This exceptional reference book provides a detailed and comprehensive guide to basketry over 255 pages, making it an amazing resource and worthwhile investment for basketmakers of all levels. It received a very favourable review in the May 2018 edition of the Basketmakers' Association newsletter.
This work originally began as Peter Juriga's notebook and evolved over many years. It includes detailed step-by-step instructions with high quality photographs that will guide a beginner through the early stages of basketmaking, and progresses to more sophisticated techniques in later chapters that will be suitable for more experienced basketmakers as well. Each basket covered in the book has a list of the materials needed, including the length and thickness of the willow rods as well as the weight of the completed basket, giving a useful estimate of how many willow rods are required for each design.
Early chapters contain advice on selecting, growing, harvesting and preparing willow which are not covered by many basketry books. There then follow detailed chapters on tools, instructions for weaving round and oval bases, staking up, side weaves, ways of finishing baskets and adding handles and lids. Further chapters provide overviews of classic designs, detailed recipes on more technical designs, a whole chapter devoted to fixing and repairing a range of problems that can occur whilst making, and another chapter on constructing live structures.
An indispensable guide to have in the workshop.
Hardcover, sealed. 255 pages, over 1100 colour and black and white photographs.