New and Different Materials for Weaving and Coiling

By Marianne Barnes

An ever-widening range of materials is being used by todays crafters to weave and coil baskets and to decorate gourds. Over 350 color images display the raw materials, techniques for their use, and final works of art created with them. Along with traditional materials such as reeds, white oak, ash, vines, plants, grasses, and bark, kudzu, grapevines, iris, sweetgrass, paper and wire provide new possibilities. Information is included on where to find natural materials, and how to collect and prepare them for weaving. Exciting uses for alternative materials are also explored, including wire, mesh, and recycled materials. Tutorials

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764339923
• ISBN13: 9780764339929
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Schiffer Craft
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Disappointed!

I usually love Barnes books. This book has excellent photos, but is short on projects. Lots of how-to’s for harvesting your own vines, bark, etc. Not my thing. So I was disappointed.