Wild Basketry: Making Baskets and Natural Cordage From Foraged Plants

Wild Basketry: Making Baskets and Natural Cordage From Foraged Plants

by Taylor, Ruby

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An engaging makers' guide to sourcing and harvesting foraged plants to make natural cordage and baskets.

More and more of us are seeking to craft with our hands, develop our connection with the natural world and reduce our ecological impact. In this beautifully illustrated book, learn from artist/maker Ruby Taylor about basketmaking's rich history and, with detailed step-by-step instructions and photographs, discover the simple joy and satisfaction of creating beautiful and useful objects.

Expand your basketmaking skills and discover the practical potential of nature through this ancient craft.

  • Learn how to identify common plants and understand the ecosystems in which they grow.
  • Discover the principles of foraging, harvesting, processing and prepping plant fibres.
  • Make 4 seasonal baskets: a stake and strand bramble/blackberry basket, a coiled lidded grass basket, a reed mace basket and a willow bark container.
  • Make 4 types of cordage from Phormium, Daffodil, Bramble and Willow and a looped net bag.
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