Basketry Books & Booklets

The Ultimate Basket Book $19.95 43 basket projects and beautiful color photography. Lyn Siler introduces all the fundamental techniques—weaving, plaiting, coiling, twining, and wailing; and provides advice on adding rims, bases, and handles. With her help, it’s simple to create functional everyday baskets, such as the Twill Weave Market or Double Lidded Picnic baskets, as well as more unusual items such as a Fishing Creel. 8 1/2 X 10. 192 pages. Softbound. Quantity	500 Baskets $24.95 Sterling Publishing. NOT (we repeat: NOT) a "how-to" book but a fabulous book showcasing 500 exquisite artisan pieces that will open basket crafters' eyes to the varied and wonderful possibilities. Beautiful examples from top weavers from around the world. A Superb book for any basket weaver. Quantity	The Complete Guide to Chair Caning $24.95 Jim Widess' newest chair caning book. This is an excellent resource to add to your Chair Caning library. Many, many photos. In addition to chairs, it includes how-to's on installing cane webbing in cabinet doors, speakers, and as ventilation in boats. Click for more details. Quantity
A Basketmaker's Odyssey $23.95 by Lyn Siler & Carolyn Kemp. A wonderful book with 24 great patterns from Easy Beginner to More Challenging Advanced. Flexible cover with open-flat spiral binding. Quantity	Basketry, The Shaker Tradition $14.95 by John McGuire. This is a wonderful book. McGuire shows you how to make traditional Shaker baskets from tree to basket. Everything. The whole hoo-ha. And he does it so well! We can't even begin to go into the detail that this book has. How to shave splints, how to carve handles and rims, how to weave six very nice Shaker baskets. Plus, tools, traditions, history and special details. Quantity	18 Easy & Beautiful Baskets to Make $14.95 by BJ Crawford from the Weekend Crafter Series: Basketry. If you like "country-style" baskets woven with flat materials, colored reed accents and the seagrass row on the top rim, this book is for you. It has an assortment of utilitarian baskets for basketry around the house. Good gift choices too. The cover at left shows a D-handled basket and a cat's head basket that's made with flat oval reed. There are hanging baskets, diagonally-inserted fillers, over-laced round reeds- in other words, some fancier ways to finish your basket to add nice details. Softcover. Quantity
Making 1/12 Scale Wicker Furniture for the Dolls House $14.95 by Sheila Smith. There are more than 25 diverse projects here for every room in the doll house. Tea trolley, cradle, dog basket, settee, chairs, plant stand, chaise lounge, highchair, rocker chair, bed and many more. Softcover. Quantity	The Art of Basketry $24.95 by Kari Lonning. An absolutely gorgeous book with lots of inspiration for the advanced or innovative basketweaver. This author presents principles of design and techniques, then brings them together in an array of superb examples. Spiral, vertical and mottled variations. Bonus: a gallery of projects from basketry artists around the round. 132 pages (all in color). Non-traditional round reed perfection. Hardbound. 8 7/8 x 8 7/8" Quantity	Pine Needle Basketry $18.95 by Judy Mallow. Create picturesque pine needle baskets, miniatures, trays, pencil holders and more. Special sections address dyeing needles, making lids and handles, techniques, and gathering and storing materials. “Mallow is an excellent teacher with a gift for keeping the subject entertaining and easy to follow.”—Small Press. “Beginners can create a basket by coiling and stitching together pine needles.”—Country Decorating Ideas Quantity