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Historical Works Preserving the Past, Digitally Presenting: TWO Early 20th Century Crafts Digital Reprints. 1914 The Basketry Book: 12 Lessons in Reed Weaving 1920Pine Needle Basketry: A Complete Book of Instructions for Making Pine Needle Baskets The Basketry Book 12 Lessons in Reed Weaving By Mary Miles Blanchard Master Craftsman of Reed Basketry 148 Pages; published 1914 Introduction: Basketry is one of the most ancient of crafts and probably the origin of all the textile arts of the world. The process of interweaving twigs, seeds, or leaves is practiced among the rudest nations of the world' and as it is one of the most universal of arts, so also does it rank among the most ancient industries. Authorities on the subject declare that there has never been a tribe in any part of the world that has not employed some mode of making baskets, and that all the weaves in use at the present day have their origin in baskets made by our savage ancestors. A craft of such antiquity is naturally of surpassing interest. The ancient Britons appear to have excelled in the art of basket making, and the shields of the ancient warriors and also their huts were made of wicker-work; and their boats of the same material, covered with skins of animals, attracted the notice of the Romans. Herodotus mentions boats of this kind on the Tigris and Euphrates. Among many uncivilized tribes of the present day baskets of a superior order are made and applied to various and useful purposes. The North American Indians prepare strong water-tight baskets from roots. The Indians of South America weave baskets equally useful from fronds of their native palms, while the Hottentots of South Africa are as skilful in using reeds and the roots of plants, and display great adroitness in the art of basket weaving. The Chinese and Japanese excel in the application of bamboo in the weaving of baskets and the making of furniture, and their products are of unequalled beauty and finish. In England and America the value of manual training is being recognized, and basketry is taking and important place. The Art has proved itself capable of immense development. New shapes as well as new designs in weaving are constantly suggesting themselves, and the most advanced teachers find that there is a great deal in the craft yet to be learned. A thorough and steady training of twelve months is necessary to become proficient, and three years to acquire sufficient accuracy and speed (training the eye for shaping and the hand for regular and even weaving) to be able to fill correctly orders for special designs, and to reproduce models from specified measurements. George Wharton James has given us the thought that each basket has a significance in shape, design, and color all its own and suggests that in our work we follow the Indian idea of making the basket the exponent of something within ourselves; then the shape, design, and colors will all mean something more to us than what merely shows on the outside. Train yourselves to imitate in form the simple things, and find your true inspiration in nature. To be proficient in this task one must be persevering, accurate, neat and capable of making the hand obey the mind. CONTENTS Introduction Chapter I Materials, Tools, Preparation Chapter II Fundamental Weaves Chapter III Base Chapter IV Work Baskets Chapter V Baskets with Simple Handles Chapter VI Lily-Shape Flower Baskets with Handles Chapter VII Flower Baskets Chapter VIII Candy Baskets with and without Lids Chapter IX Indian Centres (Violet Bowl, Table Jardinières) Chapter X Scrap Baskets Chapter XI More Scrap Baskets Chapter XII Oval Base, Oval Baskets Chapter XIII Culling-Flower Baskets, Large Gathering Basket Chapter XIV Table of Weaves, Table of Coils, Scale of Measurement for Models Given, Table of Borders Chapter XV Answers to Questions Pine Needle Basketry A Complete Book of Instructions for Making Pine Needle Baskets By Linna - Loehr - Millikin 38 Pages; published 1920 Projects include: Baskets Bowls Candlesticks Chain Stitch Designing Detached Handles Detailed Directions for Making Oval Sandwich Tray Diamond Stitch Directions for Making a Hanging Basket Directions for Making Open Work-basket Extra Stitches Fern Stitch Finishing Handles General Instructions for Starting a Round Item Glass Bottoms Handles for a Round Tray Hanging Basket Made from Wire Grass Hanging Baskets Jardiniere made From Pine Needles Jardinieres Lamp Bowl Lamp Shade Loop Handles Making the Ti Stitch alike on Both Sides Oval Baskets and Trays Oval Tray Made from Wire Grass Pine Cones Raffia Handbags Selecting and Preparing Materials Shaping Soaking Time and Methods by Materials Used Spiral Wheat Stitch Splicing Table Mats Ti or Knot Stitch Trays (Round and Oval) Tumbler Coasters Wheat Stitch Wire Grass Work Baskets This archival of The Basketry Book & Pine Needle Basketry will be delivered on CD Media. 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