BASKETWORK WITH WILD PLANTS

Techniques and detailed step-by-step instructions for making basketwork objects with common wild plantsWhile traditional basketwork is mainly practiced with wicker, it is possible to use a large number of other plants in basketwork, available in abundance in nature, such as bramble, broom, hazel, ivy, rush, nettle, etc. With this book, this basketwork with wild plants will no longer hold any secrets for you. You will be able to recognize and prepare the appropriate species and learn, thanks to detailed photographic step-by-steps, how to weave them to make around fifteen useful objects, such as baskets or pencil holders, fun objects, such as rattles or rush boats, or simply decorative ones.SummaryPLANTS USED IN WILD BASKETWORKBuckle (Frangula alnus)Common chestnut (Castanea sativa)Wood honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)Hedge clematis (Clematis vitalba)Bloody dogwood (Cornus sanguinea)Butcher's broom (Cytisus scoparius)Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)Hops (Humulus lupulus)Scattered rush (Juncus effusus)Climbing ivy (Hedera helix)Cattail broadleaf (Typha latifolia)Hazel (Corylus avellana)Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor)Bramble (Rubus fruticosus)Goat willow (Salix caprea)Common privet (Ligustrum vulgare)Viburnum lantana)WHEAT MAKER'S TOOLSWHEAT MAKER TECHNIQUESThe splintsDebarkingThe basesThe bindingsThe braidingSTEP BY STEPMake a nettle cordMake a rush cordMake a basket on hoopsMake a satchelMake a pencil holderMake a bird feederMake a doormatMake a plant sphereMake a birdMake a nestMake a rush rattleMake a rush basketMake a St. Bridget's crossMake a rush boatMake a decorative element from ribwort plantain