Willow Basketry

By Bernard Verdet-Fierz and Regula Verdet-Fierz

This handbook provides aspiring & experienced basketmakers with access to a wealth of traditional forms & techniques for willow basketry. You ll find info. on the shop, the tools, the cultivation & harvesting of the willow plant, the processing of rods, weave patterns, basket design, & construction techniques. The informative, detailed, step-by-step illustrations guide you through the process of learning. Offers instructions for making 8 Old World basketry projects. You ll learn how to plan a project & work the materials to create your own variations on round, oval, & squarework forms. Extensive glossary & bibliography. List of willow & basketry sources in the U.S., Canada, & Europe

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0934026882
• ISBN13: 9780934026888
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Interweave Pr
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 2.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 1.3" x 7.5"