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Ply-Split Braided Baskets: Exploring Sculpture in Plain Oblique Twining
David W. Fraser
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Description for Ply-Split Braided Baskets: Exploring Sculpture in Plain Oblique Twining
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 176 colour photos. BIC Classification: AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 231 x 14. Weight in Grams: 586.
Ply-split braiding is a technique for making textiles by parting the plies of one cord (the "splittee") with a needle or similar tool, drawing a second cord (the "splitter") through the gap made in the first cord, and repeating the process many times over. With 176 images, including patterns, these techniques illustrate how to make baskets using plain oblique twining, a version of ply-split braiding particularly well-suited for the art of basketry. This guide to the creative process gives you the information needed for shaping the form of a basket, including the rate and location of adding and removing cords. ... Read more
Ply-split braiding is a technique for making textiles by parting the plies of one cord (the "splittee") with a needle or similar tool, drawing a second cord (the "splitter") through the gap made in the first cord, and repeating the process many times over. With 176 images, including patterns, these techniques illustrate how to make baskets using plain oblique twining, a version of ply-split braiding particularly well-suited for the art of basketry. This guide to the creative process gives you the information needed for shaping the form of a basket, including the rate and location of adding and removing cords. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
585g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764346521
SKU
V9780764346521
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About David W. Fraser
David W. Fraser is a Research Associate at The Textile Museum in Washington, specializing in textile structure. His studio work has been in weft twining and ply-split braiding. He is a medical epidemiologist and former President of Swarthmore College.
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