Basketry Books
Bibliography compiled by
Lu Peters, © 2007-2011
Advovasio, J. M.
Basketry Technology: a Guide to Identification and Analysis, second
edition; Left Coast Press, 2010
Allen, Elsie
Pomo Basketmaking: A Supreme Art for the Weaver; Naturegraph
Publishers, 1972
Anon.
Basketry of the Coast and Islands of the Pacific; Bronson Press, 2010
Ashley, G. & Ashley, M.
Raffia Basketry as a Fine Art (1915); Kessinger, 2010
Babcock, Joan
Third All New Micro-macramé Jewelry
Ballard, Kathie
Basket Weaving Beds & Bassinets; Craft World International, 1992
Barnes, Marianne
Weaving on Gourds; Schiffer, 2010
Barrett, Samuel
Pomo Indian Basketry (1908); Kessinger, 2010
Pomo Indian Basketry; Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology,
Berkeley, 2007
Bess, Nancy Moore
Nancy Moore Bess: Extraordinary Baskets (exhibition publication);
Hunterton Museum of Art, 2008, www.huntertonmuseum.org
Bibby, Brian
The Fine Art of California Indian Basketry; Heyday Books, 1996
Blanchard, Mary
The Basketry Book: Twelve Lessons in Reed Weaving; Kessinger, 2010
Brigham & Stokes
Mat and basket weaving of the ancient Hawaiians described and
compared with the basketry of the other Pacific islanders (Memoirs of the
Bernice Pauahi ... of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History); Krause
reprint, 1986
Burns, Hilary
Cane, Rush and Willow: Weaving with Natural Materials; Firefly, 1998
Cavana, V. V.
Alaska Basketry (1917); Kessinger, 2010
Chancey & Cook
By Native Hands: Woven Treasures from the Lauren Rogers Museum of
Art; Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, 2005
Christopher, F.
Basketry; Kessinger, 2010
Clark, Elizabeth
Addicted to Baskets; E. W. Clark, 1997
Clarke Museum
Weaving Through Time: the Basketry Collection at the Clarke Museum
CD; Clarke Museum, 2006
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Coffland, James
Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Arts; Art Media Resources, Ltd, 2000
Couch, Osma
Basket Pioneering - A Popular Hand-Book Containing Concise Basketry
Direction With Clear Simple Diagrams - Designed For The Beginner As
Well As The More ... A Complete Study Of Round Basketry Materials;
Lewis Press, 2010
Crampton, Alfred
Raffia Work and Basketry; Boughton Press, 2008
Crawford, B.J.
The Weekend Crafter: Basketry: 18 Easy & Beautiful Baskets to Make;
Lark, 2003
Daugherty, Robin
Splint Woven Basketry; Sterling, 1999
Dean, Sharon et al
Weaving a Legacy - Paper: Indian Baskets and the People of Owens
Valley, California; U. of Utah, 2005
Deighan, H.
Textile Coil Pots and Baskets: Easy Ways with Fabric and Cord; Crossways
Patch
Devine, Catherine
Coiled Designs for Gourd Art; Schiffer, 2008
Dixon, Roland
Basketry Designs of the Indians of Northern California (reproduction);
Kessinger, 2010
Fariello, M. Anna
Cherokee Basketry: from the Hands of Our Elders; The History Press,
2009
Fieden, Karen
Basket Weaving; Emmerson Books
Finley, Jean Turner
Rib Baskets; Schiffer, 1987
Foster & Justin
Basketry Plants used by Western American Indians; Justin Farmer
Foundation, 2010
Forbes, R.J.
Studies in Ancient Technology: The Fibres and Fabrics of AntiquityWashing, Bleaching, Fulling and Felting, Dyes, Dyeing, Spinning, Sewing,
Basketry, Weaving; Brill Academic Publishers, 1997
Fowroj, Mohammed
Basket Weaving Made Easy; TrishaMktg, 2007
Franz, Linda
Basic Basket Making: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started;
Stackpole, 2008
Gabriel, Sue & Goymer, Sally
The Complete Book of Basketry Techniques; David and Charles, 1999
Garrison, Sallie
Priscilla Juniors’ Basketry Book; Nabu, 2010
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Gerdes, Paulus
Geometry and Basketry of the Bora in the Peruvian Amazon; LuLu.com,
2009
Sipatsi: Basketry and Geometry in the Tonga Culture of Inhambane
(Mozambique, Africa)
African Basketry: A Gallery of Twill-Plaited Designs and Patterns;
LuLu.com, 2008
Gill, Anna
Practical Basketry; Geikie Press, 2010
Gillooly, Maryanne
Weaving Country Baskets; Storey, 1996
Natural Baskets: Create over 20 Unique Baskets with Materials Gathered
in Gardens, Fields, and Woods; Storey, 1992
Great Basin Basketmakers
Weaving Naturally in the Great Basin (a Guide to Harvesting and
Preparing Plant Materials for Basketry); Great Basin Basketmakers, 2004
Hamilton, Roy
Basketry of the Luzon Cordillera Philippines; UCLA, 1998
Hoppe, Flo
Wicker Basketry; Sterling, 1999
Icon Group International
Basketry: Webster’s Quotations, Facts and Phrases; Icon Group
International, 2010
Basketry: Webster's Timeline History, 7000BC - 2006 [Download: PDF]
[Digital]; Icon Group International, 2009
Irwin, John
Baskets and Basket Makers in Southern Appalachia; Schiffer, 1982
Jackson, Molson, McArthur
Basketry of the Coast and Islands of the Pacific, Etc.: Exhibited April,
1896, At the Portland Library (1896)
James, George
Indian Basketry with 360 Illustrations; Nabu, 2010
Poetry and Symbolism of Indian Basketry; Nabu, 2010
Indian Basketry and How to Make Other Baskets (1905); Nabu Press,
2010
Indian Basketry; Kessinger Publishing, 2005
Indian Basketry; Dover, 1972
Japan Society NY, Eds.
New Bamboo: Contemporary Japanese Master; Museum Catalog, Yale
Press, 2008. Order at yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks
Jessop, Anne
The Handicraft Book; Comprising Methods of Teaching Cord and Raffia
Construction Work, Weaving, Basketry and Chair Caning in Graded
School; General Books, LLC, 2010
Kelly, Isabel
Yuki Basketry; Kessinger, 2010
Kissell, Mary Lois
Basketry of the Papago and Pima; Kessinger, 2010
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Kosta Press Eds.
Practical Basketry - With a Chapter on Weaving Pine Baskets; Kosta
Press, 2010
Kroeber, Alfred
Basketry Designs of the Mission Indians (reproduction 1922); Kessinger,
2010
Lark Books, eds.
500 Baskets: A Celebration of the Basketmaker's Art; Lark, 2006
LaFerla, Jane
Making Creative Baskets: Alternative Materials, Simple Techniques; Lark,
2002
LaPlantz, Shereen
Twill Basketry: A Handbook of Designs Techniques, and Styles; Sterling,
1993
Basketry Roundup; LaPlantz Studio, 1991
Plaited Basketry: The Woven Form; LaPlantz Studio, 1982
Mad Weave; LaPlantz Studio
Law & Taylor
Appalachian White Oak Basketmaking: Handing Down the Basket; U. of
Tennessee, 1991
Lieberman, Justin
Justin Lieberman: Hopi Basket Weaving; Zach Feuer Gallery, 2007
Leier, Peters, Wallace
Baskets: Tradition and Beyond; Gallery of Artists, www.guild.com
Lewis, Andrea
Bead International 2008 and Beyond Basketry; Ohio U. Press, 2008
Lonning, Kari
The Art of Basketry; Sterling
McAfee, Mary Jane
The Pine Needle Basket Book; Kessinger, 2007
McCallum, Toshiko M.
Containing Beauty: Japanese Flower Baskets; University of California,
1998
McDowell & Myers
Weaving History (A Basket Heritage Project); Michigan State Museum,
2007
McDougald, C.
Basketry from Nature; Sterling, 2007
McGaw, Virginia
Basketry and Paper Folding; Hubbard Press, 2010
McGlaflin, Idabelle
Handicraft for Girls: a Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Design,
Paper and Cardboard Construction (1910); Kessinger, 2010
Handicraft for Girls: A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry,
Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics
and Home Decoration ... Care, Designed for Use in Schools and Homes;
Nabu, 2010
McGreevy, Susan
Indian Basketry Artists of the Southwest: Deep Roots, New Growth;
School of American Research Press, 2001
McGuire, John
Basketry: The Shaker Tradition: History, Techniques, Projects; Lark, 2004
Basketry: The Nantucket Tradition; Lark, 1990
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Mallow, Judy
Pine Needle Basketry; Lark, 2010
Pine Needle Basketry: From Forest Floor to Finished Project; Lark, 1997
Manchester School of Embroidery
Needlecraft Practical Journal #74 circa 1909 - Raffia Work and Indian
Basketry Weaving; Iva Rose Vintage Reproductions, 2009
Marten, William
Inexpensive Basketry (1912); Kessinger, 2010
Mason, Otis
Aboriginal American Basketry: Studies in a Textile Art without Machinery
Volume 2; Nabu, 2010
Indian Basketry: Studies in a Textile Art without Machinery, volume 1;
General Books, LLC, 2010
American Indian Basketry; Dover, 1988
Miles, Mary
The Basketry Book (1867 reproduction); Nabu Press, 2010
Moroyama, et al
Japanese Bamboo Baskets: Meiji, Modern, and Contemporary; Koshanda
International, 2007
Morris, Earl
Anasazi Basketry: Basket Maker II through Pueblo III: A Study Based on
Specimens from the San Juan River Country; Martino, 2006
Navaho School
Indian Basket Weaving (1903); Kessinger, 2010
Newman, Sandra
Indian Basket Weaving: How to Weave Pomo, Yurok, Pima, and Navajo
Baskets; Northland Press, 1974
O’Neale, Lila
Yurok-Karok Basket Weavers
Porter, Ashley
A Portfolio of Designs for Raffia Basketry; Nabu Press, 2010
Pasch, Katherine
Basketry and Weaving in the School; Nabu, 2010
Priscilla Publishing
Priscilla Basketry Book circa 1903: Victorian Basketry Instructions; Iva
Rose Vintage Reproductions, 2010
The Priscilla Basketry Book: A Collection of Baskets and Other Articles
with Lessons for Working and Directions for Dyeing and Staining; Nabu
Press, 2010
Priscilla Basketry Book #1 c.1924 - Depression Era Basket Making
Instructions; Iva Rose Reproductions, 2009
Purdy, Carl
Pomo Indian Baskets and Their Makers (1902); Kessinger, 2010
Rhodes, Robert
Hopi Wicker Plaques and Boxes
Rh Value Pub.
Modern Approach to Basketry; Random House, 1988
Roberts, Nelllann
Basic Basket Weaving: Beautiful Baskets You Can Weave!: Plaid
Enterprises, 1983
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Rosengarten, Dale
Row upon Row: Sea Grass Baskets of the South Carolina Lowcountry;
University of South Carolina Press, 1986
Rossbach, Ed
The Nature of Basketry; Schiffer, 1997
Baskets as Textile Art; Von Nostrand Reinhold, 1973
Schaaf, Gregory
American Indian Baskets I: 1,500 Artist Biographies (American Indian Art
Series); Ciac Press, 2006
Sentence, Bryan
Basketry: a World Guide to Traditional Techniques; Thames and Hudson,
2007
Shanks, Ralph
Indian Baskets of Central California: Art, Culture, and History; Miwok
Archaeological Preserve of Marin, 2006
Shanks, R. & L.
California Indian Baskets: San Diego to Santa Barbara and Beyond to the
San Joaquin Valley, Mountains and Deserts (Indian Baskets of California
and Oregon); Miwok Archaeological Preserve of Marin, 2010
Shaw, George
Art of the Ancestors: Antique North American Indian Art; Aspen Art
Museum, 2004
Shaw, Robert
American Baskets: A Cultural History of a Traditional Domestic Art;
Clarkson Potter, 2000
Schanz, Joanna
Willow Basketry for the Very Beginner; Penfield, 1996
Sentance, Bryan
Basketry: A World Guide to Traditional Techniques; Thames and Hudson,
2007
Siler & Kemp
A Basketmaker's Odyssey: Over, Under, Around & Through: 24 Great
Basket Patterns from Easy Beginner to More Challenging Advanced; Word
Weavers Ink, 2007
Lynn Siler
A Basketmaker's Odyssey: Over, Under, Around & Through: 24 Great
Basket Patterns from Easy Beginner to More Challenging Advanced; Word
Weaver’s Ink, 2007
The Ultimate Basket Book: A Cornucopia of Popular Designs to Make;
Lark, 2006
The Basket Book: Over 30 Magnificent Baskets to Make and Enjoy;
Sterling, 1998
Sloan, Betsey
Antler Art for Baskets and Gourds; Schiffer, February 2011
Inlace Techniques: Resin Inlay for Gourd and Wood Crafts; Schiffer, 2009
Spier, Nadine
Basket Weaving Essentials DVD; Interweave Press, 2010
www.interweave.com
Stol, Truus
Willow Weaving; Search, 2004
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Summer & Widess
Gourds + Fiber: Embellishing Gourds with Basketry, Weaving, Stitching,
Macrame & More; Lark, April 2010
Teiwes, Helga
Hopi Basket Weaving: Artistry in Natural Fibers; U. of Arizona, 1996
Tinsley, Laura
Practical and Artistic Basketry (1904); Kessinger, 2010
Tod, Osma
Earth Basketry; Schiffer, 1986
Thomas & Moore
Pine Needle Basketmaking CD; xbasket, 2001
Introduction to Coiling CD; xbasket, 2000
Trapp & Jacobs
Intertwined: Contemporary Baskets from the Sara and David Lieberman
Collection; AZ State Art Museum, 2008
Trester, H.
Basket Weaving: Plus; Leisure Time Pub., 1977
Turnbaugh, Sarah
Indian Baskets; Schiffer, 2004
Vaughn, Susie
Handmade Baskets; Search Press, 2006
Weintraub, Linda et al.
In The Making: Creative Options for the Contemporary Artist; Distributed
Art Publisher, 2003
Weldon
Weldon's 2D #373 c.1916 - Practical Raffia Coiled Indian Basketry; Iva
Rose Reproductions, 2009
White, Mary
How to Make Baskets (Classic Reprints); Forgotten Books, 2010
Will, Christopher
International Basketry: For Weavers and Collectors; Schiffer, 1997
Wright, Dorothy
Complete Book of Basketry; Dover, 2001
Van Heeden, Jonnie
Zulu Basketry; Print Matters, 2009
Yarish, Hoppe, Widess
Plaited Basketry with Birch Bark; Sterling, 2009
Basketry Websites
www.nationalbasketry.org National Basketry Organization
www.nau.edu/~hcpo-p/arts/bas1.htm
Official basketry site of the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
www.allfiberarts.com
Comprehensive site with resources and information
http://www.beebes.net/basket/bassor.html list of many stores by state
www.earthguild.com
supplies
www.royalwood.com
supplies
www.interweave.com/books/corrections.asp. Corrections for patterns in the Interweave Books
www.basketweavingsupplies.com supplies
http://www.countryseat.com supplies
http://basketmakers.com
supplies
http://www.easttroybasketry.com supplies
http://www.basketsofjoy.com supplies
http://www.basketweaving.com supplies
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http://www.wickerwoman.com supplies and repairs
http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/baskets/Teachersguideforbasketry Material about
ancient basketry
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