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Willow Basketry
Books
Baskets and Basketmaking
by Alastair Heseltine
This book describes the craft of willow basketmaking as it exists in Britain
today, from the cultivation of the willow to a detailed description of simple
basketmaking. Paperback.
Basket Willow Culture By George N. Lamb
Google Book Search makes a free reprint of this classic article from a
1914 issue of Farmers' Bulletin 622, U.S. Dept. Agriculture, Washington,
D.C., available. This publication discusses the various kinds of basket
willows and the methods of growing them which have been found best as a
result of experiments conducted at the forest service willow farm at
Arlington, Va., and a study of private holts throughout the country. It
also deals with the cost of establishment and maintenance of willow
bolts and the opportunities for marketing the products. Find more
basketry etexts here.
Cane,
Rush and Willow: Weaving with Natural Materials
by Hilary Burns
Rushwork and caning for furniture and basketry using willow, cane, rush,
bark and woodsplint. Basic techniques described. Projects provided.
Paperback.
Handmade
Baskets: From Nature's Colourful Materials
by Susie Vaughan
This delightful and colorful book is full of step by step instructions in identifying,
harvesting, processing and incorporating native materials into a variety of baskets. Full
color illustration. Paperback.
Living Willow
Sculpture
by Jon Warnes
Learn how to use live willow to create a variety of chairs, an arch, an
arbor, a wigwam, tunnels, fences and a dome. Full color illustration.
(Paperback - Feb 2001)
Making
Bent Willow Furniture
by Brenda and Brian Cameron
Numerous projects with illustrations and step-by-step instructions for making bent willow
furniture. Paperback.
Weavers
of Tradition and Beauty: Basketmakers of the Great Basin
by Mary Lee Fulkerson
A view of contemporary Native American basketry of the Great Basin. Largely from the
perspective of the basketmakers themselves. Well illustrated in black and white and color.
Paperback.
Willow Weaving by Truus Stol and Janny Roelofsen Learn to
make woven willow animals and birds; a willow rocking horse; and various garden ornaments and flower baskets. It is very well illustrated throughout with excellent
photography and charming watercolors.
(Paperback - Aug 2004)
Willow
Basketry of The Amana Colonies
by Joanna E. Schanz
The history of this type of willow basket from the Amana Colonies in Iowa. Instructions
for six baskets. Paperback.
Willow,
Oak and Rye: Basket Traditions in PA
by Jeannette Lasansky
Extensive list of documented basketmakers by county. Many photographs. Indexed. Also, list
of contemporary basketmakers. Paperback.
Willow Basketry
by Bernard Verdet-Fierz, Regula Verdet-Fierz
Wisconsin
Willow by Char TerBeest
Personal account of the author's harvesting and use of wild willows for
basketmaking. Paperback.
