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Basketry Books & Booklets
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Flat Reed
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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"
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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
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Create An Heirloom Cradle Booklet
$5.95
Create an Heirloom by Donna Rohkohl is a booklet with instructions for 3 bassinets and 3 cradles for dolls & babies. Only the Large Cradle is suitable for real babies- and is easy to weave. You need to make a wooden base and use three pounds of #6 round, one #5 round reed, and one 1/4" flat oval reed.
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How to Teach Basket Weaving
$3.50
We have an excellent booklet by veteran teacher & designer Linda Hebert which covers everything you need to know to get started teaching Basket weaving classes. General teaching guidelines, class scheduling, suggested charges, materials lists, class size and so on. All sorts of information that you probably never considered (unless you're already a teacher!) is covered to help give you self-confidence and make even your first classes a success. This booklet proves that knowing how to weave baskets is but a small part of actually teaching the skills. Revised and updated 2009.
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Splint Weaving Booklet
$3.50
Completely illustrated how-to's. Get this booklet for re-weaving chairs in herringbone pattern with 1/2" flat reeds. The pattern is herringbone.
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New England Porchweave Booklet
$3.50
Completely illustrated how-to's. Get this booklet when re-weaving a porch rocker type in plain-weave with 1/4" Wide Binding Cane or narrow flat reeds.
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Finger Lakes Fan Weave Bklet
$3.50
Illustrated how-to's. Suitable for porch chairs, dining room chairs. Use wide binder cane or 3/16 to 1/4 flat oval.
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Herringbone Weave Booklet
$3.50
Illustrated how-to's. Suitable for all Binder Cane widths, and Flat Oval reed in 3/16" or 1/4" width. Uses one hank, coil or pound for one seat. Also called "twill weave" in some parts of the US.
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Fiber Rush Seat Weaving Bklet
$3.50
Completely illustrated how-to's. Get this booklet for fiber rush seat weaving in the pattern at left. Also has all instructions to adjust for chair seats that are not perfect squares.
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Chair Caning Booklet
$3.95
Chair Caning Booklet, illustrated how-to's. Get this booklet when you're weaving a seat with drilled holes in frame.
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