Basket Making for Fun & Profits

Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, Framing
Cover of the book Basket Making for Fun & Profits by Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn, neobooks
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn ISBN: 9783742752178
Publisher: neobooks Publication: February 2, 2018
Imprint: Language: German
Author: Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn
ISBN: 9783742752178
Publisher: neobooks
Publication: February 2, 2018
Imprint:
Language: German

THE twisting and weaving of Nature's materials, grasses, twigs, rushes and vines, into useful and beautiful forms seems almost instinctive in man. Perhaps it came to him as the nest-weaving instinct comes to birds—for at first he used it as they do, in the building of his house. Later, shields and boats were formed of wicker work, but how long ago the first basket was made no one is wise enough to tell us. To-day Indian tribes in South America weave baskets from their native palms, South African negroes use reeds and roots, while the Chinese and Japanese are wonderful workmen in this as in other arts and industries; but basketry has come down to us more directly through the American Indian. Generations of these weavers have produced masterpieces, many of which are preserved in our museums, and the young basket maker need not go on long pilgrimages to study the old masters of his craft. Here at last, as in England, the value of manual training is being realized, and basketry is taking an important place; following the kindergarten and enabling the child to apply the principles he has learned there. He still works from the centre out, and weaves as he wove his paper mats, but permanent materials have replaced the perishable ones, and what he makes has an actual value.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

THE twisting and weaving of Nature's materials, grasses, twigs, rushes and vines, into useful and beautiful forms seems almost instinctive in man. Perhaps it came to him as the nest-weaving instinct comes to birds—for at first he used it as they do, in the building of his house. Later, shields and boats were formed of wicker work, but how long ago the first basket was made no one is wise enough to tell us. To-day Indian tribes in South America weave baskets from their native palms, South African negroes use reeds and roots, while the Chinese and Japanese are wonderful workmen in this as in other arts and industries; but basketry has come down to us more directly through the American Indian. Generations of these weavers have produced masterpieces, many of which are preserved in our museums, and the young basket maker need not go on long pilgrimages to study the old masters of his craft. Here at last, as in England, the value of manual training is being realized, and basketry is taking an important place; following the kindergarten and enabling the child to apply the principles he has learned there. He still works from the centre out, and weaves as he wove his paper mats, but permanent materials have replaced the perishable ones, and what he makes has an actual value.

More books from neobooks

Cover of the book Die kleine Waldfee Isabella by Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn
Cover of the book Web-Profite Maximieren by Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn
Cover of the book Mailbox-Profite - Email Marketing Profitplan by Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn
Cover of the book Hades (Alien Breed Series 16) by Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn
Cover of the book Samuel und der Tarnmantel by Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn
Cover of the book Erdbeeren im Winter by Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn
Cover of the book Der Schubladen-Effekt by Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn
Cover of the book Ernesto Che Guevara by Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn
Cover of the book Das Haus mit der Ecke by Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn
Cover of the book Astralux - Wo bist du? by Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn
Cover of the book Home Business Modelle by Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn
Cover of the book Schöne Haut: Das Geheimnis einer schönen und glatten Haut by Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn
Cover of the book Luna das Waisenkind by Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn
Cover of the book Ein Moment der Stille by Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn
Cover of the book PA PA LA PAP by Ruediger Kuettner-Kuehn
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy