before continuing on to the projects, which are arranged from the simplest to the most elaborate. From a serving tray, mirror, and purse to a lantern, picture frame, and hanging planter, these projects are approachable as they are beautiful! Written by Virve Boesch, a passionate creator and host of numerous workshops on basketry, this is a beginner-friendly, easy-to-follow, and beautifully chic introduction guide and project book. If you’re looking to get started in basketry, you’ll be happy you started here!
Basic Basket Making
- Step-by-step instructions complete with detailed color photographs - Includes a chapter on dyeing reed at home - 4 basic basket projects for the beginning weaver The art of basket making is described in detail for the beginning or experienced weaver. Complete with a chapter on tools and materials to get started, this easy-to-use guide explains and illustrates how to weave reed, incorporate premade handles, finish basket rims, and a host of other basket-making techniques. It also contains a chapter on dyeing reed, a simple and cost-effective way to obtain desired colors and results. Complete instructions for making a Flared Bun Basket, Small Market Basket, Napkin Basket, and Easter Basket teach necessary skills.
An Introduction to the Art of Basket-Making
This classic book offers an in-depth introduction to the art of basket-making, and is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the subject. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Basket Making
Excerpt from Basket Making: Being the First Book of the How to Do It Series A demand for lessons in basket weaving by mail, has led to the publishing of "Basket Making," which is the first of the "How To Do It" series of handbooks that is about to be published by the printing department of the Art Craft Institute. These books will all be of uniform size and style, and will cover such subjects as Drawing, Designing, Phœnician Wood Carving and Pyrography, Metal work, Needle work and other arts that are taught in the Institute. Each edition will be fully illustrated, and as concise as consistent with the nature of the subject. It is expected that these books will, to a certain extent, take the...
The Basket Book
Try your hand at one of the world's most ancient crafts! Basketmaking has been an artisanal staple across cultural and national boundaries for hundreds of years. Now you can make your own beautiful and functional baskets thanks to Lyn Siler's elegant designs and clear, engaging instructions. This magnificent collection of over 30 baskets to make draws on lengthy global basketmaking traditions and includes a variety of techniques and easy-to-find materials. With this book as your teacher, you'll be well on your way to weaving handmade baskets of your own that will be admired in your family's home and used for generations to come. Featuring over 400 illustrations and diagrams which accompany the clear step-by-step instructions, as well as lush, specially commissioned watercolors by Carolyn Kemp scattered throughout, The Basket Book will guide you gently through the process of constructing heirloom baskets of your very own. Whether it's a simple Melon basket, a traditional Cherokee Indian basket, or a dramatic fishing creel, you'll be proud to display your handiwork or give them as unique gifts to friends and family. Begin your adventure with this time-honored craft today!
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Baskets and Basketmaking
While many traditional arts have become revitalised in recent years, basketmaking remains largely unexploited. It seems very often that appreciation for a subject arrives only when it is all but lost, and it is hoped that this should not be the case with what has been called 'the most ancient craft'. This book describes the craft as it exists in Britain today, from the cultivation of the willow to a detailed description of simple basketmaking. It aims to give instruction to amateurs in a field that lacks reliable written information. At the same time the illustrations show a selection of the types of baskets made by British craftsmen.
Creative Basket Making
Provides instructions for making baskets, bowls, table mats, shoulder bags, and trays, and demonstrates how to create weaves, bases, borders, handles, hinges, and lids
Handmade Baskets From Nature's Colourful Materials
In almost every country in the world, there is a tradition of basketmaking, using plants that are indigenous to that particular area. But today, the plastic bag and cardboard box have replaced the basket's role of years gone by. However, there is something quite irresistible about the smell and the tactile appeal of a country hedgerow basket which is not only home-made but is sometimes even home-grown. This book aims to revive interest in the traditinal and useful craft of basketmaking. Susie Vaughan offers a fascinating, step-by-step description of how to make a delightful selection of strong, natural-looking and colourful baskets, mostly using materials which have been gathered from hedger...
