Introduction to Coiling [CD-ROM]

Katherine G. Thomas (Author), Marilyn Moore (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2, 2000

The Introduction to Coiling CD-ROM from Xbasket shows you how to make coiled baskets the easy way – on your computer. Simple step-by-step photos and text clearly demonstrate techniques. The interactive CD-ROM lets you select what you want to see and learn at your own pace. It includes:

Materials – see how to find and prepare materials

Basics – discover how to begin, shape, and end baskets

Stitches – see the best way to make the figure 8, lace stitch, and lazy stitch

Design – find out how to bead, knot, twine, and make switchbacks, change coil size, and create wrapped extensions

Examples – a gallery of pieces created by fiber artist and teacher Marilyn Moore that will inspire your own creations. Invaluable for the novice basketmaker, the CD is a great refresher for the experienced coiler. For IBM PC-compatible computers only.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Katherine G. Thomas is a writer with more than three decades experience creating informational and instructional programs for live presentations, videos, and electronic media. She began her writing career at Good Housekeeping magazine, then went on to work at McCall’s You-Do-It Home Decorating and, later, Industrial Photography magazine. After a short stint writing for the US Department of Agriculture, she turned to public relations with ITT (International Telephone and Telegraph) and ultimately began a successful business as a freelance writer specializing in instructional media. Her clients have included Amgen, Alza Pharmaceuticals, Discover Financial Services, EDS, Genentech, Inc., Hitachi Data Systems, Loblaw Companies Limited, Roche Pharmaceuticals, SMS, Inc., Toshiba America, Ford Motor Corp., SkyWest Airlines, Scitex Corp., and Strathmore Paper

Recently, a love of art and the documentary form led Ms. to extend her writing talents to the production of DVDs devoted to artists. She is currently a freelance writer/producer based in Washington, DC.

Basket artist and teacher Marilyn Moore has shown her work nationally and regionally, and has taught at national conventions and conferences. She has written several articles for publication in such periodicals as The News Basket, Basket Bits and Piecework. Her work can be seen in Fiberarts Design Books, three, four, and five, as well as Baskets A Book for Makers and Collectors, by Billie Ruth Sudduth and Baskets Tradition and Beyond, by Leir, Peters and Wallace, Textile Techniques in Metal, for Jewelers Textile Artists and Sculptors by Arline Fisch. Her work can be found in public and private collections around the country and she has won awards for her work at every level. She holds a BFA with an emphasis in fiber from the University of Washington. Living in Seattle Washington, she continues to explore the vessel form physically and metaphorically.

Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: xbasket (February 2, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 0971064709
• ISBN-13: 978-0971064706
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,138,074 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Waste Your Money on this DVD, October 13, 2008

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Sarah J. Van Alstyne (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This DVD is a very low-tech instructional guide to making coiled baskets. After much difficulty in even getting it to play on my computer, I found that the slide show takes up only a small portion of the screen with no "full screen" option and no audio. Photos had poor resolution and organization of the in


formation was choppy. I purchased this DVD to share with my art students who are doing coiled baskets but found it to be a waste of time.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars hotglass, March 2, 2009

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hotglass (Nordman, ID) - See all my reviews

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I was extraordinarily disappointed in the format of Introduction to Coiling! There were operating problems on my computer (Vista operating system) and when I did finally get it open, the CD was so poorly done and devoid of any quality in content that I felt like this was arguably the biggest rip-off of my purchasing career. Shame on the author!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Coiling Introduction CD, February 27, 2009

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Cynthia L. Briggs - See all my reviews
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I am unable to use the CD on Introduction to Coiling. I have a newer computer and even with the changing of my display settings, the pictures are located off-set into the screen and I have no control over the CD at all. Universal veiwing options would greatly improve the product.