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Links
to Other Basketry Related Sites
The
following sites are specifically related to basketmaking:
The
UK
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The
Basketmakers' Association: The site for the UK's national organisation
for basketmakers and chair seaters; and also for those who are not
professional makers, but who make some baskets, or who are just basket
enthusiasts.
- Basketmaker.net:
A UK site run by a very active member of the Basketmakers' Association,
who offers UK makers the opportunity to have their work displayed on
the Internet.
Europe
- The
Swiss Basketmakers' Association (JGK): An
interesting site, mainly in German.
- Werner
Turtschi: The site of a Swiss basketmaker with English pages, a
range of photos and a good list of links.
- L'Esprit
du Saule: A big French site (all in French) with a wide range of
photos.
- Fayl-Billot:
A small town in France famous for basketmaking, which houses the French
National School of Basketry.
- Villaines
les Rocher: The home of a large, long-standing basketmaking co-operative
in France.
- Vallabregues
Festival :
The location of an annual basketry festival in France which takes place
in the second week of August.
- Lichtenfels
Market: The location in Germany of a big annual basket market, held
on the third weekend in September.
- Jonas
Hasselrot: A Swedish basketmaker, specialising in making baskets
from spruce roots and also from birch bark.
- Woven
Willow World: The
site of Edo, a young basketmaker in Bosnia Herzegovina who specialises
in woven willow furniture.
The
USA
- Baskets
Etc.: A
comprehensive and very well maintained site, which has links to a vast
number of other basketmakers and basketry related sites world-wide,
although with an emphasis on the US. There are many basket photos to
see and also contact e-mail addresses for a large number of basketmakers.
- Basketweaving
Top Listed.Net: A site which lists 50 basketry websites selected
on the basis of various criteria to reflect overall popularity, and
displays thumbnail images of them.
- Basketry
Information:
Another site with links to a range of sites related to the craft.
- BasketMakers:
A
comprehensive site showing baskets made from a wide range of materials,
including willow.
- Buy
Wholesale Club: A site with a large range of items, including a
good selection of baskets.
- Craft
Directory.org: A large directory for Arts and Craft enthusiasts
on the Internet. The site has over 24,000 links in more than 900 categories,
including basketry.
- Jewelry
Store Plus More: A gift site with a selection of gift baskets.
- Nantucket
Lightship Baskets by Wendy Marshall: A site specialising in this
lovely traditional North American style of basket.
- Simply
Baskets.com: This site offers a wide variety of one-of-a-kind handwoven
and artisan signed baskets, including vintage and antique baskets. It
also has a good directory of basketry related links.
- Simply
Nantucket Baskets: Another site devoted to Nantucket baskets. There
are also extensive links to other basketmakers and basketmaking guilds
and groups.
- The
Wicker Woman: A
site providing free information and resources on traditional basketry,
chair caning, wicker furniture restoration, antler basketry and more;
and listing cane & basket supply companies, basket guilds, basketmakers,
USA National Furniture Repair Directory, free monthly ezine, seatweaving
forum, how-to articles, wicker & cane faq, tip sheets and events calendar.
In
addition to the above I have listed below a few sites relating to the
wider field of craftwork in the UK:
- Art
& Design Online: A resource tool for the Art and Design Community.
An extensive database allows direct access to top of the line Artists
and Designers from around the world.
- The
Crafts Council: This is the national UK body for the crafts, funded
by the government. In addition to events, exhibitions etc. the Council
maintains a list of Selected Makers, who produce work of a very high
standard in their particular craft field. If you are interested in buying
or commissioning high quality craftwork, this is the place to start
looking.
- Arts
Council England, South West: This is the regional Arts Board for
the South West and has information about artists and craftworkers in
the South West, as well as information about exhibitions, courses etc.
in the region.
- UK
Craft Fairs: A valuable resource for all craft related businesses
in the UK. Useful for craft fair organisers, exhibitors and craft supplies
in the UK.
- http://www.evergreen4ever.com/:
A gardening
site which contains an A-Z directory of suppliers of plants and garden-related
items, including baskets.
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