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1991
| Give life to old cane furniture as well as weaving seats and backs for new pieces. Traditional techniques and new shortcuts make caning with wicker, rattan, raw-hide, and other materials easy. Useful charts detail how much fiber to buy and what standard lengths are available. “An excellent purchase for any size library.”—Library Journal. |
2006
| Jim Widess, co-author of the best selling Caner's Handbook, owner of The Caning Shop, and one of the field's top authorities, presents crafters with five amazingly detailed chairmaking projects they'll treasure for years to come. Best of all, with the help of a thorough basics chapter, reader-friendly instructions, and a plethora of illuminating color photographs, even beginners can complete every beautiful item. Find out how to use machine-made caning to restore an old chair, or create an entir....[more] |
| “Actual instructions on gourd transformations into spike fiddles, water drums, and even xylophones are included.”—Booklist. “Highly recommended for general crafts as well as ethnomusicology collections.”—Library Journal. “Get this Book!”—Whole Earth. |
2000
| Our 73 minute compact disk is exquisitely packaged in an 88 page, full color book with photographs and new descriptive text illustrating each track of the 45 track album. A great companion to Making Gourd Musical Instruments, or just enjoy it by itself for the wonderful gourd music in contains. Over 40 different musical instruments made from gourds are featured on this unique CD. |
1996
| “This book covers growing, harvesting, and curing as well as crafting and finishing....The projects, are artistic and imaginative and cover all techniques of dealing with gourds.”—Library Journal. “Lots of inspiring gourd crafting techniques and ideas—I highly recommend The Complete Book of Gourd Craft...its 300 color photos... depict many...amazing things you can create...plenty of detailed information.”—Organic Gardening. |
| Painted with fire, pyrographed gourds have existed for years, but modern tools and solid-state woodburning systems have made fine detailing simpler than ever. “So inspiring that it will have you wishing you had sown seeds for gourds last spring....offers readers step-by-step instructions on how to create works of art.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. “Recommended for large art instruction and craft collections.”—Library Journal. |
| Jim Widess and Ginger Summit, the best-selling authors of The Complete Book of Gourd Craft and Making Gourd Instruments, have done it again: they’ve produced another winner to delight the many crafters who work with gourds. Large, lavish, and astonishingly comprehensive, this breathtaking volume introduces every tool and every technique associated with gourd carving, offers fabulous projects that advance in difficulty, and presents a gallery of works designed to inspire. See how to choose ....[more] |
2007
| Dolls that dance, dolls that protect, dolls that charm: these beautiful gourd dolls do that and more. Ginger Summit and Jim Widess—authors of The Complete Book of Gourd Crafting and Making Gourd Musical Instruments—pay tribute to an ancient craft in a volume both inspirational and instructional. It’s packed with images of dolls from different cultures and eras, filled with testimonials from the most creative artists working today, and brimming with advice and irresistible proje....[more] |
2008
| For centuries people have marveled over the beauty of plaited basketry; now readers can actually learn the skill and artistry of this craft in the comfort of their own homes. Scholar, artisan, and teacher Vladimir Yarish created all of the birch bark baskets for this book after scouring museums and archeological sites all around the world. This definitive guide focuses on the history and myriad traditional uses of birch bark, as well as general instructions for basket-making and plaiting. Get ha....[more] |
2002
| Hundreds of step-by-step photographs detail the building of 18 traditional Hawaiian hula implements. 88 pages. |
2002
| Learn how to sew 15 different flower ribbon leis using these detailed, step-by-step photographed instructions. 80 pages. |
2006
| This detailed, step-by-step guide contains hundreds of large, detailed, color photographs with clear, written instructions for 11 different projects. They include a round basket, a square basket, a traditional palm frond hat, a trio of hanging baskets, a bird, two fish, a grasshopper and a rose. 72 pages. |
2003
| The Huichol Indians of Northern Mexico use a combination of tree resin mixed with beeswax as an adhesive for decorating gourds and wooden objects with beads and yarn. In this unique booklet you'll find detailed, step-by-step photographic instructions for learning this delightful and fun craft. In addition to the the step-by-step photos, you'll find photos of authentic Huichol beaded pieces which you'll find inspirational and fascinating. |
1983
| A journey through the world of book publishers:
The Caner's Handbook was first published by Van Nostrand Reinhart in 1983. A few years later VNR sold all their trade books to Prentice Hall which was then purchased by Simon and Schuster. In 1990 Widess met Ron Pulleyn, owner of Lark Books at the National Convergence of the Handweavers Guild of America. Pulleyn wisely agreed to add The Caner's Handbook to Lark's selection of fiber books and suggested, because of Widess' interest in gourds,....[more] |
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