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The fifth of J.W. and Bonnie's 12 children, Dave, opened J.W.'s Handwoven Baskets in 1973. [3] Starting in 1978, the company began selling Longaberger baskets through home shows using a multi-level marketing model. Each basket, made in various sizes, was handmade and signed by the maker. [3]
A creel is a wicker basket usually used for carrying fish or blocks of peat. It is also the fish trap used to catch lobsters and other crustaceans. In modern times, the term has come to encompass various types of wicker baskets used by anglers or commercial fishermen to hold fish or other prey. The word is also associated with agriculture and ...
Wicker is a method of weaving used to make products such as furniture and baskets, as well as a descriptor to classify such products. It is the oldest furniture making method known to history, dating as far back as c. 3000 BC .
Basket of Plums, painting by Pierre Dupuis. A basket is a container that is traditionally constructed from stiff fibers, and can be made from a range of materials, including wood splints, runners, and cane. While most baskets are made from plant materials, other materials such as horsehair, baleen, or metal wire can be used. Baskets are ...
Woman weaving a basket in the Benito Juarez Market in the city of Oaxaca. Basketry of Mexico has its origins far into the pre Hispanic period, pre-dating ceramics and the domestication of crops. By the time the Spanish arrived, there were a number of indigenous forms, a number of which are still made today. These and products that the Spanish ...
A coracle is a small, rounded, [1] lightweight boat of the sort traditionally used in Wales, and also in parts of the west of Ireland and also particularly on the River Boyne, [2] and in Scotland, particularly the River Spey. The word is also used for similar boats found in India, Vietnam, Iraq, and Tibet. [3]
Michigan City may refer to: Michigan City, California; Michigan City, Indiana, the most populous place with this name; Michigan City, Mississippi; Michigan City, North Dakota; Michigan City station (disambiguation), stations of the name; Rawsonville, Michigan, community platted as Michigan City, now a ghost town under a lake
Most desirable large-diameter canes for furniture Calamus manillensis (Mart.) H. Wendl. Edible fruit; canes of inferior quality for tying Calamus marginatus (Bl.) Mart. Poor quality but durable canes for basket frames and walking-sticks Calamus mattanensis Becc. Canes occasionally used to make coarse baskets Calamus megaphyllus Becc.