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Basket Maker

Go to report #2 by Marvel A.

Teacher note: A number of students contributed to these pages on Colonial times. Each contributed diffferent information or a different perspective. You may find that each article adds to your understanding and research base.

By Amanda Q (2002)

The Craft

1. I am researching on is how baskets were made in the colonial times. The business was that the craft people sold their goods at their shop and charged customers the amount it cost to make the product. Sometimes shopkeepers accept farm produce such as eggs or flour in exchanged for their goods of service.
2. Some of the names of the baskets were vegetable baskets, fruit baskets, hearth baskets and serving baskets.
3. Some of the steps to make a basket was the basket maker would go into the woods once a month. Baskets are made of wood from logs. The `baskets maker would wet the tips to keep them filed. They were made for any use.

Tools of the trade

• An Ax- the ax was used to cut the wood.
• Wedges-to split or force apart with or as if with a wedge and to fix in place
• Large knife-it was used to slide the sapling.
• Saplings- A young tree.

Setting

1. You would see this business in town near the blacksmith or copper. It

would be in a shop or a barn. It is toward the end of town.

Required Skills

1. This person had to know how to weave.

2. They had to know how to know how to give good prices to get money

and the expenses.

1. The person got the skills by training. He watched the people that sowed baskets. And they trained him.

In the community

1. The way the people depended on this craft was because back then baskets were useful to people.
2. Buying baskets was necessity and sometimes a luxury to the people. Baskets were so useful that everybody needed them to carry things like groceries or vegitables from the garden. The rich used them to hold flowers and other things.
3. Baskets were to all classes.
4. Baskets were very useful to the people and the product in everyday living.

Today

1. It's very creative work.

2. When you finish doing the work you have in the product that you finished.

3. Baskets making have become into a big business in Ohio. There is good

business there they sale the baskets for a lot of money.

4.Baskets are still useful but not like they were back then. Now we use

shopping bags and paper bags, plastic bas.

COLONIAL BASKET MAKING

BY: Marvel A

THE CRAFT

1. The craft that we are researching on is how basket s were made in the colonial time .The business was that the craft people sold there goods at their shop and charged customers the amount it cost to make a product, sometime shop keepers accepted farm produce. Such as eggs or flour in exchange for their goods or service. This exchange was known as country pay or the barter system.

2.Some of the names of the baskets were vegetable baskets, Hearth basket fruit basket, and serving baskets.

3.Some of the step to make a basket was, the basket maker would go into the wood once a month. Baskets are made of wood from logs. The basket maker would wet the tip to keep them filled. They were made in any shape and they were for any use.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

1.An ax - the ax is used to cut the world.

2.Wedges - to split or force apart with or as if with a wedge.

3.Large Knife- it's used to sidle the saplings.

4.Sapling- A young tree.

SETTING

1.You would see this business in town near the Black Smith or cooper. It would be in a shop or a barn. More towards the end of town.

REQUIRED SKILLS

1.This person learned how to weave.

2.They had to know how to give good price to get money and expense.

IN THE COMMUNITY

1.The way this people depend on this craft was because back then baskets were useful to people.

2.Buing baskets were luxury to the people.

3.Baskets were useful to all classes.

4.Baskets were very useful to the people and the product in every day living.

TODAY

1.It's very creative work

2.When you finish doing the work you have pride in the product that you finish.

3. Basket making has become into big business by sealing the basket for 300 dollars.

4.Basket are still useful but then, now we use shopping bags, paper bags, and plastic bags.

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