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Creating Bottles with Gourds and Fiber
Jim Widess
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Description for Creating Bottles with Gourds and Fiber
Paperback. Num Pages: 87 pages, 350 color images. BIC Classification: WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 498.
Gourd and fiber containers have been essential for making human migration and commerce possible for thousands of years. This new DIY book takes a step back in time to show how different forms of fiber have been used to tie a loop around the neck or waist of a gourd or to weave an intricate basket structure to hold the handle. With more than 350 color images and step-by-step instructions, seven projects are based on water containers from around the world: a palm wine bottle from Cameroon, a canoe bottle from Borneo, a saki flask and a spiral woven bottle ... Read more
Gourd and fiber containers have been essential for making human migration and commerce possible for thousands of years. This new DIY book takes a step back in time to show how different forms of fiber have been used to tie a loop around the neck or waist of a gourd or to weave an intricate basket structure to hold the handle. With more than 350 color images and step-by-step instructions, seven projects are based on water containers from around the world: a palm wine bottle from Cameroon, a canoe bottle from Borneo, a saki flask and a spiral woven bottle ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
87
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
498g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764338663
SKU
V9780764338663
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About Jim Widess
Jim Widess has a zeal for visual instructions with crafts. He has owned The Caning Shop in Berkeley, California, since 1971. He lives in northern California.
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