BASKET MAKER
Web Sites
Baskets, Etc.
http://www.bright.net/~basketc/
A site for the exchange of information about making splint, reed, and willow baskets.
BasketMakers.org
http://basketmakers.org
A good source of information, this site offers Spoke ‘n Weaver, a free basketry newsletter.
COMPANIES
The Longaberger Company
1500 East Main Street
Newark, OH 43055
(740) 322-5900
Web site: http://www.longaberger.com
This quality basket company has a reputation for putting people first.
BOOKS
Cary, Mara. Basic Baskets. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975.
Gillooly, Maryanne. Natural Baskets: Create Over 20 Unique Baskets with Materials Gathered in Gardens, Fields, and Woods. Pownal, VT: Storey Communications, 1992.
Johnson, Kay. Basketmaking. London: Batsford, 1991.
Meilach, Dona Z. A Modern Approach to Basketry with Fibers and Grasses, Using Coiling, Twining, Weaving, Macramé, Crocheting. New York: Crown Publishers, 1974.
Pollock, Polly. Basketmaking: Get Started in a New Craft with Easy-to-Follow Projects for Beginners. Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1994.
Siler, Lyn. The Basket Book. New York: Sterling, 1988.
Wright, Dorothy. The Complete Book of Baskets And Basketry. 3rd ed. New York: David & Charles; Distributed by Sterling Pub. Co., 1992.
PERIODICALS
The Crafts Report
100 Rogers Road
P.O. Box 1992
Wilmington, DE 19899-9776
(800) 777-7098
Web site: http://www.craftsreport.com
This business magazine for craft professionals features surveys and industry information.
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