Basic Basket Making: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started (Paperback)

Linda Franz

ISBN 10: 0811734889 / ISBN 13: 9780811734882

Published by Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, 2008

About this Item

Paperback. This book provides step-by-step instructions complete with detailed colour photographs. It includes a chapter on dyeing reed at home. It presents 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 pre-made 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 colours and results. Complete instructions for making a Flared Bun Basket, Small Market Basket, Napkin Basket, and Easter Basket teach necessary skills. Describes the art of basket making for beginning or experienced weavers. This book explains and illustrates how to weave reed, incorporate pre-made handles, finish basket rims, and a host of other basket-making techniques. It also contains a chapter on dyeing reed, a cost-effective way to obtain desired colours and results. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Basic Basket Making: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started (Paperback)
• Publisher: Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0811734889
• ISBN 13: 9780811734882
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Linda Franz is a writer and reporter in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Debra Hammond has been weaving baskets since 1990. She has run basketry workshops for the North Carolina Basketmakers Association and teaches basket making out of her studio in East Earl, Pennsylvania. Alan Wycheck is a concrete specialist and former partner in The SO Factory, a concrete design company. He is also an award-winning photographer and lives in central Pennsylvania.