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Baskets and Basketmaking
by Alastair Heseltine
This book describes the craft of willow basketmaking as it exists in Britain
today, from the cultivation of the willow to a detailed description of simple
basketmaking. Paperback.
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Basket Willow Culture
By George N. Lamb
Google Book Search makes a free reprint of this classic article from a
1914 issue of Farmers' Bulletin 622, U.S. Dept. Agriculture, Washington,
D.C., available. This publication discusses the various kinds of basket
willows and the methods of growing them which have been found best as a
result of experiments conducted at the forest service willow farm at
Arlington, Va., and a study of private holts throughout the country. It
also deals with the cost of establishment and maintenance of willow
bolts and the opportunities for marketing the products. Find more
basketry etexts here. |
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Handmade
Baskets: From Nature's Colourful Materials
by Susie Vaughan
This delightful and colorful book is full of step by step instructions in identifying,
harvesting, processing and incorporating native materials into a variety of baskets. Full
color illustration. Paperback.
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Living Willow
Sculpture
by Jon Warnes
Learn how to use live willow to create a variety of chairs, an arch, an
arbor, a wigwam, tunnels, fences and a dome. Full color illustration.
(Paperback - Feb 2001)
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Making
Bent Willow Furniture
by Brenda and Brian Cameron
Numerous projects with illustrations and step-by-step instructions for making bent willow
furniture. Paperback.
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Willow Weaving
by Truus Stol and Janny Roelofsen
Learn to
make woven willow animals and birds; a willow rocking horse; and various garden ornaments and flower baskets. It is very well illustrated throughout with excellent
photography and charming watercolors.
(Paperback - Aug 2004)
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Wisconsin
Willow
by Char TerBeest
Personal account of the author's harvesting and use of wild willows for
basketmaking. Paperback.
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