Virve Boesch - Basket-Weaving Crafts

22 Home Decorating Projects Using Basket-Making Techniques

VIRVE BOESCH

Project Team (French Edition)

Editorial Director: Thierry Lamarre

Editor: Flore Beaugendre

Project Design/Construction and Step-by-Step Directions: Virve Boesch

Photography: Richard Boutin

Step-by-Step Photography: Virve Boesch

Proofreader: Isabelle Misery

Cover, Design, and Layout: Either Studio / Sylvain Kaslin

Project Team (English Edition)

Translator: Ulatus

Editor: Colleen Dorsey

Designer: Wendy Reynolds

Indexer: Jay Kreider

La vannerie pas pas 2018 by ditions Massin, collection Savoir & Faire - Socit dInformation et Crations (SIC)
2019 Fox Chapel Publishing

All rights reserved. Basket-Weaving Crafts is an unabridged translation of the 2018 version originally published in French by ditions Massin under the title La vannerie pas pas in France. This version published by Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc., 903 Square Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552.

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Print ISBN 978-1-4971-0050-3
eISBN 978-1-6076-5717-0

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Basket making is a traditional technique that has become trendy again in recent years. This is because it enables us to create objects that are useful, decorative, and artistic all in one.

The craft is suitable for both beginners and advanced amateurs. Basket makers can choose projects suited to their level as well as their tastes; the possible variations and customizations are endless. Plus, focusing on a concrete project and working with natural materials allows us to take a relaxing break from the hassles of modern life. This book presents 22 stylish, modern projects you can make yourself in just an afternoon or two. Some of these projects are steeped in tradition, while others are more innovative. Lets get inspired by the art of basket making!

About the author

VIRVE BOESCH (aka Vivi) is an object designer, a workshop facilitator, and a creative entrepreneur. She is of Finnish origin and currently resides in Paris. As a cultural mediation graduate who specialized in applied arts, Vivi loves sharing her expertise with others. As a northerner, her creations are often inspired by the freshness and simplicity of Scandinavian design. During her free time, she likes strolling around Paris, enjoying a good macchiato, tinkering with her husband, and traveling to get inspired by the cultures of the world.

I would like to thank:

J-M, my husband, whose patience knows no bounds even when the house was invaded by rattan weavers.

Hilkka, my mother, who inspired me to deepen my knowledge of the craft.

Flore, my editor, without whom this book would never have been published.

Richard, an extraordinary photographer, with whom I have had the pleasure of working. Laurence, founder of LEtablisienne, an extraordinary place of learning.

The team of the Socit Rotin Fil (Spun Rattan Society), for all their help, as well as the Quatremain clan, for their encouragement and positive energy.

Rattan is a natural material harvested from a rattan palm, which is a vine-like plant that grows in equatorial or tropical forests. It is available for purchase in several diameters and is sold in many different processed forms. While rattan is the name of the general material, the word reed is more commonly used to described various processed rattan products commonly used in basket making, so you will see the word reed used frequently in this book. Reed refers only to certain specific products made from the inner core of the plant, not to all products made from the plant.