// Description file for Andris Lapins
var makername="AndrisLapins";
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"<b>Round Willow Baskets</b><br><b>Andris&nbsp;Lapins&nbsp;<b>",
"<b>Baskets with Lids</b><br><b>Andris&nbsp;Lapins&nbsp;<b>",
"<b>Chinese Knot Basket</b><br>This technique uses a knotting process related to coiling.  Andris uses rings of stripped willow and skeins cut from wild willow on a wooden base<br><b>Andris&nbsp;Lapins&nbsp;<b>",
"<b>Basket with handle</b><br><b>Andris&nbsp;Lapins&nbsp;<b>",
"<b>Basket with lid</b><br>These use a follow-on after a 3 rod border with a new upsett and top border to form a ledge and rim to hold the lid<br><b>Andris&nbsp;Lapins&nbsp;<b>",
"<b>Basket with lid and hoop handles</b><br>This also uses the follow-on upsett to grip the lid.  The handles are made from three willow rings bound with skeinwork<br><b>Andris&nbsp;Lapins&nbsp;<b>",
"<b>Tiny Frame Baskets</b><br>These baskets are less than 8cm (3 inches) across and are made from 5mm wide skeins.  Each will hold several grapes or a large strawberry<br><b>Andris&nbsp;Lapins&nbsp;<b>",
"<b>Bracelets</b><br>Made from willow rings bound with skeins.  Patterns made with narrow buff skeins<b><br>Andris&nbsp;Lapins&nbsp;<b>",
"<b>More Chinese Knot baskets</b><br>This technique is sometimes called Cheese Knot, possibly because it was used in baskets designed to strain the whey from curd cheese<b><br>Andris&nbsp;Lapins&nbsp;<b>",
"<b>Willow Fence</b><br>This famous fence is based on tension-tray principles, using wild stipped willow<b><br>Andris&nbsp;Lapins&nbsp;<b>",
"<b>Andris working with his rotary lapboard<b>"
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var makerInfo="Andris Lapins lives in Latvia.  He uses stripped and skeined willow in his work and uses a special rotary lapboard for roundwork. He also works with Chinese Knot technique using rings and skeins of willow";
var makerFullName="Andris Lapins";
var makerEmail="alapins@appollo.lv";
var morebaskets="morebaskets.htm";
var makerHomePage="";
var commissions="commissions.htm";
var ordering="";
var numPics=11;