Baskets from nature's bounty

Name/Title

Baskets from nature's bounty

Entry/Object ID

TT879.B3.J46

Description

In just an afternoon or evening, you can fashion beautiful and useful containers from weeds growing by the roadside or the vines and bushes in your own backyard. This handy guide includes thorough information on collecting and preparing common plants for use, plus clear instructions for transforming them into woven, plaited, twined, and coiled baskets.

Lexicon

Search Terms

basket making, basketwork, fiber plants, grass weaving

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Elizabeth Jensen

Publisher

Interweave

Place Published

City

Loveland, CO

Date Published

1991

Call No.

TT879.B3.J46

ISBN

934026696, 9780934026697

LCCN

91030752

Notes

Length: 197

General Notes

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Contents

Note

MATERIALS. Plants -- Harvest calendar -- TECHNIQUES. Wickerwork -- Splintwork -- Plaiting -- Twining -- Coiling -- Rib baskets -- Additional techniques -- GALLERY. The basketmaker's web.