Willow Working
$36.89
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
19 October 2020
Summary
This book offers a whistle-stop guide to the history of basketry and willow weaving. The story begins in prehistory when people first wove plant fibres together to create containers, shelters and fences. The book explores the ways in which basketry and willow weaving has continued to be important throughout human history in artistic, economic and functional terms. The second part of the book brings us up to date, via interviews with modern basketry and willow weaving artisans. These artists g…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526724601 |
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| ISBN-10: | 152672460X |
| Series: | Heritage Crafts and Skills |
| Author: | Lynn Huggins-Cooper |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword History |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 19 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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Critics Review
“The writer’s style makes for easy reading. With clever analogies and enough relevant historic trivia to engage readers, she creates clear mental images of basketry manufacture and use through the ages. She writes with confidence and authority, but manages to avoid academic dryness, making for light, friendly reading.” –Jack Heriard “Whispering Wind”
About The Author
Lynn Huggins-Cooper
Lynn Huggins is a widely published author. When she is not writing, she is in the studio creating art for exhibition. She is a textiles artist, working in natural and found materials, and mixed media, and her work is influenced by the 360 hectare woodland that begins at the bottom of her garden. She is a member of the Heritage Crafts Association, and the International Felt makers Association. She lives with her husband and daughter in the north east of England.
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