Basketry Made Fun and Easy

Basketry is an ancient art form, universally found across the world throughout time. Even in modern society, this age-old craft has lost neither it's appeal nor usability. In fact, this craft has grown even more complex with advanced weaves and thousands of basketry clubs. Although it has become more advanced, there is no better time to join in on the fun yourself, as it is easier than ever to learn how to do it, and find others enjoying the hobby as well.

Colorado Springs, CO - December 16, 2005 - Basketry is a surprisingly easy hobby to learn. All a person really needs is a description and pictures of the weaves in order to do it! No math, no writing, no hard labor. This ancient and fun skill is a fun craft people in modern times can benefit from in more ways than most hobbies as well. Not only are the baskets wonderful to look at, but are functional for nearly ever aspect of living. We all need containers to store items in, both large and small -- imagine the pride of making them yourself.

3 Tips for Basket Making:

1. Rattan is the easiest material for beginners. It is a kind of palm which grows in the forests of India, sometimes to the length of five hundred feet, it is said, though seldom over an inch in diameter. It is split into round or flat strips of various sizes, which are numbered by the manufacturer from 1 up to about 15, No. 1 being the finest as well as the most costly.

2. The rattan, is in long twists or skeins. In preparing it, the spoke or heavy material which is to form the ribs of the basket is cut into lengths of the required number of inches. The weaver is wound into circles of about seven inches in diameter. As rattan is very brittle, it should be put to soak for an hour in cold water, or fifteen minutes in hot.

3. Under-and-over weaving, the simplest form of all, is the one most used. Double weaving is done in the same way, except that two weavers are used at once. This is an effective weave on large surfaces, and in bands or patterns of the same or a contrasting color on plain rattan baskets.

Basketry is fun, and is best done with family and friend! A free comprehensive online guide to making baskets, from small beginner ones to larger advanced weaves, can be found at www.basketmakingexplained.com.

Jon Weaver has been a fan of basketry for nearly 20 years, and has recently published his first free informational website on his favorite hobby.

Contact Jon Weaver for more insights into this topic. Email: my.customer.service@gmail.com Other helpful information regarding the can be found at: http://www.BasketMakingExplained.com .

For More Information Contact:

Jon Weaver
my.customer.service@gmail.com
http://www.basketmakingexplained.com

This release was published on openPR.