Inclined work surface, used to support the basket maker's work

Inclined work surface, used to support the basket maker's work

Starting point of an object. It can be round, oval, square or rectangular and filled with twined weaving, crocane or chain pairing.




Wickerwork characterised by a tightly woven weave on an oak slat support (van, hood for example).

In the body of the basket, the ribs are the strands that occupy the vertical position around which the other wicker is interwoven. They can be fixed in two ways: warped to the bottom mould or stitched into the bottom.

A piece of wood used as a guide to obtain and reproduce a precise shape.



Place where wicker is grown.

Willow branches of the year. Harvested in winter, sorted by size, and dried to make the main plant material worked by the basket maker. Different varieties are grown for their quality and colour.
Wicker has a foot and a top that do not allow for braiding without variation in diameter.
Culture de l’osier.
Wicker that has been boiled to remove its bark. The tannin in the bark penetrates in the strand during cooking.

Treillis ou entrelac de canne servant au garnissage d’une assise et du dossier d’un siège.

