Practical Basketry
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A 1916 instructional manual on reed basketry by Anna A. Gill, a Philadelphia schoolteacher who developed it for classroom use with children. It covers equipment, materials and tools, basic weaves (single, pairing, triple twist, coiling), borders, and a graded series of about 70 numbered models including mats, sewing baskets, hanging baskets, jardinieres, oval baskets, trays, fruit basket trays, scrap baskets and utility baskets. Each model gives a materials list with reed sizes and lengths plus weaving directions, illustrated with diagrams and photographs. A closing chapter discusses dyeing reed, with recipes and a historical note on dyestuffs.
- Type
- Book
- Date
- 1916
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 169
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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