Dear Friends,
I've received some lovely pictures from fellow basket weaver John Toft. You may remember him from HERE. Just take a look at this amazing woven balloon he did. John informed me that The basket and balloon are woven in the English style of weaving, stake and strand.
John was first exposed to basket-making in elementary school in England. He took up the craft a few years before his retirement from teaching in 1998. His work focuses on pieces in the English style of basket making (stake and starnd) and others in North American styles. His English style baskets focus on sewing baskets as well as this fun piece, the hot air ballon. His North American style baskets focus on rib baskets and market baskets. His Etsy shop (http://www.johntoftbasketry.etsy.com/) uses sewing, rib and market baskets as category designators. He also has a number of vintage items on display and for sale there too. You can also follow John's blog.
Thank you so much John for sharing your pictures with us. Your work is truly amazing.
Baskets of blessings everyone,
Nancy
Thank you, Nancy for posting my hot air balloon. I said sweet words about you and this post in my blog today and my Facebook page.
ReplyDeleteI saw John's post when he was working on this....it is truly remarkable and beautiful! I've never seen anything else like it, and I am drooling a bit...lol!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work!! That is one I would have enjoyed watching someone make but probably would have pulled my hair out trying! :) Thanks for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteJane
Truly, a gorgeous work! I love all the texture, and of course, the colors. And the creativity! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful! Job well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for posting the pictures of John's hot-air balloon basket Nancy, I had not seen his posts about doing them, so this was great.
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