Recommend me a good book on Hedgerow Basketry

[Man of Tanith]

As title really

I've used bramble and hazel in a basket but these were add ins to the willow i was using.
I'd like to progress this to just using hedgerow materials completely but i'm not certain how i go about replacing the willow pieces
Any suggestions gratefully recieved

 

[Herbalist1]

Handmade Baskets by Susie Vaughn - concentrates on making baskets from material you can gather yourself. Hope that helps.

 

[John Fenna]

Around here Willow grows in the hedges... and I just harvest long wands for my Melon basket frames...no need to replace it

 

[Man of Tanith]

Around here Willow grows in the hedges... and I just harvest long wands for my Melon basket frames...no need to replace it

Alright for some. There's a distinct absence around me unfortunately :/

 

[Drain Bamaged]

Don't know of any books but I remember a long long time ago as a kid we used to sit for hours in the woods using twisted grass and straw to weave baskets. We used to collect new growth Elder branches when still very green, form them around a growing tree trunk and tie them at the back to basically form hoops, these were then just left to dry for the summer and come this time of year we would cut the cords and have nicely shaped 'hoops/circles' to do all kinds of things with, basket frames was one of those things....conveniently, different size tree trunks gave different size hoops/circles.

D.B.

 

[Mesquite]

Around here Willow grows in the hedges... and I just harvest long wands for my Melon basket frames...no need to replace it

Alright for some. There's a distinct absence around me unfortunately :/

You can always use hazel as an alternative to willow for the ribs.

 

[MalIrl]

Check out Jon's Bushcraft How to page for bramble basket making. Very good tutorial, our Venture scouts tried it this Summer (with mixed results ), and I just had a go last weekend (with slightly better results).