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Associations, societies, information, inspiration, history |
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| The Basketmakers’ Association | promoting basketry in the UK |
| Guardian | gallery of photos from harvesting the willow to finished basket – P H coate & Son |
| Local and international groups | on the Basketmakers’ Association website |
| Low-tech Magazine | the art of producing sustainable consumer good: basketry – fantastic article |
| National Basketry Organisation | American association |
| Native American Basketry | articles, games, history, information |
| Scottish Basketmakers’ Circle | promoting basketmaking in Scotland |
| Vannerie Villaines | French site with lots of inspiring ideas of things you can make from wicker |
| Wikimedia | thousands of images of different kinds of baskets |
| Wikipedia | entry on basket weaving |
| Worshipful Company of Basketmakers | established in 1569 to oversee the manufacture of baskets |
| Woven Communities | interesting and beautiful site showing different types of traditional Scottish baskets |
How-to, tutorials, patterns |
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| Basketmakers Catalog | holiday basket instruction sheet |
| Basketmakers.com | free basketmaking patterns |
| Basketmakers.com | basketmaking tips and information by material |
| Basketmakers.com | basketmaking tips and information by technique |
| Craft Passion | how to make a crochet hemp basket, plus other unusual styles |
| How Stuff Works | how to make an African Tutsi bakset – for kids |
| How to Weave a Mayan Basket | from palm leaves |
| JB Designs | pattern for a mail/magazine basket |
| Jon’s Bushcraft | how to weave a wicker basket – detailed guide with photos |
| Pattern Exchange | list of free downloadable patterns for different types of baskets – this is a good one |
| Primitive Ways | outlines of lots of different ways of weaving baskets |
| The Wicker Woman | lots of how-to videos and articles |
| Woven Communities | how to make different kinds of baskets, from creels and kishies to curling baksets and frame baskets |
| YouTube | how to make a hot air balloon basket |
