Cane,
Rush and Willow: Weaving with Natural Materials
by Hilary Burns
Rushwork and caning for furniture and basketry using willow, cane, rush,
bark and woodsplint. Basic techniques described. Projects provided.
Paperback.
Cash
For Your Crafts
by Wendy Rosen
Take the headaches out of a crafts business startup by following the
guidance of this established craft business authority. Paperback.
Columbia River Basketry: Gift of the Ancestors, Gift of the Earth
by Mary Dodds Schlick
Mary is a respected authority on baskets and their makers in the
Columbia River Basin of the Plateau Culture area. Coiled cedar root
baskets filled with plump huckleberries, twined flat cornhusk bags
stuffed full of camas roots, imbricated designs, reticulated rims,
cherry bark or beargrass embellishments and the weavers who continue the
traditions, you will read about them all.
Complete Guide to Chair Caning: Restoring Cane, Rush, Splint, Wicker & Rattan Furniture
by Jim Widess
Jim Widess, co-author of the best selling Caner's Handbook,
owner of The Caning Shop, and one of the field's top authorities,
presents crafters with five amazingly detailed chairmaking projects
they'll treasure for years to come. Best of all, with the help of a
thorough basics chapter, reader-friendly instructions and a plethora of
illuminating color photographs, even beginners can complete every
beautiful item. Find out how to use machine-made caning to restore an
old chair, or create an entirely new one by hand. Fashion a durable and
comfortable rush seat, using fiber that's twisted into long strands, or
create a traditional splint-caned porch rocker. There's invaluable
information on the different types of available cane, various woven
patterns, and interesting rattan wraps.
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Complete Book of Gourd Carving
by Ginger Summit and Jim Widess
The first book devoted entirely to carving on gourds. How-to
instructions for fretwork (cutouts), chip carving, gouge work, relief
carving, engraving, linear carving and inlay using hand tools and
powered rotary carvers.
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The Complete Book of Gourd Craft by Ginger Summit, Jim Widess, Deborah Morganthal (editor).
22 Projects, 55 Decorative Techniques, 300 Inspirational Designs teach you gourd
crafting. Paperback. Also available in Hardcover.
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The Complete Pyrography by Stephen Poole
Learn traditional methods and today's techniques of burning designs into
various surfaces using electrically heated engraving tools and hot-wire
tools. Paperback.
Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Arts by Robert T. Coffland
Profiles of twenty contemporary Japanese bamboo artists with many stunning photos of bamboo sculptures and baskets.
Contemporary
International Basketmaking
by Mary Butcher
This book is published as an exhibition catalogue to accompany the major
English touring exhibition of the same name. The work of twenty seven
English basketmakers is mixed with a broad and important complement of
international artists. Paperback.
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Contemporary
Wicker Basketry
by Flo Hoppe
In this second book on round reed techniques and projects Flo has
outdone herself. This book is a truly useful resource for the artist
looking for a challenge in their round reed basketry projects.
Paperback.
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Flo Hoppe at ABE Books.
Country
Decorating Through The Seasons
by Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell and Gloria Nicol
While not specifically a basketry book, this title includes decorating ideas
using baskets and several projects that will appeal to basketmakers. Projects
include a cloth basket, woven paper Easter baskets, Easter eggs with woven
decoration, handmade paper seed packets for trading seeds for your basket
garden, a braided bread and gourd lanterns. Paperback.
Crafter's
Guide To Pricing Your Work
by Dan Ramsey
The help you need to determine pricing for your work. Marketing tips and
how-to's on creating your booth. Paperback.
Crafting
As a Business
by Wendy Rosen
Take the headaches out of a crafts business startup by following the
guidance of this established craft business authority. Paperback.
Crafts
Business Answer Book and Resource Guide
by Barbara Brabec
Covers nearly 300 topics related to the startup, management and
marketing of a home-based art and craft business. Paperback.
Creative
Cash
by Barbara Brabec
Creative Cash will help you start or build a successful crafts business.
Paperback.
The Decorated Gourd
by Dyan Mai Peterson
Beautifully visual, fully illustrated book will teach you how to dye, carve,
watercolor and woodburn as you create decorated gourds for your next gourd
basketweaving project. Hardcover.
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