Basket Essentials: Rib Basket Weaving: Techniques and Projects for DIY Woven Reed Baskets (Fox Chapel Publishing) Traditional Methods, Step-by-Step, with 15 Patterns for Egg, Potato, and Appalachian

Go beyond just following the steps—learn the methods to traditional basket weaving!

• 20 classic folk basket patterns including egg, potato, and Appalachian baskets
• Step-by-step instructions and photography take you through every method
• Master proper techniques on an intermediate level, not just the beginner's how-to
• Author Lora Irish is an accomplished artist and maker of many trades

With 20 classic folk basket patterns and clear step-by-step instructions and photos, you'll acquire all the proper techniques you need to become an accomplished basket-weaver inside Basket Essentials: Rib Basket Weaving. From measuring and adding spokes to learning various weaving patterns, learn the methods to the art of traditional basket weaving.

The author, the legendary Lora Irish, is a talented and successful artist of many trades and has been making baskets for 15 years. She has also written several woodcarving, pyrography, and craft pattern books.

"It may take practice to get as good as Irish... but it will surely be worth it"
—BRISTOL HERALD COURIER