Wild basketry: making baskets and natural cordage from foraged plants

Foreword / Hilary Leighton, Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability, Royal Roads University, Canada

Preface

Introduction

Why 'wild'? Why basketry? (featured artist: Jeanne K Simmons)

Origins: animal-made structures (featured artist: Caroline Dear)

Origins: human archaeology of baskets and cordage (featured artist: Chris Drury)

Basketmaking traditions

Harvesting materials (featured artist: Martin Hill & Philippa Jones: Kanuka Circle)

Projects: Bramble basket ; Willow bark container ; Cordage (phormium, daffodil, bramble, willow) ; Lidded grass basket ; Reed mace basket

Foraging wild plants: the law.