Learning Basket Weaving - Traditional and Modern Techniques and Methods

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 Table of Contents 
Introduction 
Materials for Making the Baskets 
Cane Base 
Traditional Patterns 
Stakes 
By stakes 
Weavers 
Foot border 
Waling 
Upsetting 
Simple Randing 
Pairing 
Joining Weavers 
Trimming the Ends 
Maintaining the Finished Articles 
Some Traditional Patterns And Projects 
Making a Base 
Materials You Will Need 
Examples – Cross design 
Popular Traditional Latticework Design 
Cane Fruit Basket 
Plaiting 
Handles 
Chair Seat 
Conclusion 
Willow Basket 
Fish trap 
Smaller baskets 
Author Bio 
Publisher 

Introduction 

Traditional cane basket weaving 

Basket work, basket weaving, or making containers out of cane is possibly one of the earliest crafts known to man. Archaeologists have found traces in digs, more than 7,000 years old in the Middle East, and anywhere where ancient civilizations settled. 

These vestiges of baskets showed that these people used baskets as the molds for clay cooking pots. That was because the imprint of the basket weave showed clearly on the clay. Plaited basket work has also been found in the Nile Delta some of which date back as early as 8000 BC. 

Many museums all over the world have a priceless collection of engine basket work usually shown along with ancient and early poetry and the common factor seems to be that baskets have always been made of any material available that is pliable, native, and the design and the type is going to be largely dependent on the availability of the material. 

The moment anybody talks about a basket you subconsciously associated with bringing home the shopping as these are nearly always used for carrying or holding things. In fact, I would not be surprised if you have one or 2 of these woven examples in your own house in the shape of lobster pots, especially if you are a looking fisherman, potato baskets to hold vegetables, especially if you are a farmer, decorative baskets for crediting a wine bottle, containers to hold flowers and fruit, containers for your table to hold bread rolls, wicker baskets, waste paper baskets, work baskets, lampshades, baby cribs, pet baskets, picnic campers, and houseplant holders… The uses of such baskets are global and infinite bound only by your creativity and imagination! 

This book is going to tell you all about how you can introduce yourself to this new satisfying craft, and start basket weaving when you have some leisurely time and energy over the weekend. You are definitely not going to be disappointed at the really attractive and soul satisfying final product and who knows, this may be a start of a beautiful new business!

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Wendy Clark
July 3, 2020
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About the author

John Davidson

Born and raised in Wyoming and Canada on Ranches. Studied at Utah State University and taught drafting at Bridgerland Applied Technology College for 20 years. Own and run several businesses, an architectural design business, a web design business and a Sawmill business. Married to Karla for over 30 years and have 4 great kids, living in Mendon, Utah.

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