An instructional handbook on basketry by Mary White, first published in 1901 and reprinted through 1902. It covers materials (rattan, raffia, rush), tools, and basic weaving methods such as under-and-over weaving, pairing, triple twist and double weaving. Chapters then give step-by-step projects: mats, simple baskets, covers, handles, work baskets, candy baskets, scrap baskets, bird's nests, oval and melon baskets. Later chapters cover finishing, staining and polishing, chair caning, and Native American twined and coiled basketry techniques. It ends with Neltje Blanchan's chapter on what the basket means to the Indian, and a publisher's advertisement for dyes and materials. Line drawings and plates illustrate the techniques and finished baskets.

Type

Book

Date

1902

Language

English

Pages

207

Archive notes

Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish