Creative Basket Making.Creative Basket Making. Lois Walpole Walpole, industrial town (1990 pop. 20,212), Norfolk co., E Mass., SW of Boston; settled 1659, inc. 1724. Textiles and paper products are the chief manufactures. Walpole is the site of a state prison. . Cincinnati, Ohio “Cincinnati” redirects here. For other uses, see Cincinnati (disambiguation). Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. : North Light Books, 1989. Illustrated, 160 pp., hard In this publication, the author, a professional basketmaker Noun 1. basketmaker - someone skilled in weaving baskets basketweaver maker, shaper - a person who makes things who formed her own company to market her limited edition basketware, shares a wealth of technical information about her craft. The book features two types of basket making--stake and strand Strand, street in London, England, roughly parallel with the Thames River, running from the Temple to Trafalgar Square. It is a street of law courts, hotels, theaters, and office buildings and is the main artery between the City and the West End. 1. , and plaiting--each covered in a self-contained section describing all the processes required to master that particular method of basketry basketry, art of weaving or coiling and sewing flexible materials to form vessels or other commodities. The materials used include twigs, roots, strips of hide, splints, osier willows, bamboo splits, cane or rattan, raffia, grasses, straw, and crepe paper. . Color photographs and line drawings illustrate Walpole's approaches to weaves, bases, borders and handles for both types of baskets. Materials and tools are noted, along with a comprehensive list of suppliers in America and Britain. This is a practical book in which the author also presents learning exercises and project/technique suggestions at the end of each section. It offers a valuable source of information and ideas for the craft of basketry at secondary, university and adult education levels. |
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