Weaving Wild Baskets

Learn to make artful baskets from foraged materials, with this comprehensive guide to identifying, harvesting, and weaving wild plants. 

Make a memento of your next nature walk, and gather materials to weave a basket! All kinds of plant parts can be used for basketmaking—including leaves, grasses, stems, vines, and bark. Author and basketmaker Katie Grove offers complete instructions for harvesting and preparing more than 50 plants for basketmaking, along with 22 different projects that teach the nine essential basketry techniques, including cordage, coiling, twining, wickerwork, and more. An illustrated harvest calendar explains when each plant is ready for harvesting, and photos of every step in the process, from harvesting to weaving, demonstrate the techniques.

Introduction: What Is Wild Basketry?
Part One: Gathering and Preparing Plants for Wild Baskets
Chapter 1: Tools and Materials
Chapter 2: Plant Identification
Chapter 3: Leaves, Grasses, and Soft Stems
Chapter 4: Vines
Chapter 5: Woody Stems
Chapter 6: Wild Fibers
Chapter 7: Bark
Part Two: Making Wild Baskets
Chapter 8: Cordage and Multistrand Braiding
Chapter 9: Coiled Basketry
Chapter 10: Looped Basketry
Chapter 11: Twined Basketry
Chapter 12: Woven Basketry
Chapter 13: Diagonal Plaited Basketry
Chapter 14: Folded Bark Basketry
Chapter 15: Ribbed Basketry
Chapter 16: Random-Weave Basketry
Chapter 17: Wickerwork Basketry
Resources
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
Index