“At long last, here’s a book that will inspire beginners....[This] carefully constructed guidebook leads the novice...through the basic straight and bias basket weaving techniques needed.” —Decorating Ideas. “Highly recommended.”—NAEA News. “From the complex to the simple, the author seeks ways to make twill basketry interesting and possible.”—Arts & Activities.

This book contains a complete and timeless guide to basketry, including information on tools, materials, common problems, different techniques, and much more. Written in clear, plain language and full of invaluable tips, this illustrated handbook will appeal to anyone with an interest in basket-making, and would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: “Introduction”, “Variety of Materials”, “Brief History of the Craft”, “Preparation and Treatment”, “Sizes”, “fascination of Basketry”, “Materials”, “Quality”, “Centre Cane”, “Willow”, “Sea-Grass”, “Straw Plait and Raffia”, “Cane Basketry”, “Preparing the Cane”, “Preparing the Base”, “Handles”, “Importance”, etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. This volume has been elected for modern republication due to its education and historical value, and is being republished now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

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Basketry Technology, first published in 1977, is the only comprehensive guide for archaeologists, anthropologists, art historians, and collectors for identifying and analyzing ancient baskets and basket fragments. Long out of print, this volume is again available with an extensive new introduction by the original author that summarizes the extensive work done in this area over the past 35 years. The volume describes proper field and lab techniques for recovery of specimens and offers a systematic methodology for identifying and interpreting twined, coiled, and plaited basket samples. It then uses Canyon de Chelly as an example of how to process a large basketry assemblage properly. In addition to 200 illustrations, the book includes a variety of sample forms to use in describing and analyzing ancient baskets.