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Nantucket
Lightship Baskets
by Katherine Seeler
The history of The Nantucket Lightship Basket is described and illustrated in primarily
black and white photos. Brief description of construction, but not step by step
instructions. Hardcover.
Natural
Baskets
by Maryanne Gillooly (Editor)
More than 20 projects, with some suitable for the novice basketmaker, covering techniques
of weaving, twining, coiling, braiding and stitching of natural materials gathered from
gardens, fields and woods. Paperback.
Navajo Ceremonial Baskets
by Georgianna Kennedy Simpson
Illustrated with over 100 full color photographs of baskets and weavers. The book includes portraits of award-winning basket weavers and their work.
Old
New England Splint Baskets
by John McGuire
Black Ash woodsplint basketry of Old New England is explained in detail. Identification,
selection and preparation of materials, as well as step-by-step instructions are well
illustrated with color photography. Photo essay of historic examples is an excellent
resource. Paperback.
Osier Culture and Basket-making
by Patrick Smyth 095181530X
A study of the basket-making craft in South West County Antrim
(Paperback)
Panamint Shosone Basketry: An American Art Form by Eva Slater
Great Basin basketry of the Panamint, or the Koso who
lived in California’s Death Valley in the early history of the
state is showcased as a significant art form of
California’s northern desert. Volume is illustrated with photographs taken over
the past one hundred and fifty years.
Papermaking
With Plants
by Helen Hiebert
Use your own home grown or collected plant materials to make paper to weave a basket with
the step-by-step illustrated instructions in this book. Hardcover.
Pine
Needle Basketry: From Forest to Finished Project
by Judy Mofield Mallow
The beginner in coil basketry will find instruction on technique,
tools and materials.
For the more advanced, more challenging projects pictured in color. Hardcover.
Pine
Needle Raffia Basketry
by Jeannie McFarland
Basic instructions, designs and stitch instructions for coiled pine needle baskets.
Paperback.
Plaited Basketry: The Woven Form
by Shereen LaPlantz
Instructional text will teach you to create plaited baskets and surface
decorations. Ample information on harvesting and preparing natural
materials for basketry.
Plaited Basketry with Birch Bark
by Vladimir Yarish, Flo Hoppe,
Jim Widess
The noted Russian birch bark basketmaker Vladimir Yarish has
collaborated with two accomplished American basketmakers to write this
new book about birch bark basketry. It has not been released as of May
1, 2008 but you can pre-order and save.
Pyrography Designs
by Norma Gregory A collection of floral, animal and other designs
that you can use for your wood burning projects even if you can't draw
well yourself. Paperback.
Row
Upon Row: Sea Grass Baskets of the SC Lowcountry
by Dale Rosengarten. Details sweetgrass basketmaking from its roots in Africa through
its development on the rice plantations to its current renaissance as an art form sought
after by collectors and tourists. Paperback.
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