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a pedestal fruit basket of coralberry runners

Ribs are inserted into the "eyes" to form the framework on which the weaving is done

Use them to pull a stubborn lasher or to crimp round reed

Shaker Baskets CDs and DVDs - opens in new window"The last Shaker basket was made in 1958; but Shaker basketmaking had effectively come to an end by 1900. In a period of some sixty or seventy years, the Shakers had made 150,000 maybe 200,000 baskets" from the Introduction to Shaker Baskets by Martha Wetherbee and Nathan Taylor. The authors through years of combing archives and experimenting with the Shaker system of making basket present their research of Shaker Baskets. Includes 360 detailed photos