Basket Making
Basket Making; Knitting and handicraft made by using the thin shoots of trees and the non-lignified stems of plants. The art of basketry begins with the history of humanity. It is one of the arts that contributes to the cultural history of societies. Today, the technique and method used by the Ancient Egyptians in making baskets five thousand years ago are used in Africa. Although basket making is a beautiful handicraft, it also reflects the inner worlds of those who work in this art. It is possible to see this in the elegance, color, texture, pattern and shape varieties of basket weaves.
Since basket making is generally a handicraft, it has various forms according to each region. The purpose for which the knitted basket will be used determines the material and shape to be used in its knitting. For example, a basket to put grain or liquid should be knitted very often, and other materials should be used between them. Besides, cage, net, trap etc. Baskets to be used in places will be perforated.
Today, there are many different basket knitting techniques. Two of them are considered the basis of all basket knitting techniques. First; is the stitching of roll folds made from a single fiber on top of each other. The second is; lattice or ready-made knit. Basket weave forms have been tried to be imitated sometimes with metal and sometimes with harder materials such as porcelain. In basketry, grass, bamboo, corn stalk, sedge, straw straw, blackberry, raffia, reed, plant stems, dwarf willow, chestnut, hazelnut, black maple tree and so on. such as tree shoots. Today, baskets are also made from synthetically produced nylon and similar fibers. Basket weaving, the art of basketry, whose roots date back to ancient times; Today, it has regressed a little with the development of packaging technique. Because in the past, the placing of goods on the market, the transportation of agricultural, garden, vineyard and fishery products, their delivery to the market and their marketing were all done with baskets. The modern packaging industry has abolished basketry today. In turn, fine basketry flourished, especially luxury basketry. He also showed himself in the manufacture of chairs and armchairs in furniture.
