Plaited Basketry with Birch Bark
Plaited Basketry with Birch Bark

Author: Vladimir Yarish

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9781402748097

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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.

Celebrating Birch
Celebrating Birch

Author: North House Folk School

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated

Published: 2007-11-01

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 9781565233072

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With its graceful silhouette and distinctive white bark, the birch tree has been important to people wherever it has grown. This book covers all aspects of the North's most versatile tree—from its biology and ecology to its different uses, craft applications, and legends. Some of the lore revealed includes birch's role as a Welsh token of love and its mysterious connection with witches' brooms. In addition to learning about how the wood is used in baskets, shoes, and wood coverings, readers can also make more than 15 craft projects from instructions in the book, including folded bark baskets, carved ornaments, and turned wooden bowls.

Wicker Basketry
Wicker Basketry

Author: Flo Hoppe

Publisher: Schiffer Craft

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764340802

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With its irresistible combination of form and function, wicker basketry has captivated artisans for hundreds of years. Use these timeless techniques to make elegant and practical baskets for modern use. Whether you are a beginner or experienced weaver, illustrated step-by-step instructions offer a range of techniques and tips for making both round and oval bases, making handles, preparing to weave, and adding color. Projects include a simple plant basket, a bread basket with beads, a lidded sewing basket, and a large double-handled shopping basket. A glossary of basketry terms, a listing of suppliers, and instructions for designing your own basket is included. This book is great for weavers and crafters of all skill.

The Age of Homespun
The Age of Homespun

Author: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2009-08-26

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 0307416860

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They began their existence as everyday objects, but in the hands of award-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, fourteen domestic items from preindustrial America–ranging from a linen tablecloth to an unfinished sock–relinquish their stories and offer profound insights into our history. In an age when even meals are rarely made from scratch, homespun easily acquires the glow of nostalgia. The objects Ulrich investigates unravel those simplified illusions, revealing important clues to the culture and people who made them. Ulrich uses an Indian basket to explore the uneasy coexistence of native and colonial Americans. A piece of silk embroidery reveals racial and class distinctions, and two old spinning wheels illuminate the connections between colonial cloth-making and war. Pulling these divergent threads together, Ulrich demonstrates how early Americans made, used, sold, and saved textiles in order to assert their identities, shape relationships, and create history.

Basketry
Basketry

Author: Bryan Sentance

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780500286708

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Basketry explores in depth the techniques and materials used to construct baskets around the world, demystifying basketry and giving a basis for understanding, appreciating and identifying the baskets of the world. Copious colour photographs, diagrams and archive photography of international basketry provide a rich source of comparison and reference.

Contemporary Wicker Basketry
Contemporary Wicker Basketry

Author: Flo Hoppe

Publisher: Lark Books (NC)

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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"Contemporary wicker baskets first presents you with the basics--tools and materials, weaving techniques, bases, borders, handles, and lids--with easy-to-follow instructions, detailed illustrations, and helpful how-to photographs. Then use what you learn to make any or all the 30 magnificent wicker baskets in the project section."--p. [4] of cover.

Wall Hangings & Tapestries
Wall Hangings & Tapestries

Author: Brite Ålin

Publisher:

Published: 2016-10-14

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13: 9780997780505

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Wall Hangings & Tapestries features the work of Swedish-born textile artist Brite Alin (1934-2014). In Alin's early work, woven forms alternate with exposed warp to create large freeform wall hangings. Later work included representational to abstract tapestries, woven in earthen shades or monotone scales."

The Parsifal Mosaic
The Parsifal Mosaic

Author: Robert Ludlum

Publisher: Bantam

Published: 2015-06-02

Total Pages: 722

ISBN-13: 0345539222

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Michael Havelock’s world died on a moonlit beach on the Costa Brava as he watched his partner and lover, double agent Jenna Karas, efficiently gunned down by his own agency. There’s nothing left for him but to quit the game, get out. Then, in one frantic moment on a crowded railroad platform in Rome, Havelock sees Jenna. Racing around the globe in search of his beautiful betrayer, Havelock is now marked for death by both U.S. and Russian assassins, trapped in a massive mosaic of treachery created by a top-level mole with the world in his fist: Parsifal. Praise for Robert Ludlum and The Parsifal Mosaic “[Robert] Ludlum’s narrative imagination is a force of nature.”—The New York Times “As fast-paced and absorbing as any he’s written.”—Newsday “The suspense never lets up.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “A crackling good yarn.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review

The Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials
The Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials

Author: Mary-Lou E. Florian

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 1991-03-21

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0892361603

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This teaching guide covers the identification, deterioration, and conservation of artifacts made from plant materials. Detailed information on plant anatomy, morphology, and development, focusing on information useful to the conservator in identifying plant fibers are described, as well as the processing, construction, and decorative techniques commonly used in such artifacts. A final chapter provides a thorough discussion of conservation, preservation, storage, and restoration methods. This is a valuable resource to conservators and students alike.

The Organic Artist
The Organic Artist

Author: Nick Neddo

Publisher:

Published: 2015-01-15

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1592539262

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This is an art book which highlights the possibility of using natural, organic materials as art supplies and inspiration.