Rib Baskets (Paperback)

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Product Description

Learn to make a wide variety of baskets in rib-style construction with an authority who teaches novices frequently to love basketmaking. Jean Finley will teach you to make melon baskets, wreaths, doll cradles and twelve other traditional and modern styles of rib construction. The techniques learned here can be applied to making any style basket. When finished making the baskets, she will suggest other uses and variations that broaden the appeal of new baskets. Decorators and hobbyists will love Rib Baskets.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing; illustrated edition edition (June 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887400876
• ISBN-13: 978-0887400872
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #207,240 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth it's Modest Price, July 13, 2007

By	PaulaB (NYC) - See all my reviews

This book started my basketry library. It jumps right in by listing the tools and materials you will need and then goes on to describe the 4 basic parts of a rib basket: hoops, ears, ribs and weavers. General directions for making a rib basket then follow. I have many basketry books and what distinguishes this book from the others is the amount of time and space it spends on beginning a basket. In beginning a basket you are making the basket's foundation and it is where your hands can get "tongue-tied". To make this process as clear as possible the author loaded this section with photos and drawn illustrations as well as clear written instructions. After you go thru the general directions, the book describes some decorative options (i.e. "woven handle"). The remainder of the book contains individual instructions and supply lists for different types of rib baskets (i.e. Scottish Yarn Basket). Sprinkled throughout the book are color photos of completed baskets. I have been making baskets for 11 years and I still use this as a reference.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!, July 21, 2006

By	C. Delong (Greenville, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Best instructional book for making ribbed baskets that I've seen. Great diagrams and picture tutorials.