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Handmade Baskets: 28 Beautiful Baskets to Make for Your Home

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I bought this book when I was beginning to make baskets. This book is a must for the beginner and the advanced basket maker. It has several diagrams for each of the basket and has at least one color picture for each basket. Ms. Siler even has several photographs of variations of the baskets. I really enjoy this book and feel that it is a wonderful resource for all basket weavers.

This book provides plans and directions for 28 baskets in a variety of styles: New England, Southwest, Victorian, etc. The directions are clear and concise with an added section for potential problem areas such as rimming and lashing the basket. I highly recommend this book for anyone looking for projects and plans

This book is a great basket book - good, clear instructions. In general, I would recommend Lyn Siler's "The Basket Book" as a better beginner's basket book. The projects in "Handmade Baskets" are a bit more advanced and unusual which for a non-beginner makes this a great addition to "The Basket Book".

This is an excellent book on basket-weaving. The patterns are divided into five types: Early American; European Country; Southwest; Victorian; and Eclectic. The patterns and basket types provide great variety in styles, weaving techniques, and colors. A person who has had a few beginning basket lessons could use these patterns to learn, improve skills, and create beautiful baskets. The instructions are clear and logical.

Book was a gift for a basketmaker in the family and she was very happy with the content for her basket weaving projects in the future.