The local history association in Haninge had a thing today at the old alehouse in Västerhaninge. You could try this and that like using a traditional wooden scythe. This guy, Karl-Erik Eriksson makes baskets. Hes very good, I have seen him in action before. He told me that it was easy, and that he took it up after his father in law, who was a master at basketry despite only having one arm!
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I think it is remarkable when people missing limbs can do this or that and they seem to get along fine without whatever part is missing.
This man's baskets are nice to see. I like his work.
Americans went through a basket-making binge a decade or longer ago and my whole family made baskets of all sorts. I even made several. That turned out to be a fad and went the way of the hula hoops and pet rocks (earlier fads).
I am glad to see that some people in the world take basket making seriously.
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I disagree with your statement about basketweaving here in the United States being a fad and going the way of the hula hoop and pet rock. Basketmaking is very much alive and well!
Take a look at the Basket Guilds page of my website for a list of nearly 100 guilds and organizations across the country, each of whom have from 25-2,000 members! http://www.WickerWoman.com/basketguilds.html
and also the Basket Classes at http://www.WickerWoman.com/basketclasses.html to find arts & crafts schools, folk schools and other places that regularly hold basket classes, workshops and conventions.
Don't discount basketweaving here in the US, it's a multi-million dollar craft that is doing well and thriving!
The Wicker Woman-Cathryn Peters-Angora, MN
http://www.WickerWoman.com/antlerbaskets.html
http://wickerwoman.blogspot.com
I tried basket making and it just about drove me crazy. I am sticking to watercolors!
I like baskets, but I will buy them instead of make them.
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