Books, Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, Baskets

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Catherine Devine
Coiled Designs for Gourd Art
by Schiffer Publishing (Paperback)

Coiling is a basketry technique used as decoration in gourd art. Step-by-step coiling techniques, as well as pattern designs, help gourd enthusiasts use coiled waxed linen and colored thread to enhance their work. 196 color photos show how to trim a gourd bowl or vase and use the coiled threads to add color to your favorite gourds. A special chart will help crafters design their own coiling patterns. Beginners and advanced workers with gourds will be inspired by this book.

Shirley George Frazier
How to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business, 4th (Home-Based Business Series)
by Globe Pequot (Paperback)

Crucial advice on how to design, promote, and sell gift baskets from a home-based operation. Tips on managing finances, beating the competition, organizing work spaces, and avoiding common pitfalls, along with helpful worksheets, will help turn an amateur into a successful entrepreneur. 

Diane Phillips
The Perfect Basket: How to Make a Fabulous Gift Basket for Any Occasion
by Harvard Common Press (Paperback) (Release Date: 2005-09-05)

Here's the perfect solution for those to strive to find the perfect gift! This stylish and user-friendly guide offers baskets for every occasion, with options to fit anyone's budget. Gorgeous four-color photographs offer inspiration and guidelines on choosing the proper container, selecting the right-sized items, and decorating the finished basket make this an easy and fun gift idea that anyone can embrace. Ideas range from "Off to College," "Baby's Here," "Welcome to the Neighborhood," "Book Lover's," "Martini Basket," and many, many more. A special section of food-themed baskets with homemade mixes for cookies or bread or seasonings will appeal especially to those who like to do kitchen crafts. In short, The Perfect Basket gives both seasoned and novice gift-givers everything you need to create spectacular thematic gifts for everyone on your list!

Judy Mallow
Pine Needle Basketry: From Forest Floor to Finished Project
by Lark Books (Hardcover)

Create picturesque pine needle baskets, miniatures, trays, pencil holders and more. Special sections address dyeing needles, making lids and handles, techniques, and gathering and storing materials. “Mallow is an excellent teacher with a gift for keeping the subject entertaining and easy to follow.”—Small Press. “Beginners can create a basket by coiling and stitching together pine needles.”—Country Decorating Ideas.

Lyn Siler
The Ultimate Basket Book: A Cornucopia of Popular Designs to Make (Diy Network)
by Lark Books (Paperback)

Two of the most celebrated basket-making books - "The Basket Book" 0-8069-6830-3 (277,000 copies sold) and "Handmade Baskets" (69,000) - are now together in one magnificent resource. Better still, it features 10 extra projects and beautiful brand-new colour photography. In this thoroughly illuminating book, Lyn Siler explores tools and materials; introduces all the fundamental techniques - weaving, plaiting, coiling, twining & wailing and provides advice on adding rims, bases and handles. With her help, it's simple to create functional everyday baskets, such as the Twill Weave Market or Double Lidded Picnic baskets, as well as decorative items.

Lyn Syler
A Basketmaker's Odyssey: Over, Under, Around & Through: 24 Great Basket Patterns from Easy Beginner to More Challenging Advanced
by Word Weavers Ink (Spiral-bound)

Novices as well as advanced basketmakers will be amazed by the variety of materials and techniques examined in this fully illustrated guide. Step-by-step instructions for 24 projects, eight of which are specifically designed for beginning weavers, are offered within the special lay-flat binding and describe the entire project—from weaving the base and upsetting the sides to applying a handle and finishing with a rim. Patterns are supplied for unique creations such as an Abenaki-style knitting basket, a fabric melon basket, a natural-vine wall basket, and a braided, twill tote. A special photo insert contains images of baskets from all over the world, making this a beautiful book to both use and display.

Shirley George Frazier
The Gift Basket Design Book, 2nd: Everything You Need to Know to Create Beautiful, Professional-Looking Gift Baskets for All Occasions (Gift Basket Design Book: Everything You Need to Know to Create)
by Globe Pequot (Paperback)

Vladimir Yarish, Flo Hoppe, Jim Widess
Plaited Basketry with Birch Bark
by Sterling (Hardcover)

For centuries people have marveled over the beauty of plaited basketry; now readers can actually learn the skill and artistry of this craft in the comfort of their own homes. Scholar, artisan, and teacher Vladimir Yarish created all of the birch bark baskets for this book after scouring museums and archeological sites all around the world. This definitive guide focuses on the history and myriad traditional uses of birch bark, as well as general instructions for basket-making and plaiting. Get hands-on with 18 birch bark projects, both decorative and useful, including a rectangular tray, small basket with three-part braid, or an oval basket with curls. Finally, in the gallery section, take a look at plaited baskets by various artists using contemporary materials.

500 Baskets: A Celebration of the Basketmaker's Art (500 Series)
by Lark Books (Paperback)

Embracing a breathtaking range of new techniques, styles, and materials, beautiful basketry offers more options than ever before. And these 500 exquisite artisan pieces will open crafters' eyes to the varied and wonderful possibilities. These baskets, made by top creators from around the world-as well as the best emerging newcomers, range from exquisitely functional to purely decorative, from classical to ultramodern. In addition to traditional twill, rattan, and reed, the artists have incorporated more unusual objects, such as plastic, paper, thread, and metal wire - even seeds, fish scales, and newspaper. Basket makers, collectors, students, and anyone who loves beautiful items will delight in these masterworks.

Linda Johansen
Fast, Fun and Easy Fabric Boxes: Eight Great Designs -- Unlimited Possibilities
by C&T Publishing (Paperback)

Linda Johansen takes her popular fabric-bowl technique a step further with fused fabric boxes that can be made quickly and easily. Thirteen beautiful box projects include square boxes, to-go boxes, treasure chests, and recipe boxes - all with lids. Crafters have unlimited options for creating their own variations with the eight basic box designs offered. They can embellish their boxes with theme fabrics, hand-dyes, or whatever catches their eye. Crafters are even provided with instructions on making truly unique boxes such as a fabric fortune cookie box. • 13 beautiful projects for Square Boxes, To-Go Boxes, Treasure Chests, Recipe Boxes, and more, all with lids included • 8 basic box designs offer unlimited options for creating your own variations • Each box is unique - choose theme fabrics, hand-dyes, or whatever catches your eye, and embellish to suit your style • Make your own quick gifts or gift boxes • BONUS instructions for fabric fortune cookies!

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