BasketMakers - Other Resources - Basketry Bookstore

	Nantucket Lightship Baskets by Katherine Seeler The history of The Nantucket Lightship Basket is described and illustrated in primarily black and white photos. Brief description of construction, but not step by step instructions. Hardcover.

	Natural Baskets by Maryanne Gillooly (Editor) More than 20 projects, with some suitable for the novice basketmaker, covering techniques of weaving, twining, coiling, braiding and stitching of natural materials gathered from gardens, fields and woods. Paperback.

	Navajo Ceremonial Baskets by Georgianna Kennedy Simpson Illustrated with over 100 full color photographs of baskets and weavers. The book includes portraits of award-winning basket weavers and their work.

	Old New England Splint Baskets by John McGuire Black Ash woodsplint basketry of Old New England is explained in detail. Identification, selection and preparation of materials, as well as step-by-step instructions are well illustrated with color photography. Photo essay of historic examples is an excellent resource. Paperback.

	Panamint Shosone Basketry: An American Art Form by Eva Slater Great Basin basketry of the Panamint, or the Koso who lived in California’s Death Valley in the early history of the state is showcased as a significant art form of California’s northern desert. Volume is illustrated with photographs taken over the past one hundred and fifty years.

	Papermaking for Basketry and Other Crafts by Lynn Stearns Learn how to gather natural materials, make paper and use it to embellish or weave your baskets. Paperback.

	Papermaking With Plants by Helen Hiebert Use your own home grown or collected plant materials to make paper to weave a basket with the step-by-step illustrated instructions in this book. Hardcover.

	Pine Needle Basketry: From Forest to Finished Project by Judy Mofield Mallow The beginner in coil basketry will find instruction on technique, tools and materials. For the more advanced, more challenging projects pictured in color. Hardcover.

	Pine Needle Raffia Basketry by Jeannie McFarland Basic instructions, designs and stitch instructions for coiled pine needle baskets. Paperback.

	Plaited Basketry: The Woven Form by Shereen LaPlantz Instructional text will teach you to create plaited baskets and surface decorations. Ample information on harvesting and preparing natural materials for basketry.

	Plaited Basketry with Birch Bark by Vladimir Yarish, Flo Hoppe, Jim Widess The noted Russian birch bark basketmaker Vladimir Yarish has collaborated with two accomplished American basketmakers to write this new book about birch bark basketry. It has not been released as of May 1, 2008 but you can pre-order and save.

	Pyrography Designs by Norma Gregory A collection of floral, animal and other designs that you can use for your wood burning projects even if you can't draw well yourself. Paperback.

	Row Upon Row: Sea Grass Baskets of the SC Lowcountry by Dale Rosengarten. Details sweetgrass basketmaking from its roots in Africa through its development on the rice plantations to its current renaissance as an art form sought after by collectors and tourists. Paperback.